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NCERT
SOLUTIONS
CLASS - 4th
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Class : 4th
Subject : English
Chapter : 4
Chapter Name : Why? Alice In Wonderland
Q1 Name a few things that sink?
Answer. Stone, pebbles, iron , bricks.
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Q2 List three questions that the little boy asks.
(a) ____________________
(b) _____________________
(c)______________________
Answer. (a) Why do wood swim and marble sink?
(b) What makes the cloud?
(c) Why do we eat and drink?
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Q3 What sort Of a boy is described in the poem?
(a) sad
(b) curious
(c) brave
Answer. (b) curious
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Q1 Ram is a curious little boy. He is always asking questions. One day he came home and asked
his grandfather questions like —
(1) Why can't we look at the sun during a solar eclipse?
(2) Why can't we touch the sun?
(3) Why can't we go Out to play in the dark?
Answer. (1) We can't look at the sun during solar eclipse because the harsh sun rays can harm our eyes.
(2) Sun is so hot that its heat is unbearable. Thus, we cannot touch the Sun.
(3) We cannot go out in the dark as we will not be able to see anything in the dark.
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Q1 Fill in the blanks with words from the poem which rhyme with the coloured
words in the sentences —
Why is the ______________so high?
Do you know the colour of _____________ ?
Have you found who made the _______________
Put the glass in the sink after you nish your __________________.
Answer. Why is the sky so high?
Do you know the colour of no
Have you found who made the cloud?
Put the glass in the sink after you nish your drink.
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Q2 The spellings of these words are jumbled. Put them and make sentences
of your own —
wokn = know ---> ___________________________
wism = ____________ --> ______________________
dael = ____________ --> ______________________
blarme = ____________ --> ______________________
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llihs = ____________ --> ______________________
Answer.
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Q1 Discuss and write —
(a) Why do cats and dogs ght?
(b) Why do we walk across the road, not run?
(c) Why do people like ice-cream?
Answer. (a) Dogs aren't friendly to cats. Whenever they meet they start ghting because dogs make attempts to kill cats that are forced to with them
to save themselves.
(b) We don't run but walk across the road to avoid accidents. There are 50 many vehicles on the road. In such a situation we are supposed to walk on
it carefully without disturbing others.
(c) People like ice-cream because they feel exciting to eat such a cold sweet thing.
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Q2 Write down at least two questions using 'why'?
Answer. (a) Why is earth round?
(b) Why do dogs growl?
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Q1 While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
Answer. While listening to the story, Alice saw a white rabbit, which was somewhere hurriedly.
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Q2 What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
Answer. The rabbit that Alice saw different from other rabbits because of following reasons:
(i) It was wearing a blue coat and a red waistcoat.
(ii) It was going somewhere hurriedly.
(iii) It could speak,
(iv) It had pink eyes.
(v) It had a big watch.
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Q3 Where did the rabbit go?
Answer. The rabbit went into a deep hole.
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Q4 How did Alice reach Wonderland?
Answer. Alice reached Wonderland by following the rabbit into the hole.
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Q5 What strange things did Alice see?
Answer. Alice saw a lot of strange things in Wonderland. Alice saw a very small door about 15 inches high. She saw the strange while rabbit entering
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the door. It was still saying that it is getting late. Alice further saw a glass table on which a golden key was lying. She opened the lxk with the golden
key.
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Q6 Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
Answer. Alice saw a garden whose gate was extremely small, All the things in the garden were extraordinary. All the creatures in the garden were
unusual in appearance and actions. Alice saw fountains, and owers, good scenery in the garden. She also the pleasant fragrance of colourful
owers.
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Q7 Draw the garden of your dreams.
Answer. DIY
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Q8 Tick the correct answer.
(a) The rabbit had -
- white eyes
- big eyes
- pink eyes
(b) Who was burning with curiosity?
- Alice
- the rabbit
- children
(c) Who fell down and down and down?
- Alice
- a mouse
- the rabbit
(d) Who said — "Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late it's getting!'
- the rabbit
- Alice
- Alice's sister
(e) The garden Alice saw was -
-big
-lovely
-small
Answer. (a)- Pink eyes (b)- Alice (c)- The rabbit (d)- The rabbit (e)- lovely
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Q1 Describe some of the sounds you hear at night.
Answer. During the night, strange sounds Of owl’s call, night watchman's whistle, and blowing wind are heard. Sometimes, they are horrifying.
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Q2 Imagine you are Alice and your partner is a rabbit. What would you do?
Answer. If I were Alice and my partner were a rabbit, I would do exactly what Alice did i.e. I would follow the Rabbit to the wonderland.
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Q3 What do you think Alice saw in the garden?
Answer. Alice saw fountains, and beautiful owers, good scenery in the garden, She also enjoyed the pleasant fragrance Of colourful owers.
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Q4 How could Alice have got into the garden?
Answer. If Alice knew magic, she would have got into the garden.
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Q1 Find one word from the story that means
(a) to walk fast = h___________ .
(b) to think = w____________.
(c) happy = d________________.
(d) to be seen = d_____________.
(e) at once = q________________.
(f) move fast = s___________ .
(g) to be inquisitive = c___________.
Answer. (a) hurry
(b) wonder
(c) delight
(d) disappear
(e) quickly
(0 scamper
(8) curious
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Q2 Give another word for the ones given below with similar meanings and make sentences. Make sentences with each Of the opposites Of these
describing words and make sentences with them —
Answer.
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Q3 Imagine you are going on a journey to the centre of the earth. What do you think you will see? What would you feel?
Answer. (i) Firstly. I would see dust, soil, water and mud.
(ii) Then, I would see solid marbles.
(iii) At the centre of the earth, I would see red hot core which will have thousands degrees Of temperature.
(iv) With the increasing depth, the temperature of the interior of earth would rise.
(v) Finally, I would encounter volcanoes, hot. magma and rocks in liquid form.
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Q4 Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions that Alice has in her
mind and put a
question-mark (?).
(a) talk rabbit a how can _______________________
(b) going he is where __________________________
(c) read he can time the ________________________
(d) hurry is in a why he _________________________
Answer. (a) How can a rabbit talk?
(b) Where is he going?
(c) Can he read the time?
(d) Why is he in a hurry?
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