Textbook Exercise with Solutions: A Tragic Story | Oxford English for Class 4 PDF Download

Comprehension

Q1. Answer the following questions.

a.

Ans: The poem states that the sage lived "in days of yore," meaning a long time ago in the past.

b.

Ans: The sage was sad because his pigtail hung behind him.

c.

Ans: The sage wanted to change the position of his pigtail so that it would hang at his face instead of behind him.

d.

Ans: Yes, the sage thought he could solve his problem. He confidently declared, "The mystery I've found - I'll turn me round."

e.

Ans: To solve his problem, the sage spun, turned right and left, round and about, up and down, and in and out in various ways.

f.

Ans: No, the sage was not successful. Despite all his efforts, the pigtail continued to hang behind him.

g.

Ans: Three words from the poem that describe the pigtail:

1. Handsome
2. Curious
3. Stout

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

h.

Ans: i. The word "curious" describes the case of the sage's pigtail. Other possible words include unusual, strange, puzzling, or perplexing.
ii. The phrases "efforts never slack" and "twist, and twirl, and tack" describe the sage's efforts. Other words could include determined, persistent, relentless, tireless, as well as futile, vain, or unsuccessful.

i.

Ans: Yes, there was a problem I tried to solve but couldn’t. One day, I was trying to fix my toy car because one of its wheels had come off. I tried to put the wheel back on by pushing it and even used some tape to hold it, but it kept falling off whenever I played with it. In the end, I couldn’t fix it properly and had to ask my dad for help. He used some glue, and the wheel stayed on!

Q2. Answer the questions about this line from the poem. 
He mused upon this curious case ...

 a.