JANDKNCERT | English | Class 3rd | Chant III
The Swing | Lesson 1 | Poem | English | Chant III | Summary | Questions | Answers
The Swing
How do you like to go up in a
swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest
thing
Ever a child can do!
Up in the air and over the wall,
Till I can see so wide,
River and trees and cattle and
all
Over the countryside—
Till I look down on the garden
green,
Down on the roof so brown—
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the
air and down!
(R L Stevenson)
New Words with Urdu Meanings
Swing
— جھولا
Pleasantest — سب سے خوشگوار
Air — ہوا
Wall — دیوار
Wide — وسیع / دور تک
River — دریا
Cattle — مویشی
Countryside — دیہی علاقہ
Garden — باغ
Roof — چھت
Flying — اڑنا
Brown — بھورا
Short Summary
The
poem describes a child’s joy while swinging high in the blue sky. From the
swing, the child sees the river, trees, cattle, countryside, garden, and
rooftops below.
Question.
How does the child in the poem feel about the swing?
Answer:
The child feels very happy and excited
about the swing. He thinks that swinging is the most pleasant thing a child can
do.
Question.
What are the things that the child sees on the swing?
Answer:
The child sees the river, trees, cattle,
countryside, green garden, and brown roof while on the swing.
Question.
Do you like to swing? What are some of the things you see when you are on the
swing?
Answer:
Yes, I like to swing. When I am on the
swing, I can see trees, flowers, people, birds, the playground, and the sky.
Let's Write
Question
1. Write down the things that the child sees in the poem.
Answer: River,
trees, cattle, countryside, garden green, roof so brown.
Question
2. Write down the things that you see while going to school.
Answer: (Personal
answer – examples: road, trees, shops, people, cars, school building, friends.)
Question
3. Write down the words that end with /n/ sound in the poem.
Answer: swing,
thing, can, brown, down, again, down.
Question
4. Write down the pairs of words from the poem that rhyme with each other.
Answer:
swing – thing
blue – do
wall – all
wide –
countryside
green – brown
(near rhyme in context) / again – down