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Find Solutions for NCERT Class 6 English Poorvi Unit 4 Sports and Wellness Chapter 11 ‘The Winner,’ here.
Let us do these activities before we read.
1. Look at the picture (Page 115).
(a) What are these children doing?
Answer:
The children are playing.
(b) Where do you think they are?
Answer:
They are in a park or large playground
(c) What is the time of the day?
Answer:
It is evening.
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?
Answer:
I go to play in the evening.
(b) Who do you play with?
Answer:
I play with my friends.
(c) Where do you go to play in the evening?
Answer:
I go to the park to play in the evening.
(d) Which games do you like playing?
Answer:
I like playing tag, hide and seek and badminton.
(e) When do you come back home?
Answer:
I come back home at sunset.
Let us discuss (Page 116)
1. Read the given lines from the poem. Write the meaning of the lines by identifying the words/expressions in them.
| Sl no | Lines from the poem | meaning |
| 1. | next to the creek Clue: a small body of water. | |
| 2. | can’t even catch my breath Clue: the child has been running. | |
| 3. | When blue dark turns to black Clue: the colour of the sky changes from blue to black. What does it mean? | |
| 4. | trees creep close Clue: it is evening time. Why do you think the trees seem close? |
Answer:
| Sl no | Lines from the poem | meaning |
| 1. | next to the creek Clue: a small body of water. | The children are playing near a small stream of water. |
| 2. | can’t even catch my breath Clue: the child has been running. | The child is panting from running fast. |
| 3. | When blue dark turns to black Clue: the colour of the sky changes from blue to black. What does it mean? | The sky is slowly turning from blue to black as night descends. |
| 4. | trees creep close Clue: it is evening time. Why do you think the trees seem close? | As night falls, the trees seem to creep closer perhaps because the shadows loom larger creating an eerie atmosphere. |
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 evening 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 black, 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)
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
Answer:
The speaker needs to catch her breath because
c. running fast results in being breathless.
(ii) Is the speaker alone? Why do you say so?
Answer:
No, the speaker is not alone. The pronouns “we” and “our,” indicate that the speaker is with friends or other children playing together.
(iii) What does the pattern in the lines tell us?
Answer:
The pattern of breaking up the lines (with each line having only one word) tells us that the speaker is gasping for breath so he can only speak one word at a time. He has to pause to take a short breath after each word. The poet uses this pattern to emphasize the speaker’s breathlessness as a consequence of running hard.
(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.
Answer:
The grass is cold because temperatures usually drop as night falls and the dew which forms at night makes the grass wet and cold.
(ii) Complete the sentence suitably.
The children’s feet are aching because_________________.
Answer:
The children’s feet are aching because they have been running on the cold grass for a long time.
(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:
Night wins because the
a. time for play has ended
Let us learn (Page 118)
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 clock goes
The tap was dripping
Examples of Personification:
The shoes sighed with relief after a long day’s walk.
My skirt bristled as someone stepped on it.
The mist hugged the village hiding it from view
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)
Question 1.
Listen to the riddles and write which sport is being referred to in the table below.
| Riddle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Sport |
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 day just right,
You will be healthy and fit
Get energy and grow in might.
What am I?
Answer:
| Riddle | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Sport | Football | Kabaddi | Swimming | Yoga |
Try to create a riddle about your favourite game/sport/activity. Share your riddles with your classmates. Let’s see who can guess it right.
Answer:
On a checkered board knights move ahead
The King to defend from the enemy’s end
Rook, bishop, queen decide his fate
Close in from all sides to call check mate.
What am I?
Answer: Chess
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)
Answer:
Mother: Where have you been? I was out of my mind with worry when you did not return home with your sister. She told me that you were fighting with some boys in the park.
Rahul: Sorry mother! I didn’t mean to upset you. We had a tiff with the opponent team because they kicked our players deliberately in the shin when we scored the winning goal.
Mother: Why do you get into fights? I will ground you the next time I hear that you have been in a fight. Now go to your room and change your dirty clothes.
Situation 2: Sharing details of the games you played.
(Child excited/Parent asking details with interest)
Answer:
Father: How was your table tennis game today?
Mohan: It was amazing! I finally beat Ravi—twice!
Father: Bravo! Was it a tough match?
Mohan: Definitely! He’s so agile and quick, but I managed to hit a top spin which he couldn’t return.
Father: Look at you, mastering those skills! Think you’ll beat him next time?
Mohan: I’ll practice really hard—I’m ready to take him on again!
Situation 3: Bring a new friend home after playtime.
(Child introducing/Parent welcoming)
Answer:
Rama: Mom, Dad, this is my friend, Rohan! We met at the park today. Rohan’s family has moved into the empty house at the corner.
Dad: Hi, Rohan! Happy to meet you. I hope you both had fun together!
Rohan: Nice to meet you, uncle! We had a lot of fun. Rama is really good at soccer!
Dad: That’s wonderful to hear! You’re welcome to come over anytime, Rohan.
Rama: Mom, we’re starving after all that running around!
Mom: I will make your favourite pasta. It won’t take long. In the meantime, you may have some lemonade from the fridge.
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:
Fun with friends
Every evening, at 5 o’clock, I go out to play in the park. I love playing with my neighbourhood friends whom I have known since I was a toddler. We play many kinds of games like hide and seek, tag and badminton, but I am passionate about football. Playing football together helps us learn to work as a team and keeps us fit and active. We have so much fun while learning to play fairly, and cheer for each other. We also learn the true spirit of sportsmanship—how to respect each other, accept both winning and losing, and always give our best effort. As the sun sets and the street lights are turned on, usually around 6:30, we wind up our games and head 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 region. 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:
A popular indigenous gameacross North India is called Pithoo (Seven Stones).
Equipment needed:
1. Seven flat stones to make a stack in the middle of the playground
2. a small rubber ball.
Objective: The throwing team aims to build a stack with seven flat stones, while the opposing team tries to tag them out with the ball.
Rules of the game:
- Divide players into two teams: the throwing team and the opposing team.
- Stack seven flat stones in a pile.
- The throwing team’s goal is to knock down the stones with a small rubber ball, then rebuild the stack as quickly as possible.
- The opposing team tries to hit the players of the throwing team with the ball to prevent them from rebuilding the pile.
- The game ends when the pile is rebuilt or all players from the throwing team are hit.
Skills Required:
Accuracy for aiming the ball.
Speed and agility to dodge the ball and rebuild the stack.
Teamwork to draw up a strategy and support each other.
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