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Raintree 2 Kites, Kites Everywhere

 Summary: Kites, Kites Everywhere

One night, Monu is hopping happily on the bed while his grandfather watches with a smile.

Monu is excited about the next day as it is Makar Sankranti and he cannot wait to fly kites

on the terrace with his friends and family. Monu is curious to know about the connection

between kites and Makar Sankranti. He listens attentively as his grandfather explains the

significance behind the tradition. His grandfather also tells him how kite flying is a tradition

in other countries like China and Japan and that kite festivals are popular throughout the

world. He also alerts Monu to the dangers of coating kite strings with powdered glass.

The lesson will encourage students to talk about Indian festivals and foreign festivals and to

make a comparative study of the two.


B. 1. We fly kites in winter to have fun and for good health. When we go outdoors to fly kites, our bodies

get sunlight. Our body needs sunlight to be healthy.

2. A dragon kite is very long and heavy. This is why many people fly one dragon kite.

3. In Japan, people fly kites at the birth of a baby or to celebrate a good rice harvest.

4. Some kite fighters coat the kite strings with bits of glass. As the kites fly through the air, each kite

tries to cut the string of the other.

C. 1. Kite fighters coat their kite strings with glass to make the strings sharp. With a sharp string they

can cut the strings of other kites and win the fight.

2. No. Monu was not bored. He was enjoying listening to Dada. Monu yawned because he was tired

and sleepy.

Grammar

A. 2. slowly 3. happily 4. brightly 5. heavily

B. 2. nicely 3. sweetly 4. lazily 5. beautifully

Vocabulary

2. leaps 3. nods 4. shakes 5. hop

Listening

[Listen and tick the correct pictures.

Here are a few things we see up in the sky.

1. It has two wings and a beak. It builds a nest.

2. It has seven colours. We can see it after the rains.

3. They twinkle at night and look like diamonds.

4. It has two wings and it makes a loud noise. It carries people in it.

5. It looks like a yellow ball. It shines brightly.]

1. bird 2. rainbow 3. stars 4. plane 5. sun

Writing

(Suggested Answer) Accept any logical answer.

1. (any name); 2. kite; 3. terrace; 4. red; 5. ball; 6. sky; 7. beautiful

Spelling

1. fighter; 2. doctor; 3. sailor; 4. writer; 5. tailor; 6. mother;

7. actor; 8. farmer

UNIT 8 KITES, KITES EVERYWHERE

EMBEDDED QUESTIONS

Monu will be busy flying kites with his friends and family because tomorrow is Makar Sankranti.

Comprehension

A. 1. winter (in January) 2. fierce, angry 3. crane 4. everywhere

KITES, KITES EVERYWHERE

A. Answer in brief.

1. Why was Monu excited?

 Ans: Monu was excited because the next day was Makar Sankranti and he wanted to fly kites on

the terrace with his friends.

2. How do people in China show respect to the dragon?

 Ans: In China, people show respect to the dragon by flying long and heavy dragon kites on New

Year’s Day.

3. Do kite festivals take place everywhere? What does this tell us?

 Ans: Yes. Kite festivals take place everywhere. It tells us that all over the world, people enjoy

flying kites.

B. Answer in detail.

1. What explanation did Dada give when Monu asked him the reason for flying kites on Makar

Sankranti?

 Ans: Dada explained that our body needs sunlight to be healthy. In winter, we stay indoors and

fall ill easily. But when we go out to fly kites, our body gets sunlight and we also have fun.

2. What is Makar Sankranti and when and how is it celebrated?

 Ans: Makar Sankranti is a harvest festival celebrated in January. Farmers cut the ripe crops

during this time. People prepare tasty sweets and other dishes and also fly kites during Makar

Sankranti.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. “Why do we fly kites on Makar Sankranti?”

 a. Who asked this and to whom?

 b. What answer did he get?

 c. When do people celebrate Makar Sankranti?

 Ans: a. Monu asked Dada this question.

 b. Dada answered that we fly kites on Makar Sankranti so that our body gets sunlight in

winter and to have fun too.

 c. People celebrate Makar Sankranti in the month of January.

2. “Now go to sleep. You have a busy day tomorrow.” (Kites, Kites Everywhere)


 a. Who asked whom to go to sleep and why?

 b. Who was going to have a busy day?

 c. Why was his day going to be busy?

 Ans: a. Dada asked Monu to go to sleep as he saw Monu yawning.

 b. Monu was going to have a busy day.

 c. The next day was Makar Sankranti, so he was going to be busy flying kites.


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