A kite is a toy.
A kite has a light frame made of bamboo strips.
A piece of light paper or plastic is stretched on this frame.
The kite is then tied to the end of a twine and flown in the wind.
If the twine breaks, the kite is lost in the sky.
I am very fond of flying kites.
I have many kites.
They are of pink, blue, yellow and green colours.
My favourite is the golden kite.
I use a long thin twine to fly my kite.
I wind the twine on a wooden reel.
I fly kites only on Sundays.
Answer the following questions
1 A kite is a light frame made of bamboo _ (a) lines (b) strips (c) frame (d) none
2 The kite is __ in the wind.
(a) thrown (b) wrapped (c) broken (d) flown
3 When do I fly kites?
(a) Monday (b) Sunday (c) Tuesday (d) none
4 What do I tie to the kite to fly it?
(a) twine (b) stone (c) rubber (d) pen
5 Can you tell the other meaning of ‘kite’?