NCERT Solutions for Class 4 EVS (Looking Around) Chapter 16 A Busy Month

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Class : 4th
Subject : EVS
Chapter : 16
Chapter Name : A Busy Month

Q1 How many years ago did Gijubhai write this letter?

Answer. Gijubhai wrote this letter about 71 years.

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Q2 Find out how old your grandfather and grandmother were at that time.

Answer. My grandfather was one year old and my grandmother was not born.

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Q3 This letter talks about many different birds. How many of these birds have you seen?

Answer. I have seen dove, Indian robin, crow, koel, barbet, sunbird, etc.

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Q4 How many other birds have you seen? Which ones?

Answer. Many for example, sparrow, eagle, vulture, pigeon, etc.

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Q5 Have you seen a bird’s nest? Where did you see it?

Answer. Yes, I have seen a bird’s nest on the branch of a tree.

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Q6 Which is your favourite bird? Can you show your friends in the class how it ies, and what
sound it makes?

Answer. My favorite bird is koel.

Q7 Guess what this bird is –
‘A crown on the head and coins on the tail,
So many shades of blue from top to tail.’
Clue: It is our national bird.

Answer. This is a peacock.

Q8 Do you know of any other bird that makes its nest in a tree trunk like the barbet does?

Answer. Woodpecker makes its nest in a tree trunk like the barbet does.

Q9 If there is a nest inside or around your house, look carefully at it. Remember, do not go too near
the nest, and do not touch it. If you do, then the bird will not come to the nest again.
Observe the nest for some days and note down the following things:
(i) Where is the nest made?
(ii) What is the nest made of ?
(iii) Is the nest ready or are the birds still making it?
(iv) Can you recognise which bird has made the nest?
(v) What things does the bird bring to the nest?
(vi) Is there any bird sitting in the nest?
(vii) Do you think there are any eggs in the nest?
(viii) Can you hear any sound like ‘chee chee’ from the nest?
(ix) If there are chicks in the nest, what do the parent birds bring for them to eat?
(x) How many times in one hour do the birds come to the nest?
(xi) After how many days did the chicks leave the nest?
(xii) Make a picture of the nest in your notebook

Answer. (i) The nest is made on a branch.
(ii) The nest is made of straws and dried leaves.
(iii) It is complete.
(iv) It is a sparrow.
(v) The bird bring straws, worms, etc to the nest.
(vi) Yes, one sparrow is sitting on the nest.
(vii) Yes, there are eggs in the nest.
(viii) Yes, I can hear chee chee sounds from the nest.
(ix) The parent birds brings insects, grains, etc for them to eat.
(x) The birds come to the nest two to three times in one hour.
(xi) After one and half month the chicks leave the nest.
(xii)

Q10 You have seen how birds use many different things to make their nests. Use some of these
things and make a nest. Make a small paper bird to put in your nest

Answer. DIY

Q1

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Q1 Look at your friend’s teeth. Are there different kinds of teeth? Draw one front tooth and one
back tooth in your notebook. Can you see any difference between these teeth?

The front teeth are at. The back teeth are round.

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Q1 If you did not have front teeth (both top and bottom) how would you eat a guava? Act and show
how.

Answer. If I did not have teeth, I would eat a guava like an old man.

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Q2 You have your front teeth, but no teeth at the back. Someone gives you a roti. Show how would
you eat it.

Answer. DIY

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Q3 You do not have any teeth in your mouth. What kind of things would you be able to eat?

Answer. I will be able to eat only soft things and liquid.

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Q4 Draw a picture in your notebook – How would you look if you had no teeth?

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Q5 Find out from old people who do not have teeth – what are the kind of things that they can not
eat?

Answer. They cannot eat hard things. They cannot eat laddoo, tandoori roti, etc.

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Q6 Draw a picture of a bird commonly seen in your area. Label its body parts also.

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