The Rainbow
CBSE · Class 5 · English
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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
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)
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
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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Sources & Official References
- NCERT Official — ncert.nic.in
- CBSE Academic — cbseacademic.nic.in
- CBSE Official — cbse.gov.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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