Testbook Exercise with Solutions: The Wise Men of Ramnagar | Oxford English for Class 4 PDF Download

Comprehension

Q1. Answer the following questions. 

a.

Ans: No, the people of Ramnagar did not have any enemies. They lived peacefully, troubling no one and being troubled by no one.

b.

Ans: The new road was going to be built between the town ten miles from Ramnagar and another town twenty miles away.

c.

Ans: The men were pretending to take water out of the river using a cup tied to a rope.

d.

Ans: The villagers were pretending to cut down a large tree using penknives.

e.

Ans: The villagers were pretending to carry away ants from a large anthill one by one in baskets.

f.

Ans: The villagers always said that their methods were slow, but they always worked.

These questions are more difficult. Discuss them first. (HOTS)

g.

Ans: The villagers were clever because they knew how to protect their way of life. They used an ingenious plan to make the townspeople believe they were crazy, which ensured the road wouldn't be built near their village, thus preserving their fields and peace.

h.

Ans: Meetings are useful because they allow people to share information, brainstorm solutions, make collective decisions, and build consensus. This helps in finding a solution to problems while ensuring everyone feels involved and responsible.

Q3. True/False

a.

Ans: True.

b.

Ans: False. The trunk of the tree was nearly two meters wide.

c.

Ans: False. By the side of the anthill was a long line of women.

d.

Ans: False. The chief clerk said he didn’t know if the villagers were dangerous.

e.

Ans: False. The District Officer readily agreed to change the plan and build the road away from Ramnagar.

f.

Ans: False. The people of Ramnagar were not mad; they were wise and pretended to be mad to discourage the townspeople from building the road near their village.

Q3. Answer the questions about these lines from the story.
  The villagers were very angry. They sat in the meeting for three whole days. At last they thought           of a plan.

a.

Ans: The villagers were angry because the new road was planned to go through their best fields, which would be destroyed.

b.

Ans: They likely discussed the problem of the new road and how to stop its construction through their fields.

c.

Ans: Their plan was to pretend to be mad by doing ridiculous things like taking water from the river with a cup, cutting down a tree with penknives, and carrying ants one by one in baskets.

d. Yes, their plan worked. The townspeople, including the District Officer, believed they were mad and decided to build the road away from their village.

Q5. Working With Words

Ans: 

1. Mad: lunatics
2. Talk about: discuss
3. Build: constructed
4. Road (way): route
5. Townsmen: townsfolk
6. Declared (made known): announced
7. Peaceful: undisturbed