Class 6 Maths Poorvi Chapter 2 Worksheet The Raven and the Fox
Let Us Recall
Let us do these activities before we read the poem.
1. Read the stories from Panchatantra. What lessons do they teach us? Discuss in the class.
2. How is the word ‘cleverness’ different from ‘cunningness’? Find out.
Let Us discuss
Question 1.
Say whether the following statements are True or False.
(a) The raven was sitting on a wall. _________
(b) The fox starts his flattery by praising the raven’s appearance. ________
(c) The raven’s voice was melodious. ________
(d) If the raven would sing, the birds of the jungle would call him king. ________
(e) The fox’s real intention was to educate the raven about the vice of vanity. ________
Question 2.
Complete the following sentences.
(a) Reynard, the fox noticed that Mr. Raven had a ________
(b) The fox wanted the raven to open its beak because ________
(c) The fox flattered the raven by telling him that ________
(d) The raven was so pleased with the compliments that he ________
(e) After getting the food the fox told the raven that ________
Question 3.
Choose the suitable meaning for the given words.
(a) Perched: (i) lit (ii) sit down (iii) called
(b) Limb: (i) body part (ii) branch of a tree (iii) lower part
(c) Foolish: (i) ignorant (ii) foolhardy (iii) careful
(d) Ignore: (i) neglect (ii) unknown (iii) accept
(e) Woods: (i) logs (ii) forests (iii) sticks
Think beyond
Question 1.
Look at the pictures. Write one line for each picture to complete the story.
Question 2.
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow,
(a) Mr Raven was perched upon a limb,
And Reynard the Fox looked up at him;
For the Raven held in his great big beak,
A morsel the Fox would go far to seek
(i) ‘Limb’ in the above lines refers to
a. Part of a body
b. The branch of a tree
c. Sitting position
d. None of these
(ii) Why was the fox looking up at the raven?
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(iii) What was the fox thinking about the morsel that the raven had held in his beak?
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(b) “Ha-ha!” laughed the Fox. “And now you know,
Ignore sweet words that make you glow.
Pride, my friend, is rather unwise;
I’m sure this teaching is quite a surprise.”
(i) What lesson did the clever fox teach the raven?
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(ii) What is the opposite of the word ‘pride’ used in the above lines?
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Question 3.
Answer the following questions.
(a) What quality of the raven’s character made him open his mouth to sing?
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(b) How did the fox flatter the raven to make him fall in his trap?
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(c) ‘I’m sure the lesson is worth the price.’ What was the lesson and what was the price?
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(d) Why do you think the fox preaches moral principles to the raven instead of just running away with the morsel?
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(e) What lesson do you learn from this poem?
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Let us learn
Question 1.
Underline the rhyming words in the following stanza of the poem.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride—
And down fell the morsel the Fox had eyed.
“Ha-ha!” laughed the Fox. “And now you know,
Ignore sweet words that make you glow.
Pride, my friend, is rather unwise;
I’m sure this teaching is quite a surprise.”
Question 2.
Alliteration
Alliteration is a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. When two or more words together, begin with the same sound, it is called alliteration. Examples: big beak, sweet sound Pick another example of alliteration from stanza 2.
Question 3.
Choose the correct opposite from the box given below and complete the table.
Question 4.
Which words have been used to describe the following in the poem:
(a) Beak
(b) Bird
(c) Voice
(d) Pride
(e) Words
Listen to the moral of the story as your teacher reads it aloud and answer the following questions. (Refer to the Page 704 for the transcript.)
1. In which word was the beauty of the crow described?
2. Who was flattered and by whom?
3. Why did the crow get flattered?
Let us speak
Divide the class into groups, each group having five to six students. Share with your classmates a story, poem or fable with moral values. Also share the following points:
- The character of the story.
- Who has written it and or from where it has been taken?
- You may also talk about the moral of the story.
1. Keeping the theme of the poem same, rewrite the poem in your own words. You may begin like this:
A croaking crow flying in the blue,
Got a morsel out of the blue.
2. Write the poem in the form of a story. You may change the characters and the venue, but keep the theme of the story same.
Let us explore
Using paper craft try making the face of a fox. Follow the given steps.
