Going to Buy a Book | Class 4 | English | NCERT Solutions

Vocabulary

Word Practice

Words	Three times
relax	………………	………………	………………
bookshop	………………	………………	………………
machines	………………	………………	………………
finally	………………	………………	………………

 

Word Meanings

Words	Meanings
relax	calm and comfortable
bookshop	a shop where books are sold
machine	a thing which makes our work easier
finally	at the end

  

Textbook Question and Answer

1. Why did grandfather give the children money?

Ans: Grandfather gave money to the children for buying books.

2. Where did they go to buy books?

Ans: They went to a small shop to buy books.

3. Did the girl buy a picture book?

Ans: No, the girl bought a story book.

Let’s write

1. Look at these sentences in the story-

(a) Should we go the big market?

(b) Should we go to the small shop?

(c) Should I buy a thin book?

The coloured words above are describing words.

Now fill in more describing words into the passage below-

It was a …………….. night. A ………. girl sat up in bed listening to her mother tell a ………….. story. Her …………. eyes opened wide and she gave a ………. smile. “Now go to sleep, Paro,” her mother closed the book. “……….. dreams.”

Ans:

It was a dark night. A little girl sat up in bed listening to her mother tell a fairy story. Her small eyes opened wide and she gave a cute smile. “Now go to sleep, Paro,” her mother closed the book. “Sweet dreams.”

2. Imagine that you will go to the bookshop tomorrow. What will you do there? Write five sentences beginning with –

Answer

a) I shall ask the shopkeeper for different books.

b) I shall read a few books.

c) I shall ask the price of the books.

d) I shall talk with the shopkeeper.

e) I shall buy a story book.

3. Tina goes to her school library to borrow a book. Complete her dialogue with the librarian by using and or or in the blanks.

Answer:

Tina: Ma’am, I want to borrow a book.

Librarian: Do you want a story book or a book of poems?

Tina: I want a story book.

Librarian: Do you like stories about animals or adventure stories?

Tina: I like both.

Librarian: Go to the second cupboard. On the first shelf, you will find animal stories and on the second, adventure stories.

Tina (after selecting two books): Ma’am, I want Black Beauty and Panchatantra Stories.

Librarian: You can have either Black Beauty or Panchatantra Stories.

 

Homework

Describing words

Underline the describing words in the following sentences.

1. Should we go to the big market?

2. Should we go to the small shop?

3. We like the small book shop.

4. Should I buy a thin book?

5. I got a fat book.

6. My brother got a big book.