NCERT Class 6 English Poem ‘The Raven and The Fox’ Textbook exercise Solutions are given here that include answers to various questions under different categories. Click here for Notes and explanation of “The Raven and The Fox’.
The Raven and The Fox – Exercise Solutions
Let us discuss
1. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.
(a) Stanza 1
(i) Mr Raven is a ______. (bird/frog)
(ii) The name of the fox is ____. (Raven/Reynard)
(iii) Mr Raven had _____ in his beak. (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves)
Answers:
i) Mr Raven is a bird. (bird/frog)
(ii) The name of the fox is Reynard. (Raven/Reynard)
(iii) Mr Raven had a piece of food in his beak. (a piece of food/ a bunch of leaves)
(b) Stanza 2
(i) The Fox calls the Raven a ____ bird. (foolish/good-looking)
(ii) The Fox asks the Raven to _____. (dance/sing)
(iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the ____. (trees/woods)
Answers:
(i) The Fox calls the Raven a good-looking bird. (foolish/good-looking)
(ii) The Fox asks the Raven to sing. (dance/sing)
(iii) The Raven and the Fox live in the woods. (trees/woods)
(c) Stanza 3
(i) The Raven ____ that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
(ii) The Raven opened its beak to ____. (eat/sing)
(iii) The ____ fell down. (food/Raven)
Answers:
(i) The Raven forgot that he croaked. (remembered/forgot)
(ii) The Raven opened its beak to sing. (eat/sing)
(iii) The food fell down. (food/Raven)
(d) Stanza 4
(i) The Fox ____ at the Raven. (laughed/looked)
(ii) It is not ____ to be too proud of oneself. (wise/unwise)
(iii) The Raven learnt a ____. (lesson/teaching)
Answers:
(i) The Fox laughed at the Raven. (laughed/looked)
(ii) It is not wise to be too proud of oneself. (wise/unwise)
(iii) The Raven learnt a lesson. (lesson/teaching)
2. Read the poem again and match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B. Check your answers with your teacher and your classmates.
Answers:
perched – (d) sat on a branch
morsel – (a) a small piece of food
seek – (e) to look for something
pride – (c) feeling that you are better than others
eyed – (b) looked with interest at something
limb – (g) branch of a tree
woods – (f) a smaller area of forest with similar kind of trees
Let us think and reflect
1. Look at the pictures and number them in the order that they happen in the poem.
Answer:
2. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.
(a) Sir Raven, you are a handsome bird.
Such feathers! If you would only sing,
The birds of these woods would call you King.
(i) ‘Such feathers’ refer to ______ feathers.
- a. shiny and beautiful
- b. black and dull
- c. grey and long
- d. short and unattractive
Ans. a. shiny and beautiful
(ii) Why would the birds of the woods call the Raven ‘King’?
Ans. The Fox is flattering the Raven by saying that if he sang, his beautiful feathers would make him the king of the birds in the woods. This is meant to trick the Raven into showing off.
(iii) Why does the Fox address the Raven as ‘Sir’?
Ans. The Fox uses ‘Sir’ to flatter the Raven and make him feel important, which is part of his trick to get the food.
(b) The Raven, who did not see the joke,
Forgot that his voice was just a croak.
He opened his beak, in his foolish pride–
(i) Why did the Raven open his beak?
Ans. The Raven opened his beak to sing because he was proud and wanted to show off, believing the Fox’s flattering words.
(ii) Complete the following with one word from the given lines.
Ans. Fox : clever : : Raven : proud
- Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
Ans. The Raven forgets that his voice is just a croak because he is flattered by the Fox’s compliments and becomes proud. His pride makes him believe that he is better than he really is. - How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Ans. Reynard (the Fox) flatters the Raven by praising his appearance and suggesting that if he sang, he would be called the King of the birds. This flattery makes the Raven want to show off and sing. - Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Ans. Reynard says that pride is not wise because it can lead to foolish actions. In the poem, the Raven’s pride causes him to sing and drop his food, which the Fox then takes advantage of. - Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Ans. The teaching is quite a surprise because the Raven did not expect that his pride and trust in the Fox’s flattery would lead to him losing his food. The lesson about being cautious of flattery and pride is unexpected for the Raven. - Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Ans. If someone praises me too much, I would try to stay humble and be cautious. I might politely thank them, but I would also be careful not to let their compliments make me overly proud or lead me into making unwise decisions.
Short Answers:
- Why does the Raven forget that his voice is just a croak?
Ans. The Raven forgets because he is flattered and proud. - How does Reynard make the Raven sing?
Ans. Reynard flatters the Raven, making him want to show off. - Why does Reynard say that pride is not wise?
Ans. Reynard says pride is unwise because it leads to foolish actions. - Give one reason why the teaching is quite a surprise.
Ans. The Raven is surprised because he didn’t expect his pride to cause him to lose his food. - Imagine someone praises you too much. How would you react?
Ans. I would thank them but stay humble and cautious.
Let us learn
1. Write the rhyming words from the poem. One has been done for you.
Answers:
Stanza 1
(a) limb – him
(b) seek – beak
Stanza 2
(a) word – bird
(b) sing – King
Stanza 3
(a) joke – croak
(b) pride – eyed
Stanza 4
(a) know – glow
(b) unwise – surprise
2. Study the underlined words in the poem. Now, pick another example of alliteration from Stanza 2. (see book for full question)
Ans. woods would (The birds of these woods would call you King.”)
3. Choose the correct opposites from the box given below and complete the table. There are two extra words that you will not need. (see the book for full question)
Answer: Here’s the completed table with the correct opposites:
| Words | Opposites |
|---|---|
| 1. perched | flew |
| 2. forgot | remembered |
| 3. foolish | wise |
| 4. pride | humility |
| 5. laughed | cried |
| 6. ignore | notice |
| 7. glow | dim |
The two extra words are happy and silly.
Use any four words from the table given above to make sentences of your own.
Answer: Here are sentences using four of the words from the table:
- Forgot: I forgot to bring my homework to school today.
- Wise: The old owl is considered very wise because of its many experiences.
- Pride: She felt a great sense of pride when she finished the marathon.
- Notice: Did you notice the beautiful sunset last evening?
Let us listen
You will listen to what the crow did after he lost his food. As you listen, mark the given statements as True or False. (refer to page 37 for transcript)
Answers:
- (a) True
- (b) False
- (c) True
Let us write
Now, write the story you narrated in the form of a conversation.
Answer: Attempt yourself. Here are samples of story in conversation form:
Reynard: Good morning, Mr Raven! You seem to be awake so early!
(Mr Raven just nods his head)
Reynard: Oh, Mr Raven, you look so handsome today! Those feathers of yours are truly magnificent.
(Mr Raven ruffles his feathers proudly)
Reynard: If you would only sing, I’m sure all the birds in these woods would call you King!
(Mr Raven, feeling pleased, opens his beak slightly)
Reynard: Ah, just imagine the applause you’d receive!
(Mr Raven, now feeling very proud, opens his beak wide to sing)
(As he does this, the piece of food falls from his beak and lands on the ground)
Reynard: Ha-ha! Now you know, Mr Raven, that pride can lead to trouble. It’s not wise to let flattery make you act foolishly.
(Mr Raven looks down, surprised, and then at Reynard, who takes the food and walks away)
Another version (just for enjoying variety 😀)
Reynard: Good morning, Mr. Raven! You seem to be awake so early!
(Mr. Raven just nods his head.)
Reynard: Oh, Mr. Raven, you look so magnificent today!
(Mr. Raven fluffs his feathers proudly.)
Reynard: Such beautiful feathers you have! If only you would sing, the birds of these woods would surely call you King.
(Mr. Raven puffs up even more and opens his beak, eager to show off.)
(The piece of food falls from Mr. Raven’s beak.)
Reynard: Ha-ha! And now you know, pride can lead to mistakes.
(Mr. Raven looks surprised as the Fox takes the food and walks away.)
