The Swing – Worksheet

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📖 The Swing – Interactive Worksheet

Name: _____________________

Class: _____________________

Seen Passage

How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing,
Ever a child can do!

1. Who is speaking in the poem?
2. Fill in the blank: The poet thinks a swing is the __________ thing.
3. Why do you think children enjoy swings?
4. What does the word “pleasantest” mean?
5. If you could swing very high, what would you like to see?
6. What feeling does the poet express in these lines?

Answers:
1. The poet.
2. Pleasantest.
3. Because it is exciting and fun.
4. Most enjoyable.
5. Open-ended.
6. Joy and excitement.

Prose & Poetry (10 Questions)

1. Who wrote the poem “The Swing”?
2. What does the poet see over the wall?
3. Which colour is used to describe the sky?
4. What can the poet see in the countryside?
5. What does the poet look down on?
6. Does the poet enjoy swings? Give evidence.
7. What is the meaning of countryside?
8. Find two rhyming words from the poem.
9. What is the central idea of the poem?
10. Would you like to ride a swing? Why?

Answers:
1. Robert Louis Stevenson
2. Rivers, trees and cattle
3. Blue
4. Rivers, trees and cattle
5. Garden and roof
6. Yes
7. Area outside cities and towns
8. Swing – Thing
9. Joy of swinging
10. Open-ended

Grammar Practice (10 Questions)

1. Identify the noun: “The dance begins in an hour.”
2. Identify the verb: “I dance when I am happy.”
3. Use ‘play’ as a noun.
4. Use ‘play’ as a verb.
5. Use ‘answer’ as a noun.
6. Use ‘answer’ as a verb.
7. Fill in: The butterfly is flying ______ the flower.
8. Fill in: The ladybug is ______ the two flower pots.
9. Fill in: The watercan is ______ the flower pots.
10. Circle the verb: “My friends fly kites.”

Answers:
1. Dance
2. Dance
3. Example: We watched a play yesterday.
4. Example: Children play football daily.
5. Example: I know the answer.
6. Example: Please answer the question.
7. Above
8. Between
9. Behind
10. Fly

Spelling Test (10 Words)

1. Pleasantest
2. Cattle
3. Countryside
4. Swing
5. Garden
6. Butterfly
7. Ladybug
8. Honeybee
9. Caterpillar
10. Adventure

Word Building (5 Questions)

1. Add -ing to swing.
2. Add -er to teach.
3. Add -ful to joy.
4. Write a synonym of pleasant.
5. Write an antonym of up.

Answers:
1. Swinging
2. Teacher
3. Joyful
4. Enjoyable
5. Down

Long Answer Questions

1. Image Description

Describe a playground where children are enjoying swings. Write 8–10 sentences.

2. HOTS Question

If you had a magical swing that could take you anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

Suggested Classroom Activities

1. Rhyming Word Hunt – Students find rhyming words from the poem and create new pairs.
2. Magical Swing Drawing – Draw a magical swing and write a short adventure story.

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