NCERT Solutions for Class 6 English Chapter 2 The Raven and the Fox

This worksheet is prepared for Class 6 English Unit 1 Fables and Folk Tales Chapter 2 The Raven and the Fox. The chapter is a poem based on a well-known fable that teaches an important moral lesson about pride and flattery. It helps students understand poetic devices, vocabulary, sequence of events, and deeper meanings through structured activities. This worksheet provides complete and accurate NCERT Solutions strictly based on the given worksheet, following the exact NCERT order and structure.

Chapter summary: stories, poems & themes

This chapter presents a poem about a raven who is tricked by a clever fox named Reynard. The fox flatters the raven by praising his feathers and voice. The proud raven opens his beak to sing, drops his food, and is fooled. The central theme focuses on pride, flattery, wisdom, and humility. The poem also introduces rhyming words, alliteration, and moral understanding. The chapter includes reading, discussion, reflection, grammar, listening, speaking, and writing activities.

What this NCERT chapter covers?

• Understanding a fable in poetic form 
• Learning about pride and flattery 
• Identifying rhyming words and alliteration 
• Vocabulary development through matching and opposites 
• Sequencing events in correct order 
• Reflecting on moral lessons 
• Listening comprehension 
• Speaking and creative writing skills 

How to use these NCERT solutions?

• Students should first read the poem aloud with expression 
• Attempt all questions independently before checking answers 
• Parents and teachers can use these solutions for explanation and revision 
• All answers follow the exact sequence given in the worksheet 
• This helps in structured learning and better exam preparation 

Student tips & learning tricks

• Pay attention to how the fox flatters the raven 
• Identify poetic devices like rhyme and repetition carefully 
• Read questions properly before answering 
• While writing creatively, remember the raven cannot speak while holding food 
• Understand the moral clearly before attempting reflective questions 

Why NCERT solutions are important?

NCERT Solutions ensure that students learn according to the prescribed curriculum. They strengthen comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, and moral reasoning skills. Accurate NCERT-aligned answers improve clarity, confidence, and performance in assessments.

Complete answer key – NCERT solutions

Let us do these activities before we read

1) Ravens also make a croaking sound. 
2) Fox 

Let us read

Explanation: 
Read the poem aloud with expression and observe how the fox uses flattery to trick the raven.

Let us discuss

I. Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct option.

Stanza 1 
(i) bird 
(ii) Reynard 
(iii) a piece of food 

Stanza 2 
(i) good-looking 
(ii) sing 
(iii) woods 

Stanza 3 
(i) forgot 
(ii) sing 
(iii) food 

Stanza 4 
(i) laughed 
(ii) unwise 
(iii) lesson 

II. Match the words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

1) iv 
2) i 
3) v 
4) iii 
5) ii 
6) vii 
7) vi 

Let us think and reflect

I. Number the pictures in correct order to show the sequence of events in the poem.

1) The fox looks at the raven. 
2) The fox praises the raven. 
3) The raven opens his beak. 
4) The fox takes the food. 

II. Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.

1) 
(i) shiny and beautiful. 
(ii) Because if he sang sweetly, the birds would think he was the best among them. 
(iii) The fox addresses the raven as ‘Sir’ to flatter him. 

2) 
(i) The raven opened his beak to sing. 
(ii) Foolish. 

3) The raven forgets that his voice is just a croak because he becomes proud after hearing the fox’s praise. 

4) Reynard makes the raven sing by praising his feathers and saying he would be king if he sang. 

5) Reynard says pride is not wise because it makes people foolish and easy to trick. 

6) The teaching is a surprise because the raven realises too late that he was fooled by flattery. 

7) Answers may vary. 

Let us learn

I. Identify the rhyming words from each stanza.

Stanza 1 
(i) limb – him 
(ii) beak – seek 

Stanza 2 
(i) word – bird 
(ii) sing – king 

Stanza 3 
(i) joke – croak 
(ii) pride – eyed 

Stanza 4 
(i) know – glow 
(ii) unwise – surprise 

II. Find another example of alliteration from Stanza 2.

Sample Answer: 
woods would 

III. Choose the correct opposites from the box given below and complete the table. There are two extra words that you will not need.

1) flew 
2) remembered 
3) wise 

IV. Use any four words from the table above in meaningful sentences.

Sample Answers 

1) The bird flew across the sky. 
2) I remembered my homework. 
3) She is a wise leader. 
4) The light grew dim at night. 

Let us listen

I. Listen carefully and mark the statements as True or False.

1) True 
2) False 
3) True 

Let us speak

Narrate the poem as a story in your own words and give it a different ending.

Sample answer: 
The fox saw a raven sitting on a tree with food in his beak. He praised the raven’s feathers and voice. The raven became proud and opened his beak to sing. The food fell down and the fox ate it. In a different ending, the raven does not open his beak and flies away safely.

Let us write

Write the poem in the form of a conversation between the fox and the raven.

Explanation: 
Write the story in the form of a conversation. Remember that the raven does not speak while holding food in his beak. 
Answers may vary.

Let us explore

Explanation: 
Make stick puppets of the fox and the raven using paper. Use them to enact the poem in class. This is a student-generated activity.

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