The Milkman's Cow | Class 4 | English

The Milkman’s Cow | Class 4 | English | NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Word Practice

Write the following words three times each and remember the spelling.

Words	Three times each
Mood	……………	……………	……………
Refuse	……………	……………	……………
Beg	……………	……………	……………
Plead	……………	……………	……………
Tug	……………	……………	……………
Buckle	……………	……………	……………
Gleam	……………	……………	……………
Twirling	……………	……………	……………
Grocer	……………	……………	……………
Wrestler	……………	……………	……………
Sheaf	……………	……………	……………
Grin	……………	……………	……………
Clattered	……………	……………	……………
Pail	……………	……………	……………

 

Word meanings

Write the word meanings and remember.

Words	Meaning
Mood	Feeling
Refuse	Do not accept / say no
Beg	request
Plead	Request for something
Tug	To pull with a lot of force
Buckle	Metal piece of a belt
Gleam	To shine
Twirling	Moving / twisting
Grocer	seller
Wrestler	A player who has to play by fighting
Sheaf	A collection of things
Grin	A wide smile
Clatter	Making loud noise by hitting
Pail	A container

 

Textbook Question and Answer

Reading is Fun

1. Why did the cow refuse to get up?

Ans:

The cow was in a bad mood. So she refused to move.

2. Name those who tried to make the cow move.

Ans:

The milkman , a policeman, a grocer, a wrestler, an ice-cream man and a boy all tried to make the cow move.

3. Who finally made the cow get up and how?

Ans:

A little boy finally made the cow get up.

He held a sheaf of tasty green and slowly led the cow to the side.

Let’s talk

1. We can make people do more things with kindness than with cruelty or force. Do you agree? What do you think? Tell the class about a time when you were kind to an animal.

Ans:

It was very hot outside. I saw many birds were searching for water. So I made a birdbath and kept in my balcony. I saw many birds drinking water from the birdbath.

2. Do you do an action always in the same way?

( a ) How do you talk to visitors?

Ans:

I talk to visitors politely with respect.

( b ) How do you talk to your friends in the playground?

Ans:

I talk to my friends friendly and informally.

( c ) How do you talk to your teacher in the class?

Ans:

I talk to my teacher smartly and very politely with respect.

Word Building

1. Circle the words that describe the boy.

cruel	clever	big	kind
happy	gentle	angry	little

 

Ans:

clever

kind

gentle

little

 

2. Fill in the blanks using the words given at the end of the sentence.

( a ) Insects ………. Crawl on the wall. ( can / cannot )

Ans: Insects can Crawl on the wall.

( b ) The grocer was ………….. to move the cow. ( able / unable )

Ans: The grocer was unable to move the cow.

( c ) It was ………… for the boy to make the cow get up. ( easy / difficult )

Ans: It was easy for the boy to make the cow get up.

( d ) Children …………… walk on their heads. ( can / cannot )

Ans: Children cannot walk on their heads.

( e ) Sometimes love and kindness may …………….. where force will …………… ( succeed / fail )

Ans: Sometimes love and kindness may succeed where force will fail.

( f ) We should be ………….. to animals. ( kind / cruel )

Ans: We should be kind to animals.

Let’s Write

1. From the story , The Milkman’s Cow find the simple past tense of the action words given below and write them in the blanks. One has been done for you.

Ans:

simple present Tense	Simple past tense	simple present Tense	Simple past tense
Pull	pulled	Know	Knew
Lead	led	Learn	Learned
Come	Came	Grow	Grew
Say	Said	Pray	Prayed
begin	began	tug	tugged

 

Fun time

1. Complete what is missing in these drawings. What work do these men or women do?

Ans:

• A milkman sells milk.
• A grocer sells vegetables and fruits.
• A police man maintains law and order.
• An ice-cream man sells ice-cream.
• A wrestler builds body.