CBSE Class 6 English What a Bird Thought Worksheet Set 02

Fill in the Blanks

Question. The shape of the home was ________.
Answer: round
Explanation: The little egg where the baby bird first stayed was round in shape.

Question. When the bird departed the nest, it saw _____________
Answer: leaves all around
Explanation: Once the little bird flew out of its nest, it found itself in the trees surrounded by green leaves.

True or False

Question. The bird’s mother explains to it about how the world is made.
Answer: False
Explanation: The mother bird does not give a lecture about the world; the little bird discovers new things on its own as it grows up.

Question. The neighbours understand everything about the world around them.
Answer: False
Explanation: In the poem, the other birds and neighbours also do not know how the huge world is truly made.

Question. The bird flies away to another town to find its home.
Answer: False
Explanation: The bird does not travel to a different village or town; it simply flies out into the open sky and trees.

Question. The bird switches its home three times.
Answer: False
Explanation: The bird lives in an egg first, then in a nest, and then flies into the open world—it does not change separate homes three times.

Match the Following

Question. Match each stanza of the poem to its central idea:

Answer:
Stanza 1 → (b) The bird lived happily in a small world.
Stanza 2 → (f) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother.
Stanza 3 → (a) The bird steps out into the world.
Stanza 4 → (d) The bird flies away as an adult.
Explanation: In each stanza, the bird grows bigger and moves from the shell to the nest, then to the tree branch, and finally flies into the open sky.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. What was the bird's second view of the world?
Answer: The bird’s second perception of the world was its nest. The bird thought the world was a small nest made of straw. The bird was happy and well-nurtured by its mother.
Explanation: In the nest, the bird only felt warm straw and its mother's feathers, so it thought the world was made of straw.

Question. What was the bird's third opinion of the world?
Answer: The bird’s third perception of the world was leaves, as it sat on the tree branch, the bird could only see the leaves. The bird called itself blind to call the world an egg or nest.
Explanation: On the tree branch, green leaves blocked its view, making it think the world was entirely made of leaves.

Question. Why does the bird state its neighbors don’t know how the world is made?
Answer: The bird observes that even its neighbors, who also explore the world, do not fully understand its vastness or origins. This highlights the idea that knowledge is infinite, and complete understanding is beyond anyone's reach.
Explanation: Even older birds flying around cannot explain how big the world really is or who made it.

Question. What does the bird conclude at the end?
Answer: The bird concluded that the world is too vast to be understood by a small creature like a bird. Neither the bird nor the other inhabitants could understand how the world is made.
Explanation: The bird realized that the earth and sky are so gigantic that no single creature knows everything about them.

Question. What is the message of the poem ‘What a Bird Thought’?
Answer: The poet conveys how the bird’s perspective changes with its growth and experience. The bird’s exposure made it realise the world is too vast to be understood.
Explanation: The poem shows that the more we learn and grow, the more we realize how big and wonderful the world is.

Question. What is the bird's ultimate realization in the poem?
Answer: The bird’s final realization is that the world is vast, mysterious, and complex, and it cannot fully understand how it is made. This symbolizes the human journey of learning and exploration, where complete knowledge remains elusive.
Explanation: The bird discovers that the sky and earth are huge mysteries waiting to be explored.

Question. What does a young bird think about its world?
Answer: The baby bird first thought that the world was an egg and then the nest. After that, the bird realised the world was made of leaves. Eventually, it understood that the world was too vast.
Explanation: Every time the baby bird grew bigger and moved to a new spot, its view of the world changed completely.

Question. Where did the bird initially live?
Answer: The bird first lived in a little house (a pale, blue shell).
Explanation: The bird began its life inside a small, blue egg before it hatched.

Question. What does the expression "I have been very blind" mean in the poem?
Answer: The phrase means that the bird realises it had a very limited view of the world earlier. It admits it had only seen small parts of life and had not understood the larger reality. This shows the bird's growth, humility and new awareness that its earlier beliefs were narrow.
Explanation: The bird was not actually blind; it just realised that its earlier guesses about the world were very small and simple.

Question. What did the bird think about the form of the world?
Answer: The bird thought the world was small and round and made of pale, blue shell.
Explanation: Because it was inside a round egg, the bird imagined the entire universe had that exact same round shape.

Question. What did the bird imagine about its second home?
Answer: The bird's second home was a nest made of straw. Because it lived there and saw straw all around, it thought the world was made of straw. The nest felt secure and warm, so the bird's view widened a little but was still limited to what it could see nearby.
Explanation: In the nest, the chick saw only dried grass and straw, so it believed everything everywhere was made of straw.

Question. Why did the bird fly from the nest?
Answer: The bird fluttered from her nest to see what she could find.
Explanation: The curious little bird wanted to explore what lay beyond its cosy nest.

Question. What is the central idea of the poem?
Answer: The main idea is the bird's growth and the gradual widening of its understanding. As the bird moves through different homes and stages, it learns that its earlier beliefs were limited. The poem shows how experience leads to learning and how each new stage brings a larger, more complex view of the world.
Explanation: The poem shows that as we grow up and see more of the world, our understanding becomes bigger and wiser.

Question. Did the bird understand how the world is made?
Answer: No, the bird didn't know about how the world is made.
Explanation: When the bird flew into the wide blue sky, it realised the world is far too vast for anyone to easily explain.

Question. Why did the bird assume the world was made of leaves?
Answer: After leaving the nest, the bird lived among trees and saw leaves everywhere. Because its surroundings were full of leaves, it concluded that the world was made of them. This shows that the bird judged the whole world only by what it encountered next.
Explanation: Sitting on tree branches, all the young bird could see was green foliage, so it thought leaves covered everything.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question. What do you think the bird discovers from its journey, and how does it relate to personal growth?
Answer: The bird's journey teaches several lessons about the world and about personal growth. Initially, the bird holds simple, local ideas about the world—first a pale-blue shell, then straw, then leaves—because it judges the whole world by each new home it knows. Gradually, the bird learns that these ideas are incomplete.
By the end, when the bird realises it does not know how the world is made, it learns humility and the value of open-mindedness. The bird accepts its limits and understands that learning is continuous. This mirrors personal growth: as people gain experience, they must also accept what they do not yet know and stay ready to learn more.
In short, the bird learns to replace narrow certainty with curiosity and acceptance. This teaches us that true maturity involves both gaining knowledge and recognising the world's vastness, encouraging a lifelong habit of learning and wonder.
Explanation: The bird learns that it does not know everything, which is the best way to learn! For humans, growing up means staying curious and always being ready to explore new ideas.

Vocabulary Activity - "Guess the Word"

Question. What was the form of the bird’s first house? _ O _ _ _
Answer: Round
Explanation: The bird's very first house was an egg, which had a smooth, round form.