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NCERT
SOLUTIONS
CLASS - 4th
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Class : 4th
Subject : EVS
Chapter : 3
Chapter Name : A Day With Nandu
Q1 Nandu is only three months old, but he weighs 200 kilograms. What is your weight?
Answer. My weight is 20 kg.
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Q2 Can you nd out – the weight of how many children like you will add up to Nandu’s weight?
Answer. Ten childrens of my weight will add up to Nandu’s weight.
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Q1 If you were Nandu, and you lived in a herd, what kind of things would you do?
Answer. If I were Nandu, I would play, sing, dance, eat. Etc.
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Q2 In the elephant herd, the oldest female elephant decides everything. Who takes decisions in
your family?
Answer. My father along with the suggestions of other family members usually takes decisions.
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Q3 Nandu did things that he liked to do. If you could spend a whole day with your friends, what all
would you do?
Answer. 1. Play
2. Dance
3. Sing
4. Eat
Q4 Find out and write, which other animals live in herds.
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Answer. Sheep, elephant, deer, zebra, cow, etc are animals who live in herds.
Q5 Do you also live in a group? Do you like to live together like that? What do you think are the
good and the bad points of living in a group? Write them.
Answer.
Q6 How do elephants feel when they kept in chains? Discuss and share your feelings.
Answer. When elephants are kept in chain. They must feel very bad because they cannot move
freely and do what they want.
Q7 Have you ever taken a ride on an elephant? How did it feel?
Answer. Yes. I took a ride on an elephant once. It feels great.
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Q8 Which animals have you sat on? Write their names.
Answer. I have sat on an elephant, a horse and a camel.
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Q9 You must have seen many animals around you – in books, in movies. Some may be alone, some
in groups. Find out more about any one of these animals and write about it.
Answer. I have seen many dogs around me. Dog is a very obedient animal. It gives us security from
thieves. It keeps a watch on our house. It eats meat, bread, rice, milk, etc. female dogs give birth to
babies. Baby dogs are called puppies.
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Q1 Why do you think the egret is sitting on the buffalo?
Answer. It eats insects on the skin of buffalo that is why it is sitting on it.
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Q2 Have you seen any animal riding on another animal? Write its name.
(i)The animal which is riding.
(ii)The animal which gives the ride
Answer. (i) Sparrow
(ii) Buffalo, Crocodile
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Q3 Which animals do we use for riding?
Answer. We use elephant, horse, camel, etc for riding.
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Q3 Which animals do we use for carrying loads?
Answer. Donkey, bullock, buffalo are the animals we use for carrying loads.
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Q1 You have read what these animals say. Why do you think that some of them are sad?
Answer. People use them for different purpose and then give them pain that is why some of them
are sad.
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Q2 How do you think they are different – the monkeys that dance to entertain people and the
monkeys that are free?
Answer. The monkeys, which are free, are very happy. They get food in time, they do whatever they
like, go wherever they want. But the monkeys that dance to entertain people do not enjoy such
freedom as they are used by people to earn money, so thay feel sad.
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