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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