Class 6 English Chapter 4 My Land Question Answers & Notes

Chapter 4 of the SCERT/SEBA Class 6 English textbook (Rainbow-I) is the beautiful poem "My Land" by Thomas Osborne Davis. It expresses deep love, pride, and emotional attachment to one's homeland.

 Activities

Let’s check how much we have understood:

(a) According to the poet, who are the bravest men?

Ans: The bravest men are the men of the poet’s native land.

(b) When will the poet consider his lot divine?

Ans: The poet will consider his lot divine if he dies freely to save his native land.

(c) How do you know that the poet loves his country?

Ans: The poet loves his country because he praises it as rich, rare, fresh, and fair, and he is willing to die to save it.

(d) What is the poem about?

Ans: The poem is about the poet’s deep love and pride for his native land, describing its beauty and bravery of its people.

2. Write ‘T’ for the correct statement and ‘F’ for the incorrect statement in the box near each sentence:

(a) The poet’s native land is rich and rare.

Ans: True.

(b) The women of the poet’s native land are courageous.

Ans: True.

(c) The poet is in praise of the men and women of his native land.

Ans: True.

(d) The poet will die to save his native land unwillingly.

Ans: False.

(e) The poet does not love his native land.

Ans: False.