POEM -1 WHERE GO THE BOATS?

NEW WORDS WITH MEANINGS

1. either hand – each side
2. castle – a large magnificent building meant for a king or
very rich person
3. foam – a mass of bubbles
4. mill – a building for machinery for grinding grain into
flour
5. valley – a low area of land between hills , usually with a
river flowing through it
6. ashore – towards land (from the river)

MAKE SENTENCES
1. valley – The river was flowing deep down the valley.
2. castle - There used to be a castle on this hill.
3. mill – The farmer took his grain to the mill.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q1. What is being described in the first stanza of the
poem?
Ans1.In the first stanza, the poet has described about the
colour of the river and sand .He also described the trees
present on each side of the river.
Q2. What did the poet see a-floating on the river water?
Ans2. The poet saw green leaves and castles of foam a-
floating on the river water.
Q3. Name two places that the river crosses while flowing
down.
Ans3. The river flows near a mill and down through a
valley.
Q4. Who would bring the poet’s boats ashore?
Ans4. Other little children would bring the poet’s boats
ashore.

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words and complete the

following sentences.
1.The river is dark brown and the sand is golden.
2.The poet could see castles
of the foam in the river.
3.The river flowed past a mill before flowing down the
valley.
4.The river would flow for a hundred miles or more.