Class 04 || English || Ch. 10 Helen Keller

Class 04 || English || Ch. 10 Helen Keller

Page No 83:

Q. 1.

dearly    illness    agreed    important

Ans.

1) Dearly: very much

2) Illness: sickness 

3) Agreed: of the same opinion 

4) Important: of a great value 

READING IS FUN

Q. 1. “Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen?

Ans. Helen Keller was deaf and dumb till birth.

Q. 2. Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?

Ans. Helen was smart and a little bright  girl.

Q. 3. Who agreed to help Helen?

Ans. Helen’s teacher Miss Sullivan, agreed to help Helen to learn and to see the world.

Q. 4. How did Miss Sullivan help Helen? 

Ans. Miss Sullivan taught Helen with the help of her hand signs.

Q. 5. What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into the running water?

Ans. When the teacher put her hand into the running water, Helen learnt the word WATER and understood that water meant something wet, running over her hand.

Q. 6. What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?

Ans. Helen finally understood that words are the most important things to know the world. 

Let’s Talk

Q. 1. Using sign language, make these letters with your hand.

‘C’, ‘H’, ‘E’, ‘K’.

Ans.

Do it yourself.

Q. 2. Spell these words through hand signs.

(a) Helen (b) was

Ans.

Do it yourself.

Q. 3. How do people who cannot see, read?

Ans. Blind people read with the help of a special sign language Braille.

Q. 4. What is the script for children who cannot see called?

Ans.

The script for children who cannot see is called ‘Braille script’.

Q. 5. How do you think you can help children who cannot see?

Ans. I can help the blind children by holding their hands and playing some easy indoor games. So that they can learn something special.

Page No 84:

Q. Look at the signs for the letters of the alphabet.

Let’s Write

Q. 1. Match the two parts of sentences given under column ‘A’ or ‘B’. Add ‘but’ to join the two parts and write complete sentences.

Column A	Column B
(i) Helen lived after her illness	(a) her mother thought she could learn.
(ii) She could not see or hear	(b) she did not understand what she was doing.
(iii) People thought that she could not learn anything	(c) she could not hear or see.
(iv) Helen copied the words	(d) she was kind to Helen.
(v) Miss Sullivan was strict	(e) she was very intelligent.

Ans.

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

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

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

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

(v) Miss Sullivan was strict but she was kind to Helen.

Page No 88:

Team Time

Q. 1. Read the following sentences 

(a) Her clothes were always dirty.

(b) She was often angry.

(c) Sometimes she lay on the floor.

(d) Her parents never scolded her.

Q. 2. Ask yourself the following questions. Put a tick mark under the right column. 

Ans.

Questions	Alwa-ys	Often	Some-times	Never
How often do you (a) obey your parents?	✔
(b) visit your grandparents?		✔
(c) fight with your brother or sister?			✔
(d) help others?	✔
(e) throw waste in the dustbin?	✔
(f) switch off the lights, when you go out of the room?	✔
(g) leave the tap on while brushing your teeth?				✔
(h) tear pages from your notebook?				✔

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3. Now your friend will ask you the same questions.

Let's make something

Page No 89:

Q. 1 From newspapers or old magazines collect stories / reports of courageous children – 

(a) Draw pictures of the story 

(b) Talk about the stories.

Ans.