Raintree 1 A Little Seed

Summary – A Little Seed

This short poem is full of information. The poem lays out the main things needed for a process that few

of us ever notice, that is, the transformation of a little seed into a flowering plant.

The poem tells the reader the various conditions that a seed needs to grow into a healthy plant.

POEM A LITTLE SEED

Comprehension

A. 1. soil 2. hole 3. pat 4. wish 5. sun 6. shower 7. a little time

B. Suggested answer: No, if any one of these things is not there, the seed will not grow into a plant and it

will not grow a flower.

C. 1. soil 2. seeds 3. water 4. sunlight 5. sprout 6. plant

A LITTLE SEED POEM

A. Answer in brief.

What does the speaker want to grow and what does he need for that?

Ans: The speaker wants to grow a flower and for that he needs a seed, some soil, water and sunlight.

The flower will grow after sometime on the plant.

B. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. A little seed for me to sow

A little soil to make it grow.

a. What does the boy want to do with the seed?

b. What does the seed need and why?

c. What will grow from the seed?

Ans: a. The boy wants to sow the seed.

b. The seed needs soil to grow.

c. A new plant will grow from the seed.

2. A little hole, a little pat,

A little wish, and that is that.

a. Where will he plant the seed?

b. What will he do after planting it?

c. What does he wish for?

Ans: a. He will plant the seed in a hole in the ground.

b. He will pat the ground.

c. His wish is to get a flower from the seed.

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