NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English (Marigold) Unit 7 A Watering Rhyme , The Giving Tree , The Donkey

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Class : 4th
Subject : English
Chapter : 7
Chapter Name : A Watering Rhyme The Giving Tree The Donkey

Q1 What is the best time to water the plants?

Answer. The best time for watering plants is early in the morning as well as in the evening.

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Q2 When should we not water the plants?

Answer. During the day

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Q3 Which part of the plant should be watered?

Answer. The roots Of the plants should be watered.

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Q1 Place letters in their right order to form the names of owers.
PAETWEES = S _ _ _ _ _ _ A
MRAIDOLG = M _ _ _ _ _ _ D
JMINEAS = J _ _ _ _ _ E
TLOUS = L _ _ _ S
ARGOM = M _ _ _ A
DHAAIL = D _ _ _ _ A
XOLHP = P _ _ _ X
ANSPY = P _ _ _ Y
BISIHCUS = H _ _ _ _ _ _ S

Answer. PAETWEES = SWEET PEA
MRAIDOLG =MARIGOLD
JMINEAS = JASMINE
TLOUS = LOTUS
ARGOM = MOGRA
DHAAIL = DAHILA
XOLHP = PHLOX
ANSPY = PANSY

BISIHCUS = HIBICUS

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Q1 You have visited your school garden and seen different kinds of plants, shrubs and trees. This
grid has the names of different parts of a tree. Look for these words — BUD, POD, LEAF, STEM,
ROOTS. THORNS, BRANCHES and FLOWERS as fast as you can - vertically, horizontally and
diagonally.

Answer.

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Q1 Do you have a garden at home?

Answer. Yes, I have one in my house.

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Q2 Name some owers which grow in your garden or near your house.

Answer. Lilly, rose, marigold, sun ower.

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Q3 Give another word for 'thirsty feet'.

Answer. Roots

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Q4 What happens when we water plants in the morning? Choose one answer.
(a) They will grow well.
(b) They will dry up.

Answer. (a) They will grow well.

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Q5 From where do owers get water?
(a) From the bottom (roots).
(b) From the top (leaves).

Answer. (a) From the bottom (roots).

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Q1 Write rhyming words for the words given below. One has been done for you.
(a) morning - evening
(b) car - ____________
(c) high - _____________
(d) boots - _____________
(e) heat - _____________
(f) where - ____________

Answer. (a) Morning - Evening
(b) Car - Bar
(c) High - Fly
(d) Boots - Roots
(e) Heat - Beat
(f) Where - Here

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Q2 Words like morning, evening , watering end in ing. Write six more words to which ing can be
added at the end to form a new word.
(a) __________
(b) ___________
(c) ___________
(d) __________
(e) ___________

(f) ___________

Answer. (a) laugh + ing = laughing
(b) jump + ing = jumping
(c) go + ing = going
(d) play + ing = playing
(e) sing + ing = singing
(f) cook + ing = cooking

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Q3 Look for words in the poem which sound like the words given below.
(a) are ____________
(b) there _________
(c) our __________
(d) where _________
(e) son __________
(f) threw _________

Answer. (a) jar
(b) fair
(c) door
(d) here
(e) run
(f) brew

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Q4 In the sentences below the capital letters, commas, full stops and question marks are missing.
Put these in the correct places.
(a) on monday i will go to school ___________________________________________________
(b) rahim ravi and raju are going to see the circus ___________________________________________________
(c) sita where are you looking ___________________________________________________
(d) the tailor went to the market mr singh ___________________________________________________

(e) every sunday i go for a walk have breakfast read story books listen to music and watch television
___________________________________________________

(f) laxmi why are you crying ___________________________________________________

(g) what is the colour of the sky ___________________________________________________

(h) oranges mangoes bananas and papayas are fruits
___________________________________________________

Answer. (a) On Monday, I will go to school.

(b) Rahim, Ravi and Raju are going to see the circus.
(c) Sita, where are you looking?
(d) The went to the market Mr. Singh.
(e) Every Sunday, I go for a walk, have breakfast, read story books, listen to music and watch
television.
(f) Laxmi, why are you crying?
(g) Blue
(h) Oranges, mangoes, bananas and papayas are fruits.

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Q1 How did the boy enjoy the company of the tree?

Answer. The boy would climb up the trunk of the tree and swing from its branches to climb up the
tree. Also, whenever he felt tired, he would eat delicious apples of the tree.

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Q2 How did the tree help the boy earn money?

Answer. The tree asked the boy to pluck all its apples and sell them in the market. In this way, tree
helped the boy.

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Q3 What did the boy make with the branches of the tree?

Answer. The boy built himself a house with the branches Of the tree.

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Q4 What did the boy make with the trunk of the tree?

Answer. The boy built a boat with the trunk Of the tree.

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Q5 How was the stump of the tree useful?

Answer. The stump Of the Old tree was the best place to sit and rest. Therefore, in this way, the
stump of the tree was useful.

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Q6 Why is the play called ‘The Giving Tree’?

Answer. The play is called “The Giving Tree" because the tree always gave away something or the
other in order to make others happy. So, the play is called "The Giving Tree”.

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Q1 Make new words and complete the sentences.
(a) The children love to sing __________.(loud)
(b) Read your lesson__________. (silent)
(c) Throw the ball ________. (slow )
(d) The tree gave its fruit to the boy _________. (happy)
(e) Do your work _________. (neat)

Answer.(a) Loudly
(b) Slowly
(c) Silently
(d) Happily
(e) Neatly

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Q2 Fill in the blanks with the correct word.
My mother went to the market and bought a kilogram of __________________ (apple/apples), a dozen
_____________ (banana/bananas) and a dozen _______________________ (orange/oranges).
I love oranges. So I ate an _______________ (orange/oranges).
My brother wanted a _________________ (banana/bananas) and my sister asked for an ____________
(apple/apples).
A tree has one _____________ (trunk/trunks) but many _______________ (branch/branches). A
______________ (branch/branches) has a number of ________________ (leaf/leaves) and ________________
( ower/ owers).

Answer. My mother went to the market and bought a kilogram of apples, a dozen bananas and a
dozen oranges. I love oranges. so I ate an orange. My brother wanted a banana and my sister asked
for an Apple. A tree has one trunk but many branches. A branch has a
number of leaves and owers.

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Q1 Why should we not cut trees?

Answer. We should not cut trees because trees give us many things such as fruit, fuel, valuable
timber, medicines etc. They give us cool shade in summer. They purify air which we breathe.

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Q2 At the end of the play, only the stump of the tree is left. Find out if it will grow into a tree again.

Answer. DIY

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Q3 Say the given sentences with different expressions.
(a) Come and play with me.
(b) I want to buy things and have fun.
(c) Come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches.
(d) Cut down my trunk.
(e) I am too old to swing on branches.
(f) I am too tired to climb.

Answer. (а) Come to play with me.
(d) I will make fun by buying things.
(c) You can climb up my trunk and swing from my branches.
(d) You can cut down my trunk.
(e) I am so old that I cannot swing on the branches.
(f) I am so tired that I cannot climb.

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Q1 Write these sentences in the correct order. Also, choose the right word from the box and add it
before each sentence. Remember to put a comma after it, for example, Finally,...
First, Then , After that, Finally
(a) It gave him its branches to make a house.
_________________________________________
(b) It asked him to sit on the stump. _________________________________________
(c) It gave him its trunk to make a boat. _________________________________________
(d) The tree gave its apples to the boy. _________________________________________

Answer. (a) First, the tree gave its apples to the boy.
(b) Then, it gave him its branches to make a house.
(c) After that, it gave him its trunk to make a boat.
(d) Finally, it asked him to sit on the stump.

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Q2 Work in a group and decide the things that you can do to help your grandparents or any old
person. Now, write ve of these things that you will do.

Answer.(i) G0 on morning walk with them.
(ii) Tell them a story or newspaper.
(iii) Take care Of their medicines and timings Of their intake
(iv) Play with them at times.
(v) Give them water or milk when they need it.

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Q1 Choose the Right Words.
1. Chintha Chettu is a tamarind ____________ ( tree/leaf).
2. This famous tree is in _________ ( Guntur/gwalior ).
3. Tansen was a famous ________________ ( singer/dancer ).
4. The tamarind tree grows over Tansen’s _____________ ( house/tomb ).
5. “Eat the leaves of the tamarind tree, and you’ll also sing like _______________ ( Tansen/ Akbar).”

Answer. 1. Tree.
2. Gwalior.
3. Singer.
4. Tomb.
5. Tanseru

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