NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English - Neha Alarm Clock

Q1: Write meanings of the following words and also use them in sentences.

1) Snuggles    
2) Mutters    
3) Window sill    
4) Relax 
Ans:
1) Snuggles: to be in a comfortable position
Example:
a) He snuggles himself into the sleeping bags.
b) Reema snuggles in her new yellow couch.

2) Mutters: say something in a very low voice
Example:
a) Tia always mutters in the class.
b) Rohan mutters in the washroom.

3) Window sill: the bottom part of the window
Example:

a) There is a pot kept on the windowsill. 
b) Clothes were hanging from the windowsill.

4) Relax: free from tension
Example:
a) She tried to relax before the examination.
b) Relax on bed till you get well.

Reading is fun

Ques 2: Tick (✔) the correct answer – 
1. What time did Neha’s clock ring every morning? 
2. What did the birds say? 
3. What is inside you that makes you get up at the same time everyday? 
4. Put the letters in the right order. One has been done for you. 

Ans:
1. (c) 6 o’clock 
2. (b) Wake up 
3. (a) Our body clock
4. 

Let’s listen and talk

2). If there is no clock in the house to wake you in the morning, how will you wake up? Will you continue to sleep or …
3). What are the different ways of knowing the time during the day?
Ans:
1) Hint: This is an activity to be done along with your friends. Write your answers on the first column and then write your friend’s answers in the second column. You then have to discuss and compare both the answers among your friends in the classroom.

2) Hint: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experience and observation.If there is no clock in the house to wake you in the morning, I will wake up from my mother’s call. I will not continue to sleep, as I myself will have to get ready for the school.
3) There are many ways of knowing time during the day:

• Watching time in a clock.
• Seeing the position of sun.
  
• Using a sand clock. 
• Use of a clock or a watch. 
• Sundial: Keeping track of the movement of sun helps know the time of the day.
• Digital watch/clock: This kind has digits that depict the time.

Word Building

Q1: Find the hidden words
Mother, birds, clock, alar, happy, morning, holiday, hungry, sunday

Say Aloud

Q1:Say these words aloud.

Ans: Hint: Students are advised to practice this on their own. 

Let's write

2. Use the help box to fill in the blanks –

(a) Ram ________ a good football player.
(b) The cows ________ grazing in the field
(c) My toys ________ broken.
(d) Her frock ________ too long.
(e) The market ________ closed.
(f) The children ________ happy.
(g) The flowers ________ kept in a vase.3. Look at the pictures below and complete the following paragraph. You will need these words -

Yesterday, I lost a book. I looked for it everywhere.
(a) I looked ________ a door.
(b) I looked ________ a cupboard.(c) I looked ________ a bed.

(d) I could not find it anywhere. Then, I ________ Sheroo. Sheroo, my dog came running to me. I asked him to look for my book. He ________ another book from my bag.
1.

2.
(a) Ram was a good football player.
(b) The cows were grazing in the field.
(c) My toys were broken.
(d) Her frock was too long.
(e) The market was closed.
(f) The children were happy.
(g) The flowers were kept in a vase. 

3. Yesterday, I lost a book. I looked for it everywhere.

I looked behind a door.
I looked inside a cupboard.
I looked under a bed.
I could not find it anywhere. Then, I called out
Sheroo. Sheroo, my dog came running to
me. I asked him to look for my book. He pulled out 
another book from my bag.

Fun Time

Q: Here is a word, clock. Write down words relating to clock.
Here is a word, morning. Now write down words related to it. 

Ans: