Introduction:
In this poem, the poet has explained the difference between a house and a home. He elaborates on the role that family members play in a home.
Summary:
The poet has tried to define and differentiate between a house and a home. He says that a house is made of bricks, stone, and hardwood. It also has fine paints, chimney, window glass, doors, corridors, roof, and tile floors. A home is another name for loving family members who take care of each other and work selflessly for one another. Brothers-sisters, fathers, and mothers together make a home. It is their unselfish acts of kindness and sharing towards one another that makes a house a home.
Comprehension:
(A) State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. We can use hard wood to make our house. (true)
2. A home has lots of doors. (true)
3. A loving family makes a house a home. (true)
4. We should show our loved ones that we care for them. (true)
(B) Answer the following questions:
1. What does a house made of?
Ans. A house is made of bricks, stone, and hard wood.
2. What things make a home?
Ans. A loving family with caring parents and children makes a home.
3. What are the differences between a house and a home?
Ans. A house is only a building that is made of bricks and stones but a home is made by the loving and caring family living in it.
(C) Think and answer:
1. Where do you live – in a house or in a home?
Ans. We live in a home because we live with our parents and siblings.
2. According to you which things are necessary to make a house a home?
Ans. According to me, A loving family with caring parents and siblings is necessary to make a house a home.
Words Worth
Write the rhyming words for the following from the poem:
1. hard = yard 2. others = mothers
3. floors = doors 4. sharing = caring
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