Punjab State Board PSEB 6th Class English Book Solutions Poem 3 I am Writing a Letter Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.
PSEB Solutions for Class 6 English Poem 3 I am Writing a Letter
Activity 1.
Look up the following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the lesson/Adjective/Noun/Verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the dictionary or the mobile phone for correct pronunciation)
3. Spellings
| clearly | anxious | travels |
| blot | envelope | turn over |
Vocabulary Expansion
Activity 2.
Make meaningful sentences of the following words.
1. anxious – I am anxious to know about your health.
2. envelope – Open this envelope. There is a letter in it.
3. blotting paper – I dried up the ink with a piece of blotting paper.
Learning to Read and Comprehend
Activity 3.
Answer the following questions.
Question 1.
Who is the poet writing the letter to ?
कवि किस को पत्र लिख रहा है ?
Answer:
The poet is writing the letter to his mother.
Question 2.
What did the poet write on the envelope ?
कवि ने लिफ़ाफ़े पर क्या लिखा ?
Answer:
The poet wrote the date and the address on the envelope.
Question 3.
Why was the poet anxious ?
कवि चिंतित क्यों था ?
Answer:
The poet was anxious to write the letter neatly.
Question 4.
What is the meaning of ‘My pen travels slowly’ ?
‘My pen travels slowly’ का क्या अर्थ है ?
Answer:
It means that he writes very slowly.
Question 5.
What is the meaning of ‘There’s just room for ten’ ?
“There’s just room for ten’ का क्या अर्थ है ?
Answer:
It means that the room was left for ten words only.
Learning Language
Adverbs
Look at the underlined words in the following sentences :
नीचे दिए गए वाक्यों में रेखाकिंत शब्दों पर ध्यान दें।
1. The dog works faithfully for his master.
2. We cannot see clearly in the dark.
3. The old man is walking slowly.
4. Please do the work carefully.
The underlined words tell us how the actions have been done. Such words are called adverbs.
रेखांकित शब्द हमें यह बताते हैं कि क्रिया कैसे हुई। ऐसे शब्द Adverbs कहलाते हैं।
Activity 4.
Pick out adverbs in the following sentences.
1. The dog barked loudly.
2. The boy talked rudely.
3. The child cried bitterly.
4. We sleep early at night.
5. The king treated his people kindly.
Answer:
1. loudly
2. rudely
3. bitterly
4. early
5. kindly.
An adverb is a word that tells us more about a verb. The function of adverbs is to add to the meaning of the verb. Adverbs are used to modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
Adverb वह शब्द है जो किसी verb, adjective या किसी अन्य Adverb के बारे में कुछ बताता है। Adverb प्रायः-ly जोड़ कर बनाए जाते हैं।
For Example:
‘Clear’ is an adjective. “Clear’ is modified by adding-ly’ to it i.e. “clearly’.
Adjectives
Adjectives are used to add more to the ‘noun’ in a sentence. It describes the noun. It is also called the describing word.
किसी Noun की विशेषता बताने वाले शब्द Adjectives कहलाते है इन्हें ‘decribing words’ भी कहा जाता है, क्योंकि यह Noun की कुछ और अधिक व्याख्या करते हैं।
Examples :
1. He is a tall boy.
2. Reena is a rich girl.
3. I have a warm blanket.
4. Harry is a strong boy.
Activity 5.
Find any five ‘describing words’ from the poem and write them in the space provided. Also, write the word that it describes.
For example : Once there was a big green tree. Little boy played under its cool shade.
| Describing Word (Adjective) | Described Word (Noun) |
| 1. big | tree |
| 2. little | boy |
| 3. cool | shade |
| 4. long | sheet |
| 5. evening | post |
| 6. right | address |
| 7. Dearest | mummy |
| 8. nice | blotting paper |
Activity 6.
Make sentences about yourself using adjectives.
My name is (विद्यार्थी स्वयं लिखें)
1. I am a good boy.
2. I live in a ……….. small village.
3. I have a ……….. big house.
4. It is a very beautiful house.
5. I study in a famous school. It is the best school in my city.
6. My school has many flower, plants and green trees.
Adjectives can be used to compare the qualities in a person, animal or a thing.
Adjectives का प्रयोग व्यक्तियों, वस्तुओं तथा जीवों के गुणों की तुलना करने के लिए भी किया जाता है।
Examples :
1. Harry is a strong boy.
2. Monu is stronger than Harry.
3. Vicky is the strongest.
The word “strong’ शक्तिशाली) is a quality. ‘Monu is stronger (अधिक शक्तिशाली) than Harry’ means Monu is more strong than Harry. Vicky is the strongest (सबसे शक्तिशाली) means that Vicky is stronger than both Harry and Monu. In the sentences above, there is a comparison of the quality i.e. strong.
In English grammar, it is called degrees of comparison.
Let us look at the following three tables. The tables show the degrees of comparison in different types of adjectives :
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| strong | stronger | strongest |
| kind | kinder | kindest |
| long | longer | longest |
| small | smaller | smallest |
| sweet | sweeter | sweetest |
| tall | taller | tallest |
| young | younger | youngest |
| fat | fatter | fattest |
| slim | slimmer | slimmest |
| deep | deeper | deepest |
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| beautiful | more beautiful | most beautiful |
| active | more active | most active |
| helpful | more helpful | most helpful |
| careful | more careful | most careful |
| attractive | more attractive | most attractive |
| popular | more popular | most popular |
| faithful | more faithful | most faithful |
| famous | more famous | most famous |
| difficult | more difficult | most difficult |
| intelligent | more intelligent | most intelligent |
| polite | more polite | most polite |
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| bad | worse | Worst |
| good | better | best |
| far | farther | farthest |
| little | less | least |
| much | more | most |
| some | more | most |
| many | more | most |
Activity 7.
Here are some sentences making comparisons between two things.
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable form of the adjective given in the brackets :
1. My room is ____ (big) than yours.
2. Sachin’s score is ____ (good) than Sehwag’s.
3. The Pacific Ocean is ____ (deep) than the Arctic Ocean.
4. The Arctic Ocean is ____ (cold) than the Indian Ocean.
5. Ravi is ____ (polite) than Sunny.
6. My sister is ___ (tall) than me.
7. A rose is _____ (beautiful) than a marigold.
8. The earth is ___ (large) than the moon.
9. A ounce is ___ (little) than a pound.
10. Learning Mandarin is ____ difficult than learning English.
Answer:
1. bigger
2. better
3. deeper
4. colder
5. more polite
6. taller
7. more beautiful
8. larger
9. less
10. more difficult.
Activity 8.
Complete the following sentences by using the correct form of adjective given in bold.
Example : I have a fast car, but my friend’s car is Complete sentence : I have a fast car, but my friend’s car is faster.
1. This is a nice dog, It’s much ____ than my friend’s dog.
2. Here is Laxmi. She’s five years old. Her brother Ram is ten. Ram is ____
3. Anita has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the ____ hobby in the world.
4. Last holiday I read a good book. My father gave me an even ____ book last weekend.
5. School is boring, but homework is ____ than school.
6. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is ____than skateboarding.
7. This magazine is cheap, but that one is ____
8. We live in a small house, but my grandparents’ house is even ____ than ours.
Answer:
1. nicer
2. older
3. most interesting
4. better
5. more boring
6. more dangerous
7. cheaper
8. smaller.
Adverbs
When an adverb modifies a verb, it usually tells us how, when, where, how often and how much the action is performed.
Adverb प्रायः यह बताता है क्रिया कौसे, कब, कहां, कितनी बार या कितनी हुई
Examples :
1. How : He crossed the road quickly.
2. When : We ran a race yesterday.
3. Where : He sat here.
4. How often : She goes for a jog daily.
5. How much : My timing in the 100 meter race was the fastest.
Activity 9.
Underline the adverbs in the following sentences.
1. Sunita kept her bag carefully in the cupboard.
2. Urmil walks gracefully.
3. The police took timely action.
4. Harish always wakes up at 5 o’clock.
5. I came home early from the office.
6. I checked my purse thoroughly but could not find the pen.
7. Please come quietly in my room.
8. He walked slowly after the operation.
9. Where did you go yesterday ?
10. Write clearly.
Answer:
1. carefully
2. gracefully
3. timely
4. always
5. early
6. thoroughly
7. quietly
8. slowly
9. yesterday
10. clearly.
Activity 10.
Adverbs add to the meaning of a verb. Write in the space provided the verb and the adverb in each sentence in activity 9. The first one is given as an example.
| S.No. | Verb | Adverb |
| 1. | kept | carefully |
| 2. | walks | gracefully |
| 3. | took | timely |
| 4. | wakes (up) | always |
| 5. | came | early |
| 6. | checked | thoroughly |
| 7. | come | quietly |
| 8. | walked | slowly |
| 9. | went | yesterday |
| 10. | write | clearly |
Learning to Read and Comprehend
Activity 11.
The poem is about writing a letter. Write the steps of writing a letter mentioned in the poem. One is done for you.
Writing the date clearly….
- Writing the right address
- Salutation / e.g. Dearest Mummy
- Contents or Body of the letter
- Closing
- Signature
Learning to speak
Activity 12.
Practise speaking the following words with your teacher. Stress the letters in capitals more than others in each word.
Answer:
1. LEtter (R is silent)
2. POst — (पो ….)
3. MOst — (मो….)
4. PERson (R is silent) — (प….)
5. ADDress — (एड् ….)
6. beGIN — (…. गिन)
7. TRAvels — ( ट्रै …)
8. ANxious — (एं …)
9. ENvelope — ( एँन् )
नोट : विद्यार्थी इन शब्दों का उच्चारण करते समय Capital letters पर अधिक जोर दे | जैसे POst
We use language for talking, reading, writing and listening.
हम बोलते, पढ़ते, लिखते और सुनते समय भाषा का प्रयोग करते हैं।
Let us do an activity of using the language. Let us write a message.
What is a message ?
A message is short. It has information for someone. These days we can use mobile phones to talk but it is still important to know how to write a brief message.
Important points to remember :
कोई Message लिखते समय निम्नलिखित बातों का ध्यान रखें।
1. Place the message within a box.
2. Do not write the address of the sender or the receiver.
3. Do not exceed the word limit of 50 words
4. Mention the time and date of the message.
5. Begin with a brief salutation.
6. Write in the reported speech.
7. Write only the essential points. Do not add anything extra.
8. You can use abbreviations and symbols.
9. Write your name at the end of the message.
10. Keep it informal.
Message Format
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Message Time Date Content (Not More Than 50 Words) Name |
Activity 13.
Let’s read a telephonic conversation between Navneet and Vineeta.
Navneet : Hello, Is that 2626068 ?
Vineeta : Yes.
Navneet : Am I talking to Harneet ?
Vineeta : May I know who is calling ?
Navneet : I am Navneet. I study in the same college as Harneet. Is she there?
Vineeta : No, she has gone to the market. Why don’t you call her on her mobile ?
Navneet : I tried but it was not reachable. I need to give her a message.
Vineeta : You can give me the message.
Navneet : Tell her that the trip for tomorrow has been postponed and she must come ready for regular classes.
Vineeta : I will tell her.
Navneet : Thank your.
Vineeta has to go to her friend’s house so she writes the message for Harneet and pastes on the refrigerator.
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Message January 22, 20……. 5 pm Hello Harneet |
नोट : विद्यार्थी दिए गए format तथा message का अध्ययन करें तथा अपने friends को school से जुड़े messages लिखने का अभ्यास करें।
Activity 14.
You are the Principal of a school. You have received a phone call from a students’ father. The name of the student is Amrinder. He studies in 6th class. His father has said that Amrinder’s grandmother is not well and he should reach home quickly. Write a message for the student. [The message is to be sent to him in the Class.) :
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MESSAGE Feb. 26, 20….. 11 a.m. Amrinder, the student of class 6th is informed that his grandmother is not well and his father wants him to reach home quickly. |
Comprehension Of Stanzas
Read stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow each :
(1) I am writing a letter
To send by the evening post
It is to the person
I care for the most,
Write the date clearly
And put the right address.
And begin ‘Dearest Mummy’,
(Did anyone guess ?)
1. Who is the poet writing the letter to ?
कवि किस को पत्र लिख रहा है ?
2. How will he send it ?
वह इसे कैसे भेजेगा ?
3. Why does he use the word ‘Dearest for his Mummy?
वह अपनी मां के लिए ‘Dearest’ शब्द का प्रयोग क्यों करता है?
4. What does he write on the envelope ?
वह लिफ़ाफे पर क्या लिखता है ?
5. Write the name of the poem and the poet.
कविता और कवि का नाम लिखें।
Answer:
1. The poet is writing the letter to his mother.
2. He will send it by the evening post.
3. He uses this word because she is the person he loves and cares the most.
4. The name of the poem is ‘I am Writing a letter’. The name of its poet is Margaret G.
Rhodes.
(2) My new pen travels slowly
All down the long sheet,
Because I am so anxious
To keep it all neat.
I carefully blot it
To dry up the ink
Such nice blotting paper
The colour is pink !
1. Write the name of the poem and the poet.
कवि और कविता का नाम लिखें।
2. Why does the poet’s pen run slowly ?
कवि का पेन् धीरे क्यों चलता है ?
3. What is he anxious about ?
वह किस बात के लिए चिंतित है ?
4. What does he use to dry up the ink ? What is its colour ?
वह स्याही को सुखाने के लिए किस चीज़ का प्रयोग करता है ? यह किस रंग की है ?
Or
Write two pairs of rhyming words in the stanza.
पद्य में से दो जोड़े एक जैसी लय वाले शब्दों के लिखें।
Answer:
1. The name of the poem is ‘I am Writing a Letter and that of the poet is Margaret G.
Rhodes.
2. His pen runs slowly because it is new.
3. He is anxious about the neatness of his letter.
4. He uses a blotting paper to dry up the ink. Its colour is pink.
Or
sheet-neat ; ink-pink.
(3) I turn the page over
And on goes my pen,
Till lastly come kisses,
There’s just room for ten
The envelope’s ready
I put the stamp on,
And run to the postbox,
And now it has gone.
1. When does the writer’s pen become fast ?
लेखक का पेन् तेज़ कब होता है ?
2. When does he put the stamp on the envelope ?
वह लिफ़ाफ़े पर टिकट कब लगाता है ? .
3. What does he write in the last lines ?
अंतिम पंक्तियों में वह क्या लिखता है ?
4. Why does he run to the postbox ?
वह दौड़ कर पोस्ट बॉक्स पर क्यों जाता है ?
Or
Write the words that rhyme with each other in the stanza.
पद्य में से वे शब्द लिखें जिनकी लय एक जैसी है।
Answer:
1. His pen becomes fast after he turns the page over.
2. He puts the stamp on the envelope when the letter is ready.
3. He expresses his love for his mother in the last lines.
4. He runs to the postbox to post his letter.
Or
pen-ten; on-gone.
Word Meanings
I am Writing a Letter Poem Summary in English
I am Writing a Letter Summary in English
To write a letter for a child is happy experience. If the letter is for its mother, the experience becomes more exciting. In this poem too, a child is writing a letter to its mother. It addresses her as ‘Dearest Mummy.’ It is anxious to write the letter very neatly. So it writes very slowly. If a drop of ink leaks and makes a blot on the sheet. it dries, it up with a piece of nice bloting paper.
The child gets fast after turning over the page. It writes its love and kisses for its mother. It stops when a little space in left. In the ends it puts a stamp on the letter and runs to the postbox to post it. It is happy that its letter has gone now.
I am Writing a Letter Summary in Hindi
कवि (बच्चा) अपनी मां को एक पत्र लिख रहा है। वह इसे शाम की डाक से भेजेगा। वह अपनी मां से सबसे ज़्यादा प्रेम करता है और उसके लिए Dearest Mummy शब्दों का प्रयोग करता है। वह बहुत धीरे-धीरे लिखता है, क्योंकि उसका पेन् नया है। लिफ़ाफ़ा (पत्र) काफ़ी लम्बा है और वह साफ़-साफ़ लिखना पसंद करता है।
पत्र पर स्याही गिरने पर में वह उसे गुलाबी स्याही-चूस से सुखा देता है ताकि पत्र साफ़ दिखे। अंत में जगह थोड़ी रह जाती है तो वह अपनी मां को प्रेम भरे और चुम्बन भरे शब्द लिखता है। पत्र पूरा होते ही वह लिफ़ाफ़े को बंद करके उस पर डाक-टिकट लगाता है और दौड़ कर पोस्ट बॉक्स पर जाता है। अब उसका पत्र चला गया है।