NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English - Going to Buy a Book

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Question 1:

1) Alone   
2) Bookshop    
3) Machines    
4) Finally    
5) Climbed 

Answer
1) Alone: when no one else is present Example sentences:
1) I will stay alone at home in the evening.
2) The teacher was sitting alone in the class.

2) Bookshop: a shop where books are sold Example sentences:
1) The bookshop gets closed in the evening.
2) The bookshop was very small.

3) Machines: mechanical device Example sentences:
1) We brought machines from Paris.
2) The fax machine is not working.

4) Finally: after a long time Example sentences:
1) We finally decided to go to Manali.
2) The results finally got declared.

5) Climbed: to go or come up a slope Example sentences:
1) He climbed the hill easily.
2) My sister climbed the stairs with a stick.

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Question 1:
Why did grandfather give the children money?
Answer
The grandfather gave money to the children to buy books.
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Question 2:
Where did they go to buy books?
Answer
They went to a small bookshop to buy books.
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Question 3
Did the girl buy a picture book?
Answer
No, the girl bought a fat book with many stories in it.

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Question 1:
In small groups one child will give directions orally only once; the others will listen and hunt for the following:
1. A circle    
2. A square    
3. A triangle    
4. A piece of paper with three signatures    
5. A piece of paper with red colour    
6. A piece of paper with a number    
7. A piece of paper with the label of tea    
8. A twig in the shape of an alphabetic letter    
9. A slab of mud with a drawing    
10. A flower in the shape of a number
Answer
Disclaimer: This is a creative activity to be done along with your friends in the classroom.

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Question 1:
Is there a bookshop near your home? If there is, do you like to visit it?
Answer
Yes, there is a bookshop near my home. Yes, I usually visit it on Sundays when I am free.
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.
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Question 2:
What are the different kinds of books in this bookshop or in any other bookshop you have seen? Tell the class.
Answer
There are many different types of books available in the bookshop like mysterious, comedy, drama and poetry.
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.

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Question 1:
Look at these sentences in the story –
(a) Should we go to 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.”

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

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Question 2:
Imagine that you will go to the bookshop tomorrow. What will you do there? Write five sentences beginning with – 
(a) I shall _______________________
(b) I shall _______________________
(c) I shall _______________________
(d) I shall _______________________
(e) I shall _______________________

Answer
(a) I shall buy a picture book. 
(b) I shall buy a small story book. 
(c) I shall buy an encyclopaedia. 
(d) I shall buy a riddle book. 
(e) I shall buy a sport magazine.
Disclaimer: These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own experiences and observations.

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Question 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.

Tina: Ma’am, I want to borrow a book.
Librarian: Do you want a story book ________ a book of poems?
Tina: I want a story book.
Librarian: Do you like stories about animals ________ adventure stories?
Tina: I like both.
Librarian: Go to the second cupboard. On the first shelf, you will find animal stories ________ on the second, adventure stories.
Tina (after selecting two books): Ma’am, I want Black Beauty ________ Panchantantra Stories.
Librarian: You can have either Black Beauty ________ Panchantantra Stories.
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 Panchantantra Stories. Librarian: You can have either Black Beauty or Panchantantra Stories.

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