The Raven and the Fox Class 6 Questions and Answers
The Raven and the Fox Question Answer Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 2
Let us do these activities before we read. (Page 13)
Question 1.
We know that frogs croak. Did you know that ravens also croak?
Answer:
Yes, I know this fact about Ravens as crows also croak.
Question 2.
Which animal is shown to be cunning in stories? Circle the correct answer.
(a) tiger
(b) fox
(c) bear
Answer:
(b) fox
Let Us Discuss
Question 1.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option. (Page 14)
(a) Stanza 1
(i) Mr Raven is a ___. (bird/frog)
(ii) The name of the fox is ___. (Raven/Reynard)
(iii) Mr Raven had ___ in his beak, (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves)
Answer:
(i) bird,
(ii) Reynard,
(iii) a piece of food
(b) Stanza 2
(i) The Fox calls the Raven a ___ bird. (foolish/good-looking)
(ii) The Fox asks the Raven to ___. (dance/sing)
(iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the ___. (trees/woods)
Answer:
(i) good-looking,
(ii) sing,
(iii) woods
(c) Stanza 3
(i) The Raven ___ that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
(ii) The Raven opened its beak to ____. (eat/sing)
(iii) The ___ fell down. (food/Raven)
Answer:
(i) forgot,
(ii) sing,
(iii) food
(d) Stanza 4
(i) The Fox ____ at the Raven. (laughed/looked)
(ii) It is not ____ to be too proud of oneself. (wise/unwise)
(iii) The Raven learnt a ___. (lesson/teaching)
Answer:
(i) laughed,
(ii) wise,
(iii) lesson
Question 2.
Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Check your answers with your teacher and your classmates.
Answer:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. perched | (d) sat on a branch |
| 2. morsel | (a) a small piece of food |
| 3. seek | (e) to look for something |
| 4. pride | (c) feeling that you are better than others |
| 5. eyed | (b) looked with interest at something |
| 6. limb | (g) branch of a tree |
| 7. woods | (f) a smaller area of forest with similar kind of trees |
Let Us Think And Reflect
Question 1.
Look at the pictures and number them in the order that they happen in the poem. (Page 15)
Answer:
3, 1, 4, 2
Question 2.
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
The birds of these woods would call you King.
(i) ‘Such feathers’ refer to ___ feathers.
(a) shiny and beautiful
(b) black and dull
(c) grey and long
(d) short and unattractive
Answer:
(a) shiny and beautiful
(ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’?
Answer:
The birds of the woods would call the Raven ‘king’ because if he sings he would be called a ‘king’.
(iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’?
Answer:
The Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’ because the fox wants to cheat him by taking the mosel.
(b) The Raven, who did not see the joke,
Forgot that his voice was just a croak.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride-
(i) Why did the Raven open his beak?
Answer:
The Raven opened his beak as the fox flattered him.
(ii) Complete the following with one word from the given lines.
Fox : clever :: Raven : ____
Answer:
Foolish
Question 3.
Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
Answer:
The Raven forget that his voice is just a croak because he was deluded by the words of Fox.
Question 4.
How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Answer:
Reynard makes the Raven sing out flattering only. He uses some words like ‘King’ just to flatter the Raven.
Question 5.
Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Answer:
Reynard says that pride is not wise because it makes you believe that is untrue.
Question 6.
Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Answer:
The teaching is quite a surprise because the Raven’s foolish pride leads to an unexpected consequence, revealing the lesson about the pitfalls of vanity.
Question 7.
Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Answer:
I would try to remain humble and not let excessive praise cloud my judgement being cautious not to let pride influence my actions or decisions.
Let Us Learn
Question 1.
Write the rhyming words from the poem. One has been done for you.
Answer:
Stanza I
(a) limb – him
(b) beak – seek
Stanza 2
(a) word – bird
(b) sing – king
Stanza 3
(a) joke – croak
(b) croak – frock
Stanza 4
(a) know – glow
(b) glow – flow
Question 2.
Study the underlined words in the poem.
(a) For the Raven held in his great big beak.
The words ‘big’ and ‘beak’ begin with the same /b/ sound.
(b) The song of sweet birds.
Alliteration is a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. When two or more words together, begin with the same sound, it is called alliteration.
Now, pick another example of alliteration from Stanza 2.
Answer:
sing-king
Question 3.
Choose the correct opposites from the box given below and complete the table. There are two extra words that you will not need.
Use any four words from the table given above to make sentences of your own.
Answer:
| Words | Opposites |
| 1. perched | flew |
| 2. forgot | remembered |
| 3. foolish | wise |
| 4. pride | humility |
| 5. laughed | cried |
| 6. ignore | notice |
| 7. glow | dim |
1. We perched on bar stools and had a beer.
2. I forgot to call you again.
3. That was a rather foolish thing to do.
4. She felt a great sense of pride as she watched him accept the award.
5. The kids laughed at the joker.
6. Don’t ignore him in any way.
7. The stars glow at night.
Let Us Listen
Question 1.
You will listen to what the crow did after he lost his food. As you listen, mark the given statements as True or False. (refer to given box for transcript) (Page 18)
The Raven And The Fox
Dear students, the crow felt really sad because the fox cheated him. In the quiet night, the crow thought and said to himself, “I was fooled by kind words, but I’ve learned something important. Even if I don’t have beautiful feathers, I’m smart.”
To share his wisdom, he decided to go on a journey. He wanted to tell all the other animals to be careful with words. He told them, “Do not let pride lose what you have.”
(a) The crow was unhappy that he lost his food.
Answer:
True
(b) The crow thought that his lovely feathers made him smart.
Answer:
False
(c) The crow wanted to tell his friends not to be proud.
Answer:
True
Let Us Speak
Narrate the poem in the form of a story. Give a different ending to the story. You may begin like this: (Page 18)
This is a story about a clever fox named Reynard and Mr Raven One day…
Answer:
Do it yourself.
Let Us Write
Now, write the story you narrated in the form of a conversation. (Page 18)
(Remember to write only the actions for the Raven as he has food in his mouth and does not speak.)
You may begin like this..
Reynard : Good morning, Mr Raven! You seem to be awake so early!
(Mr. Raven just nods his head)
Reynard : Oh, Mr Raven, you look …
Answer:
Do it yourself.
Let Us Explore
Origami is an art of folding objects out of paper to create both two dimensional and three-dimensional objects.
Let us make stick puppets and enact the poem. You may take the help of the pictures given below. (Page 19)
Note: You may use the puppets while narrating the story.
Answer:
Do it yourself.