The Winner Class 6 Questions and Answers
The Winner Question Answer Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 11
Let us do these activities before we read
Question 1.
Look at the picture.
(a) What are these children doing?
(b) Where do you think they are?
(c) What is the time of the day?
Answer:
(a) These children are playing.
(b) They are in a garden.
(c) It is evening time.
Question 2.
Discuss the given questions with your classmates and teacher. You may
begin your sentences with—
I go to …
I play with …
The place I go to for playing …
I like playing …
Sometimes I come back …
(a) When do you go to play after school?
(b) Who do you play with?
(c) Where do you go to play in the evening?
(d) Which games do you like playing?
(e) When do you come back home?
Answer:
Do it yourself.
Let us discuss. (Page 116)
Question 1.
Read the given lines from the poem. Write the meaning of the lines by identifying the words/expressions in them.
Answer:
1. A narrow strip of water that flows into the land from the sea or a lake.
2. Children run so fast that it has left them breathless.
3. Daylight turns into full darkness, means the night sets in.
4. As darkness falls, trees seem to get closer.
Question 2.
Read the poem. Complete the following based on the poem.
The children play ……… in the …….. in the neighbour’s ……. . They run so ……… that they run out of breath. They continue to play till the evening when the blue sky turns …….. and the trees are not clearly visible. They can feel their feet ………, now that it is cold. Finally, they stop ……. and go home as it is night.
Answer:
The children play ball, in the creek in the neighbour’s field. They run so fast that they run out of breath. They continue to play till the evening when the blue sky turns dark, and the trees are not clearly visible. They can feel their feet ache, now that it is cold. Finally, they stop playing and go home as it is night.
Let us think and reflect (Page 117)
Question 1.
Read the given lines and answer the questions that follow.
(a) We run so fast
I
can’t
even
catch
my
breath.
(i) Complete the sentence given below with the correct option. The speaker needs to catch her breath because …………
(a) everyone decides to walk
(b) all the friends wish to go home
(c) running fast results in being breathless
(d) they need to do breathing exercises
(ii) Is the speaker alone? Why do you say so?
(iii) What does the pattern in the lines tell us?
Answer:
(i) (c) running fast results in being breathless
(ii) No, the speaker is not alone. He is playing ball with his friends.
(iii) Pattern in the lines highlights children’s tiredness.
(b) When blue dark turns to black,
cold grass aches our feet,
trees creep close—
game’s over.
Night wins!
(i) Give one reason why the grass is cold.
(ii) Complete the sentence suitably.
The children’s feet are aching because
(iii) Why does ‘Night’ win?
Night wins because the …………..
(a) time for play has ended
(b) children are tired
(c) time to play at home begins
(d) night follows day
Answer:
(i) Because the night has set in.
(ii) they have run so fast on cold grass.
(iii) (a) time for play has ended.
Let us learn (Page 118)
Question 1.
Read the information given in the table and see what the poet has done in the poem ‘The Winner’.
Now, try to write some examples of your own for both. Use your imagination when creating these examples.
Answer:
(i) The stars winked in the night sky.
(ii) The cave mouth yawned.
Question 2.
The poet has talked about a creek in the poem. You now know that creek is a water body.
Complete the word web given below by writing which other water bodies you can think of. Discuss with your teacher.
Answer:
Let us listen (Page 119)
Listen to the riddles and write which sport is being referred to in the table below.
Riddle 1
Run and pass, run and pass
Kick a black and white ball
Kick it straight into the goal
Watch for mud—don’t fall
What sport am I?
Riddle 2
Hold your breath, say Hu-tu-tu,
till you touch one or two.
Take care to keep a distance wide
As you run back to your team’s side.
Which sport am I?
Riddle 3
In the water, hold your breath,
The water is very cool,
Arms turn, legs kick
In the blue pool
Which sport am I?
Riddle 4
Breathe in, breathe out!
Practice every clay just right,
You will be healthy and fit
Get energy and grow in might.
What am I?
Answer:
1. Football
2. Kabaddi
3. Swimming
4. Diaphragmatic Breathing
Try to create a riddle about your favourite game/sport/activity. Share your riddles with your classmates. Let’s see who all are able to guess it right.
Answer:
Do it. yourself.
Let us speak (Page 121)
Enact the roles of a parent and a child.
Situation 1 : Coming home late after play.
(Parent upset/Child explaining)
Situation 2: Sharing details of the games you played.
(Child excited/Parent asking details with interest)
Situation 3: Bring a new friend home after playtime.
(Child introducing/Parent welcoming)
Answer:
Do it yourself.
Let us write (Page 121)
Write a paragraph about your playtime, using the clues given below.
- What time do I go out to play?
- Who do I play with?
- What games do we play?
- Which is my favourite game?
- What do we gain from playing together?
- When do we finish playing and go home?
Now, give a title to your paragraph.
Answer:
Badminton is my favourite game. Badminton is fun to play. I also like it because we must have a lot of skill and concentration to play this sport, and it can be tricky sometimes.
Badminton is a sport that I enjoy playing. Generally I play this game with my friends on Sunday. In the evening, we go to a park and play. Before sunset, we all finish the game and return to home.
Let us explore (Page 121)
There are many’ indigenous games in India. Kho-kho is an example of an indigenous game. Indigenous games are native to a región. Find out some native games of your State and other parts of India. Learn the rules of one such game and play it with your classmates under the supervision of your teacher.
Answer:
Note: you may take help from your parents and teachers and do this activity.