Question Answers For All Chapters – Balbharati English Class 6
Sleep, My Treasure
POINTERS
(a) Who is the speaker in the poem?
Answer : The speaker in the poem is a parent, likely a mother or father, who is talking lovingly to their child.
(b) To whom is the poem addressed?
Answer : The poem is addressed to a child, who is called “my treasure” and “my darling” by the speaker.
(c) What time is being described in the poem?
Answer : The poem describes nighttime. It talks about the end of the day when birds are sleeping, daisies are asleep, and the meadow is dark with shadows.
(d) Name the white and bright things mentioned in the poem.
Answer : The white and bright things mentioned in the poem are “lilies” (white flowers) and “daisies” (bright flowers).
2. Guess the meaning of the following from the context
(a) The garden still is alight with lilies.
Answer : This means the garden is quiet and glowing softly because of the white lilies that shine in the dark, even at night.
(b) Dawn wakes the starling.
Answer : This means when morning (dawn) comes, the starling (a bird) wakes up and starts moving or singing.
(c) The meadow is wrapped in shadow.
Answer : This means the meadow (a grassy field) is covered in darkness because it is nighttime and there is no light.
3. What is your favourite time of the day? Describe it in detail.
Answer : खालील तुमच्या अनुभवासाठी एक उदाहरण आहे, पण ईविद्यर्थी तुम्हाला तुमचा स्वतःचा अनुभव लिहिण्यास प्रवृत्त करते.
My favourite time of the day is evening. After school, I come home, eat snacks, and go out to play with my friends. The weather is cool and pleasant, and the sky looks beautiful with orange and pink colours. I enjoy riding my bicycle, playing cricket, or just talking with my friends. Birds fly back to their nests, and everything feels peaceful. After playtime, I feel happy and relaxed. I like evenings because they are fun and full of joy.
5. Draw word webs for the following. Begin with the given word and go on writing as many other words associated with it, as you can. Use these words to write other related words to form a word web.
Answer : day
sun
light
morning
afternoon
bright
warm
garden
flowers
trees
grass
butterflies
bees
watering
bird
wings
nest
fly
chirp
feathers
beak
meadow
grass
flowers
green
cows
breeze
quiet
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