NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Poem 1 The Raven and The Fox

NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Poem 1 The Raven and The Fox

I Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option. 

 1. Stanza 

1 (i) Mr Raven is a __________. (bird/frog)
   (ii) The name of the fox is __________. (Raven/Reynard)
   (iii) Mr Raven had __________ in his beak. (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves) 
Answer
(i) Mr Raven is a bird.
(ii) The name of the fox is Reynard.
(iii) Mr Raven had a piece of food in his beak.

2. Stanza 

2 (i) The Fox calls the Raven a __________ bird. (foolish/good-looking)
   (ii) The Fox asks the Raven to __________. (dance/sing)
  (iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the __________. (trees/woods) 
Answer
(i) The Fox calls the Raven a good-looking bird.
(ii) The Fox asks the Raven to sing.
(iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the woods.

3. Stanza 

3 (i) The Raven ___________ that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
  (ii) The Raven opened its beak to ___________. (eat/sing)
  (iii) The ___________ fell down. (food/Raven) 
Answer
(i) The Raven forgot that he croaked.
(ii) The Raven opened its beak to sing.
(iii) The food fell down.

 4. Stanza 

4 (i) The Fox ___________ at the Raven. (laughed/looked)
  (ii) It is not ___________ to be too proud of oneself. (wise/unwise)
  (iii) The Raven learnt a ______________. (lesson/teaching)
Answer
(i) The Fox laughed at the Raven.
(ii) It is not wise to be too proud of oneself.
(iii) The Raven learnt a lesson.

II Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Check your answers with your teacher and classmates.

Let us think and reflect

II Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow. 

1. Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird. 

Such feathers! If you would only sing, 

The birds of these woods would call you King. 

(i) ‘Such feathers’ refer to __________________ feathers.

 A. shiny and beautiful B. black and dull C. grey and long D. short and unattractive 

(ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’? 

(iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’? 
Answer

(i) ‘Such feathers’ refer to shiny and beautiful feathers.

(ii) The birds of the woods would call the Raven ‘King’ if he could sing. The Fox tells him that his beautiful feathers make him look royal, and if he had a good voice too, other birds would consider him their king.

(iii) The Fox addresses the Raven as ‘Sir’ to flatter him and make him feel honoured. This false respect is part of the Fox’s trick to fool the Raven into singing and dropping the food.

2. The Raven, who did not see the joke, 

     Forgot that his voice was just a croak. 

     He opened his beak, in his foolish pride– 

(i) Why did the Raven open his beak? 

(ii) Complete the following with one word from the given lines. 

      Fox : clever : : Raven : ______________ 

Answer

(i) The Raven opened his beak because he was flattered by the Fox’s praise. In his pride, he wanted to sing and impress the Fox.

(ii) Fox : clever : : Raven : foolish

III Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak? 
Answer
The Raven forgets that his voice is just a croak because he is carried away by the Fox’s false praise. He becomes proud and believes he can sing well.

IV How does Reynard make the Raven sing? 
Answer
Reynard the Fox uses flattery to fool the Raven. He praises the Raven’s appearance and tells him that he would be king if he could sing. This makes the Raven proud and eager to sing.

V Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise? 
Answer
Reynard says that pride is not wise because it can lead to foolishness. The Raven loses his food because he lets pride control his actions.

VI Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise. 
Answer

The teaching is a surprise because the Raven expects praise and admiration, but ends up being tricked and losing his food. It teaches an unexpected lesson about not trusting flattery.

VII Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Answer
If someone praises me too much, I would be cautious. I would thank them politely but try to understand their real intention. I would not let praise make me overconfident.

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