The Eagle | Poem 5 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers |

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The Eagle | Poem 5 | English | Class 5th | Questions and Answers 

 

Poem 5: The Eagle

He clasps the crag with crooked hands,

Close to the sun in lonely lands,

Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

 

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;

He watches from his mountain walls.

And like a thunderbolt he falls.

 

(Alfred Tennyson)

 

 

 

Words to remember

 

clasp: hold tightly مضبوطی سے پکڑنا

crag: a steep rough rock forming part of a cliff, peak نا ہموار ٹیلہ

crooked: not straight مڑا ہوا

azure: deep blue like the colour of the clear sky or sea آسمانی

wrinkled: having folds سلوٹ جیسا

crawl: move along the ground on hands and knees رینگنا

thunderbolt: a flash of lightning accompanying thunder بجلی کی کڑک

 

Reading is Fun

 

Q1. How does the eagle stand on the mountains?

Ans. The eagle stands on the mountains by holding the rock tightly with his crooked hands.

Q2. What does the eagle do, on the mountains?

Ans. The eagle watches the wrinkled sea on the mountains which flow beneath him.

Q3. What is the eagle compared to in the end? Why?

Ans. The eagle is compared to a thunderbolt which means a flash of light with thunder. Because it descends towards earth quick as a thunderbolt to catch its prey.

Q4. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.

Ans. Rhyming words from the poem are:

Hands – Lands – Stands

Crawls – Walls – Falls

 

Language Work

 

A. Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the words from the box:

 

The eagle uses it ............................ to hold on to the steep ......................, high up in the sky. It is free to fly anywhere in the blue sky. The world beneath appears very small from, height. Above the mountains, the eagle looks upon the ........................ which seems like a ......................... baby. When the sharp vision of the eagle spots its prey, it .............................. towards the earth quick as a thunderbolt.

crawling,    ocean,      rocks,     descends,      claws

 

 

Ans. The eagle uses its claws to hold on to the steep rocks, high up in the sky. It is free to fly anywhere in the blue sky. The world beneath appears very small from the height. Above the mountains, the eagle looks upon the oceans which seems like a crawling baby. When the sharp vision of the eagle spots its prey, it descends towards the earth quick as a thunderbolt.

 

 

B. Write down the names of the objects of nature that appear in the poem.

Ans. Crag, Sun, Land, Sea, Mountains, Thunderbolt

 

Let’s Talk

 

Which is your favourite bird? Tell your class about it?

 

Let’s Write

 

Write down the names of birds found in your area/region. Write a short description of any two of them. Learn the vernacular names of these birds.

 

Names of some birds found in our area are:

Crow, Sparrow, Parrot, Mynah, Bulbul, Koel, Eagle, Pigeon, etc.

 

Description of two birds:

 

Sparrow: A sparrow is a small bird. It is usually brown and gray in colour. It has a short tail and a small strong beak. A sparrow makes its nest in and around our houses.

Regional Name: Tched (Chidya)

Crow: A crow is a blackbird known for its intelligence and adaptability. It is known for its loud harsh voice ‘caw’. It is a large bird having a shiny black feather. It is often seen picking walnuts on the walnut trees for that it famous herein Kashmir. A crow makes its nest on the top of a tall tree.

Regional Name: Kaaw (Kawa)