Poem 8 – Whatif Whatif By Shel Silverstein   Introduction Are there times when your mind fills with fear? Have you ever thought, “What if something dangerous happens to me or the people around me?” “What if the world stops revolving around the sun?” “What if the sun does not rise in the morning?” Here … Read more

Poem 7 – Vocation By Rabindranath Tagore   Introduction On your way to school or market you see many people at work. In pairs, discuss what you have noticed. Then read this poem. You may read it aloud with a partner, if you like. Vocation When the gong sounds ten in the morning and I … Read more

Poem 5- The Wonderful Words by Mary O’Neill   Imagine a world without language. All humans speak at least one language. The words we speak bring out our thoughts. Read the following poem on words. The Wonderful Words Never let a thought shrivel and die For want of a way to say it For English … Read more

Poem 5- Where Do All the Teachers Go? By Peter Dixon   Introduction This poem is composed with a sarcastic note to ridicule the “never-did-mistake ” behaviour of teachers. On behalf of the students, he raised questions like “Where do all the teachers go when it is four o’ clock? Do they live in houses? … Read more

Poem 4- Beauty by E-Yeh-Shure   What is beauty? Try to describe what beauty is, or list some of the things or persons you think are beautiful.   Beauty   Beauty is seen In the sunlight, The trees, the birds, Corn growing and people working Or dancing for their harvest. Beauty is heard In the night, … Read more

Poem 3 –The Quarrel Eleanor Farjeon It is common for brothers and sisters to quarrel, although sometimes they may not even be able to say why they quarrel. But how long do such quarrels last? How do they end?   The Quarrel   I quarrelled with my brother I don’t know what about, One thing … Read more

Poem 2 – The Kite – by Harry Behn The Kite   How bright on the blue Is a kite when it’s new! With a dive and a dip It snaps its tail Then soars like a ship With only a sail As over tides Of wind it rides, Climbs to the crest Of a … Read more

Poem 1: A House, A Home – by Lorraine M. Halli What is the difference between a house and a home? Discuss it with your partner. Then read the poem. What is a house? It’s brick and stone and wood that’s hard. Some window glass and perhaps a yard. It’s eaves and chimneys and tile … Read more

NCERT Class 6:Honey Suckle:The Banyan Tree Textual Questions and Exercises Q1. Complete the following sentences. The old banyan tree “did not belong” to grandfather, but only to the boy, because the grandfather at sixty-five could no longer climb it. The small gray squirrel became friendly when he found that the boy did not arm himself … Read more