Abdul In The Garden - 1 Class 4 Worksheet EVS Chapter 19

Q1: Fill in the Blanks

(i) Abdul was clearing ______ and ______ from the vegetable beds.
Ans: Abdul was clearing dried leaves and grass from the vegetable beds.

(ii) Abbu remembered that he needs to send some ______ home.
Ans: Abbu remembered that he needs to send some radish home.

(iii) Abdul and his father sat down to have ______ with Ammi.
Ans: Abdul and his father sat down to have tea with Ammi.

(iv) Abdul knocked down a stick that was supporting the ______.
Ans: Abdul knocked down a stick that was supporting the pea plant.

(v) Branch of the ______ tree broke and fell.
Ans: Branch of the neem tree broke and fell.

Q2: True and False

(i) The roots of the grass are strong.
Ans: True.

(ii) Neem tree broke down completely and fell in the courtyard.
Ans: False.
Only a branch of the neem tree broke down and fell in the courtyard.

(iii) Abdul was helping his Abbu in the kitchen.
Ans: False.

(iv) Roots of the grass plant are short and not that widely spread.
Ans: False.
The roots of the grass plant were longer and widely spread.

(v) Abdul and his family sat down to play ludo after rainfall.
Ans: True.

Q3: Short Questions Answer

(i) Why did Abdul's hands turned red?
Ans: Abdul's hands turned red because he was putting in lots of efforts to pull out the small grass but it was very difficult to pull them out with his hands.

(ii) What did Abdul observed after digging out the grass plant?
Ans: He noticed that the roots of the grass are much longer and spread far and wide as compared to the part of the plant above the ground.

(iii) Why was the neem tree unaffected by the sudden wind and rain?
Ans: Neem tree is a very strong tree with long and widely spread out roots under the soil. The strong and widely spread roots of the neem tree helps the tree withstand strong winds and storms.

(iv) What happened while Abdul and his father were just about to reach home?
Ans:While they were returning home a branch of the neem tree broke and fell on the ground because of wind and rain.

(v) Why does the broken part of a tree dries up after sometime?
Ans: When a part of a tree gets detached from the tree it is not able to get nutrients and water from the leaf and soil respectively as a result of which it gets dried over a period of time.

(vi) Why caused the stem of the pea plant to break apart?
Ans: Abdul was forcibly pulling grass from the garden but the grass was not coming out and in this process he accidently knocked down a stick that was supporting the pea plant that caused the stem of the pea plant to break apart.

(vii) Why only few radish were pulled by Abdul and his father?
Ans: Abdul and his father managed to pull only few radish because of the sudden strong wind followed by rain.

(viii) What did Abdul and his family do while it rained outside?
Ans: Abdul and his family sat down together and had tea.

(ix) Who are Abbu and Ammi here in this story?
Ans: Abbu and Ammi are the father and mother of Abdul respectively.

(x) Why did Abduls father said that 'We will not have to water the plants'?
Ans: All the plants and trees in the garden already had a fair share of water because of the sudden rainfall so there was no need of watering the plants after rainfall.