Chapter-5 How
Beautiful is the Rain (Poem)
ACTIVITY-1
Fiery: ਅਗਨੀ
Lane: ਗਲੀ
Clatter: ਖੜਕਣਾ:
Tramp: qurx dI BwrI Avwz
Hoofs: ਖੁਰ:
Gushes: vihMdw
Overflowing: ਵਹਾਅ
Spout: vihxw
swift: ਤੇਜ਼
ACTIVITY-2
Pick up words from
the text that match the rhyme of the following words:
1. Rain-lane
2. Heat-street
3. Roofs-hoofs
4. Out-spout
5. Lane-pain
6. Pours-roars
7. Wide-tide
ACTIVITY-3Read the
poem and write answers to the following:
Q1: Why does
the poet say that the rain is beautiful?
Ans. The rain presents a beautiful scene after the
dust and the heat.
Q2: Which are
the places where the rain falls?
Ans. It falls in the broad and narrow streets.
Q3:Why does the
poet repeat the first line?
Ans. The poet repeats the first line to emphasize his
point that the rain is really beautiful. He does so to make the rhythmic
appeal.
Q4:What gushes
and struggles out?
Ans. The rain water gushes and struggles out.
Q5:Why is the
rain like a tramp of hoofs?
Ans. Because its arrival is quick and noisy.
ACTIVITY-5
The
teacher will read the following passage once. Students must complete the
following blanks:
1. Comes 2. Great 3. Heat 4. Day 5. Gift 6. Beings 7.
Rain 8.Ripen 9. Away 10. Think 11. World 12. Rain
ACTIVITY-7What
words would you use to describe the rain?
Make
a list:
Beautiful, elegant, soothing, graceful, cool,
life-giving, joyous, vibrant
Grammar
ACTIVITY- Use
capital letters where needed in the following sentences
1. She is a good singer.
2. Are you a good singer?
3. Does Pratima live in Mumbai?
4. Saurabh lives in Delhi but I live in Chandigarh.
5. I went to the library to borrow books written by
Premchand.
6. Do you have a Samsung phone?
7. Why is February 29 important?
8. Albert Einstein was a famous scientist.
9. Jagdeesh Chander Bose was an Indian scientist.
10. I will buy Sony television from Delhi.
