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The Rainbow

CBSE · Class 5 · English

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Poem Analysis and Meaning

  • The poem has two stanzas comparing man-made objects with natural phenomena
  • Stanza 1: Boats sail on rivers, ships on seas, but clouds sailing across the sky are prettier
  • Stanza 2: Bridges cross rivers, but the rainbow (bow) that bridges heaven is the prettiest
2

True/False Statements

  • Ships sail on seas, not rivers (False: Ships sail on the river)
  • Boats sail on rivers, not seas (False: Boats sail on the sea)
  • Bridges are built over rivers (True: Bridges are built on the river)
3

Vocabulary and Word Formation

  • Anagram words: sail, river, sea, clouds, bridges, heaven, overtops, bow, road
  • Compound words: rainbow, teacup, wristwatch, armchair, earthworm, sunflower, tablecloth, notebook, earring, toothbrush
  • Rhyming words practice for: ship, tree, bow, rain, sun, sea, sail, and, sky, far
4

Rainbow and Colors

  • VIBGYOR represents the seven colors of rainbow in order
  • V-Violet, I-Indigo, B-Blue, G-Green, Y-Yellow, O-Orange, R-Red
  • Sunlight splits into these colors when passing through rain droplets

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Key Concepts

The poem compares boats on riversNew words like 'bow' (rainbow)Students practice identifying rhyming wordsWords that join with 'friend words'Words like 'bridge'

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