Chapter 2 The Raven and the Fox Class 6 Question Answer
Page 13 – Let us do these activities before we read.
I. We know that frogs croak. Did you know that ravens also croak?
Answer: Yes, ravens also croak. Their voice is harsh and not melodious.
II. Which animal is shown to be cunning in stories? Circle the correct answer.
tiger
fox
bear
Answer: 2. fox
Page 14 – Let us discuss
I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.
1. Stanza 1
(i) Mr Raven is a __________. (bird/frog)
Answer: bird
(ii) The name of the fox is __________. (Raven/Reynard)
Answer: Reynard
(iii) Mr Raven had __________ in his beak. (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves)
Answer: a piece of food
2. Stanza 2
(i) The Fox calls the Raven a __________ bird. (foolish/good-looking)
Answer: good-looking
(ii) The Fox asks the Raven to __________. (dance/sing)
Answer: sing
(iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the __________. (trees/woods)
Answer: woods
3. Stanza 3
(i) The Raven ___________ that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
Answer: forgot
(ii) The Raven opened its beak to ___________. (eat/sing)
Answer: sing
(iii) The ___________ fell down. (food/Raven)
Answer: food
4. Stanza 4
(i) The Fox ___________ at the Raven. (laughed/looked)
Answer: laughed
(ii) It is not ___________ to be too proud of oneself. (wise/unwise)
Answer: wise
(iii) The Raven learnt a ______________. (lesson/teaching)
Answer: lesson
II Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Check your answers with your teacher and classmates
Column A | Column B |
1. perched | (a) a small piece of food |
2. morsel | (b) looked with interest at something |
3. seek | (c) feeling that you are better than others |
4. pride | (d) sat on a branch |
5. eyed | (e) to look for something |
6. limb | (f) a smaller area of forest with similar kinds of trees |
7. woods | (g) branch of a tree |
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 kinds of trees |
Page 15–16 – Let us think and reflect
I. Look at the pictures and number them in the order that they happen in the poem.
Answer:
II Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
- 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.
- shiny and beautiful
- black and dull
- grey and long
- short and unattractive
Answer: A. shiny and beautiful
(ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’?
Answer: Because the Fox falsely claimed that if the Raven sang well, all birds would admire him and call him King.
(iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’?
Answer: To flatter him and gain his trust.
- 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: He opened his beak to sing and prove the Fox’s praise true.
(ii) Complete the following with one word from the given lines.
Fox : clever : : Raven : ______________
Answer: foolish
III. Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
Answer: He becomes proud and carried away by the Fox’s sweet words.
IV. How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Answer: Reynard flatters the Raven by praising his appearance and suggesting that he could become King if he sang.
V. Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Answer: Because the Raven lost his food due to his foolish pride.
VI. Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Answer: The Raven expected praise but instead received a lesson about pride.
VII. Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Answer: I would remain cautious and not let flattery affect my judgement.
Page 16–17 – Let us learn
I Write the rhyming words from the poem. One has been done for you.
Answer: Stanza 1
(i) limb – him
(ii) beak – seek
Stanza 2
(i) word – bird
(ii) sing – King
Stanza 3
(i) joke – croak
(ii) pride – eyed
Stanza 4
(i) know – glow
(ii) unwise – surprise
II Study the underlined words in the poem.
- For the Raven held in his great big beak.
The words ‘big’ and ‘beak’ begin with the same /b/ sound.
- 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: Woods Would
- Choose the correct opposites from the box given below and complete the table. There are two extra words that you will not need.
wise | happy | humility | flew | remembered |
notice | dim | cried | silly |
Words | Opposites |
1. perched | |
2. forgot | |
3. foolish | |
4. pride | |
5. laughed | |
6. ignore | |
7. glow |
Use any four words from the table given above to make sentences of your own.
Ans.
Words | Opposites |
1. perched | flew |
2. forgot | remembered |
3. foolish | wise |
4. pride | humility |
5. laughed | cried |
6. ignore | notice |
7. glow | dim |
Sentences
- Perched – The crow perched quietly on the tall tree branch.
Forgot – He forgot to bring his notebook to school.
Foolish – It was foolish of him to trust a stranger so easily.
Pride – She felt great pride after winning the competition.
Let us listen (Page No 18)
I 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 page 37 for transcript)
- The crow was unhappy that he lost his food.
- The crow thought that his lovely feathers made him smart.
- The crow wanted to tell his friends not to be proud.
Answer:
(a) True
(b) False
(c) True