Class 04 || English || Ch. 04 The Little Fir Tree

Class 4 

English 

Ch 4 – The Little Fir Tree

Page No 26:

Q.1:

pretty     needles      leaves     gold       stole

Ans.

pretty: pleasing to the eye, beautiful

needles: a small thin object used for sewing 

leaves: plural form of leaf 

gold: a yellow precious metal 

stole: past of steal 

Page No 27:

Q. 1:

Tick (✓) the correct answer –

(a) The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but…		a goat came along and ate them. all the leaves got wet in rain. a man stole them.
(b) The fir tree was sad…		because it had yellow leaves. because it had needle-like leaves. because it was very short.
(c) The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves…		because the goats came and ate them up. a man stole them. the gold leaves broke.

Ans.

(a) a man stole them

(b) because it had needle-like leaves.

(c) a man stole them

Page No 28:

Q. 1:

By changing the circled word to its opposite, rewrite these sentences. One has been done for you.

Q. (a) I carry al light bag to school every day.

Ans. I carry a heavy bag to school every day.

Q. (b) Rina won the race.

Ans. (b) Rina lost the race.

Q. (c) I love  eating vegetables.

Ans. (c) I hate eating vegetables.

Q. (d) This glass of milk is full.

Ans. (d) This glass of milk is empty.

Q. (e) The old man is wise.

Ans. (e) The old man is foolish.

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Question 2:

Now give the opposite of the words below by adding un or im.

happy	_____________	important	_____________
polite	_____________	perfect	_____________
seen	_____________	healthy	_____________
proper	_____________	safe	_____________
lucky	_____________	patient	_____________
possible	_____________	pure	_____________

Answer

happy	unhappy	important	unimportant
polite	impolite	perfect	imperfect
seen	unseen	healthy	unhealthy
proper	improper	safe	unsafe
lucky	unlucky	patient	impatient
possible	impossible	pure	impure

Page No 29:

Question 3:

Rita loved her dog Sheroo. Every day, Sheroo would go out of the house and come back himself. But one day he did not come home. Rita looked everywhere for him. Tears rolled down her cheeks. Sheroo was lost. He was nowhere to be found. Rita was crying when she reached home. She got into her bed. All of a sudden something jumped on her. Can you guess who it was? Rita was very happy.

Give the opposites of the words in blue.

Answer

1) hated 2) come in 3) go 4) nowhere 5) up 6) found 7) everywhere 8) laughing 9) sad

Page No 29:

Q. 1:

Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary –

(i) one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate. there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj.

Ans.

(i) One Sunday afternoon, Amarjit and his little sister Rani went for a picnic to India Gate. There they saw ducks, water and their friend Raj.

Q. (ii) oh dear said the fir tree I like my old needle-like leaves best for goats don’t eat them and no man can steal them

Ans.

(ii) “Oh dear!”, said the fir tree. I like my old needle-like leaves best, for goats don’t eat them and no man can steal them.

Page No 30:

Q. 1:

1. Look at the picture below. In the yellow box there are eight things. You can see six of them in the picture. You cannot see the other two. Write down the four things that you can see.

Ans. (i) ducks, (ii) mat, (iii) dog, (iv) girl.

Q. 2. Look at the picture again. Describe the picture.

Ans. This is a beautiful park. There is a beautiful lake. There is a boy and a girl. Two ducks are swimming in the lake. A bird is playing near them.

There are two green trees also in the park. They are looking at the small bird.

Page No 31:

Q. 1:

1. Ajit loved flowers. He always wanted to have a garden for himself. Mohan, his friend gave him an idea. He said, “Why, we can have a garden in a dish!” “Ha! Ha!” Ajit laughed. “A garden in a dish?” “Yes, dish gardens are tiny gardens planted in a shallow dish. We must first put sand, manure and pebbles in a dish. Plant very tiny plants in it and place the dish on the window sill.”

Answer

1. Students are advised to do this activity on their own house.

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Q. 2:

Glass breaks easily when it is dropped. Do you think a mud flower pot, a glass spoon, a wooden table, a plastic cup, books or your plastic water bottle can break easily? Circle the things that can.

Ans. A mud or glassy flower pot and a glass spoon can break, but a plastic cup, wooden table, books and a plastic water bottle will not break.

Page No 32:

Q. 3:

Which of the following actions would make others happy/unhappy?

Which of the following actions would make others happy/unhappy?

respecting elders	• not saying thank you	• being polite
playing with friends	• visiting a sick friend	• not sharing
watching television all day	• telling lies	• being greedy
caring for pete	• getting angry easily	• being honest

Ans. 

Actions that make people happy

Respecting elders, Being polite, Playing with friends, Visiting a sick friend, Caring for pets, Being honest

Actions that make people unhappy

Not saying thank you, Not sharing, Watching television all day, Telling lies, Being greedy, Getting angry easily

Page No 33:

Q. 1:

There was a thick jungle with beautiful green trees and birds.

Koyal was singing happily.

Suddenly she heard someone crying. It was her friend, the peacock. She flew to him and asked…

Some things make you feel happy. Some things make you feel sad. Write a poem on the picture.

Ans.

Do yourself.