The Little Fir Tree | Class 4 | English | NCERT Solutions

The Little Fir Tree Class 4 English NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Write the given words three times each.

 

Magician	…………..	…………..	…………..
Shelter	…………..	…………..	…………..
Pretty	…………..	…………..	…………..
Reward	…………..	…………..	…………..
Grant	…………..	…………..	…………..
Needle	…………..	…………..	…………..
Steal	…………..	…………..	…………..

 

Word Meanings and usage

The meanings of the words are given below. Sentences have been formed for the words. Frame another sentence of your own.

 

Words	Word Meaning
Magician	A person who shows magic
Sentence	Yesterday a magician showed magic in our school.
Your sentence	……………………………………………………..
Shelter	A place which protects us
Sentence	Birds make their shelter on trees.
Your sentence	……………………………………………………..
Pretty	Beautiful
Sentence	I got a pretty frock on my birthday.
Your sentence	……………………………………………………..
Reward	Prize
Sentence	Rahul got a reward for his good work.
Your sentence	……………………………………………………..
Grant	To give
Sentence	My teacher granted me three days leave.
Your sentence	……………………………………………………..
Steal	To take something without permission
Sentence	A thief steals at night.
Your sentence	……………………………………………………..

Textbook Question and Answer 

Reading is fun

Tick ( √ ) the correct answer.

The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but …	A goat came along and ate them.
	All the leaves got wet in rain.
	A man stole them.    ( √ )
The fir tree was sad …	Because it had yellow leaves.
	Because it had needle-like leaves.  ( √ )
	Because it was very short.
The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves …	Because the goats came and ate them up.
	A man stole them.  ( √ )
	The gold leaves broke.

 

Word Building

I. By changing the circled word to its opposite, rewrite these sentences. One has been done for you.

1. I carry a light bag to school every day.

Answer: I carry a heavy bag to school every day.

2. Rina won the race.

Answer: Rina lost the race.

3. I love eating vegetables.

Answer: I hate eating vegetables.

4. This glass of milk is full.

Answer: This glass of milk is empty.

5. The old man is wise.

Answer: The old man is foolish.

II. Now give the opposite of the words below by adding un or im.

happy	unhappy		important	unimportant
polite	impolite		perfect	imperfect
seen	unseen		healthy	unhealthy
proper	improper		safe	unsafe
lucky	unlucky		patient	impatient
possible	impossible		pure	impure

3. Rita loved her dog Sheroo. Every day, Sheroo would go out of the house and come back himself. But one day he did not come home. Rita looked everywhere for him. Tears rolled down her cheeks. Sheroo was lost. He was nowhere to be found. Rita was crying when she reached home. She got into her bed. All of a sudden something jumped on her. Can you guess who it was? Rita was very happy.

Give the opposites of the words in blue.

Answer

Loved X hated	Go out X come in	Come X go	Everywhere X nowhere	Down X up
Lost X found	Nowhere X everywhere	Crying X laughing	Happy X sad

Let’s write

1. Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary –

(i) one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate. there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj

Answer

One Saturday afternoon Amarjit and his little sister Rani went for a picnic to India Gate. There they saw ducks, water and their friend Raj.

(ii) oh dear said the fir tree I like my old needle-like leaves best for goats don’t eat them and no man can steal them

Answer:

“Oh dear!” said the fir tree. I like my old needle-like leaves best, for goats don’t eat them and no man can steal them.”

Let’s talk

1. Look at the picture below. In the yellow box there are eight things. Six of them you can see in the picture. The other two you can not see. Write down the four things that you can see.

Answer

Ducks	Mat
Boy	Tree

2. Look at the picture again. Describe the picture.

Answer

There is a beautiful garden. There are flowers and trees in the garden. A boy and his little sister have gone for a picnic. There are two ducks in a pond. A mat is there with some food items. The little girl is pointing the bird.

Fun time

1. Glass breaks easily when it is dropped. Do you think a mud flower pot, a glass spoon, a wooden table, a plastic cup, books or your plastic water bottle can break easily? Circle the things that can.

Spoon	Flower pot	Plastic water bottle
Books	Table	Cup

Answer

Flower pot

Cup

2. Which of the following actions would make others happy / unhappy?

Respecting elders	Not saying thank you	Being polite
Playing with friends	Visiting a sick friend	Not sharing
Watching television all day	Telling lies	Being greedy
Caring for pets	Getting angry easily	Being honest

Answer

Actions that make people happy	Actions that make people unhappy
Respecting elders	Watching television all day
Playing with friends	Not saying thank you
Visiting a sick friend	Getting angry easily
Caring for pets	Telling lies
Being polite	Not sharing
Being honest	Being greedy

 

 

Homework

Adjectives

Underline the adjectives in the given sentences

1. Shetty saw a little fir tree.

2. The sad fir tree had needle like leaves.

3. I wish I had green leaves.

4. Goats do not eat gold leaves.

5. The glass leaves shone in the bright sun.

Opposites

Write the opposites of the following words.

Words	Opposites
Pretty	…………….
Heavily	…………….
Begin	…………….
Wet	…………….
Kind	…………….
Reward	…………….
Bright	…………….

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Passage 1

Read the following passage and answer the questions given below.

Shetty the magician was returning home, when all of a sudden it began to rain. It rained heavily. Shetty looked around for shelter and saw a pretty little fir tree. He ran towards it as fast as he could.

Soon the rain stopped. Shetty was happy, that he did not get wet.

“Thank you, you have been kind to me. I would like to reward you. Ask for four wishes and I will grant them,” said the magician.

The sad fir tree had leaves like needles and no birds ever made their nests on it. So it said, “I wish I had green leaves like my other friends.”

1. What was Shetty?

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2. What happened with Shetty, when he was returning home ?

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3. Why was Shetty happy ?

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4. How many wishes did Shetty offer to the fir tree ?

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5. What did the fir tree ask in his first wish ?

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6. Find the word from the passage which means “prize”.

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7. Write the opposite of the word “cruel”.

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 Passage 2

Next morning, its wish was granted. Soon a goat came along and ate all the green leaves. “Oh! Dear,” said the fir tree. “I wish I had gold leaves as goats do not eat gold leaves.”

    When the little fir tree woke up the next morning it was surprised to see gold leaves.

    “How happy I am!” it said.

A man came along and stole the gold leaves.

    “I wish I had glass leaves instead. Men do not steal glass leaves.”

The next day its glass leaves shone in the bright sun. “How happy I am!” it said.

At night the wind blew whoo…oo…oo. All the glass leaves broke.

    “Oh Dear!” said the fir tree. I like my old needle-like leaves best, for goats do not eat them.

No man can steal them.

The wind will do them no harm.”

1. Why did the fir tree wish for gold leaves ?

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2. What happened with the gold leaves of the fir tree?

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3. Why did the tree wish for glass leaves ?

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4. How did the glass leaves break?

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5. What was the last wish of the fir tree ?

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6. Why did the tree wish for its needle like leaves?

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7. What is the present form ( V1 ) of the word ‘shone’?

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8. It was surprised to see gold leaves. Find the describing word from the given sentence.

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9. Find the opposite of the word ‘dull’ from the passage and write here.

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10. Join the two sentences by using and / or.

A goat came along.

A goat ate all the green leaves.

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Holiday Homework ( Summer Vacation ) Class 3 EVS

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ……………

Holiday Homework ( Summer Vacation )

2023-24

Note:

• All the answers must be written in an A4 size paper.
• Stitch all the paper and keep in a stick file.
• Proper care should be taken for handwriting.
• Decorate the paper with boarder lines.
• Draw pictures wherever needed.

Observation

1. List out any four birds you see in this picture and write two lines about them.

Name of the bird	Two lines about them
1 …………	…………………………………………….
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2 …………	…………………………………………….
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3 …………	…………………………………………….
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4 …………	…………………………………………….
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2. Look at any four animals staying near your house and write two lines about them.

Name of the animals	Two lines about them
1 …………	…………………………………………….
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2 …………	…………………………………………….
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3 …………	…………………………………………….
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4 …………	…………………………………………….
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3. Name any four shrubs and trees found in your area.

Name of four shrubs	Name of four trees
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Identification

1. List out any four activities which you can do without using water at your home.

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2. List any four plants which need support to grow. Go around your house and find them.

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3. Differentiate between the following. Write any two differences.

Shrubs	Trees
1  …………………………	1  …………………………
2  …………………………	2  …………………………

 

Water living animals	Land living animals
1  …………………………	1  …………………………
2  …………………………	2  …………………………

 

Discovery of facts

1. Draw or paste the pictures of the sources of water.

2. Using dry leaves make pictures of any four different animals.

3. Write two slogans for saving water.

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