KARNATAKA TEXTBOOK SOCIETY
SUB. ENGLISH (SL)
CLASS - 5
PART - 2
Unit - 7:
Poetry - Paper Boats
Summary:
In the poem "Paper Boats," a child spends each day floating paper boats down a stream, writing their name and the name of their village on each one, hoping that someone far away will find them. The child loads the boats with shiuli flowers from the garden, dreaming that the boats will carry them safely through the night. The child imagines that clouds in the sky are playmates racing with the boats. At night, they dream of the boats sailing under the stars, with fairies of sleep on board, carrying baskets full of dreams.
About the Poet:
Rabindranath Tagore
(1861–1941) was a Bengali poet, philosopher, and artist, known for his profound
and evocative poetry. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1913. Tagore’s works, like "Gitanjali," explore themes
of nature, spirituality, and human emotions, blending simplicity with depth.
His writing often reflects a childlike wonder and a deep connection to the
world around him.
Glossary:
- Stream: Flowing water.
- Strange: Unknown.
- Shiuli flowers: White and
orange parijatha flowers.
- Blooms: Flowers that
open.
- Dawn: The first light of
day.
- Launch: To send or
release.
- Bulging: Swollen or
protruding.
- Playmate: A friend.
- Fairies: Mythical beings,
often represented as small and delicate creatures with magical powers.
- Lading: A load or cargo.
Comprehension:
C1 Answer the following questions in two to
three sentences each.
1. How many boats did the child float?
Ans. - The child floated paper
boats day by day.
2. Why did the child write its name on the boat?
Ans. - The child wrote its name on
the boat so that someone in a faraway land would know who they are.
3. What did the child load the boat with?
Ans. - The child loaded the boats
with shiuli flowers from the garden.
4.
What did the child dream at night?
Ans. - The child dreamed at night
that the boats floated on under the stars, carrying fairies with baskets full
of dreams.
C2 Pick out words or phrases from the poem that
mean
the following:-
- Flowing water: Stream.
- Flowers that blossom in
the early morning: Shiuli.
- Set the paper boats
afloat: Launch.
- Imaginary friend:
Playmate.
A1 RIDDLE:
I go up and down a lot,
Whether it is cold or hot
Sometimes I am on the ground
Other times I am in the clouds
My name rhymes with daughter
I
am your friend named Water.
Opposite Words:
- Day × Night
- Strange × Familiar
- Hope × Despair
- Friend × Enemy
- Dream × Reality
Rhyming Words:
- Boats – Floats
- Stream – Dream
- Flowers – Hours
- Sky – High
- Stars – Jars
10 Extra One-Mark Questions:
1. What does the child
write on the boats?
Answer: The child's name and the village's
name.
2. What flowers does the
child load on the boats?
Answer: Shiuli flowers.
3. What does the child
imagine racing with the boats?
Answer: Little clouds.
4. What does the child
dream of at night?
Answer: The boats sailing under the midnight
stars.
5. Who sails in the boats
during the child's dream?
Answer: The fairies of sleep.
6. What time of day does
the child send out the boats?
Answer: Daytime.
7. What happens to the
boats at night in the child’s dream?
Answer: They float on under the stars.
8. What is the lading of
the boats in the dream?
Answer: Baskets full of dreams.
9. Who is the poet of the
poem?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.
10. What do the clouds do
according to the child’s imagination?
Answer: They set their white sails and race
with the boats.
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