1. Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark, Little One What is being referred to as ' the dark ' ? 2. The sun may be harsh , but moonlight - never ! How are the sun and the moon different ? 3. Who is the speaker in the poem ? 4. Why does the speaker ask the listener to think of friends at night ? 5. How do you think the earth rests when it is evening or night ? 6. Do you think stars shine forever ? Why or why not ?
Answers
Reading is Fun
1.What is the poem about?
Ans.The poem is about children’s fear of darkness of the night and the ways to overcome this fear. ‘
2.What happens when the day is over?
Ans.When the day is over darkness spreads everywhere. The moon and stars start shining in the sky.
3.What does the earth do when the da ?
Ans.The earth takes rest when the day is over.
4.What does the poet want us to do at night?
Ans.The poet wants us to be friendly with night and think about our friends and relatives.
5.Are these sentences TRUE or FALSE? .
(а) The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark._______
(b) The poet says that stars will always shine at night._______
(c) The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark._______
Ans.(a) False (b) True (c) True
Word Building
Let’s Talk,
1.Are you afraid of the dark? Why?
Ans. Yes, I am afraid of the dark because I fail to see anything in the darkness.
2.What do you do when it is dark?
Ans.I lie down on my bed and think about my friends.
3.Have you ever heen very frightened? Tell your partner about it.
Ans.I was sitting alone is my room. Suddenly my elder brother entered the room wearing a mask of a giant. He stood in front of me and started laughing horribly. I cried loudly in great fear. I can’t forget that incident.
Say Aloud
1.What is the word that starts with ‘t’ rhymes with ‘cease’, and means to playfully make fun of?
Ans.Tease
2.What is the word that starts with ‘c’, rhymes with ‘near’ and Tear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?
Ans. Clear.
3.Where did the tip of the tongue touch?
Ans. It touches the teeth ridge.
4.Listen and repeat Ca -t
Ans. Do yourself.
5.Did you hear what your tongue did?
Ans. Do yourself.
6.Say these words and feel what your tongue does when you say- toe, top, tie, ten.
Ans. Do yourself
Work in Pairs
Make the ‘cough’ sound.
I came down
I coughed “K, k, k, k!”
And cough again “K, k, k, k!”
Did you hear the ‘K’ sound
at the end of the word ‘book’?
NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Unit-5 Chapter 9 Work in Pairs 1
Repeat
book look neck duck chick sack clock
All these words start with the same sound
NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Unit-5 Chapter 9 Work in Pairs 2
Team Time
1. Divide the class into four groups.
Ans. Do it yourself.
2. Imagine life without the sun.
Ans. Do it yourself.
3. What are the things that may happen if there is no sunlight?
Ans. There will be complete darkness if there is no sunlight.
4. Discuss with the group and write your ideas in your notebook.
Ans. Do it
2. Now complete the following sentences, choosing the right word.
Ans.
(а) The sum was too difficult for the class to solve. Only two students could do it. (two, too)
(b) There was only one boy who won the prize, (one, won)
(c) The golden deer was very dear to him. (dear, deer)
(d) Ramu’s son loved to play in the sun, (sun, son)
Let’s Listen
1. Relax your feet, legs and entire body. Be as quite as you can.
Ans. Do yourself.
2. Listen to the sounds around you.
Ans. Do yourself.
3. Tell your partner softly what you heard and ask, “What did you hear?”
Ans. Do yourself.
4. Let your partner talk about or copy those sounds.
Ans. Do yourself.
(ii) HELEN KELLER
QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK SOLVED
Reading is Fun
1.“Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen?
Ans. She could not see or hear.
2.Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?
Ans. She was a bright little girl.
3.Who agreed to help Helen?
Ans. Miss Sullivan, a young teacher, agreed to help Helen.
4.How did Miss Sullivan help Helen? ?
Ans. Miss Sullivan taught Helen many words with the help of special hand signs. She made her understand the importance of words.
5.What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into the running water?
Ans. Helen understood that water meant something wet, running over her hand.
6.What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
Ans. Finally Helen understood that words were the most important things in the world. Words would tell her everything she wanted to know.