NCERT Textbook - Alice In Wonderland Notes | Study English for Class 4 - Class 4

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One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
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The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
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One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
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67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
Alice in Wonderland
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67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
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One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
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The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
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67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
New words
scamper, hurried, popped, disappeared, whiskers
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69 68
key on it. She tried the 
little golden key in the 
lock and to her 
delight it fitted! 
Alice opened the 
door and looked 
into the loveliest 
garden she had 
ever seen! How 
she longed to be 
among those 
beds of bright 
flowers and those 
cool fountains! But 
she could not even get her head through the doorway.
“Oh! How I wish, I could become smaller!” she 
exclaimed loudly.
– Adapted from Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 
Reading is fun
1. While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
2. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
3. Where did the rabbit go?
4. How did Alice reach Wonderland?
5. What strange things did Alice see?
6. Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
7. Draw the garden of your dreams.
8. Tick (? ) the correct answer.
The rabbit had
white eyes big eyes pink eyes
Who was burning with curiosity?
Alice the rabbit children
Who fell down and down and down?
Alice a mouse the rabbit
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One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
Alice in Wonderland
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67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
Alice in Wonderland
5 4
67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
New words
scamper, hurried, popped, disappeared, whiskers
5 4
69 68
key on it. She tried the 
little golden key in the 
lock and to her 
delight it fitted! 
Alice opened the 
door and looked 
into the loveliest 
garden she had 
ever seen! How 
she longed to be 
among those 
beds of bright 
flowers and those 
cool fountains! But 
she could not even get her head through the doorway.
“Oh! How I wish, I could become smaller!” she 
exclaimed loudly.
– Adapted from Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 
Reading is fun
1. While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
2. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
3. Where did the rabbit go?
4. How did Alice reach Wonderland?
5. What strange things did Alice see?
6. Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
7. Draw the garden of your dreams.
8. Tick (? ) the correct answer.
The rabbit had
white eyes big eyes pink eyes
Who was burning with curiosity?
Alice the rabbit children
Who fell down and down and down?
Alice a mouse the rabbit
l
l
l
New words
scamper, hurried, popped, disappeared, whiskers
5 4
69 68
key on it. She tried the 
little golden key in the 
lock and to her 
delight it fitted! 
Alice opened the 
door and looked 
into the loveliest 
garden she had 
ever seen! How 
she longed to be 
among those 
beds of bright 
flowers and those 
cool fountains! But 
she could not even get her head through the doorway.
“Oh! How I wish, I could become smaller!” she 
exclaimed loudly.
– Adapted from Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 
Reading is fun
1. While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
2. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
3. Where did the rabbit go?
4. How did Alice reach Wonderland?
5. What strange things did Alice see?
6. Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
7. Draw the garden of your dreams.
8. Tick (? ) the correct answer.
The rabbit had
white eyes big eyes pink eyes
Who was burning with curiosity?
Alice the rabbit children
Who fell down and down and down?
Alice a mouse the rabbit
l
l
l
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One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
Alice in Wonderland
5 4
67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
One day, Alice was lying under a tree listening to her 
sister reading a story.
Suddenly, she saw a white rabbit scamper by. He 
had pink eyes and was wearing a blue coat. He took 
out a big watch from his waistcoat pocket and as he 
hurried away, he said, “Oh dear, I will be too late!”
She thought there was something very different 
about this rabbit. It could talk, it wore a red 
waistcoat and it carried a watch. 
Alice wondered, “A talking 
rabbit? A rabbit who wears a 
waistcoat!” Alice was burning with 
curiosity and she followed the 
white rabbit.
Alice in Wonderland
5 4
67 66
The rabbit started running and Alice followed the 
rabbit. The rabbit suddenly popped down a large 
rabbit hole. Alice jumped into the rabbit hole too! The 
rabbit went down and down and down and down into 
the rabbit hole.
Alice said aloud, “Where am 
I? How many miles down 
have I fallen? I must be 
getting somewhere 
near the centre of 
the earth.” She 
wondered, “Will I slip 
through the earth to 
the other side?”
Thump! Alice landed 
on a pile of dry leaves. 
She  looked around 
quickly and suddenly saw 
the white rabbit again. It 
disappeared saying, “Oh, my 
ears and whiskers! How late it’s 
getting!”
Alice stood up and saw a small 
door about fifteen inches high. It was 
too small for her to go through.
She saw a glass table with a golden 
New words
scamper, hurried, popped, disappeared, whiskers
5 4
69 68
key on it. She tried the 
little golden key in the 
lock and to her 
delight it fitted! 
Alice opened the 
door and looked 
into the loveliest 
garden she had 
ever seen! How 
she longed to be 
among those 
beds of bright 
flowers and those 
cool fountains! But 
she could not even get her head through the doorway.
“Oh! How I wish, I could become smaller!” she 
exclaimed loudly.
– Adapted from Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 
Reading is fun
1. While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
2. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
3. Where did the rabbit go?
4. How did Alice reach Wonderland?
5. What strange things did Alice see?
6. Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
7. Draw the garden of your dreams.
8. Tick (? ) the correct answer.
The rabbit had
white eyes big eyes pink eyes
Who was burning with curiosity?
Alice the rabbit children
Who fell down and down and down?
Alice a mouse the rabbit
l
l
l
New words
scamper, hurried, popped, disappeared, whiskers
5 4
69 68
key on it. She tried the 
little golden key in the 
lock and to her 
delight it fitted! 
Alice opened the 
door and looked 
into the loveliest 
garden she had 
ever seen! How 
she longed to be 
among those 
beds of bright 
flowers and those 
cool fountains! But 
she could not even get her head through the doorway.
“Oh! How I wish, I could become smaller!” she 
exclaimed loudly.
– Adapted from Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll 
Reading is fun
1. While listening to the story, what did Alice see?
2. What was different about the rabbit that Alice saw?
3. Where did the rabbit go?
4. How did Alice reach Wonderland?
5. What strange things did Alice see?
6. Describe in your own words the garden that Alice saw.
7. Draw the garden of your dreams.
8. Tick (? ) the correct answer.
The rabbit had
white eyes big eyes pink eyes
Who was burning with curiosity?
Alice the rabbit children
Who fell down and down and down?
Alice a mouse the rabbit
l
l
l
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Who said – “Oh, my ears and whiskers? How late
it’s getting!”
the rabbit Alice Alice’s sister
The garden Alice saw was
big lovely small
1. Describe some of the sounds you hear at night.
2. Imagine you are Alice and your partner is a rabbit. What
would you do?
3. What do you think Alice saw in the garden?
4. How could Alice have got into the garden?
1. Find one word from the story that means 
(a) to walk fast ___________ . (b) to think ___________ .
(c) happy ___________ . (d) to be seen
(e) at once ___________ .
(f) move fast ___________ . (g) to be inquisitive ___________ .
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2. Give another word for the ones given below with similar 
meanings and make sentences. Make sentences with each of 
the opposites of these describing words and make sentences 
with them –
Opposite Sentence
lovely ____________ ________________________________
talking ____________ ________________________________
listening ____________ ________________________________
see ____________ ________________________________
centre ____________ ________________________________
3. Imagine you are going on a journey to the centre of the 
earth. What do you think you will see? What would you feel?
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4. Alice follows the strange rabbit because she wants to know a 
number of things. Re-arrange the words to make the questions 
that Alice has in her mind and put a question-mark (?).
(a) talk rabbit a how can
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(b) going he is where
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(c) read he can time the
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(d) hurry is in a why he
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nowhere ___________ . d