The Raven and the Fox Class 6 Questions and Answers

The Raven and the Fox Question Answer Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 2

Let us do these activities before we read (Page 13)

Question 1.
We know that frogs croak. Did you know that ravens also croak?
Answer:
Yes, the characteristic deep hoarse sound made by a frog or a crow is called croak.

Question 2.
Which animal is shown to be cunning in stories? Circle the correct answer.
(a) tiger
(b) fox
(c) bear
Answer:
(b) fox

 

Let us discuss (Pages 14-15)

Question 1.
Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.
(i) Mr Raven is a ……… (bird/frog)
(ii) The name of the fox is ………. (Raven / Reynard)
(iii) Mr Raven had ………. in his beak, (a piece of food/a bunch of leaves)
(iv) The Fox calls the Raven a ………. bird. (foolish/good-looking)
(v) The Fox asks the Raven to ……….. (dance/sing)
(vi) The Raven and the Fox live in the ……….. (trees/woods)
(vii) The Raven ………. that he croaked. (remembered / forgot)
(viii) The Raven opened its beak to ………… (eat/sing)
(ix) The ………. fell down. (food/Raven)
(x) The Fox ………. at the Raven. (laughed / looked)
(xi) It is not ………. to be too proud of oneself, (wise/unwise)
(xii) The Raven learnt a ……. (lesson/teaching)
Answers:
(i) Mr Raven is a bird.
(ii) The name of the fox is Reynard.
(iii) Mr Raven had a piece of food in his beak.
(iv) The fox calls the Raven a good-looking bird.
(v) The fox asks the Raven to sing.
(vii) The Raven and the fox live in the woods.
(vii) The Raven forgot that he croaked.
(viii) The Raven opened its beak to sing.
(ix) The food fell down.
(x) The fox laughed at the Raven.
(xi) It is not wise to be too proud of oneself.
(xii) The Raven learnt a lesson.

Question 2.
Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Check your answers with your teacher and your 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 kind of trees
7.	woods	(g)	branch of a tree

Answer:
1. (d)
2. (a)
3. (e)
4. (c)
5. (b)
6. (g)
7. (f)

Let us think and reflect (Pages 15-16)

Question 1.
Look at the pictures and number them in the order that they happen in the poem.

Answer:
3, 1, 4, 2.

Question 2.
Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

(a) 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.
(a) shiny and beautiful
(b) black and dull
(c) grey and long
(d) short and unattractive
(ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’?
(iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir?
Answer:
(i) ‘Such feathers’ refer to ‘shiny and beautiful’ feathers.
(ii) The fox flatters the Raven, he calls him handsome and praises his feathers, he tells if he would sing the birds of the woods would call him King. A handsome Raven, with shiny feathers and melodious voice is fit to be a King. It was all flattery, the fox was mislead the fox.
(iii) To flatter the Raven, the fox addresses him as ‘Sir’. The fox wants his morsel hence tries every way of flattering the Raven.

(b) 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?
(ii) Complete the following with one word from the given lines.
Fox : clever : : Raven : ……….
Answer:
(i) The Raven opened his beak to sing.
(ii) Fox : clever : : Raven : foolish.

 

Question 3.
Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
Answer:
The Raven believed whatever the fox told about him. He became proud of his good looks and shiny feathers. He forgot that he couldn’t sing but only croak. He became vain and thought himself to be really handsome and worthy of being called a King.

Question 4.
How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Answer:
The Reynard was very clever he flattered the Raven, he called him handsome. He praised his feathers and told him that if only he would sing, the birds of the woods would call him ‘King’. The foolish bird did not realise that he was being fooled. Elated by the thought of being called a King, he began to sing. He forgot that he could not sing but only croak.

Question 5.
Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Answer:
The foolish Raven believes Reynard, the fox and thinks that he is really handsome. The birds of the woods will call him King. Without using his brain, he opens his beak to sing. He becomes proud of himself and forgets that he cannot sing, he also forgets that he is holding a morsel in his beak. Due to his unmindful action, the morsel falls down, hence Reynard says pride is unwise.

Question 6.
Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Answer:
The clever fox eyes the Raven’s morsel. He wants to take it but the bird was perched on the branch of a tree. So, he glorifies the foolish bird. The sly fox tricks the bird and takes away his morsel. The crafty fox deceives the Raven and calls him unwise.
The moral teaching ‘pride is unwise’ is apt but because it comes from a shrewd fox, it is quite a surprise.

Question 7.
Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Answer:
If someone praises me too much, I would first thank the person for his/her generosity. I would like to be appreciated but I would not become proud.
I would humbly acknowledge that there is always room for improvement.

 

Let us learn (Pages 16-17)

Question 1.
Write the rhyming words from the poem.
One has been done for you.

Answer:
Write the rhyming words

Question 2.
Study the underlined words in the poem.
(a) For the Raven held in his great big beak.
The words ‘big’ and ‘beak’ begin with the same /b/ sound.
(b) 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:
Example of alliteration from Stanza 2:
Woods Would

Question 3.
Choose the correct opposites from the box given below and complete the table. There are two extra words that you will not need.

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.
Answer:

Words	Opposites
1. perched	flew
2. forgot	remembered
3. foolish	wise
4. pride	humility
5. laughed	cried
6. ignore	notice
7. glow	dim

1. The bird perched for a minute and then flew away.
2. She forgot to switch off the light but remembered to switch off the fan.
3. Do not argue with a foolish person because they do not understand what the wise have to say.
4. Pride does not take you anywhere, it is humility that counts.
5. First she laughed at her friend and then she cried for her rude behaviour.
6. I ignored the advertisement at first, but later I noticed it was quite interesting.
7. The bulb glowed at first and then it became dim.

Let us listen (Page 18)

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 NCERT page 37 for transcript)

(a) The crow was unhappy that he lost his food. ____
(b) The crow thought that his lovely feathers made him smart. ____
(c) The crow wanted to tell his friends not to be proud. ___
Answer:
(a) True
(b) False
(c) True

 

Let us speak (Page 18)

Narrate the poem in the form of a story. Give a different ending to the story. You may begin like this:

This is a story about a clever fox named Reynard and Mr Raven. One day…..
Answer:
This is a story of a clever fox named Reynard and Mr Raven. One day the Raven found a morsel. He happily flew to the highest branch of a tree to enjoy his meal. The sly fox Reynard was very hungry, he would have to go deep into the woods to find a morsel so he thought of a trick to grab the Raven’s food.

He addressed the Raven as ‘Sir Raven’ and over-praised him. He said, “Sir Raven, you are so handsome and your feathers are shiny and dark”.
The Raven only nodded his head but did not open his beak. He only fluffed his feathers proudly.
The cunning fox then told him, “If you would sing, the birds in the woods would call you King”.
The Raven once again felt very flattered and fluffed his feathers. He then very carefully put down the morsel on the branch and held it firmly with his claw.

He opened his beak and spoke loudly, “Dear Fox, I know I cannot sing, I can only croak. We Ravens have beautiful, dark shiny plumage but hoarse voices. Your trick to fool me has not worked. We are not proud birds but we are humble and wise birds. We are not vain birds.
We are empathetic and compassionate birds.” The Raven threw down half of his morsel and said aloud.

“Mr Reynard we believe in caring and sharing, enjoy the morsel of cheese. And if you are still interested in my song, here it is, ‘Croak! Croak’! The Raven flew away croaking happily. The fox looked up at the morsel in disbelief.

He quietly picked up the morsel, ate it and said, “Never tell lies, never cheat others. I will stop being cunning. I have learnt a good lesson today”.

Let us write (Page 18)

Now, write the story you narrated in the form of a conversation.
(Remember to write only the actions for the Raven as he has food in his mouth and does not speak.)

You may begin like this.
Reynard : Good morning, Mr Raven! You seem to be awake so early!
(Mr Raven just nods his head)
Reynard : Oh, Mr Raven, you look …
Answer:
Reynard : Good morning Mr Raven! You seem to be awake so early!
(Raven, Just nods his head)
Reynard : You are very handsome and your feathers are shiny.
(Raven fluffs his feathers proudly)
Reynard : If you would sing, all the birds in the woods would call you “King.’
(Reynard eyes the morsel. He is hungry and wants the morsel.)
(The Raven keeps the morsel on the branch and holds it firmly with his claw)
Raven : Yes, Mr Fox, what did you think, I will open my beak and the morsel will fall?
You were flattering me.
Reynard: Mr Raven, no, I was not.
Raven : I know God has given the Ravens dark shiny feathers and a loud voice that croaks. We Ravens are very humble and friendly.
Reynard: I was only trying to ……..,
Raven : Only trying to trick me? Hey friend, take half of the morsel. I will find more.
Reynard: Thank you so much Raven, my friend. I will stop being cunning. Just forgive me.
Raven : Just remember what you have said and remember to be truthful and humble. Don’t flatter anyone. Flatterers are disliked by everyone.
Reynard: Thank you friend, for your words of wisdom.

Let us explore

Origami is an art of folding objects out of paper to create both two dimensional and three dimensional objects.
Let us make stick puppets and enact the poem. You may take the help of the pictures given below.

Note: You may use the puppets while narrating the story.
Answer:
Do it yourself.