Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark | Class 4 | English | NCERT SOLUTIONS

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New word Practice

Write the words three times each.

Words	Three times each
Harsh	…………………	…………………	…………………
Moonlight	…………………	…………………	…………………
Forever	…………………	…………………	…………………
Troubles	…………………	…………………	…………………
Cease	…………………	…………………	…………………

Word Meanings

Write the meaning of the words and remember.

Words	Meanings
Harsh	Very rude or unpleasant
Moonlight	The light comes from moon
Forever	For all the time or permanently
Troubles	Problems or difficulties
Cease	To stop or halt

Textbook Questions and Answers

Reading is fun

1. What is the poem about?

Ans: The poem is about not to be afraid of darkness.

2. What happens when the day is over?

Ans: When the day is over the earth takes rest and night comes.

3. What does the earth do when the day is over?

Ans: When the day is over the earth takes rest.

4. What does the poet want us to do at night?

Ans: The poet wants us to be friends with the night and think about our friends.

5. Are these sentences True or False?

i. The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.

Ans: False.

ii. The poet says that stars will always shine at night.

Ans: True

iii. The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.

Ans: True.

Word building

	Answer		Answer
moon + light	moonlight	break + fast	breakfast
good + night	goodnight	day + break	daybreak
water + fall	waterfall	rain + bow	rainbow

 

1. Find a word in the poem which is the opposite of –

	Answer		Answer		Answer
war	peace	enemies	friends	gentle	harsh
light	dark	night	day	start	cease

2. Look at these words in the poem

don’t, won’t

Here are their full forms

don’t – do not          won’t – will not

Now, write the full forms of the following words

Contractions	Full forms Answer
Didn’t	Did not
Shouldn’t	Should not
Wouldn’t	Would not
Couldn’t	Could not
Mustn’t	Must not

 

Let’s talk

1. Are you afraid of the dark? Why?

Ans:

Yes, I am afraid of the dark because I think about animals, thieves and some unnatural things.

2. What do you do when it is dark?

Ans:

When it is dark I try to recall my studies.

3. Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner about it.

Ans: When I was going to the ground for playing, I saw a big snake crossing the road. I became very frightened.

Say aloud

1. What is the word that starts with t, rhymes with ‘cease’, and means to playfully make fun of?

Ans: tease

2. What is the word that starts with c, rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?

Ans: clear

 Say t , t , t

3. Where did the tip of the tongue touch?

Ans: The tip of the tongue touched the top part of the roof of the mouth.

Team time

1. What are the things that may happen if there is no sunlight?

Ans: If there is no sunlight then it will be dark everywhere. The whole world will turn into an ice ball. Life is not possible without sunlight.

Let’s Write

1. The red tea cups are filled with a particular word. Fill in the yellow tea cups with similar sounding words. Note the example given.

Too	Two
One	……………….
Deer	……………….
Son	……………….

 

Ans:

Too	Two
One	Won
Deer	Dear
Son	Sun

 

2. Now complete the following sentences , choosing the right word.

( a ) The sum was ________ difficult for the class to solve. Only _______ students could do it. ( two , too )

Ans: The sum was too difficult for the class to solve. Only two students could do it.

( b ) There was only _______ boy who ________ the prize. ( one, won )

Ans: There was only one boy who won the prize.

( c ) The golden ________ was very ________ to him. ( dear , deer )

Ans: The golden deer was very dear to him.

( d ) Ramu’s _________ loved to play in the __________. ( sun , son )

Ans: Ramu’s son loved to play in the sun.

Let’s listen

Read out the following phrases aloud. Divide them into loud and softer sounds.

 

Clapping hands              a worm moving              stamping feet, A bud blooming            a butterfly flying A feather dropping        an ant walking               a car moving The wind blowing                    ssshhhh Whisper                tiptoe          a leaf falling

Ans:

Loud sounds	Softer sounds
clapping hands stamping feet a car moving	a worm moving     a bud blooming a butterfly flying   a feather dropping an ant walking    the wind blowing ssshhhh           whisper tiptoe          a leaf falling

 

Homework

1. Rhyming words

Write the rhyming words for the following words from the poem.

One	Never	Fear	Cease
………………..	………………..	………………..	………………..

 

2. Compound words

Write any four compound words. One has been done for you.

moon + light	moonlight
…………………………	………………………….
…………………………	………………………….
…………………………	………………………….
…………………………	………………………….

 

3. Contractions

Write the contractions for the following.

Have not	…………………………
Can not	…………………………
Is not	…………………………
Was not	…………………………
Had not	…………………………

 

4. Homophones

Write a word which has same sound but different meaning.

Accept	……………………….
Its	……………………….
Principal	……………………….
Then	……………………….
Threw	……………………….
Addition	……………………….
Dye	……………………….
Flower	……………………….
Heal	……………………….
Hear	……………………….
Heard	……………………….

 

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