Participants 87
Activity 1:
Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and fill in the blanks:
(a) The child will go with his father to the ______ for ploughing. (field/sea/hills)
Answer: field
Complete Sentence: The child will go with his father to the field for ploughing.
(b) The child will sing to the horses along with the ______. (lark/wren/gull)
Answer: lark
Complete Sentence: The child will sing to the horses along with the lark.
(c) The father sings the seed-song while ______ . (reaping/sowing/harvesting)
Answer: sowing
Complete Sentence: The father sings the seed-song while sowing.
(d) Reaping will be done by the father when the field is ______. (red/brown/green)
Answer: brown
Complete Sentence: Reaping will be done by the father when the field is brown.
Activity 2:
Complete the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) The and will come flocking after the child.
Answer: rooks and gulls
Complete Sentence: The rooks and gulls will come flocking after the child.
(b) The plough song will ______ the cleaving share.
Answer: bless
Complete Sentence: The plough song will bless the cleaving share.
(c) The child will go ______ for sowing.
Answer: with his father
Complete Sentence: The child will go with his father for sowing.
(d) The reapers are tan-faced because ______.
Answer: they work in the heat of the sun
Complete Sentence: The reapers are tan-faced because they work in the heat of the sun.
Activity 3:
Answer the following question:
Q. Why will the father and the child sing while ploughing, sowing, and reaping?
Answer:
The father and the child sing while ploughing, sowing, and reaping to make the work enjoyable and to keep themselves motivated and cheerful throughout the day. The songs also bring a sense of rhythm and harmony to their work, connecting them with nature and each other.
Activity 4:
Fill in the chart with information from the text:
| Names of birds | Actions |
|---|---|
| (a) the rooks, the crows, the seagull | flocking |
| (b) the rooks, the gulls, the starlings | flocking |
| (c) the geese, the crows | singing |