All Things Bright and Beautiful
১. গুৰুত্বপূৰ্ণ শব্দ আৰু অৰ্থ (Important Vocabulary & Meanings)
Word | Assamese Meaning | English Meaning |
|---|---|---|
Bright | উজ্জ্বল / দীপ্তিময় | Full of light; shining |
Beautiful | ধুনীয়া / সুন্দৰ | Pleasing to the senses or to the mind |
Creature | জীৱ / প্ৰাণী | A living thing that can move around |
Great | ডাঙৰ / মহান | Large in size; very good or noble |
Small | সৰু / ক্ষুদ্ৰ | Little in size or amount |
Wise | জ্ঞানী / বুদ্ধিমান | Able to make sensible decisions and judgments |
Wonderful | অপূৰ্ব / বিস্ময়কৰ | Extremely good, pleasant, or enjoyable |
Lord God | প্ৰভু ঈশ্বৰ / ভগৱান | The Almighty Creator of the universe |
Opens | ফুলি উঠা / বিকশিত হোৱা | Blossoms or blooms into a flower |
Sings | গান গায় | Makes musical sounds (of birds) |
Glowing | উজ্জ্বল হৈ জিলিকি থকা | Giving out a steady, warm, and bright light |
Tiny | অতি ক্ষুদ্ৰ / অতি সৰু | Very small in size |
Wings | ডেউকা / পাখি | Specialized limbs used by birds for flying |
Meadow | ঘাঁহনি / পথাৰ | A piece of grassland used for pasture |
২. কবিতাৰ সাৰাংশ (Poem Summary)
English: The poem “All Things Bright and Beautiful” is a heartfelt hymn of praise to the Almighty God, who is the loving Creator of everything in the universe. God has created all things bright, fair, wise, and wonderful. He created huge animals as well as the tiniest creatures. He made every little flower that blooms with vibrant, glowing colours, and gave every singing bird their delicate, tiny wings. Through this poem, the poet teaches us to admire, cherish, and care for all living things in nature.
অসমীয়া: “All Things Bright and Beautiful” কবিতাটিত সমগ্ৰ সৃষ্টিৰ ৰচক প্ৰভু ঈশ্বৰক আন্তৰিক শ্ৰদ্ধা আৰু প্ৰশংসা জনোৱা হৈছে। ঈশ্বৰে পৃথিৱীৰ সকলো উজ্জ্বল, সুন্দৰ, জ্ঞানী আৰু বিস্ময়কৰ বস্তু সৃষ্টি কৰিছে। তেওঁ ডাঙৰ ডাঙৰ প্ৰাণীৰ পৰা আৰম্ভ কৰি অতি ক্ষুদ্ৰ জীৱবোৰলৈকে সকলোৰে স্ৰষ্টা। প্ৰতিটো ফুলি উঠা ফুলৰ উজ্জ্বল ৰং আৰু সুমধুৰ গান গোৱা প্ৰতিটো সৰু চৰাইৰ ক্ষুদ্ৰ ডেউকা ভগৱানেই নিৰ্মাণ কৰিছে। এই কবিতাটিয়ে আমাক প্ৰকৃতিৰ অপূৰ্ব সৃষ্টিৰাজিৰ প্ৰতি মৰম আৰু শ্ৰদ্ধাশীল হ’বলৈ শিক্ষা দিয়ে।
৩. পাঠভিত্তিক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ আৰু কাৰ্যাৱলী (Textbook Activities & Solutions)
Activity 1: Dictionary Word Meanings (অভিধানৰ অৰ্থ)
Bright: full of light (উজ্জ্বল)
Creature: a living thing that can move around (জীৱ / প্ৰাণী)
Great: large / big / very good (ডাঙৰ / মহান)
Wise: able to make sensible decisions (জ্ঞানী / বিচক্ষণ)
Wonderful: very good, pleasant or enjoyable (বিস্ময়কৰ / অপূৰ্ব)
Tiny: very small in size or amount (অতি ক্ষুদ্ৰ)
Activity 2: Fill in the blanks from the poem (খালী ঠাই পূৰণ কৰা)
Question: All things ________ and beautiful. (light / bright / great)
(সকলো বস্তু ________ আৰু সুন্দৰ।)
Answer: All things bright and beautiful.
(সকলো বস্তু উজ্জ্বল আৰু সুন্দৰ।)Question: Each little flower that ________. (runs / sings / opens)
(প্ৰতিটো সৰু ফুল যিবোৰ ________।)
Answer: Each little flower that opens.
(প্ৰতিটো সৰু ফুল যিবোৰ ফুলি উঠে / মেলে।)Question: God made their tiny ________. (rings / stings / wings)
(ঈশ্বৰে সিহঁতৰ ক্ষুদ্ৰ ________ সৃষ্টি কৰিলে।)
Answer: God made their tiny wings.
(ঈশ্বৰে চৰাইবোৰৰ ক্ষুদ্ৰ ডেউকা তৈয়াৰ কৰিলে।)
Activity 3: Comprehension Questions (বোধমূলক প্ৰশ্নোত্তৰ)
(a) Write the names of two small creatures.
(দুটা সৰু প্ৰাণীৰ নাম লিখা।)
Answer: Two small creatures are ant and bee (or butterfly and sparrow).
(দুটা সৰু প্ৰাণী হৈছে পৰুৱা আৰু মৌমাখি।)
(b) “He made their glowing colours” — who is ‘he’ in this line?
(“He made their glowing colours” — এই শাৰীটোত ‘he’ বুলি কাক বুজোৱা হৈছে?)
Answer: In this line, ‘he’ refers to the Lord God (the Almighty Creator).
(এই শাৰীটোত ‘he’ বুলি প্ৰভু ঈশ্বৰক (God) বুজোৱা হৈছে।)
(c) “He made their tiny wings” — who is ‘their’ in this line?
(“He made their tiny wings” — এই শাৰীটোত ‘their’ বুলিলে কাৰ কথা কোৱা হৈছে?)
Answer: In this line, ‘their’ refers to the little birds that sing.
(এই শাৰীটোত ‘their’ বুলিলে গান গোৱা সৰু সৰু চৰাইবোৰক বুজোৱা হৈছে।)
(d) What are the things that God has made?
(ভগৱানে কি কি বস্তু সৃষ্টি কৰিছে?)
Answer: God has made all things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, blooming flowers with glowing colours, and singing birds with tiny wings.
(ভগৱানে সকলো উজ্জ্বল আৰু সুন্দৰ বস্তু, ডাঙৰ-সৰু সকলো জীৱ-জন্তু, জ্ঞানী আৰু আশ্চৰ্যকৰ বস্তু, উজ্জ্বল ৰঙৰ ফুলবোৰ আৰু ডেউকা থকা চৰাইবোৰ সৃষ্টি কৰিছে।)
(e) Why does the poet praise God in this poem?
(কবিয়ে এই কবিতাটিত ঈশ্বৰক কিয় প্ৰশংসা কৰিছে?)
Answer: The poet praises God because He has created the entire universe and every beautiful element of nature with great wisdom, love, and perfection.
(কবিয়ে ঈশ্বৰক প্ৰশংসা কৰিছে কাৰণ তেওঁ অপৰিসীম জ্ঞান আৰু মৰমেৰে এই ধুনীয়া পৃথিৱীখন আৰু প্ৰকৃতিৰ সকলো উপাদান সৃষ্টি কৰিছে।)
Activity 4: Circle the Rhyming Words in Each Group (ছন্দ মিলোৱা শব্দ বাছনি কৰা)
Group (a): small, beautiful, all → small — all
Group (b): wonderful, small, beautiful → wonderful — beautiful
Group (c): might, colour, bright → might — bright
Group (d): wings, opens, sings → wings — sings
Activity 5: Word-Web for ‘A Garden’ (ফুলনিৰ শব্দ-জাল)
flower (ফুল)
butterfly (পখিলা)
grasshopper (ফৰিং)
trees (গছ-গছনি)
gardener (মালী)
honeybee (মৌমাখি)
Activity 6: Rhyming Words Matching (ছন্দ মিলোৱা শব্দ)
sweet – feet – meet
thing – sing – king
mood – food – wood
old – cold – gold
Activity 7: Synonyms / Words with Similar Meanings (সমৰ্থক শব্দ)
Little = tiny = small (ক্ষুদ্ৰ / সৰু)
Beautiful = pretty = nice (ধুনীয়া / সুন্দৰ)
Great = large = big (ডাঙৰ / বিশাল)
Wise = clever = intelligent (জ্ঞানী / বুদ্ধিমান)
Wonderful = lovely = delightful (অপূৰ্ব / আনন্দদায়ক)
Activity 8: Compound Words with ‘Sun’ (‘Sun’ শব্দৰে গঠিত শব্দ)
Sun + burn = Sunburn (ৰ’দে পোৰা)
Sun + light = Sunlight (সূৰ্যৰ পোহৰ)
Sun + shine = Sunshine (ৰ’দালি)
Sun + day = Sunday (দেওবাৰ)
Sun + flower = Sunflower (সূৰ্যমুখী ফুল)
Sun + rays = Sunrays (সূৰ্যৰ কিৰণ)
Activity 9: Word Chain in Nature (প্ৰাকৃতিক শব্দ শৃংখল)
START → flower → rabbit → tree → eagle → egg → grass → sheep → plant → tadpole → elephant → thunder → rat → river → FINISH
Activity 10: Tongue Twisters for Pronunciation (উচ্চাৰণ অনুশীলন)
“I thought, I thought of thinking of thanking you.”
“If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?”
“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.”
“The big bug bit the black beetle.”
Activity 11: Earth Day & New Year Greeting Cards (শুভেচ্ছা পত্ৰ)
(a) Earth Day Greeting Card:
To: Ananya,
Wishing you a very happy and green Earth Day!
May we all work together to keep our Earth clean and green!
From: Niran
(b) Completed New Year Greeting Card:
Wishing you a very happy New Year!
May the new year bring happiness and prosperity
to you and your family!
Activity 12: Informal Letter on Winning World Environment Day Quiz (চিঠি লিখন)
Address: ABC Village, Udalguri
Date: Date
Dear Rahul,
I hope you are doing well. I am very excited to write to you today!
Yesterday, on 5th June, our school celebrated World Environment Day by holding an inter-house quiz competition in our school auditorium. There were four teams with three members each. The respected Headmaster was the judge. Our team scored 45 points out of 50 and proudly won the first prize! We received a trophy and a collection of storybooks during the prize distribution. After the quiz, we celebrated by planting saplings in our school garden.
Write to me about how you celebrated Environment Day in your school.
Your loving friend,
Niran
Activity 13: Short Forms / Contractions (চমু ৰূপ)
Runjun: Hello, how are you?
Riaz: I’m fine. (I am → I’m)
Runjun: Can you hold the bag for me?
Riaz: Sorry. I can’t. It’s heavy. (cannot → can’t, It is → It’s)
Activity 14: Analogies / Word Relationships (শব্দৰ পাৰস্পৰিক সম্পৰ্ক)
Food is to eat as water is to drink. (খাদ্য খাবলৈ, পানী পিবলৈ)
Bird is to sing as dog is to bark. (চৰায়ে গান গায়, কুকুৰে ভুকে)
Earth is to God as machine is to man. (পৃথিৱী ঈশ্বৰে স্ৰজিলে, যন্ত্ৰ মানুহে সাজিলে)
Sight is to eyes as smell is to nose. (চকুৰে দেখা পায়, নাকেৰে গোন্ধ পায়)
Prayer is to pray as games is to play. (প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰা হয়, খেল খেলা হয়)
Activity 15: Words Ending with ‘-mb’ (‘-mb’ ৰে শেষ হোৱা শব্দ)
thumb (বুঢ়া আঙুলি)
dumb (বোবা / মাতহীন)
comb (ফণী)
lamb (ভেড়া পোৱালি)
climb (বগোৱা)
numb (অসাৰ / অনুভূতিহীন)
Activity 16: Plural Words Ending with ‘-s’ (বহুবচন শব্দ)
bees (মৌমাখিবোৰ)
peas (মটৰমাহবোৰ)
seas (সাগৰবোৰ)
keys (চাবিবোৰ)
trees (গছবোৰ)
birds (চৰাইবোৰ)
flowers (ফুলবোৰ)
books (কিতাপবোৰ)
Activity 17: Conjunctions (and, but, so, therefore) (সংযোজক অব্যয়)
Hop, the grasshopper and Annie, the ant are friends. Hop spends all his time singing and dancing, but Annie loves to work all the time.
Annie was busy in summer, so Hop did not meet her.
Both big and small creatures are made by God, but buildings are not.
Plastic is bad for the environment. Therefore, plastic bags should not be used.
Activity 18: Spot Six Differences in Picture 2 (ছবিৰ ছয়টা পাৰ্থক্য)
In Picture 2, there is a boy fishing near the pond under the tree.
In Picture 2, there are two thatched huts on the hill.
In Picture 2, some leaves on the big tree have turned yellow.
In Picture 2, the shape and water level of the pond are different.
In Picture 2, the tree trunk has a wider base.
In Picture 2, the background hill grass has a greener shade.
Activity 19: Framing ‘Wh’ Questions About a Rhinoceros (প্ৰশ্ন গঠন)
Question: Who are you?
Statement: I am a rhino. (মই এটা গঁড়।)Question: Where do you live?
Statement: I live in Kaziranga. (মই কাজিৰঙাত বাস কৰোঁ।)Question: What do you eat?
Statement: I eat plants and grass. (মই গছ-গছনি আৰু ঘাঁহ খাওঁ।)Question: How old are you?
Statement: I am ten years old. (মোৰ বয়স দহ বছৰ।)Question: Why are you crying?
Statement: I am crying because I am endangered. Please save me. (মই বিপন্ন প্ৰজাতি হোৱা বাবে কান্দিছোঁ। অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি মোক ৰক্ষা কৰক।)
Activity 20: Five Sentences on My Village / Town (মোৰ গাঁও / চহৰৰ বিষয়ে পাঁচটা বাক্য)
The name of my village is Borgaon.
It is a very peaceful and beautiful village surrounded by green paddy fields.
There is a primary school, a playground, and a clean stream flowing beside our village.
Most of the villagers are hardworking farmers who live together happily.
I love my village very much because of its clean environment and loving people.
(১. মোৰ গাঁৱৰ নাম বৰগাঁও। ২. ই সেউজীয়া ধাননি পথাৰেৰে আৱৰা এখন অতি শান্ত আৰু সুন্দৰ গাঁও। ৩. আমাৰ গাঁৱত এখন প্ৰাথমিক বিদ্যালয়, এখন খেলপথাৰ আৰু এটি নিৰ্মল নিজৰা আছে। ৪. গাঁৱৰ সৰহসংখ্যক লোকেই পৰিশ্ৰমী খেতিয়ক আৰু সকলোৱে মিলি-জুলি বাস কৰে। ৫. পৰিষ্কাৰ পৰিৱেশ আৰু মৰমিয়াল মানুহখিনিৰ বাবে মই মোৰ গাঁওখনক বহুত ভাল পাওঁ।)
Activity 21 to 23: Story of Tenali Raman (তেনালী ৰামনৰ কাহিনী)
Tenali Raman Story Sequencing (Activity 22):
(b) The King asked Tenali Raman not to come to his court.
(ৰজাই তেনালী ৰামনক ৰাজসভালৈ আহিবলৈ নিষেধ কৰিলে।)(a) Tenali Raman came to the king’s court with his face covered.
(তেনালী ৰামনে মুখখন মাটিৰ চৰুৰে ঢাকি ৰাজসভালৈ আহিল।)(d) The King recognised Tenali Raman though his face was covered.
(মুখ ঢাকি থকাৰ পাছতো ৰজাই তেনালী ৰামনক চিনি পালে।)(c) The King was impressed by Tenali Raman’s intelligence.
(ৰজা তেনালী ৰামনৰ বুদ্ধিমত্তাত মুগ্ধ হ’ল।)
Role Play Dialogue (Activity 23):
King: Why have you come to the court? Why are you covering your face with the pot?
Tenali Raman: Your Majesty, you said you didn’t want to see my face!
King (laughing): You are very intelligent, Tenali!
Tenali Raman: Thank you, your Majesty!