Shape Poem Template - Tree by Lesson Plans with Purpose | TPT - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to fill in the blanks using the words given at the bottom.

We have these words to choose from:
eat, largest, timber, breeze, blade, tasty, Coconut, fruits, shade, very small

Now let’s read each sentence and think about what fits best.

1. “The Banyan tree is the ________ of all trees.”
→ We know banyan trees are huge — so “largest” makes sense here.

2. “The Peepul tree shakes quickly in the ________.”
→ Trees shake in wind or air movement → “breeze” fits perfectly.

3. “The ________ tree grows straight and tall.”
→ Looking at the word list, “Coconut” tree is known for growing straight and tall. So we pick “Coconut”.

4. “The fruits of the neem trees are ________.”
→ Neem fruits are not big — they’re tiny → “very small” fits.

5. “We get enjoyable ________ from the Tamarind tree.”
→ Tamarind gives us sour-sweet fruit that we enjoy eating → “fruits” works here.

6. “The leaf of the Date tree is as sharp as the ________.”
→ Something sharp like a knife edge → “blade” is the right comparison.

7. “The Teak gives us ________.”
→ Teak wood is used for furniture and building → it gives us “timber”.

8. “Mangoes give us good ________.”
→ Mangoes are sweet and delicious → “tasty” fits well.

9. “Fruits are good and ________ to ________.”
→ Fruits are healthy and we eat them → “good and tasty to eat” — but wait, we already used “tasty” above? Let’s check…

Wait — we have two blanks here: “good and ________ to ________”

Looking again at our word list: we still have “shade” and “eat” left? Wait no — let’s track which words we’ve used:

Used so far:
- largest (blank 1)
- breeze (blank 2)
- Coconut (blank 3)
- very small (blank 4)
- fruits (blank 5)
- blade (blank 6)
- timber (blank 7)
- tasty (blank 8)

Leftover words: eat, shade

So for blank 9 and 10: “Fruits are good and ________ to ________.”

We can say: “Fruits are good and [something] to [verb]”

But “shade” doesn’t fit with “to ___”. Unless... maybe I made a mistake earlier?

Wait — let’s recheck blank 5: “We get enjoyable ________ from the Tamarind tree.”

Could it be “shade”? Tamarind trees do give shade too! And then “fruits” could go elsewhere?

Hold on — let’s try swapping:

What if blank 5 is “shade”? Then blank 9 becomes “tasty” and blank 10 becomes “eat”.

That would make more sense grammatically: “Fruits are good and tasty to eat.”

And “We get enjoyable shade from the Tamarind tree” — yes, that also makes sense!

Also, blank 8: “Mangoes give us good ________.” — if we use “fruits” there? But mangoes ARE fruits — saying “mangoes give us good fruits” sounds odd. Better to say “mangoes give us good taste” — but “taste” isn’t in the list. “Tasty” is an adjective — so “give us good tasty” doesn’t work.

Wait — perhaps blank 8 should be “fruits”? No — mangoes themselves are fruits. That doesn’t make sense.

Alternative idea: Maybe blank 8 is “shade”? But mango trees do give shade — possible.

But let’s look back at original poem context — this is based on a real poem called “Tree” for Class VI.

Actually, recalling standard curriculum content:

In many textbooks, the lines are:

“The Banyan tree is the largest of all trees.
The Peepul tree shakes quickly in the breeze.
The Coconut tree grows straight and tall.
The fruits of the neem trees are very small.
We get enjoyable shade from the Tamarind tree.
The leaf of the Date tree is as sharp as the blade.
The Teak gives us timber.
Mangoes give us good fruits.
Fruits are good and tasty to eat.”

Ah! So “Mangoes give us good fruits” — even though mangoes are fruits, in poetic language it means they provide us with fruit (as food). And “Fruits are good and tasty to eat” uses both “tasty” and “eat”.

So let’s assign accordingly:

Blank 1: largest
Blank 2: breeze
Blank 3: Coconut
Blank 4: very small
Blank 5: shade ← because tamarind provides shade
Blank 6: blade
Blank 7: timber
Blank 8: fruits ← mangoes give us good fruits (meaning edible produce)
Blank 9: tasty
Blank 10: eat

Yes — that uses all words correctly and matches common textbook versions.

Final check of unused words: none — all 10 words used once.

Perfect.

Final Answer:
The Banyan tree is the largest of all trees. The Peepul tree shakes quickly in the breeze. The Coconut tree grows straight and tall. The fruits of the neem trees are very small. We get enjoyable shade from the Tamarind tree. The leaf of the Date tree is as sharp as the blade. The Teak gives us timber. Mangoes give us good fruits. Fruits are good and tasty to eat.