The Kite – NCERT Solutions

Q. List out the action words in the poem

dive, dip, snaps, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______, _______,

Find out the meanings of these words.

Ans. dive, dip, snaps, soars, rides, pulls, flaps

• dive – to plunge
• dip – bend
• snaps – makes a sharp sound
• soars – rises
• rides – climbs, sits on the back
• pulls – drives forward
• flaps – flutters

Q. Read these lines from the poem.

Then soars like a ship.
With only a sail

The movement of the tailless kite is compared to a ship with a sail. This is called a simile. Can you suggest what or who the following actions may be compared to?

1. He runs like ____________.
2. He eats like _____________.
3. She sings like ____________.
4. It shines like ____________.
5. It flies like ______________.

Answer

1. He runs like a deer.
2. He eats like a wolf.
3. She sings like a nightingale.
4. It shines like a glow-worm.
5. It flies like a kite.