Page 27 - 6th std Eng SL text 2019-20

glossary :

sail : travel in a boat or ship

bow : something that is in the shape of the
letter 'u'

bridge (v) : connect
overtop : rise above

answer the following questions:

1. Boats, ships and clouds are all pretty. Which is the
prettiest among them?

a. boats

b. ships

c. clouds
2. What does the bow do?

a. builds a road from earth to sky

b. bridges heaven and earth

c. both a and b
3. What is much prettier than the bridges on the rivers?

a. the rainbow that bridges heaven and earth

b. boats that sail on the rivers

c. ships that sail on the seas
4. In the second stanza of this poem, what does the poet

compare the rainbow to?

let's appreciate:

1. Find words in the poem that rhyme with ‘seas’.

2. Draw a picture illustrating the theme of the poem.

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