• Poet: Christina Rossetti
• Meaning: এই কবিতাটোত কবিয়ে নীলা আকাশখনক এখন নীলা পাহাৰ (blue hill) আৰু তাত উটি থকা বগা ডাৱৰবোৰক বগা ভেড়া (white sheep) ৰ লগত তুলনা কৰিছে। যেতিয়া বতাহ বন্ধ হৈ যায়, ডাৱৰবোৰ স্থিৰ হৈ ৰয়; আৰু যেতিয়া বতাহ বলি থাকে, ডাৱৰবোৰ লাহে লাহে আগুৱাই যায়।
On a blue hill,
When the wind stops,
You all stand still.
When the wind blows,
You walk away slow.
White sheep, white sheep,
Where do you go?
— Christina Rossetti
| Word | English Meaning | অসমীয়া অৰ্থ |
|---|---|---|
| Clouds | Mass of condensed water vapour in the sky | ডাৱৰ / মেঘ |
| Sheep | A woolly farm animal | ভেড়া |
| Hill | A raised land / small mountain | পাহাৰ |
| Wind | Moving air | বতাহ |
| Stand still | Stay without moving | থিয় হৈ থকা / থমকি ৰোৱা |
| Blows | Moves with speed (wind) | বতাহ বোৱা |
| Slow | Not fast / gently | লাহে লাহে / ধীৰে |
• right (Line 1) ➔ white
• clue (Line 2) ➔ blue
• fall (Line 4) ➔ all
• blow (Line 6) ➔ slow
• hill ➔ still
1. Adding 's':
- s + he = she
- s + how = show
- s + tar = star
- s + pot = spot
2. Adding 'w':
- w + hat = what
- w + hen = when
- w + here = where
- w + heat = wheat
3. Adding 'b':
- b + rush = brush
- b + ridge = bridge
- b + low = blow
- b + lue = blue
i) What is the colour of the sheep in the poem?
Answer: The colour of the sheep is white.
ii) What happens when the wind blows?
Answer: When the wind blows, the white sheep (clouds) walk away slow.
iii) What happens when the wind stops (stands still)?
Answer: When the wind stops, the white sheep all stand still.
iv) Where are the white sheep?
Answer: The white sheep are on a blue hill (in the blue sky).
i) The white sheep stand still when the wind stops. (blows/stops)
ii) The colour of the hill is blue. (white/blue)
iii) The white sheep walk slow when the wind blows. (blows/stops)
iv) The poem is about— ➔ b) clouds
| 'cr' sound | 'gr' sound | 'br' sound | 'fr' sound |
|---|---|---|---|
| crow | grab | bread | frog |
| crack | grain | brush | fruit |
| cricket | grapes | brick | fridge / friend |
• An umbrella : This is an umbrella. (এয়া এটা ছাতি।)
• Umbrellas : These are umbrellas. (এইবোৰ ছাতি।)
• A cloud : This is a cloud. (এয়া এটা ডাৱৰ।)
• Clouds : These are clouds. (এইবোৰ ডাৱৰ।)
i) Bohag Bihu is celebrated in Assam.
ii) Barasha saw a foxtail orchid (Kopou phool).
iii) Bohag Bihu is celebrated in the spring season.
iv) Nature looks beautiful and fresh in spring.
(Note: Foxtail orchid or Kopou phool is the State Flower of Assam.)
| Column A | Column B (Correct Match) |
|---|---|
| i) We watch Bihu dance | ➔ in the spring season. |
| ii) We love to eat ice-cream | ➔ in the summer season. |
| iii) We wear woollen clothes | ➔ in the winter season. |
| iv) We like to sail paper boats | ➔ in the rainy season. |
- autumn
- blue
- flower
- girls
- orchid
- sheep
- tree
- white
i) The ants worked hard to store food for winter. (works/worked)
ii) The grasshopper liked to spend time singing and dancing. (like/liked)
iii) The grasshopper did not have anything to eat when winter came. (came/come)
iv) He asked the ant for some food. (ask/asked)
• hard + working = hardworking (কঠিন পৰিশ্ৰমী)
• grass + hopper = grasshopper (ফৰিং)
• sun + shine = sunshine (ৰ’দালী)
• any + thing = anything (যিকোনো বস্তু)
"I am in 'ant'
But not in 'and'
I am in 'cat'
But not in 'hand'.
Say who am I?"
➔ Answer: The letter 'T' (or 't')
i) The are ants hardworking
➔ The ants are hardworking.
ii) The lazy is very grasshopper
➔ The grasshopper is very lazy.
iii) The asked grasshopper for food ant the
➔ The grasshopper asked the ant for food.
| Word | Opposite (বিপৰীত শব্দ) | Word | Opposite (বিপৰীত শব্দ) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy | Sad | Black | White |
| Good | Bad | Day | Night |
| Give | Take | Heavy | Light |
| Sleep | Wake | Up | Down |
| Hot | Cold | Slow | Fast |
| Young | Old | Come | Go |
| Big | Small | Short | Tall |