CBSE Class 6 English What a Bird Thought Worksheet Set 03

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Question. The _____________ first thought the world was made of a small, round, blue shell.
Answer: baby bird
Explanation: When the bird was still inside its egg, it believed that the blue eggshell was the entire world.

Question. The bird felt _____________ in the straw home with its mother.
Answer: safe and nurtured
Explanation: The cosy straw nest kept the baby bird warm, comfortable, and protected by its mother.

Question. The bird’s _____________ constructed of straw.
Answer: second home was a cosy nest
Explanation: After hatching out of the egg, the baby bird lived in a warm nest built out of dry straw.

True or False

Question. The little bird was cared for by his parents.
Answer: False
Explanation: In the poem, the bird mentions being sheltered and cared for only by its mother.

Question. The little bird has no companions nearby.
Answer: False
Explanation: The bird did have other bird and animal neighbours living in the trees around it.

Question. The little bird believed that the world is made of leaves.
Answer: True
Explanation: When the bird hopped out of its nest onto the branch, it only saw green leaves and thought the whole world was made of them.

Question. On becoming grown the little bird hopped from his nest.
Answer: True
Explanation: When the bird grew strong enough, it fluttered out of its straw nest to explore.

Questions / Short Question Answers

Question. How did the bird reside in a little house?
Answer: The bird lived very well in the little house.
Explanation: The baby bird felt warm, cosy, and completely content inside its egg.

Question. What does the bird's movement from the nest to flying symbolize?
Answer: The bird's move from the nest to flying stands for growth, independence and exploration. The nest represents safety and dependence, like early childhood. Flying shows the bird becoming independent, discovering new places and ideas.
Explanation: Leaving the nest is like a child growing older, learning to do things by themselves, and exploring the world.

Question. According to the bird, who sheltered the world?
Answer: According to the bird, the world was nestled by her mother.
Explanation: The mother bird lovingly sat over the nest to keep her chicks warm and protected.

Question. What did the bird observe after fluttering from the nest?
Answer: After fluttering from the nest, the bird saw that the world was made of leaves.
Explanation: Outside the nest, the bird found green leaves all over the tree branches.

Question. Why did the bird feel completely blind?
Answer: When the bird lived in a little house, she thought the world was small, round, and made of pale, blue shell. Then she thought it was made of straw, and later of leaves. When she realised she did not truly know how the world is made, she felt very blind to the real truth.
Explanation: The bird felt "blind" because it realised how silly its early guesses were now that it saw the huge sky.

Question. What did the bird think about its initial house?
Answer: At first, the bird believed its whole world was small, round and enclosed in a pale, blue shell. This was its first home, where it felt safe and cared for by its mother. The bird's view was limited to that cosy space, showing the sheltered perspective of a very young creature.
Explanation: Inside its first home—the egg—the bird felt protected and thought nothing else existed beyond the shell.

Question. When the bird lived in a little nest, what did she require?
Answer: The bird needed nothing when she lived in a little nest.
Explanation: The little nest had everything the baby bird needed: warmth, food, and its mother's loving care.

Question. How does the bird's perspective of the world change throughout the poem?
Answer: The bird's view grows step by step. At first it thinks the world is a pale, blue shell. Then, in a straw nest, it believes the world is made of straw. Next, it sees leaves everywhere and thinks the world is made of leaves. Finally, when it flies beyond the tree, it realises it does not know how the world is made, showing a much broader and humbler understanding.
Explanation: With every new step—from egg to nest, to tree, to the open sky—the bird's world becomes larger and more wonderful.

Question. What was the bird’s opinion when she lived in a little house?
Answer: While living in a little house, the bird thought the world was small and round and made of pale, blue shell.
Explanation: As a tiny unborn chick, the smooth blue shell was everything the bird knew.

Question. What did the bird ponder?
Answer: The bird thought the world was small and round and made of pale, blue shell when she lived in an egg. Next, she lived in a nest and thought the world was made of straw. When she fluttered from her nest, she thought the world was made of leaves.
Explanation: The bird kept changing its ideas about the world each time it moved into a bigger space.

Question. What did the bird imagine when she lived in a little nest?
Answer: While living in a little nest, the bird thought that the world was made of straw and nestled by her mother.
Explanation: The nest was woven from straw and warmed by the mother bird, so the chick believed the whole world was straw.

Question. What did the bird mention about the world after fluttering from her nest?
Answer: The bird said the world is made of leaves.
Explanation: Perched on the branches, the young bird was surrounded by thick green leaves.

Question. How does the bird's experience connect to human growth and learning?
Answer: The bird's experience is similar to human learning because both begin with a small, sheltered view and then grow by seeing and trying new things. As people gain experience, they accept that some things remain unknown, becoming wiser and more open to new ideas.
Explanation: Just like the little bird, children start by knowing only their home, but as they grow and study, they learn how big and exciting the world really is.

Question. What did the bird believe the world was made up of when she lived in a nest?
Answer: The bird thought the world was made of straw.
Explanation: The nest walls were made of dry straw, which was all the chick could see around itself.

Question. Did the bird’s neighbours understand everything about how the world is made?
Answer: The bird’s neighbours didn't know how the world is made either.
Explanation: Even older birds flying in the sky admitted that the world is a wonderful mystery that nobody fully knows.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question. Now, explain how you think the world would look to a baby and a fish.
Answer:
(a) Baby:
• My world is full of toys.
• My mother pampers my skin with creams and lotions.
• My mother feeds me daily.
• My mother takes me to the park.
• I see many gifts around me from my family members.
(b) Fish:
• My world is full of water and pebbles.
• There are other water animals around us.
• When I swim to the surface, I see people around me.
• I swim across the plants under the water.
• There are big fish in the water. My mother told me to be cautious of them.
Explanation: A baby’s world is centered around family, home, and toys, while a fish’s world is entirely under water among pebbles, water plants, and other sea creatures.

Vocabulary Activity - "Guess the Word"

Question. What did the bird spot when it came out of its nest? L _ _ _ E _
Answer: Leaves
Explanation: When the little bird hopped onto the tree branch, green leaves were all around it.

Question. What did the bird do in the end? _ _ _ W
Answer: Flew
Explanation: When the young bird grew up, it spread its wings and flew far away.