Class 4th- Eng L2

 

Unit – 2. Alice in Wonderland

B. Answers the following questions.

1.       Why was Alice sad in the beginning of the story?

Ans. Alice was sad in the beginning because she could not open any of the doors in the hallway.

2.       What did Alice find on the three-legged table?

Ans. Alice found a little golden key on the three-legged table.

3.       Why did Alice want to go to the garden?

Ans. Alice wanted to go to the garden because it was the most beautiful garden she had ever seen. She also wanted to get out of the dark hallway.

4.       What problem did Alice face after she shrank?

Ans. After she shrank, Alice could not reach the key which she had forgotten on the table.

5.       What happened after Alice ate a piece of the cake? Why was she surprised?

Ans. Nothing happened when Alice ate the piece of cake. She was surprised because she was expecting something out of the ordinary to happen.

C. Read this sentence from the story and answer the questions that follows.

‘Come, there’s no use in crying like that!’ said Alice to herself, rather sharply, ‘I advise you to leave off this minute!’

1.       Who is ‘I’? Who is ‘you’?

Ans. ‘I’ and ‘you’ both refer to Alice. Here, she is talking to herself.

2.       Why was Alice crying?

Ans. Alice was crying because she had shrunk after drinking the liquid in the bottle and could no longer reach the top of the table where she had forgotten the golden key.

3.       What did Alice do after this?

Ans. After this, Alice saw a box of cake under the table and ate a slice of the cake.

4.       Alice told herself to stop crying. What does this tell us about her?

Ans. It tells us that Alice is a brave girl and can look after herself in any situation.

D. Think and answer.

 

1.       No, she did not do the right thing. Since Alice had no idea about the contents of the bottle, she should not have drunk it. The contents of the bottle could have harmed her.

Ans. Alice saw the bottle of liquid and drank from it. Do you think she did the right thing? Give reasons for your answer.

2.       What do you think will happen after Alice finished eating the whole cake?

Ans. After Alice finishes eating the whole cake, she will grow taller again. She would be able to reach the key which she had left on the table.

Class 4th English -Poem 1

 

Poem – Show-off

B. Answer these questions.

1.       Where did the frog live?

Ans. The frog lived in a hole at the foot of a tree.

2.       Describe the elephant.

Ans. The elephant was the king’s elephant. So he was very well-dressed. He was also short-tempered and had a royal attitude.

3.       Why did the sparrow twitter?

Ans. The sparrow twittered because he was amazed at the strength of the elephant.

4.       What did the sparrow say?

Ans. The sparrow said that elephants were very strong. He also said that he was astounded by the strength that the king’s elephant had.

5.       Who did the frog address as ‘Brother’?

Ans. The frog addressed the sparrow as ‘Brother’.

C. Read these lines from the poem and answer the questions that follows.

The king’s elephant all decked-up came swinging slowly by –

‘Oopsy’ said our Mr Frog and into his hole did fly!

1.       What do you understand by the expression ‘swinging slowly by’?

Ans. The expression ‘swinging slowly by’ refers to the slow and stately walk of the king’s elephant.

2.       Why do you think the frog said ‘oopsy’?

Ans. The frog said ‘Oopsy’ because he was scared and wanted to get out of the way of the elephant.

3.       What does ‘into his hole did fly’ mean?

Ans. ‘Into his hole did fly’ means that the frog jumped into his hole hurriedly.

4.       What happened immediately after this?

Ans. After the frog jumped into his hole, the short-tempered elephant broke a branch from a tree.

D. Think and answer.

Q. The frog calls himself a four-footed animal like the elephant. Why do you think the frog wanted this sparrow to think that he was similar to the elephant?

Ans. The frog wanted the sparrow to think that he was similar to the elephant because he wanted to boast about his strength. He wanted the sparrow to think that frogs are just as strong as elephants.

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Class-IV- English-

 

Unit -1 Mowgli and the Bandar log

Summary:

‘Mowgli and the Bandar-Log’ is a picture story based on an extract from The Jungle Book written by Rudyard Kipling. The story revolves around Mowgli and his friends, Baloo and Bagheera. Mowgli is a seven-year-old boy raised in the jungle by a family of wolves. Bagheera and Baloo are his teachers and best friends. Baloo teaches him the laws of the jungle and keeps him safe from danger. One day, the Bandar-Log take Mowgli away. The Bandar-Log are disliked by the Jungle People as they do not follow any laws. Baloo and Bagheera, true friends of Mowgli, begin looking for him. Rann, the kite, inform them that the Bandar-Log have taken Mowgli to the Monkey City called the Cold Lairs. Baloo and Bagheera decide to follow them to the Cold Lairs and rescue him from the clutches of the Bandar-Log.

 

 

 

Reading comprehension

B. Answers these questions.

1. What was Mowgli doing when the Bandar-Log took him away?

Ans. Mowgli was taking a midday nap with Baloo and Bagheera when the Bandar-Log took him away.

2. Why were the Bandar-log happy that Bagheera had seen them?

Ans. The Bandar-Log were happy that Bagheera had seen them taking Mowgli away because they thought that the animals in the jungle will praise them for their courage and cleverness.

3. Whom did Mowgli ask for help?

Ans. Mowgli asked Rann, the kite, for help.

4. Who taught Mowgli the laws of the jungle?

Ans. Baloo had taught Mowgli the laws of the jungle.

5. What was Rann’s message for Baloo and Bagheera?

Ans. Rann gave Baloo and Bagheera the message that he had seen Mowgli with the Bandar-Log. They were taking Mowgli to the Cold Lairs, which was the Monkey City, beyond the river.

C. Read this line from the story and answer the questions that follow.

‘O Mowgli! Why did I not warn you?’

1. Who said these words?

Ans.  Baloo had said these words.

2. What did he not warn Mowgli about?

Ans. He had not warned Mowgli about the Bandar-Log.

3. Why was the speaker blaming himself?

Ans. The speaker was blaming himself because he thought he should have warned Mowgli about the

Bandar-Log. He should have told Mowgli why the Jungle People did not like them.

4. What happened immediately after this?

Ans. Immediately after this, Baloo and Bagheera were met by Rann, the kite, who brought news of Mowgli.