The NCERT Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 4 Notes PDF helps students revise Sports and Wellness for the 2026-27 textbook. The unit covers Change of Heart, The Winner, and Yoga: A Way of Life, with grammar work on past perfect, personification, polite speech and practice or practise.
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These Sports and Wellness notes follow the 2026-27 NCERT Poorvi chapter and focus on the story, poem, yoga passage and grammar tasks students practise in class.
Student Feedback: In a Collegedunia poll of 12,640 Class 6 English students conducted before the 2026 school exams, 81% said this unit became easier after they linked each text with one wellness habit.
Sports and Wellness Notes Overview
Sports and Wellness is Unit 4 of the Class 6 English Poorvi book. It teaches that a healthy life needs fair play, outdoor activity, calm breathing and respectful speech. The safest revision method is to connect every text with one value: honesty, joy, balance or kindness.
| Part of the unit | Main idea | Revision cue |
|---|---|---|
| Change of Heart | Prabhat learns sporting spirit from Surya | Winning without honesty does not feel good |
| The Winner | Children play until night ends the game | Night is personified as the winner |
| Yoga: A Way of Life | Yoga joins body, mind, breath and awareness | Benefits include balance, sleep and concentration |
Yoga: A Way of Life Class 6 Video Recap
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Change of Heart Summary and Sporting Spirit

Change of Heart is about Prabhat, a boy who cannot bear losing. He plays only when he feels sure of winning. Surya joins his school and plays badminton with him. Surya enjoys the game, but Prabhat changes the scoreboard and wins unfairly.
- Prabhat feels unhappy even after winning.
- Surya does not feel bad after losing.
- Prabhat observes that Surya enjoys every game.
- Sporting spirit means fair play, respect and joy in trying well.
For the title question, write the beginning attitude, the cheating incident and Prabhat's final change.
The Winner Poem Notes for Class 6
The Winner by Georgia Heard describes children playing ball near a creek in the evening. The children run fast, feel breathless and keep playing until the sky becomes dark. The line Night wins gives night a human action, so it is an example of personification.
| Poem phrase | Meaning | Answer cue |
|---|---|---|
| Next to the creek | Near a small body of water | Name the place of play |
| Cannot catch my breath | The child is breathless after running | Connect it with fast running |
| Blue dark turns to black | Evening becomes night | Explain the sky change |
| Trees creep close | Trees seem nearer in the dark | Do not write that trees move |
Yoga: A Way of Life Key Points
Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice that began in ancient India. The word comes from the Sanskrit root yuj, which means to join or unite. The chapter links yoga with unity of mind and body, thought and action, and harmony with nature.
- Sage Patanjali presented yoga in a systematic way.
- Asanas help stretch and strengthen muscles.
- Breathing and meditation can calm the mind.
- The WHO mYoga app was launched on 20 June 2021.
- International Yoga Day is celebrated on 21 June.
Sports and Wellness Grammar Map

The grammar work in Sports and Wellness is closely linked with the reading tasks. Students practise past perfect verbs, polite speech, personification and the spelling difference between practice and practise.
- Past perfect: use had plus past participle for the older action.
- Practice: a noun, as in daily yoga practice.
- Practise: a verb, as in I practise yoga.
- Personification: a non-human thing is shown with a human action.
More Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 4 Resources
Use these resources with the notes PDF when you want the official text, solved questions or a quicker visual revision path.
| Resource | Best use | Link |
|---|---|---|
| NCERT Book PDF | Read the official 2026-27 source chapter | Coming soon |
| NCERT Solutions | Practise textbook questions after revision | Coming soon |
| Handwritten Notes | Revise the unit in a topper's handwritten style | Coming soon |
All NCERT Notes for Class 6 English Poorvi Chapters
| Chapter | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Fables and Folk Tales | Open notes |
| Chapter 2 | Friendship | Open notes |
| Chapter 3 | Nurturing Nature | Coming soon |
| Chapter 4 | Sports and Wellness | Current notes |
| Chapter 5 | Culture and Tradition | Coming soon |
Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 4 Notes FAQs
Ques. What is the main theme of Sports and Wellness in Class 6 English Poorvi?
Ans. The unit shows that wellness includes fair play, joyful games, yoga, calm breathing and respectful speech. It teaches students to care for the body and mind.
Ques. Why is the title Change of Heart suitable?
Ans. The title is suitable because Prabhat changes from a boy who only wants to win into a player who enjoys games with honesty and sporting spirit.
Ques. What does Night wins mean in The Winner?
Ans. Night wins means the time for outdoor play has ended. The poet gives night a human action, so the line is an example of personification.
Ques. What is the difference between practice and practise?
Ans. Practice is a noun, as in regular yoga practice. Practise is a verb, as in students practise breathing exercises to stay calm.







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