Class 6 English - Honeysuckle
Poem 1 - A House a home
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QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK
A house and a home are not the same thing. They differ in many ways. A house is just a set of rooms made of brick and stone, wood and glass. It has an open ground, tile floors, cement plaster on the walls, windows and doors. But it is a lifeless structure.
A home is a living unit. It means a family, a set of members. It has parents and children. They are bonded with ties of love and respect. They take care of each other. They share each other’s joy and sorrow. They work selflessly and co-operate to meet their basic needs.
घर और गृह समानार्थी शब्द नहीं हैं। उनमें कई प्रकार के अन्तर हैं। घर तो कमरों का सेट होता है जो ईट, पत्थर, लकड़ी तथा काँच से बनाया जाता है। इसमें एक खुला आँगन होता है, टाइल लगे फर्श होते हैं, दीवारों पर सीमेन्ट का प्लास्टर होता है, खिड़की तथा दरवाजे होते हैं। पर यह एक निजीव ढाँचा होता है।
गृह एक जीवंत इकाई को कहते हैं। इसका अर्थ होता है एक परिवार और उसके सदस्य। उसमें माता-पिता तथा बच्चे होते हैं। वे प्यार तथा आदर के धागों से जुड़े होते हैं। वे एक-दूसरे की भलाई की चिन्ता करते हैं, एक-दूसरे के सुख-दुख को बाँटते हैं। वे नि:स्वार्थ भाव से काम करते हैं और अपनी मूलभूत जरूरतें पूरी करने के लिये एक-दूसरे का सहयोग करते हैं।
HINDI VERSION OF THE POEM WITH COMPREHENSION
1.
What is Cal house?
It’s brick and Stone
and Wood that’s hard.
Some window glass
and perhaps a yard.
It’s eaves and chimneys
and title floors
and stucco and roof
and lots of doors.
घर किसे कहते हैं? यह तो ईट और पत्थर से बना ढाँचा होता है, उसमें कठोर इमारती लकड़ी लगाई जाती है। कुछ काँच लगी खिड़कियाँ होती हैं और शायद एक आँगन होता है। उसमें नीचे को लटकती हुई ओरियाँ और धुआँ निकालने के लिये चिमनियाँ होती हैं, उसमें फर्श पर टाइलें लगी होती हैं, दीवारों पर चूना या सीमेंट का पलस्तर होता है, एक छत होती है और कई दरवाजे होते हैं।
Questions:
(a) What is a house usually made of?
(b) What is the use of windows and doors?
(c) What is eaves?
(d) What purpose do chimneys serve?
(e) What does the word “stucco’ mean?
Answer :
(a) Houses are nowadays usually made of bricks and stones, cement and mortar.
(b) The windows give us light and fresh air. The doors give us security and also passage to move in and out.
(c) Eaves is the overhanging edge of a roof.
(d) Chimneys are made to carry off kitchen smoke into the sky.
(e) ‘Stucco’ means ‘a fine plaster or cement’.
2.
What is a home?
It’s loving and family
and doing for others.
It’s brothers and sisters
and fathers and mothers.
It’s unselfish acts
and kindly sharing
and showing your loved ones
You’re always caring.
गृह किसे कहते हैं? यह तो स्नेहयुक्त लोगों के परिवार से बनता है जो एक-दूसरे की सेवा करने को तैयार रहते हैं। इसमें भाई, बहन, पिता तथा माता रहते हैं। उनके नि:स्वार्थ कार्य, सौहार्दपूर्वक उनके सुख-दुख में शामिल होना, अपने प्रियजनों को प्यार बाँटना, और यह विश्वास दिलाना कि आप सभी समझदार तथा एक-दूसरे की चिन्ता करने वाले हैं – इन सबसे गृह बनता है।
Questions:
(a) What is a home made of?
(b) How does a home differ from a house?
(c) What keeps all the members united?
(d) What makes us happy and healthy at home?
(e) Pick out a word from the above stanza which means the same as ‘without any motive of self gain.
Answer :
(a) A home is made of elders and children.
(b) A house is a lifeless structure of bricks, concrete and wood. A home is made by a set of elders and children, who are loving and caring.
(c) The members of a family stand united as long as each one respects and helps others.
(d) A happy home means a family in which the members are unselfish, loving, caring and respectful.
(e) Unselfish.
QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK
WORKING WITH THE POEM
Question 1:
Do you agree with what the poet says? Talk to your partner and complete these sentences.
- A house is made of _____________________________
- It has ______________________________________
- A home is made by _____________________________
- It has ______________________________________
Answer :
- lifeless brick and Stone.
- window glasses, a courtyard, tile floors, doors and a roof.
- loving and caring parents and children.
- members who understand each other. They love and care for one another self lessly.
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Question 2:
Now complete these sentences about your house and home.
- My house is __________________________________
- The best thing about my home is ____________________
Answer :
- a structure of bricks, marbles and tiles. It has beautiful windows, ventilators and doors.
- that all the members are very loving and caring. There are no disputes or quarrels among us.
MORE QUESTIONS SOLVED
Question 1:
How does the poet distinguish between a house and a home? Which do you think is better?
Answer :
A house is a lifeless structure of brick and stone, wood and glass. It has tile floors, chimneys and so many doors. It has no feelings, no voice. Home should not be confused with house. It is altogether different from a house. It consists of living beings, a group of loving and helpful brothers and sisters, mother and father. They are unselfish. They care for each other. They are kind and sharing. A home is much better than a mere house.
TEST YOUR SKILLS
1. What keeps all the members in a home united?
2. Do you love your home? Why?