New Book Bihar Board Class 6 English Chapter 8 Solutions are available here. This provides all questions and answers of chapter 8 – “What a Bird Thought” for free. It follows the new English Book of Bihar Board Class 6 – Poorvi.
Chapter 8 – What a Bird Thought is a beautiful poem about growing up and discovering the world. Through the eyes of a young bird, we see how its understanding of the world changes as it grows. The poem shows us how our view of life expands as we grow older, just like how children learn new things every day. Below are the Bihar Board Class 6 English Chapter 8 – What a Bird Thought Question Answers to help you understand this lovely poem better.
Bihar Board Class 6 English Chapter 8 Solutions
Contents
| Class | 6 |
| Subject | English (Poorvi) |
| Chapter | 8. What a Bird Thought |
| Board | Bihar Board |
ACTIVITIES BEFORE WE READ
2. Where are the places you see birds? What do you see the birds doing?
Ans: I see birds in gardens, parks, trees, and on top of buildings. Birds fly from place to place looking for food. They pick up seeds, grains, and small insects from the ground.
3. Do you want to fly like a bird? Why?
Ans: Yes, I want to fly like a bird because it would be so much fun! I could soar high in the sky and see everything from above.
4. What does a baby bird think about its world?
Ans: At first, the baby bird thinks its world is just the blue shell it lives in. After it hatches, it believes the nest is its entire world. Finally, when it learns to fly, it discovers that the world is much bigger than it ever imagined.
5. Read the sentences and replace the underlined words with their correct meanings.
Ans:
(a) pale – light
(b) moved lightly and quickly – Fluttered
(c) Finally – at last
(d) hard work – labour
Let us discuss
1. Read the poem. Identify the main idea of each stanza. There are two extra given.
(a) The bird steps out into the world.
(b) The bird lived happily in a small world.
(c) The bird becomes blind due to leaves.
(d) The bird flies away as an adult.
(e) The bird is unhappy with the straw nest.
(f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother
Ans:
- First stanza: (b) The bird lived happily in a small world.
- Second stanza: (f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother.
- Third stanza: (a) The bird steps out into the world.
- Fourth stanza: (d) The bird flies away as an adult.
2. Look at the pictures (a) – (d) and write the matching line from the poem for each.
Ans:
(a) Round nest in shell
(b) Nestled by mother
(c) Blind by leaves
(d) Steps out into the world
3. Answer the following with a word from the poem and check the answers with your partner.
(a) What was the shape of the bird’s first house? _ O _ _ _
Ans: Round
(b) What was the bird’s second nest made of? _ _ R _ _
Ans: Straw
(c) What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? L _ _ _ E _
Ans: Leaves
(d) What did the bird do at the end? _ _ _ W
Ans: Flew
4. Now, recite the poem aloud along with your teacher and classmates.
Ans: Do this with your teacher and classmates.
LET US THINK AND REFLECT
1. Write whether the following sentences are True or False.
(a) The bird changed its house two times – _____.
Ans: True
(b) The neighbours tell the bird about the world – _____.
Ans: False
2. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions given below.
(a) I thought the world was made of straw, And nestled by my mother.
(i) Who lived in the nest along with the baby bird?
Ans: The bird’s mother lived in the nest with her baby bird.
(ii) Complete the following by choosing the correct option.
The bird thought the world was made of straw because _____.
(a) It lived in a straw hut.
(b) Its nest was made of straw.
(c) Its mother fed straw to it.
(d) There was straw all around.
Ans: (b) Its nest was made of straw.
(iii) Which word tells us that the baby bird was warm and Comfortable?
Ans: Nestled by the mother.
(b) I said the world is made of leaves,
I have been very blind.
(i) Why did the bird think the world was made of leaves?
Ans: The bird thought that the world was made of leaves because she saw leaves all around her.
(ii) What does the set of words ‘I said’ mean?
(a) Flew.
(b) Shouted.
(c) Spoke.
(d) Cried.
Ans: (c) Spoke
(iii) Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
The bird felt that it had been very blind because it could not _ _ _ the leaves from _ n _ _ _ e the nest.
Ans: The bird felt that it had been very blind because it could not see the leaves from inside the nest.
3. Why did the baby bird think that its first world was small, round and blue?
Ans: The baby was in the shell which was small, round and blue.
4. Where did the bird go when it fluttered from its straw nest?
Ans: It flew into the world to discover things about the world herself.
5. What quality did the bird say it had, when it flew away?
Ans: The bird had grown up and had all the energy of an adult when it flew away.
6. Who do you think were the bird’s neighbours? Why do you think so? Discuss.
Ans: All the creatures around her were her neighbors. The bird had to live in their company forever so they were her neighbours.
LET US LEARN
1. Let us write some rhyming words. One has been done for you.
Ans:
| Stanza 1 | Stanza 2 | Stanza 3 | Stanza 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| well | other | find | labours |
| shell | mother | blind | neighbours |
Now, complete a new stanza with rhyming words at the end of each line.
I fly high and I fly low,
But one thing I surely k _ _ _,
Whenever I wish to rest,
My little nest is the _ _ _t.
Ans: Know, Best
2. The poet uses words like ‘pale’, ‘blue’, ’round’, ‘straw’ and ‘little’ to describe the bird’s nest.
pointed, green, thin, brown, small, wooden, hanging, round
Now, use the describing words given in the box to create six sentences based on the given picture.
Ans:
- The small bird is sitting on a thin branch.
- The brown nest is hanging from the tree.
- The tree has many green leaves around it.
- The wooden fence surrounds the beautiful garden.
- The round stones are placed near the flower bed.
- The pointed roof of the house can be seen in the distance.
LET US LISTEN
You will listen to a short poem. As you listen, fill in the missing words. You can listen to the poem more than once. (refer to page 102 for transcript)
I’m a parrot, my name is Paro,
My feathers are _ _ _ g _ _ and they glow.
In the morning, I spread my wings,
_ _ _ around and see wonderful things.
Come with me through the skies so _ l _ _ ,
To places old and places new.
Among the _ _ e _ _ , where the breeze is light,
Many new s t _ _ _ _ s, oh, what a sight!
Ans: bright, fly, blue, trees, stories
LET US SPEAK
Speak with your classmates about which bird you would like to be. Include the following points.
Which bird are you? [I am ……….…….]
What do you look like? [I am ……….……. in colour. I am a big/small bird. I have ……….…….].
Where do you live? [I live in ……….……. It is (where) ……….…….]
What do you do during the day? [ I ……….……. I also ……….…….]
Do you have any message for humans? [ I want to tell the humans ……….…….]
Ans:
I am a peacock.
I am blue and green in colour. I am a big bird. I have a beautiful fan-like tail with colorful patterns.
I live in forests and gardens. It is peaceful and has plenty of trees where I can rest.
During the day, I search for food like seeds, insects, and small animals. I also spread my beautiful tail feathers to attract a mate.
I want to tell humans to protect our forests and not to harm us for our beautiful feathers. We need safe places to live just like you do.
