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Podar International School, Jalgaon

Grade VI Subject : English


Topic: The Rock & the Bubble

2. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words.

a) How does the bubble show its superiority to the brown rock?

The bubble boasts of how superior it is and better than the


clumsy, bare and brown rock by claiming itself to be the fairest
thing that floats on the sea. It is proud of its rainbow-robe, the
crown of light and its glittering form that is so airy and bright.

b) How does the rock react to the bubble’s demands?

The great rock stands straight up in the sea and pleasantly


explains to the bubble that it had always been standing there
and that its ‘sturdy form’ had never been ‘overthrown’. The
rock further explains that neither the air nor the sea have been
able to move it. The rock requests the bubble to find another
way.

c) What happened to the bubble at the end?

The bubble spoke rudely to the waves and the birds. It foolishly
called itself the queen of the ocean. It claimed that the cruel
stone could not scare it. It dashed up fiercely with these
scornful words and broke. The rock remained steadfast in its
place.

3. Answer the following questions in 80-100

a) How does the poem demonstrate two contrasting aspects of


human behaviour?
The poem demonstrates the two contrasting aspects of human
behaviour in a conversation between the rude bubble and the calm
rock. The poem begins with a big brown rock standing up in the
sea with the waves merrily dancing at its feet. A little bubble comes
sailing by and demands the rock to make way for him to pass. The
rock calmly refuses to do so; however, the angry bubble calls itself
the queen of the ocean while insulting the rock. As the birds
watched, the very next instant the bubble breaks but the rock
stands sturdy as it was.

b) Explain in detail the lesson learned by the birdlings.

The birds sitting on the tree and the waves were witness to the
conversation between the bubble and the rock. They laughed at his
foolishness. The bubble spoke rudely to the waves and the birds.
When the bubble breaks because of his pride, the sea birds tell their
little ones that they must not be like the bubble, ‘headstrong, rude and
vain seeking one’s gain’ but rather be like the rock ‘steadfast and
strong, yet cheerful and kind and firm against the wrong’.
The birds tell the little ones that they will be wiser if they follow the
lesson learned today by the sea.

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