NCERT Textbook - A Rivers Tale | EVS for Class 4 PDF Download

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Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.
Boat, flowing water, blue, fish, water-plants, river, foul smell, big ship,
oil, river banks, factories, washing clothes, animals, other work,
change, city.
Use these words to make a story. Give a title to your story also.
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Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.
Boat, flowing water, blue, fish, water-plants, river, foul smell, big ship,
oil, river banks, factories, washing clothes, animals, other work,
change, city.
Use these words to make a story. Give a title to your story also.
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Look at the pictures and answer the following questions:
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What is the colour of the river where it begins?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At some places, there are many
fish in the river, at others there
are only a few and at some places
there are dead fish. What could
be the reason for this? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What can be seen in the river
before it reaches the village?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At which places did the colour of
the water in the river change? Why
did this happen? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Which of the places shown in the
picture would you like to live in?
Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Would you like to change any of the things that you see in
the picture? Why and how?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you seen people throwing different things into rivers or
water bodies?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What could be done to keep rivers clean? Discuss.
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Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.
Boat, flowing water, blue, fish, water-plants, river, foul smell, big ship,
oil, river banks, factories, washing clothes, animals, other work,
change, city.
Use these words to make a story. Give a title to your story also.
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A River’s Tale
107
Look at the pictures and answer the following questions:
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What is the colour of the river where it begins?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At some places, there are many
fish in the river, at others there
are only a few and at some places
there are dead fish. What could
be the reason for this? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What can be seen in the river
before it reaches the village?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At which places did the colour of
the water in the river change? Why
did this happen? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Which of the places shown in the
picture would you like to live in?
Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Would you like to change any of the things that you see in
the picture? Why and how?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you seen people throwing different things into rivers or
water bodies?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What could be done to keep rivers clean? Discuss.
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Looking Around
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Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö If you wanted to drink some water, from which part of the
river would you like to drink? Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö In the last part of the picture the river flows into the sea. Have
you ever seen the sea? Where? In a movie, or somewhere else?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you ever been near a river or sea? When?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Show with your hands, how the waves in the sea move.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Is the water from the sea drinkable? Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Do you think that there would be changes taking place in a
river, pond or stream at different times of the year? What
kind of changes would these be? Discuss.
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Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.
Boat, flowing water, blue, fish, water-plants, river, foul smell, big ship,
oil, river banks, factories, washing clothes, animals, other work,
change, city.
Use these words to make a story. Give a title to your story also.
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A River’s Tale
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Look at the pictures and answer the following questions:
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What is the colour of the river where it begins?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At some places, there are many
fish in the river, at others there
are only a few and at some places
there are dead fish. What could
be the reason for this? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What can be seen in the river
before it reaches the village?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At which places did the colour of
the water in the river change? Why
did this happen? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Which of the places shown in the
picture would you like to live in?
Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Would you like to change any of the things that you see in
the picture? Why and how?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you seen people throwing different things into rivers or
water bodies?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What could be done to keep rivers clean? Discuss.
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Looking Around
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Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö If you wanted to drink some water, from which part of the
river would you like to drink? Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö In the last part of the picture the river flows into the sea. Have
you ever seen the sea? Where? In a movie, or somewhere else?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you ever been near a river or sea? When?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Show with your hands, how the waves in the sea move.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Is the water from the sea drinkable? Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Do you think that there would be changes taking place in a
river, pond or stream at different times of the year? What
kind of changes would these be? Discuss.
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Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Will there be the same amount of water in the ponds or
rivers during the rainy season and in summer?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Is there a pond, river or lake near your town or city?
Find out–
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Are there any changes in the water during summers, the
rainy season and in winters?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What are the different kinds of water animals found there?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What kind of trees and plants grow around it?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What are the kinds of birds that come there?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you ever seen or read about floods? Where?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What happens when there is a flood?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you seen dirty water in a river or pond? Where?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö How would you know if the water is dirty? If the water
looks clean, can you be sure that it is alright to drink that
water? Discuss.
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Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.
Boat, flowing water, blue, fish, water-plants, river, foul smell, big ship,
oil, river banks, factories, washing clothes, animals, other work,
change, city.
Use these words to make a story. Give a title to your story also.
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A River’s Tale
107
Look at the pictures and answer the following questions:
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What is the colour of the river where it begins?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At some places, there are many
fish in the river, at others there
are only a few and at some places
there are dead fish. What could
be the reason for this? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What can be seen in the river
before it reaches the village?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö At which places did the colour of
the water in the river change? Why
did this happen? Discuss.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Which of the places shown in the
picture would you like to live in?
Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Would you like to change any of the things that you see in
the picture? Why and how?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you seen people throwing different things into rivers or
water bodies?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What could be done to keep rivers clean? Discuss.
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Looking Around
108
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö If you wanted to drink some water, from which part of the
river would you like to drink? Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö In the last part of the picture the river flows into the sea. Have
you ever seen the sea? Where? In a movie, or somewhere else?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you ever been near a river or sea? When?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Show with your hands, how the waves in the sea move.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Is the water from the sea drinkable? Why?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Do you think that there would be changes taking place in a
river, pond or stream at different times of the year? What
kind of changes would these be? Discuss.
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109
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Will there be the same amount of water in the ponds or
rivers during the rainy season and in summer?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Is there a pond, river or lake near your town or city?
Find out–
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Are there any changes in the water during summers, the
rainy season and in winters?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What are the different kinds of water animals found there?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What kind of trees and plants grow around it?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What are the kinds of birds that come there?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you ever seen or read about floods? Where?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö What happens when there is a flood?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Have you seen dirty water in a river or pond? Where?
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö How would you know if the water is dirty? If the water
looks clean, can you be sure that it is alright to drink that
water? Discuss.
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You saw in the pictures that as the river flowed through or near
many villages, towns and cities the water changed. The people
used the river water for many different things such as washing
clothes, bathing animals and cleaning utensils. Many of these
activities made the water dirty. The water in the river kept
changing as it flowed through various places. Water in ponds
and lakes can also become dirty due to similar reasons.
From where do you get your drinking water? A river or a
lake? Do you think that like the river in the picture your river
or lake can also be affected?
Try this
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö For this activity you will need to bring certain things from
your home. You will find most of these in the kitchen.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö 5 or 6 glasses or bottles.
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Salt, sugar, cooking soda, haldi, flour and dal (about half a
teaspoon each).
Ö Ö Ö Ö Ö Lemon Juice, soap water, sherbet, oil (one spoonful each).
What will you do?
Fill about half of each bottle or glass with water. Make sure
that all have the same amount of water. Now, one by one, put
each of the things in the water. For example – haldi in the first
glass, oil in the second glass, soda in the third glass until you
have one thing in each glass. Mix each thing in the water and
see what happens. Write your observations in the table.
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