NCERT Solutions Class 4 English Chapter 2 the Tinkling Bells

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Chapter 2: The Tinkling Bells

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CLASS 4 · ENGLISH · SANTOOR

NCERT Solutions — Chapter 2: The Tinkling Bells
Chapter 2 of Santoor is the second chapter of Unit 1, My Land. The Tinkling Bells is a story about Chinna, a
boy of grade 4, and his pet kid Tara. Chinna loses his money, his mother Kamala comforts him, and then a
fruit seller gives him ten rupees too much by mistake. What Chinna does next is the whole point of the story.
The exercises that follow take you into a word puzzle, the -er and -est forms of adjectives, opposites, a
sequencing task, four what-would-you-do talks, a bell made from waste, a matchstick puzzle and a hunt for
the bells of India.

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Let us Read — Pages 9–13
The Tinkling Bells (story)

LET US READ

Story Let us Read — The Tinkling Bells. Read the story and enjoy it.

Here is the whole story in order. Read it aloud once, then read it again slowly and stop at each
part to picture it in your mind.

1. Chinna and Tara (page 9). Chinna is a little boy in a village. He studies in grade 4. He likes
reading storybooks and learning new things. He has many friends, but most of all he loves
his pet kid, Tara. Tara is five months old and milky white.
2. The bells at Chacha’s shop (page 9). Coming back from school one day, Chinna stops at
Chacha’s shop. He sees a pair of beautiful, shiny tinkling bells. He goes in and politely asks
the shopkeeper to show them to him.
3. The money is missing (page 10). Chacha says, “Ten rupees please.” Chinna puts his hand in
his pocket — and the money Dadaji gave him yesterday is gone. He searches all his pockets.
He gives the bells back and walks home sad.
4. Amma makes it better (page 11). At home he drops his bag and rests his head on the table.
His mother Kamala asks gently, “What happened, Chinna?” He hugs her and cries. She wipes
his tears and says she will give him money for the bells — but he must be careful with money
in future.

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5. At the market (page 12). They buy apples, mangoes, tomatoes and brinjals. Chinna wants
pineapples too. They cost forty-five rupees each. Kamala buys two and pays with a hundred-
rupee note, and asks Chinna to take the change.
6. Ten rupees extra (page 12). The fruit seller gives Chinna two ten-rupee notes. Only ten
rupees were due. Hiding a mischievous smile, Chinna runs to his mother and whispers, “Can
I buy the bells and some chocolates?”
7. Amma says no (page 13). “That’s very bad. It is stealing,” says Kamala. Then she asks the
question that changes everything: “How did you feel when you found your money missing?”
Chinna says he felt very sad and angry. She says the fruit seller will feel the same.
8. The honest boy (page 13). Chinna looks at his mother thoughtfully. He runs back and
returns the extra money. The fruit seller is very happy and praises him: “You are an honest
boy.”
9. The bells at last (page 13). Pleased with his honesty, Kamala takes him to Chacha’s shop.
Chacha is about to close. “Wait!” calls Chinna. Chinna pays ten rupees and they walk home
happily. The bells tinkle in his pocket. Tara comes running out, and Chinna ties the bells
around her neck.

What the story is really about: Kamala never scolds Chinna or punishes him. She
only asks him to remember his own feeling. Chinna knows how it feels to lose
money, so he can imagine how the fruit seller would feel. That is why he gives the
money back. Being honest is easier when you put yourself in the other person’s
place.

Do You Know? (pages 9 and 14): Goats under the age of six months are called kids.
The word is used for a young child too. So if someone says, “Look at that kid playing
in the field,” they might mean a baby goat, not a human child!

Tip while reading aloud: The story has many speaking parts — Chacha, Chinna,
Kamala and the fruit seller. Change your voice a little for each one. Say Chinna’s
whisper on page 12 softly, the way he really said it.

Let us Think — Page 14

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A. Answer the following.

LET US THINK

A.1 Why was Chinna upset?

Chinna was upset because he lost his money and could not buy the tinkling bells.
He had seen a pair of beautiful, shiny tinkling bells at Chacha’s shop and liked them a lot. When
Chacha said, “Ten rupees please,” Chinna put his hand in his pocket — and the money was not
there.
The book says, “Oh! Where is the money Dadaji gave me yesterday?” He searched all his pockets
but could not find it. So he returned the bells to Chacha and walked home feeling sad.

Why it hurt so much: Two things went wrong at once. He lost money that his Dadaji
had given him, and he lost the bells he wanted for his pet Tara. That is why he cried
when his mother touched his shoulders.

A.2 How did Kamala help Chinna feel better?

Kamala comforted Chinna and promised to give him the money for the bells.
She did five kind things, one after the other:

1. She watched him quietly and came to him herself.
2. She asked gently, “What happened, Chinna?”
3. She laid her hands softly on his shoulders, so he could hug her and cry.
4. She wiped his tears and said, “I’m so sorry, dear. It’s ok, don’t cry.”
5. She promised the money for the bells, and added that he must be careful with money in
future.

Then she cheered him up: “That’s my boy! Cheer up! Now, let’s go to the market.”

Why this worked: She let him cry first and asked questions after. A child who is
crying cannot talk. Once the crying stopped, Chinna could tell her the whole thing.

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Why this is a happy ending: Chinna got the bells the honest way. His mother had
already promised him the money at home. He did not need the fruit seller’s extra ten
rupees at all — and because he gave them back, he could enjoy the bells without any
guilt.

Tip: Notice the last line of the story. Tara comes running when she hears the bells,
and Chinna ties them around her neck. The bells were never for himself.

Let us Think — Page 14
B. Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false.

LET US THINK

B.1 Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false: 1. Chinna wanted to buy the bells to attach them to
his bicycle.

F — false.
Chinna wanted the bells for his pet kid, Tara, not for a bicycle. The last line of the story proves it:
“Chinna happily tied the tinkling bells around Tara’s neck.”

Why this is worth noticing: The story never mentions a bicycle at all. When you
answer a true/false question, look for the words in the story. If the story does not
say it, do not tick it as true.

B.2 Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false: 2. Chinna's mother, Kamala, comforted him when he
came home feeling sad.

T — true.
Kamala saw him drop his bag and rest his head on the table. She asked gently, “What happened,
Chinna?” She laid her hands softly on his shoulders, wiped his tears and said, “It’s ok, don’t cry.”

The word to keep: comforted means made someone feel less sad. The story uses the
word consoled, which means the same thing.

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B.3 Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false: 3. The fruit seller gave Chinna twenty rupees extra
as change.

F — false.
The extra money was ten rupees, not twenty. Chinna himself says so: “The fruit seller gave me
ten rupees extra by mistake.”

Two pineapples → 45 + 45 = ₹ 90

Change due from ₹ 100 → 100 − 90 = ₹ 10

He handed over two ten-rupee notes → ₹ 20

Extra → 20 − 10 = ₹ 10

Where the trick is: Twenty rupees did change hands. But ten of those rupees were
the correct change. Only the other ten were extra. A true/false sentence can be
wrong by just one word.

B.4 Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false: 4. Chinna decided to keep the extra money and
bought chocolates with it.

F — false.
He wanted to. He whispered, “Can I buy the bells and some chocolates?” But after his mother
spoke to him, “He ran back to the fruit seller to return the extra money.”

Why the answer is false: Wanting to do something and doing it are not the same.
Chinna changed his mind, and that change of mind is the whole story.

B.5 Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false: 5. The fruit seller was unhappy when Chinna
returned the extra money.

F — false.

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He was the opposite of unhappy. The story says, “The fruit seller was very happy. ‘You are an
honest boy,’ he praised him.”

The five answers together:

NO. SENTENCE T OR F

1 Bells were for his bicycle. F

2 Kamala comforted him. T

3 Twenty rupees extra. F

4 He kept the money and bought chocolates. F

5 The fruit seller was unhappy. F

Why he was happy: He got his ten rupees back, and he also met an honest child.
The second one made him happier than the first.

Let us Think — Page 14
C. Think and discuss.

THINK AND DISCUSS

C.1 Why do you think Chinna decided to return the money instead of keeping it?

Because he remembered how sad he had felt when his own money went missing.
His mother asked him one question: “How did you feel when you found your money missing?”
Chinna replied, “I felt very sad and angry!” Then she said, “The fruit seller will also feel the same
when he comes to know the mistake.”
Three reasons, in order of how strong they are:

He could feel the fruit seller’s loss, because the same thing had happened to him that very
day.
He knew it was wrong. His mother called it by its real name — stealing.
He did not need the money. Amma had already promised him ten rupees for the bells.

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Why the mother’s way worked: She did not shout at him or snatch the money. She
made him imagine the other person’s feeling. Once he had imagined it, keeping the
money became impossible for him.

Talk about it: In class, ask each other — would it still be stealing if the fruit seller
never found out? Most children will say yes. Being honest means doing the right
thing even when nobody is watching.

C.2 Think of a time when you found something that didn’t belong to you. What did you
do? How did it make you feel?

This question is about you, so only your own true answer is right. Nobody can write it for you.
How to answer, in three sentences:

1. Say what you found and where you found it.
2. Say what you did — whom you gave it to, or what you did not do.
3. Say how you felt afterwards. Use a feeling word: happy, proud, light, worried, sorry.

Sample answer: Last month I found a blue water bottle on the school stairs. I took it
to my class teacher and she found the owner in grade 3. The girl smiled and said
thank you. I felt very proud and light the whole day.

Another sample answer: Once I found a ten-rupee note near the ground. I wanted
to buy a snack with it. Then I remembered Chinna, and I gave it to my teacher
instead. At first I felt a little sad, but later I felt glad that I did the right thing.

Why the feeling matters: Doing the right thing is not always easy at that moment.
It often feels like giving something up. The good feeling comes a little later — and it
lasts much longer than a chocolate does.

Note to remember: Your teacher will not look for one “correct” answer here. Say
what really happened, even if you did not do the perfect thing.

Let us Learn — Page 15

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The same grid with all ten words marked. Each colour band covers one word.

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WORD WHICH WAY WHERE IT STARTS WHERE IT ENDS

PEACE across row 1, column 6 row 1, column 10

CALM down row 1, column 9 row 4, column 9

RESPECT down row 2, column 1 row 8, column 1

LOYAL across row 3, column 5 row 3, column 9

LOVE across row 3, column 9 row 3, column 12

COURAGE down row 4, column 3 row 10, column 3

TRUTH down row 4, column 5 row 8, column 5

HONEST down row 5, column 10 row 10, column 10

KIND down row 8, column 8 row 11, column 8

FAIR across row 9, column 6 row 9, column 9

A neat thing to spot: LOYAL and LOVE share one letter. The last L of LOYAL (row 3,
column 9) is also the first L of LOVE. In a word grid, two words are allowed to cross
or overlap like this.

How to search quickly: Take the first letter of a word — say the F of FAIR. Find every
F in the grid. There is one in row 2 column 5, one in row 4 column 12, one in row 7
column 11 and one in row 9 column 6. Check each one going across and then going
down. You will land on FAIR at row 9.

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What these ten words mean: They are all words about being a good person.

calm — quiet and not upset
honest — truthful, one who does not cheat (this is Chinna in the story)
love — a deep, warm caring for someone
respect — treating others as they should be treated
courage — the strength to do the right or hard thing
loyal — standing by your friends and family
truth — what really happened
fair — giving everyone an equal chance
kind — gentle and helpful (this is Kamala in the story)
peace — quiet, with no fighting

Let us Learn — Page 16

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B. Read the following. — Chinna, Charu and Jasmine are friends. They study in grade 4.

LET US LEARN

B.1 B. Read the following. Chinna, Charu and Jasmine are friends. They study in grade 4.
1. Chinna is tall.

Chinna
Picture 1 on page 16: Chinna standing by himself.

Chinna is tall. Here the word tall is in its plain form.
Only one person is in the picture. Nobody is being compared with anybody. So the adjective
needs no ending at all.

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Why than must be there: The word than tells us who the other person is. “Charu is
taller” leaves us asking “taller than whom?” The book’s own example is: Aman is
shorter than Jiya.

Your own sentence: My bag is heavier than my sister’s bag.

B.3 B. Read the following. Chinna, Charu and Jasmine are friends. They study in grade 4.
3. Jasmine is the tallest person in the group.

Charu Chinna Jasmine

Picture 3 on page 16: Charu, Chinna and Jasmine standing together.

Jasmine is the tallest person in the group. Here the adjective takes -est.
Now all three friends are standing together. Jasmine’s head is higher than everybody else’s.
When we compare one person with a whole group, we add -est to the adjective, and we put the
in front.

tall + est = tallest

Jasmine is the tallest person in the group.

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HOW MANY ARE COMPARED FORM EXAMPLE FROM PAGE 16

just one, no comparing tall Chinna is tall.

two taller than Charu is taller than Chinna.

a whole group the tallest Jasmine is the tallest person in the group.

Why the goes with -est: In a group there can be only one tallest person. The is the
word we use when there is only one of something. The book’s example is: February is
the shortest month of the year.

Your own sentence: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Let us Learn — Page 17
Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est).

LET US LEARN

Q1 Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est).
1. I am tall....... than my brother.

I am taller than my brother. This one is already filled in for you in the book.
Two people are being compared — I and my brother. The word than is right there in the
sentence. So the ending must be -er.

Why the book solves this one: It shows you the clue to look for. If you can see the
word than in the sentence, the answer is always -er. If you can see the word the
before the blank, the answer is -est.

Q2 Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est).
2. January is the cold....... month of the year.

January is the coldest month of the year.
One month is being picked out of all twelve months — that is a whole group. Also, the word
the stands just before the blank. Both clues point to -est.

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cold + est = coldest

Compare it with the book’s own example: February is the shortest month of the year.
Exactly the same shape of sentence, exactly the same ending.

Your own sentence: May is the hottest month in our town.

Q3 Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est).
3. An ant is small....... than an elephant.

An ant is smaller than an elephant.
Two animals are being compared — an ant and an elephant. The word than is in the sentence,
so the ending is -er.

small + er = smaller

Why not smallest: Smallest would mean the ant is the smallest of everything there
is. That is not what the sentence says. It only compares the ant with one other
animal.

Your own sentence: A sparrow is smaller than a crow.

Q4 Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est).
4. My sister is smart....... than me.

My sister is smarter than me.
Again just two people — my sister and me — joined by the word than. So we add -er.

smart + er = smarter

Tip: Say the sentence aloud with the wrong ending — “My sister is smartest than
me.” It sounds wrong at once. Your ear is a good checker.

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Your own sentence: My cousin is faster than me at running.

Q5 Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est).
5. Jay was the fast....... person in the race.

Jay was the fastest person in the race.
A race has many runners. Jay is being picked out of that whole group, and the word the comes
before the blank. So the ending is -est.

fast + est = fastest

NO. THE CLUE IN THE SENTENCE ANSWER

1 than my brother taller

2 the … month of the year coldest

3 than an elephant smaller

4 than me smarter

5 the … person in the race fastest

The rule in one line: two things → -er with than; a whole group → the … -est.

Your own sentence: Rani was the tallest girl in our class photo.

Let us Learn — Pages 17–18

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C. Circle the word that means the opposite of the highlighted word in each sentence.
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Careful — this sentence does not match the story: In the story on page 13 the
fruit seller did not give Chinna ten rupees as a reward. It was Chinna who gave the
extra ten rupees back to the fruit seller. The seller only praised him with words: “You
are an honest boy.” Here the book has made up a new sentence just to practise the
word reward, so answer the vocabulary question, but remember what the story
really says.

Your own sentence: Losing my play time was the punishment for not doing my homework.

C.3 C. Circle the word that means the opposite of the highlighted word in each
sentence.
3. I’ll give you money to buy the bells.
a) Sell b) Purchase c) Order

a) Sell
To buy is to give money and take a thing. To sell is to give the thing and take the money. They
are the two sides of the same act, so they are opposites.

Why not the other two:

Purchase is just another word for buy — the same meaning, not the opposite.
Order means to ask for something to be sent or brought. It is close to buying, not
opposite to it.

See it in the story: Chinna buys the bells. Chacha sells them. Both things happen at
the same moment.

Your own sentence: My uncle sells vegetables in the morning market.

C.4 C. Circle the word that means the opposite of the highlighted word in each
sentence.
4. “Can I buy chocolates with the money?” whispered Chinna.
a) Murmured b) Shouted c) Talked

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To whisper is to speak very softly, so that only the person beside you can hear. To shout is to
speak very loudly. Soft and loud are opposites.

Why not the other two:

Murmured means spoke in a low, soft voice — very close to whispering.
Talked is just speaking in a normal voice. It is in between whispering and
shouting, so it is not the opposite.

Why Chinna whispered: He knew the idea was not a good one. People whisper
when they do not want others to hear. The word whispered is the writer’s way of
telling us that Chinna already felt a little guilty.

NO. HIGHLIGHTED WORD ITS OPPOSITE

1 beautiful ugly

2 reward punishment

3 buy sell

4 whispered shouted

Your own sentence: The coach shouted so that the whole ground could hear him.

Let us Listen — Page 18
Number the sentences in the sequence of the story.

LET US LISTEN

L.1 Your teacher will read out the story ‘The Tinkling Bells’ once again to you. Now read
the following sentences and number them in the sequence of the story.
• Chinna discovered that his money was missing and felt sad.
• Chinna went to the market with his mother.
• Chinna hugged his mother and told her about the missing money.
• Chinna returned the extra money to the fruit seller.
• Chinna bought the tinkling bells after getting some money from his mother.
• Chinna wanted to buy bells for his pet at Chacha’s shop.

Here is the correct order. The number in the first column is what you write in the book.

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NUMBER SENTENCE WHERE IT HAPPENS IN THE
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1 Chinna wanted to buy bells for his pet at Chacha’s shop. page 9

2 Chinna discovered that his money was missing and felt sad. page 10

3 Chinna hugged his mother and told her about the missing page 11
money.

4 Chinna went to the market with his mother. page 12

5 Chinna returned the extra money to the fruit seller. page 13

6 Chinna bought the tinkling bells after getting some money page 13
from his mother.

So, in the order the book prints the bullets, you write: 2, 4, 3, 5, 6, 1.

Why this order and no other: Follow the money through the story. First Chinna
wants the bells; then he finds his money gone; then he tells Amma at home; then
they go out to the market; there the extra money comes and goes back; and only
after all of that does he actually buy the bells. Buying the bells must be last, because
it is the last thing that happens in the story.

Careful with number 6: The sentence says “after getting some money from his
mother”. His mother promised the money at home, in the middle of the story. But
the buying happened right at the end, after he returned the extra money. Number
the sentence by when the buying happened.

How to do a sequencing task:

1. Listen or read once, without writing anything.
2. Find the sentence that is clearly first and the one that is clearly last. Write those
two numbers.
3. Fit the middle ones in between, one by one.
4. Read your order aloud as a little story. If it makes sense, it is right.

Let us Speak — Pages 18–19

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What would you do in the following situations?

LET US SPEAK

S.1 What would you do in the following situations?
1. You borrowed your friend's favorite pen. After using it, you accidentally broke it.
What would you do?

This is a speaking task. You say your answer aloud in class. There is no single right answer, but
a good answer always has these three parts.

1. Tell the truth at once. Do not hide the pen or keep quiet about it.
2. Say sorry and say that it was an accident.
3. Put it right. Offer to repair it or to give a new pen.

Sample answer: I would go to my friend the same day and say, “I am very sorry.
Your pen broke while I was writing. It was an accident.” Then I would ask my mother
for money and buy him a new pen of the same kind.

Why telling the truth is better: If I hide it, my friend will find out later and will also
feel cheated. If I tell him now, he may be upset for a little while, but he will still trust
me. Trust is harder to mend than a pen.

Link to the story: Chinna could have kept quiet about the extra ten rupees too. He
chose to speak. It made him feel light, and the fruit seller called him honest.

S.2 What would you do in the following situations?
2. During a math quiz, your friends ask you to show them your answers because
they didn’t study. If you don’t help, your friends might get upset with you. What
would you do?

This one is hard, because both choices feel bad. Say so in your answer — then say what you
would choose.
What a good answer must contain:

a clear no to showing answers during the quiz;
a reason a nine-year-old can say in one line;
a kind offer for afterwards, so the friendship is not lost.

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Talk about it in class: Not everybody will agree here, and that is fine. Listen to what
the others say before you decide your own answer.

S.4 What would you do in the following situations?
4. You bring your favourite snack to school. But you find that your classmate has
not brought anything to eat. You really want to enjoy the snack alone. What would
you do?

Say honestly that a part of you wants to keep it all, and then say what you would actually do.
What a good answer must contain:

the honest feeling — it is hard to share a favourite snack;
what you would do — share it, even if only half;
why it feels better afterwards.

Sample answer: My favourite snack is poha, and I really wanted to eat it all. But my
classmate had nothing, and I could not eat in front of her. I would put half in the lid
of my box and give it to her. Then we would eat together and talk. The poha would
taste even better that way.

Why sharing feels better: Eating alone while a friend watches is not really
enjoyable. Half a snack with a happy friend beside you is worth more than a full
snack eaten quietly.

Try this too: Tell your teacher gently that your classmate has no lunch. Many
schools can arrange something. Sharing today is good; making sure she is not
hungry tomorrow is even better.

Let us Write — Pages 19–20

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A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.

LET US WRITE

A.1 A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
1. smiling: ..................................................................

Model answer: Chinna was smiling when he tied the tinkling bells around Tara’s neck.
One more of your own: My little sister came home smiling because she won the race.
What the word means: smiling means having a happy look on your face, with the corners of
the mouth turned up.

Why the sentence is built this way: Smiling is an -ing word. It needs a helping word
like was or is in front of it — “Chinna was smiling”, not “Chinna smiling”.

Where the word comes in the story (page 11): “Chinna smiled and said, ‘Sure
Amma’.”

Tip for all five: Write one sentence, not a paragraph. Start with a capital letter and
end with a full stop. The book gives you two lines, so keep your sentence short
enough to fit.

A.2 A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
2. mistake: ..................................................................

Model answer: The fruit seller gave Chinna ten rupees extra by mistake.
One more of your own: I wrote the wrong date on my notebook by mistake.
What the word means: a mistake is something done wrongly, but not on purpose.

Why “by mistake” is useful: These two words tell the listener that nobody meant to
do wrong. A mistake is different from a lie. Anyone can make a mistake; the right
thing is to put it right, as Chinna did.

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Where the word comes in the story (page 12): “The fruit seller gave me ten rupees
extra by mistake.”

A.3 A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
3. honest: ..................................................................

Model answer: Chinna is an honest boy because he returned the extra money.
One more of your own: An honest shopkeeper always gives the correct change.
What the word means: honest means truthful — someone who does not cheat, lie or steal.

Why we say “an honest boy”, not “a honest boy”: The h in honest is silent. We say
it as “on-est”, which begins with a vowel sound. So it takes an.

Where the word comes in the story (page 13): “You are an honest boy,” he praised
him.

A.4 A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
4. praise: ..................................................................

Model answer: The fruit seller had only praise for Chinna’s honesty.
A simpler one you can use: Our teacher gave me praise for my neat handwriting.
What the word means: praise means good words said about someone who has done well.

The word works in two ways:

as a naming word — “She gave me praise.”
as a doing word — “She praised me.” (This is the form the story uses.)

Either kind of sentence is correct here.

Where the word comes in the story (page 13): “he praised him”.

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A.5 A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
5. careful: ..................................................................

Model answer: Kamala told Chinna to be careful with money in the future.
One more of your own: Be careful while crossing the busy road.
What the word means: careful means giving full attention so that nothing goes wrong.

How the word is built: care + ful = careful, which means full of care. Change the
ending and you get its opposite: care + less = careless, meaning without care.

Where the word comes in the story (page 11): “make sure to be careful with
money in the future”.

WORD WHAT IT MEANS A MODEL SENTENCE

smiling having a happy face Chinna was smiling when he tied the bells around Tara’s
neck.

mistake something done wrongly, not on The fruit seller gave Chinna ten rupees extra by
purpose mistake.

honest truthful; one who does not cheat Chinna is an honest boy because he returned the extra
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careful paying full attention Be careful while crossing the busy road.

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2. Colour the top band saffron, leave the middle white, colour the bottom green.
3. Draw a small blue circle in the middle of the white band and put spokes inside it.
4. Draw the flag pole on the left side.

2. The National Bird — the peacock

A simple drawing of a peacock with its tail open. The peacock is the National Bird of India.

Model answer: The peacock is our National Bird. It has a long neck of shining blue
and a crown of small feathers on its head. It opens its big tail like a fan and dances
when the rains come. The peacock is found in many parts of India.

Other national symbols you could choose instead:

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SYMBOL WHAT IT IS ONE LINE YOU CAN WRITE

National Flag the Tiranga It has saffron, white and green bands with the Ashoka Chakra.

National Bird peacock It opens its tail like a fan and dances in the rain.

National Animal tiger The tiger is strong and has black stripes on orange fur.

National Flower lotus The lotus grows in water and stays clean in the mud.

National Tree banyan Its roots hang down from the branches and reach the ground.

National Fruit mango The sweet mango comes in summer and has many kinds.

Why a country has symbols: A symbol is one picture that stands for something big.
Our country is very large and has many languages and foods. The flag, the peacock
and the tiger belong to all of us, so they remind every Indian that we are one.

Tip for the drawing: Draw with a pencil first and colour afterwards. Keep your
drawing inside the orange box, and write your sentences only on the dotted lines
below it.

Let us Do — Pages 21–22
Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat.

LET US DO

D.1 Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat.
Materials needed (waste or recyclable items): small metal bottle caps (from used
bottles) or small tin cans (cleaned and dried) · string (about 12–15 inches for each
bell) · old cardboard (for making a tag or decoration) · small pebbles, beans, or
beads (for the tinkling sound inside the bell) · aluminium foil (for decoration) ·
markers, crayons, or paint (optional, for decoration) · glue or tape · safety scissors ·
hole punch or nail (with adult supervision for punching holes).
Preparation: If using bottle caps — collect around two or three for each student. If
using tin cans — you should have an adult help to make a small hole near the top
rim of the can for threading the string, and also ensure they are cleaned and dried.

This is a making activity, so first get everything ready. Nothing here needs to be bought —
every item is something that would otherwise be thrown away.

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What to collect at home:

Two or three metal bottle caps for each bell, or one small tin can that has been washed
and dried.
String or yarn, about 12 to 15 inches (roughly the length of your school ruler and a half) for
each bell.
Small pebbles, beans or beads. These go inside and make the sound.
Old cardboard from a used carton, for the tag.
Aluminium foil, glue or tape, safety scissors, and crayons or sketch pens.

What an adult must do for you:

1. Wash and dry the tin can, and check that its rim is not sharp.
2. Punch a small hole near the top rim of the can with a nail or a hole punch, so the string can
go through.
3. Stay beside you whenever the nail or the scissors are used.

Why bottle caps and cans work so well: They are made of thin metal. When a hard
bean or pebble knocks against thin metal, the metal shakes quickly and gives a
bright ringing sound. That shaking is what your ear hears as a “tinkle”. A cap made
of soft paper would give no sound at all.

Safety first: Never punch a hole yourself. The edge of a punched can be sharp, so
ask an adult and let them cover the edge with a little tape.

Tip: Make two bells, not one. Chinna bought a pair of tinkling bells for Tara, and two
bells together sound much nicer than one.

D.2 Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat.
Materials needed (waste or recyclable items): small metal bottle caps (from used
bottles) or small tin cans (cleaned and dried) · string (about 12–15 inches for each
bell) · old cardboard (for making a tag or decoration) · small pebbles, beans, or
beads (for the tinkling sound inside the bell) · aluminium foil (for decoration) ·
markers, crayons, or paint (optional, for decoration) · glue or tape · safety scissors ·
hole punch or nail (with adult supervision for punching holes).
Now follow Steps 1 to 11 and make the bell.

Do the eleven steps in order. They fall into three easy parts — make the bell, hang it, decorate
it.

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Step 1 Step 2
beans inside glue and tape
Steps 3–4
string and knot

Steps 5–9
foil, colours, name tag

How the bell grows, step by step: beans inside the cap, the second cap glued on, the string threaded
and knotted, and the shiny foil with a cardboard name tag above the bell.

Part 1 — make the bell (Steps 1 and 2)

1. Step 1. Place one or two small pebbles, beans or beads inside a bottle cap or a tin can. These
will make the tinkling sound when the bell is shaken.
2. Step 2. If you are using bottle caps, glue another cap on top to close it. It now looks like a
small bell. Put tape all round the edge so it cannot open. If you are using a tin can, the beans
can simply stay inside — no sealing is needed.

Part 2 — hang it (Steps 3 and 4)

3. Step 3. Thread the string or yarn through the hole in the tin can. For a sealed bottle cap,
make a hole in the top with a nail first — with an adult helping you.
4. Step 4. Tie a knot at the end of the string so the bell cannot slip off. The bell should now
hang from the string.

Part 3 — make it pretty (Steps 5 to 9)

5. Step 5. Cut a small piece of aluminium foil and wrap it round the bell. Now it looks shiny.
6. Step 6. Decorate with markers, crayons or paint if you like. You can add patterns, colours or
even little drawings on the foil.
7. Step 7. Cut a small shape out of the cardboard — a circle, a heart or a star — and punch a
hole at the top of it.
8. Step 8. Write your name on the tag, draw a picture on it, or colour it.
9. Step 9. Thread the tag onto the string, above the bell, and tie it in place.

Part 4 — check and enjoy (Steps 10 and 11)

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The book’s own solution is this:

The solution the book prints below it: 8 − 2 = 6.

What was moved: one matchstick was taken from the 8 on the right — the short stick on its
upper right side. That stick was put on the lower left side of the 9.

The 9 gains a stick on its lower left → it becomes 8

The 8 loses a stick from its upper right → it becomes 6

New equation: 8 − 2 = 6 — and that is correct.

Why only one stick can change two digits: A stick that leaves one digit must land
somewhere. Here it lands on the other digit. So one move changes two numbers at
the same time. That is the trick in every matchstick puzzle.

Tip: Count the sticks before and after. The 9 has 6 sticks and the 8 has 7 sticks,
making 13. The new 8 has 7 and the new 6 has 6 — again 13. The total number of
matchsticks never changes when you move one.

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M.2 Now, solve the following equation by moving one matchstick.

The matchstick equation printed at the bottom of page 23. It reads 9 + 9 = 9.

The matchsticks read 9 + 9 = 9. That is wrong, because 9 + 9 = 18.
Answer: move one matchstick and make it 9 + 0 = 9.

The same sticks after you move one matchstick. The middle stick of the second digit has come down
to its left side.

What to move: take the middle stick of the second 9 and put it down the left side of the same
digit.

A 9 is made of 6 sticks: top, top-left, top-right, middle, bottom-right, bottom.

Move the middle stick to the lower left.

Now all four sides are closed and there is no middle bar → the digit reads 0.

New equation: 9 + 0 = 9 — and that is correct.

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Why this works: Adding zero to a number does not change it. Nine sweets plus no
sweets are still nine sweets. So 9 + 0 = 9 is a true number sentence.

Another correct answer: You may change the first 9 into a 0 in exactly the same
way. Then the equation reads 0 + 9 = 9, which is also true. Both answers use just one
move, so both are right.

Check it yourself: Count the sticks. Before the move: 6 + 6 + 6 = 18 sticks in the
three digits. After the move: 6 + 6 + 6 = 18. Nothing was added and nothing was
taken away — one stick simply changed its place.

Let us Explore — Page 24
Collect or draw pictures of different types of bells found in India.

LET US EXPLORE

E.1 We have read about Chinna’s love for tinkling bells in the story. Collect or draw
pictures of different types of bells found in India.

This is a collecting activity. Fill the big box on page 24 with bells — drawn by you, or cut out
from old newspapers, calendars and magazines.
How to do it:

1. Walk around your home, your street and your school for one day, and listen. Write down
every bell you hear.
2. Ask an elder at home which bells they remember from their village or town.
3. Draw four or five of them in the box, or paste cut-out pictures.
4. Write the name of each bell neatly under its picture.

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Temple bell School hand bell Cow bell Ghungroo
hangs at the door rung at break time tied round the neck tiny dancing bells

Four kinds of bells you can see in India: a temple bell, a school hand bell, a cow bell and a string of
ghungroos.

Bells you can put in your box:

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Temple bell at a temple door People ring it before praying.
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School hand bell in school Tells everyone that a period or break has begun.

Cow bell round a cow’s or goat’s Helps the owner know where the animal is — just like
neck Tara’s bells.

Ghungroo round a dancer’s ankles Keeps the beat in Kathak, Bharatanatyam and other
dances.

Cycle bell on a bicycle handle Warns people walking ahead.

Bullock cart bells on the bullocks’ necks You hear the cart coming before you see it.

Wind chime hanging at a window Rings by itself when the wind blows.

Door bell outside a house Tells the family that a visitor has come.

Sample lines to write under your pictures: This is a temple bell. It is made of brass
and hangs from the roof. People ring it with their hand before they pray. Its sound is
deep and it goes on for a long time.

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Class 4 English Chapter 2 The Tinkling Bells AglaSem · NCERT Solutions

Quick revision

WORD WHAT IT MEANS WHERE IT COMES IN THE A SENTENCE OF YOUR
CHAPTER OWN

kid A baby goat, under six “his little pet ‘kid’ named Tara” The white kid followed its
months old. (page 9) mother everywhere.

tinkling Making a light, ringing “a pair of beautiful, shiny I heard the tinkling of bells
sound. tinkling bells” (page 9) on the bullock cart.

shocked Very surprised by something “He was shocked to find that his Ravi was shocked to see his
bad. money was missing.” (page 10) broken cycle.

consoled Made someone feel less sad. “Kamla consoled him” (page 11) My sister consoled me when
I lost my pen.

change The money you get back “She asked Chinna to take the The shopkeeper gave me
when you pay more than the change.” (page 12) two rupees as change.
price.

mischievous Naughty; up to a little trick. “Hiding a mischievous smile” The mischievous puppy hid
(page 12) my slipper.

whispered Spoke in a very soft voice. “whispered Chinna” (page 12) She whispered the answer in
my ear.

stealing Taking what belongs to “It is stealing.” (page 13) Stealing is wrong, even
someone else. when nobody is looking.

thoughtfully In a way that shows you are “Chinna looked at his mother He looked thoughtfully at
thinking hard. thoughtfully.” (page 13) the puzzle before
answering.

honest Truthful; one who does not “You are an honest boy,” he An honest player never
cheat or steal. praised him. (page 13) breaks the rules.

praised Said good words about “he praised him” (page 13) Our teacher praised my neat
someone. handwriting.

pleased Happy and satisfied. “Kamla felt pleased with Amma was pleased with my
Chinna’s honesty” (page 13) clean room.

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