NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English

Topic : Wake up !

Question 1:

What do you think birds say to each other in the morning ?

Answer:

They say to each other to wake up and welcome the lovely morning.

Question 2:

Who are already awake ?

Answer:

The birds and animals are already awake. Even the tiniest chickens are cheeping and bees are buzzing.

Question 3:

Which creatures wake up in the morning before the child does ?

Answer:

Bees, cows, horses, ducks and chickens are awake before the child does.

Question 4:

Connect the pairs of sentences below using and or but. (a) It is time to get up for school. (b) I want to sleep for some more time.

Answer:

It is time to get up for school but I want to sleep for some more time.

Topic : Neha’s Alarm Clock

Question 5:

Ram ............. a good football player.

Answer:

was

Question 6:

The cows ............. grazing in the field.

Answer:

were

Question 7:

My toys ............. broken.

Answer:

were

Question 8:

Her frock ............. too long.

Answer:

was

Question 9:

The market ............. closed.

Answer:

was

Question 10:

The children ............. happy.

Answer:

were

Question 11:

The flowers ............. kept in a vase.

Answer:

were

Question 12:

What time did Neha's clock ring every morning ?

  1. 4 o’clock
  2. 9 o’clock
  3. 6 o’clock
Answer:

6 o’clock.

Question 13:

What did the birds say ?

  1. Sleep on
  2. Wake up
  3. Go and play.
Answer:

Wake up

Question 14:

What is inside you that makes you get up at the same time everyday ?

  1. Our body clock
  2. Our eyes
  3. Our feet.
Answer:

Our body clock

Topic : NOSES

Question 15:

Why does the poet feel that nose is a funny thing ?

Answer:

The poet feels so because it grows in a funny way. It looks like a handle with two holes in it.

Question 16:

Why is your nose important for you ?

Answer:

The nose is important for us because we breathe through the two holes in it.

Question 17:

Does the child in the poem like her nose ? Why do you think so ?

Answer:

No, she does not like her nose. She calls it a funny thing.

Topic : The Little Fir Tree

Question 18:

The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but ..

  1. a goat came along and ate them.
  2. all the leaves got wet in rain.
  3. a man stole them.
Answer:

a man stole them.

Question 19:

The fir tree was sad ..........

  1. because it had yellow leaves.
  2. because it had needle-like leaves.
  3. because it was very short.
Answer:

because it had needle-like leaves.

Question 20:

The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves ......

  1. because the goats came and ate them up.
  2. a man stole them.
  3. the gold leaves broke.
Answer:

a man stole them.

Topic : Run !

Question 21:

What does the poem tell us to do ?

Answer:

The poem tells us to leave the city and run to the open to enjoy nature.

Question 22:

Write about the places where the poet wants us to run.

Answer:

Country, hillside, lane, meadow etc.

Topic : Nasruddin’s Aim

Question 23:

What did Nasruddin boast about ?

Answer:

Nasruddin boasted about his skill of archery. He said that it was matchless.

Question 24:

Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the target ?

Answer:

Nasruddin did so to hide his failure. He did not want to be put to shame.

Question 25:

Why did Nasruddin say, ‘‘It was my aim,’’ the third time ?

Answer:

Nasruddin said so because it was a success and a proof of his skill.

Question 26:

Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery ?

Answer:

No, Nasruddin was not at all a good archer. He hit the target blindly and missed it twice.

Topic : Why ?

Question 27:

Name a few things that sink.

Answer:

lead, marble, iron, stone etc.

Question 28:

List three questions that the little boy asks.

Answer:

(a) Why should wood swim ? (b) Why do lead and marble sink ? (c) Why do flowers die ?

Question 29:

What sort of a boy is described in the poem ?

Answer:

curious.

Topic : Alice in Wonderland

Question 30:

The rabbit had :

  1. 4 o’clock.
  2. 9 o’clock.
  3. 6 o’clock.
Answer:

6 o’clock.

Question 31:

Who was burning with curiosity :

  1. white eyes
  2. big eyes
  3. pink eyes
Answer:

pink eyes

Question 32:

Who fell down and down and down ?

  1. Alice
  2. the rabbit
  3. children
Answer:

the rabbit

Question 33:

Who said - ‘‘Oh, my ears and whiskers ? How late it’s getting :the rabbit

  1. Alice
  2. Wake up
  3. Go and play.
Answer:

Wake up

Question 34:

The garden Alice saw was :

  1. Our body clock
  2. a mouse
  3. Alice’s sister
Answer:

the rabbit

Question 35:

The garden Alice saw was :

  1. big
  2. lovely
  3. small
Answer:

lovely

Question 36:

While listening to the story, what did alice see ?

Answer:

Alice saw a white rabbit with pink eyes. He was wearing a blue coat. He was in a hurry.

Question 37:

What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw ?

Answer:

This rabbit could talk, wore a red waistcoat and carried a watch.

Question 38:

Where did the rabbit go ?

Answer:

The rabbit went down a rabbit hole and disappeared.

Question 39:

How did Alice reach the wonderland ?

Answer:

Alice followed the white rabbit and reached the wonderland.

Question 40:

What strange things did Alice see?

Answer:

Alice saw a small door about fifteen inches high. She also saw a golden key lying on a glass table.

Question 41:

Describe in your own words the garden Alice saw.

Answer:

It was one the lovelies garden. There were bed of bright flowers and cool fountains in it.

Topic : Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

Question 42:

The sum was ............... difficult for the class to solve. Only ............ students could do it.

Answer:

too, two

Question 43:

There was only ............. boy, who ............ the prize.

Answer:

one, won

Question 44:

The golden ............... was very .............. to him.

Answer:

deer, dear

Question 45:

Ramu’s .......... loved to play in the ................... .

Answer:

son, sun.

Question 46:

The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.

Answer:

FALSE

Question 47:

The poet says that stars will always shine at night.

Answer:

TRUE

Question 48:

The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.

Answer:

TRUE

Question 49:

What is the poem about ?

Answer:

It is about the fear of darkness.

Question 50:

What happens when the day is over ?

Answer:

The moon and the stars shine when the day is over.

Question 51:

What does the earth do when the day is over ?

Answer:

Then the earth rests.

Question 52:

What does the poet want us to do at night ?

Answer:

He wants us to think our friends at night

Question 53:

Are you afraid of the dark ? Why ?

Answer:

No, I am not afraid of the dark because it brings peace with it.

Question 54:

What do you do when it is dark ?

Answer:

I looks at the moon and the stars and enjoy calmness of the night.

Question 55:

Have you ever been very frightened ? Tell your partner about it.

Answer:

Once I was frightened to hear a strange sound. It had come from the kitchen. I felt at ease when I found that a cat had jumped upon a mouse to grab it.

Question 56:

Match the columns:

  1. Helen lived
  2. her mother after her thought she illness could learn.
Answer:

Helen lived after her illness but she could not hear or see.

Question 57:

Match the columns:

  1. She could
  2. She did not not see or understand what hear she was doing.
Answer:

She could not see or hear but she was very intelligent.

Question 58:

Match the columns:

  1. People thought
  2. She could not that she could hear or see.not learn anything
Answer:

People thought that she could not learn anything but her mother thought she could learn.

Question 59:

Match the columns:

  1. Helen copied
  2. She was kind to the words Helen
Answer:

Helen copied the words but she did not understand what she was doing.

Question 60:

Match the columns:

  1. Miss Sullivan
  2. She was very was strict intelligent.
Answer:

Miss Sullivan was strict but she was kind to Helen.

Question 61:

“Sometimes is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen ?

Answer:

After her illness, Helen coulnd’t see or hear.

Question 62:

Although Helen could not hear and see, what type of girl was she ?

Answer:

She was a bright and smart child.

Question 63:

Who agreed to help Helen ?

Answer:

A teacher named Miss Sullivan agreed to help Helen.

Question 64:

How did Miss Sullivan help Helen ?

Answer:

She taught Helen words by making signs on her hand.

Question 65:

What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water ?

Answer:

Helen learnt Water meant something wet.

Question 66:

What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood ?

Answer:

She understood the importance of words.

Question 67:

How do people who cannot see, read ?

Answer:

They can read through the Braille system. It is a system of reading and writing for the blind.

Question 68:

What is the script for the children who cannot see, called ?

Answer:

Braille.

Question 69:

How do you think you can help the children who cannot see ?

Answer:

I would teach them through touch.

Topic : (a) The Donkey (b) I had a Little Pony

Question 70:

Would the child hit the donkey ?

Answer:

Another word for ‘wallop’ is ‘lash’.The child wouldn’t hit the donkey.

Question 71:

What would the child give the donkey ?

Answer:

He would give him hay and corn.

Question 72:

What is a pony ?

Answer:

A pony is a baby horse.

Question 73:

What did the lady do to the pony ?

Answer:

She whipped and lashed him.

Question 74:

What did the child decide to do ?

Answer:

Never to lend the pony to the lady again.

Question 75:

Stable—Where can we find a stable ?

Answer:

A stable is any building/place where horses are kept.

Question 76:

Name all the animals that live in a stable.

Answer:

Horses, mares and foals.

Question 77:

Make two words from ‘stable’ by removing letters from the beginning.

Answer:

(1) Table, (2) Able.

Topic : The Milkman’s Cow

Question 78:

Insects ............ crawl on the wall.

Answer:

can

Question 79:

The grocer was ............ to move the cow.

Answer:

unable

Question 80:

It was ............. for the boy to make the cow get up.

Answer:

easy

Question 81:

Children ........... walk on their heads.

Answer:

cannot

Question 82:

Sometimes love and kindness may ............. where force will ..........

Answer:

succeed, fail

Question 83:

We should be ............ to animals.

Answer:

kind

Question 84:

Why did the cow refuse to get up ?

Answer:

The cow refused to get up because it was in a bad mood.

Question 85:

Name those who tried to make the cow move.

Answer:

The milkman, the policeman, the grocer, the wrestler and the ice-cream man.

Question 86:

Who finally made the cow get up and how ?

Answer:

A little boy finally made the cow get up. He gave the cow a sheaf of tasty green and she got up.

Topic : Hiawatha

Question 87:

The bird sits on a ............. .

Answer:

bough

Question 88:

The squirrel has a long .......... .

Answer:

tail

Question 89:

I have to leave at ............. .

Answer:

two

Question 90:

This sum is ............ .

Answer:

right

Question 91:

I can ............. the bird’s song.

Answer:

hear

Question 92:

Do you ............ a secret ?

Answer:

know

Question 93:

The king sits on the ........... .

Answer:

throne

Question 94:

He is our school ............ .

Answer:

principal

Question 95:

Who was Hiawatha ?

Answer:

Hiawatha was a little Red Indian boy.

Question 96:

Who was Nokomis ?

Answer:

She was Hiawatha’s old grandmother.

Question 97:

What did he (Hiawatha) learn about the birds ?

Answer:

He learned the language of birds. He learned their names and secrets. He learned how they built their nests in summer and where they hid themselves in winter.

Question 98:

What secrets did he (Hiawatha) learn about beasts ?

Answer:

He learned the language of beasts. He learned their names and secrets. For example, he learned how beavers built their lodges. He learned where the squirrels hid their acorns and how the reindeer ran so swifty. He also learned why the rabbit was so timid.

Topic : The Scholar’s Mother Tongue

Question 99:

‘‘You visited the court of Akbar.’’ It means :

  1. You always lived there.
  2. You came there for a short time.
  3. You were born there.
Answer:

You came there for a short time.

Question 100:

To imitate someone means :

  1. To copy someone.
  2. To tease someone.
  3. To make someone angry.
Answer:

To copy someone.

Question 101:

A learned Pundit came to Akbar’s court.

Answer:

She was Hiawatha’s old grandmother.

Question 102:

He claimed to know many different languages.

Answer:

He learned the language of birds. He learned their names and secrets. He learned how they built their nests in summer and where they hid themselves in winter.

Question 103:

He challenged everybody to name his mother tongue.

Answer:

He learned the language of beasts. He learned their names and secrets. For example, he learned how beavers built their lodges. He learned where the squirrels hid their acorns and how the reindeer ran so swifty. He also learned why the rabbit was so timid.

Topic : A Watering Rhyme

Question 104:

What is the best time to water the plants ?

Answer:

Early morning or evening is the best time to water the plants.

Question 105:

When should we not water the plants ?

Answer:

At noonday, we should not water the plants.

Question 106:

Which part of the plants should be watered ?

Answer:

The roots of the plants should be watered.

Topic : The Giving Tree

Question 107:

The children love to sing .............. .

Answer:

loudly

Question 108:

Read your lesson ............. .

Answer:

silently

Question 109:

Throw the ball .............. .

Answer:

slowly

Question 110:

The tree gave its fruit to the boy ............. .

Answer:

happily

Question 111:

Do your work .............. .

Answer:

neatly

Question 112:

How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree ?

Answer:

The boy would climb up the tree and swing from its branches. When he was hungry, he would eat its fruit.

Question 113:

How did the tree help the boy earn money ?

Answer:

The tree asked the boy to take all its apples and sell them to earn money.

Question 114:

What did the boy make with the branches of the tree ?

Answer:

The boy built a house for his family from the branches of the tree.

Question 115:

What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree ?

Answer:

He built a boat from it.

Question 116:

How was the stump of the tree useful ?

Answer:

The stump of the tree was good for sitting and resting on.)

Question 117:

Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’ ?

Answer:

The tree gives its all for the use of man. It wants nothing in return. Thus it is really ‘The Giving Tree’.

Topic : Books

Question 118:

What did the library door say ?

Answer:

It said, “Come in, come in !”

Question 119:

What did the books in library look like ?

Answer:

Some books looked tall and skinny. Others looked little and fat.

Question 120:

Why did the child in the poem like looking at the pictures ?

Answer:

The child liked looking at the pictures because the pictures seemed to tell stories.

Topic : Going to Buy a Book

Question 121:

Why did grandfather give the children money ?

Answer:

Grandfather gave the children money to buy books.

Question 122:

Where did they go to buy books ?

Answer:

They went to a small bookshop to buy books.

Question 123:

Did the girl buy a picture book ?

Answer:

Did the girl buy a picture book ?

Topic : The Naughty Boy

Question 124:

The peacock is a ..................... bird.

Answer:

beautiful

Question 125:

Pinocchio is a ..................... puppet.

Answer:

naughty

Question 126:

I saw an ..................... quarrel.

Answer:

ugly

Question 127:

Morning exercises make you ..................... .

Answer:

healthy

Question 128:

A glass of milk makes your teeth ................... .

Answer:

strong

Question 129:

Rita’s ..................... behaviour annoyed me.

Answer:

rude

Question 130:

Rahul does not eat green vegetables; therefore, his eyesight is .................... .

Answer:

weak

Question 131:

From where did the naughty boy come ?

Answer:

the naughty boy came from England.

Question 132:

Where did the naughty boy go ?

Answer:

He went to Scotland.

Question 133:

Why did he go there ?

Answer:

He went there to see the people living there.

Question 134:

What did the boy wonder about ?

Answer:

He wondered that everything there was the same as in England.

Topic : Pinocchio

Question 135:

What did the carpenter buy ?

Answer:

The carpenter bought a strange piece of wood.

Question 136:

What did he make out of it ?

Answer:

He made a puppet out of it.

Question 137:

What did he call his puppet ?

Answer:

He called it ‘Pinocchio’.

Question 138:

What did Pinocchio say in the end ?

Answer:

It said, ‘‘I’m glad to be a real boy. I’ll never lie again.’’