Textbook Exercise with Solutions: My Puppy Plays Piano | Oxford English for Class 4 PDF Download

Comprehension

Q1. Answer the following questions.

a.

Ans: The puppy learned to play the piano by watching his owner practice.

b.

Ans: The puppy learned to play Chopsticks, Bach, and blues and classic rock.

c.

Ans: After the animals formed a band, they practiced hard and traveled all around.

d.

Ans: We know the band was successful because they instantly became famous for their music and became millionaires from their hit song.

This question is more difficult. Discuss it first. (HOTS)

e.

Ans: The poem does not mention the specific name of the song that made the band famous, but it says their type of music was called "Pet Rock."

Q2. Answer the questions about these lines from the poem. 
   He also taught my kitten how So they could play duets, And then they taught guitar and drums To     all my other pets.

a.

Ans: The puppy taught the kitten how to play the piano so they could play duets together. Then, the puppy and kitten taught the other pets how to play guitar and drums.

b.

Ans: This question asks for your personal imagination and creativity, as the poem does not specify what kinds of animals the other pets are.

Working With Words

Q1. Write the singular form of the following words.

a.

Ans: puppy
b.

Ans: cherry
c.

Ans: lily
d.

Ans: lorry
e.

Ans: lady
f.

Ans: baby

Q2. Find the nouns that match these adjectives.

a.

Ans: healthy → health
b.

Ans: strong → strength
c.

Ans: great → greatness
d.

Ans: beautiful → beauty
e.

Ans: weighty → weight
f.

Ans: clean → cleanliness

Q3. Match to make well-known proverbs.

1. All's well that ends well.
2. Cut your coat according to your cloth.
3. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
4. Look before you leap.
5. A stitch in time saves nine.
6. All that glitters is not gold.