A House A Home Poem: 6th Class CBSE English Chapter 11

A House A Home Poem: NCERT 6th CBSE Honeysuckle English Chapter 11

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 others joy and sorrow. They work selflessly and co-operate to meet their basic needs.

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.

A House A Home Poem – Questions:

1. What is a house usually made of?
2. What is the use of windows and doors?
3. What is eaves?
4. What purpose do chimneys serve?
5. What does the word “stucco’ mean?

Answer:

1. Houses are nowadays usually made of bricks and stones, cement and mortar.
2. The windows given us light and fresh air. The doors give us security and also passage to move in and out.
3. Eaves is the overhanging edge of a roof.
4. Chimneys are made to carry off kitchen smoke into the sky.
5. ‘Stucco’ means ‘a fine plaster or cement’.

2.

What is a home?
It’s loving and family
and doing for others.
It’s brother and sisters
and fathers and mothers.
It’s unselfish acts
and kindly sharing
and showing your loved ones
You’re always caring.

Question:

1. What is a home made of?
2. How does a home differ from a house?
3. What keeps all the members united?
4. What makes us happy and healthy at home?
5. Pick out a word from the above stanza which means the same as ‘without any motive of self gain.

Answer:

1. A home is made of elders and children.
2. 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.
3. The members of a family stand united as long as each one respects and helps others.
4. A happy home means a family in which the members are unselfish, loving, caring and respectful.
5. Unselfish.

Question: Do you agree with what the poet says? Talk to your partner and complete these sentences.

1. A house is made of _________
2. It has _________
3. A home is made by __________
4. It has _________

A House A Home Poem – Answer:

1. Lifeless brick and Stone.
2. Window glasses, a countryard, tile floors, doors and a roof.
3. Loving and caring parents and children.
4. Members who understand each other. They love and care for one another self lessly.

Question: Now complete these sentences about your house and home.

1. My house is ________________
2. The best thing about my home is ____________

Answer:

1. A structure of bricks, marbles and tiles. It has beautiful windows, ventilators and doors.
2. That all the members are very loving and caring. There are no disputes or quarrels among us.

A House A Home Poem – Question: How does the poet distinguish between a house and a home? Which do you think is better?

A House A Home Poem – 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 brother 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.