Textbook Exercise with Solution: Crafts | Oxford English for Class 4 PDF Download

Ans: India is known for handicrafts made from materials like ivory, rosewood, silver, gold, and silk. There are also items made from carved sandalwood and brassware, as well as toys and trinkets in various shapes and colors.

b.

Ans: Papanahalli is located about 100 kilometers from Bangalore, situated next to a wide stretch of water.

c.

Ans: Gurappa uses a small saw to cut the teeth of the comb. He cuts from one side of the comb, then flips it over to make a second cut on the other side.

d.

Ans: These wooden combs can be found in any market.

e.

Ans: Gurappa's fingers are marked from where the saw touches them while he cuts the comb teeth.

f.

Ans: Gurappa gives the man some combs as a gift, telling him to keep one to remember him and his wife by.

g.

Ans: The old friend says that plastic combs are much better than the wooden combs that Gurappa makes.

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

h.

Ans: Gurappa sells his combs to Ramaswamy and Gungulu because they are the only men in his village who will buy them.

i.

Ans: Some crafts are dying out because factory-made items are cheaper and easier to produce. Traditional crafts like comb-making are being replaced by mass-produced goods like plastic combs, which are more affordable and widely available.

j.

Ans: Early morning sounds in Papanahalli include birds singing, a rooster crowing, a boy herding goats, a woman going to the well, a man taking his bullocks to the field, and the sound of Gurappa chopping wood. The sounds you hear in the morning might be different, based on where you live.

Q2. Answer the questions about these lines from the story....'You ought to be able to sell them for a Jot of money. They are very beautiful.' 

a.

Ans: The speaker is talking to Gurappa.

b.

Ans: The fancy combs with carved tops that Gurappa makes from special hardwoods ought to be sold for more money.

c.

Ans: It was not possible to get more money for them because no one wants to buy them; people prefer to buy plastic combs instead.

Q3. Complete the Sentences

a.

Ans: The rays of the sun are glistening on the water.
b.

Ans: Every town and city has its own handicrafts shop.
c.

Ans: By his side are some logs of wood.
d.

Ans: Only certain trees are useful for his work.
e.

Ans: He uses an adze to cut the wood to shape.

Q4. Make Sentences