Class 6 - L2 - The Sun Goes on a Holiday

2. The Sun Goes on a Holiday

Word Meanings

Holiday (हॉलिडे) = छुट्टी का दिन, अवकाश का दिन

Enjoy (एन्जॉय) = आनंद उठाना, मजे करना

Suddenly (सडनली) = अचानक

Disappear (डिसएप्पियर) = गायब या ओझल हो जाना  

Sky (स्काई) = आसमान 

Darkness (डार्कनेस) = अन्धकार

Earth (अर्थ) = पृथ्वी

Chase (चेज) = पीछा करना  

Search (सर्च) = ढूंढना, खोजना

Peep (पीप) = झांकना, तांक-झांक करना    

Whisper (व्हिस्पर) = फुसफुसाना, धीरे-धीरे बोलना

Honey (हनी) = शहद

Bloom (ब्लूम) = फूल का खिलना

Hive (हाइव) = मधुमक्खी का छत्ता

Wind (विंड) = पवन, हवा  

Hill (हिल) = पर्वत

Warmth (वार्म्थ) = गर्माहट

Pray (प्रे) = प्रार्थना करना  

Abode (अबोड) = निवास स्थान

Stillness (स्टीलनेस) = शांति, स्थिरता

Lifeless (लाइफलेस) = जीवन रहित

Shine (शाइन) = चमकना  

Indeed (इंडीड) = वास्तव में 

Reading Comprehension

Answer the following questions:

1. When the Sun took a holiday what did the following do? Complete the table.

1	Little plant	The little plant searched for the Sun. It couldn’t grow without the Sun’s rays.
2	Flowers and Leaves	Flowers and leaves bent low to the ground.
3	Trees	The trees missed the Sun.
4	Mother bird	Mother bird peeped out of her nest and whispered to its little ones about the darkness.
5	Bee	The bee couldn’t find any honey and  went back to its hive.
6	Men, women and children	Men, women and children stopped working.

2. Give the words used in the story for ‘home’.

a. Nest (home of the Mother bird)

b. Hive (home of the bee)

c. Abode (home of the Sun)

3. What did the Sun feel when he looked down?

a. Shocked

b. Sorry

c. Sad

4. The author said that everyone began to work on the earth because –

the Sun decided to stop his holiday and started shining again.

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