​Class 6 English Part 2 Lesson 3 - A Nail Poem Question Answer

​Class 6 English Part 2 Lesson 3 - A Nail Poem Question Answer​

Class 6 English Part 2 Lesson 3 - A Nail Poem Question Answer

Comprehension Questions:

Answer the questions orally.

Q1.Why was the shoe lost?
Ans: The shoe was lost for the want of a nail.

Q2. Why was the horse lost?
Ans: The horse was lost for the want of a shoe.

Q3. Why was the rider lost?
Ans: The rider was lost for the want of a horse.

Q4. Why was the battle lost?
Ans: The battle was lost for the want of a rider.

Q5. Why was the kingdom lost?
Ans: The kingdom was lost for the want of a battle.

Q6.Mark the order of ‘nail’, ‘shoe’, ‘horse’ etc. Is the order from the less important to more important things or from the more important to less important things?
Ans: The order of nails, shoes, horses, etc. is from the less important to more, important things.

Session – 2 :
III. Post-Reading :

1. Visual Memory Development Technique (VMDT) :
Whole Text     – For the want of a horse, the rider was lost.
For the want of a battle, the kingdom was lost.
Part Text         – nail-shoe-rider-battle-kingdom-horse shoe-nail

2. Comprehension Activities :
(a) MCQs- Choose the correct alternative.                                                                     

Q1. The shoe was lost for the want of a _______________.
(A) horse
(B) rider
(C) battle
(D) nail
Ans: (D) nail

Q2. The horse was lost for the want of a _______________.
(A) rider
(B) nail
(C) shoe
(D) battle
Ans: (C) shoe

Q3. For the want of a battle, the _______________ was lost.
(A) rider
(B) horse
(C) shoe
(D) kingdom
Ans: (D) kingdom

Q4. All were lost only for a _______________.
(A) horse
(B) horseshoe nail
(C) nail
(D) shoe
Ans: (B) horseshoe nail

Q5. Which of the following two go together? Tick the right one.
(A) nail and horse
(B) nail and rider
(C) rider and kingdom
(D) horse and rider
Ans: (D) horse and rider

(b) Match the items in column A with the items in column B and write them on the lines given. The first one is done for you.
Question 

A                                                                     B

(1) For want of the battle,                   (a) the rider was lost.  
(2) For want of the horse,                   (b) the kingdom was lost.
(3) For want of a nail,                        (c) the shoe was lost.
(4) For want of the rider,                    (d) the battle was lost.
(5) For want of the shoe,                     (e) the horse was lost.

Answer:

A                                                                     B

(1) For want of the battle,                   (b) the kingdom was lost.
(2) For want of the horse,                   (a) the rider was lost.
(3) For want of a nail,                        (c) the shoe was lost.
(4) For want of the rider,                    (d) the battle was lost.
(5) For want of the shoe,                     (e) the horse was lost.

Session – 3 :
3. Listening :
Your teacher will read aloud the poem. You listen to him/her and fill in the gaps.
Question:
For the want of a nail,
     the shoe was _________.
For the want _________.
        the horse was lost.
For the want of a horse,
            the __________ was lost.

Answer: 

For the want of a nail,
            the shoe was lost.
For the want of a shoe.
            the horse was lost.
For the want of a horse,
            the rider was lost.

4. Speaking :
(a) Chain-drill : “For the want of a nail, a shoe was lost.”
“For the want of a battle, the kingdom was lost.
(b) Chain-dialogues : (Reading Aloud) Teacher vs. students,
    students vs. students All the lines looking at the poem.
Teacher: For the want of a nail
Students: The shoe was lost.
(Do the whole poem in this way.)

Session – 4:
5. Vocabulary :
(a) List the six most important words in the poem. The first and the last are done for you.
Question:
1. nail
2. ___________________
3. ___________________
4. ___________________
5. ___________________
6. Kingdom

Answer:

1. nail
2. shoe
3. horse
4. rider
5. battle
6. kingdom

(b) Complete the chain using words from the poem. Two are done for you.
nail > shoe >________________ >________________ > ________________ > ________________
Ans:
nail > shoe > horse > rider > battle > kingdom

6. Usage :
Look at the following sentence.
Someone lost the shoe. It can be written as “The shoe was lost.”
(Here ‘shoe’ is more important than who lost it.)
Now rewrite the following sentences in the same way. Begin each sentence with the word underlined. One is done for you.

(Question with Answer)

i. Someone lost the book.
Ans: The book was lost.

ii. Some people lost the match.
Ans: The match was lost.

iii. Someone lost the horse.
Ans: The horse was lost.

iv. Someone lost the pen.
Ans: The pen was lost.

Session – 5 :
7. Writing :

(a) Write a poem using chain sentences based on the poem you have already read. Two lines are done for you.
Question:
For want of a battle.
            the kingdom was lost.
_______________________
            _______________________
_______________________
            _______________________
_______________________
            _______________________.

Answer: 

For want of a battle.
            the kingdom was lost.
For want of a rider.
            the battle was lost.
For want of a horse.
            the rider was lost.
For want of a shoe.
            the horse was lost.
For want of nail.
            the shoe was lost.

Session – 6:
(b) Write answers to the questions given below.

i. What was lost for the want of a nail?
Ans: The shoe was lost for the want of a nail.

ii. What was lost for the want of a horse?
Ans: The rider was lost for the want of a horse.

iii. What was lost for the want of a battle?
Ans: The kingdom was lost for the want of a battle.

iv. Why was the rider lost?
Ans: The rider was lost for the want of a horse.

v. Why was the kingdom lost?
Ans: The kingdom was lost because for the want of battle.

8. Mental Talk:
Mentally repeat the following lines.
For want of a nail, the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe, the horse was lost.

9. Let Us Think :
Think how small things play a great role in getting success. Losing a small thing gives rise to great failure.