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NCERT
SOLUTIONS
CLASS - 4th
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Class : 4th
Subject : English
Chapter : 5
Chapter Name : Don’t be Afraid of the Dark Helen Keller
Q1 What is the poem about?
Answer. The poem is about the fear of darkness and ways to overcome that fear.
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Q2 What happens when the day is over?
Answer. When the day is over, the sun hides away, the moon and the stars appear in the light.
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Q3 What does the earth do when the day is over?
Answer. When the day is over, the earth takes rest.
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Q4 What does the poet want us to do at night?
Answer. The poet wants us to be friends at night.
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Q5 Are these sentences true or false ?
(a) The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.__________
(b) The poet says that stars will always shine at night.__________
(c) The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark._________
Answer. (a) False
(b) True
(c) True
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Q1 moon + light ___________ break + fast ___________
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good + night ___________ day + break ___________
water + fall ___________ rain + bow ___________
Answer. moon + light - moonlight
break + fast - breakfast
good + night - goodnight
day + break - daybreak
water + fall - waterfall
rain + bow- rainbow
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Q1 Find a word in the poem which is the opposite of —
war__________ enemies_________
gentle_________ light_________
night____________ start__________
Answer. war - peace
enemies - friends
gentle - harsh
light - dark
night - day
start - cease
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Q2 Look at these words in the poem don’t, won’t
Here are their full forms
don’t — do not, won’t — will not Now,
write the full forms of the following words
didn’t ___________________
shouldn’t ___________________
wouldn’t ___________________
couldn’t ___________________
mustn’t ___________________
Answer. didn’t - did not
shouldn’t - should not
wouldn’t - would not
couldn’t - could not
mustn’t - must not
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Q1 The red tea cups are lled with a particular word. Fill in the yellow tea cups with similar
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sounding words. Note the example given.
Answer.
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Q2 Now complete the following sentences, choosing the right word.
(a) The sum was ____________ dif cult for the class to solve. Only ____________ students could do it.
(two, too)
(b) There was only_____boy who______the prize. (one, won)
(c) The golden _______ was very _______ to him. (dear, deer)
(d) Ramu’s _______ loved to play in the ________. (sun, son)
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Answer. (a) The sum was too dif cult for the class to solve. Only two students could do it. (two,
too)
(b) There was only one boy who won the prize. (one, won)
(c) The golden deer was very dear to him. (dear, deer)
(d) Ramu’s son loved to play in the sun. (sun, son)
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Q1 “Something is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen?
Answer. Helen became blind and deaf due to her illness and fever. That is why, her mother said,
“Something is wrong”.
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Q2 Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?
Answer. Helen could not hear and see, but she was a bright and smart child.
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Q3 Who agreed to help Helen?
Answer. Helen’s teacher, Miss Sullivan agreed to help Helen.
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Q4 How did Miss Sullivan help Helen?
Answer. Miss Sullivan gave Helen a doll. She spelt 'DOLL' and wrote the word on Helen's hand by
her ringers. This is how, she taught her the sign language to learn the words.
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Q5 What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water? 6. What was the
most important thing that Helen nally understood?
Answer. She learnt the new word WATER, when the teacher put Helen's hand into running water.
She also understood the meaning of water, as she found it wet and running down her hand when
she touched it.
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Q6 What was the most important thing that Helen nally understood?
Answer. Finally. Helen understood that words are the most things in the world. She can
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gain knowledge about everything through words.
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Q1 Match the two parts of sentences given under column ‘A’ and ‘B’. Add ‘but’ to join the two
parts and write complete sentences.
Answer. (i) Helen lived after her illness but she could not hear or see.
(i) She could not see or hear but she was very intelligent.
(ii) People thought that she could not learn anything but her mother thought 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.
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