Chapter 1-Wake Up!

NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English, Unit-1, Chapter 1-Wake Up is an assistive

material. One should refer to books and teachers. This is just for making reference available.

Use it on own discretionary.

New Words

1) Lovely-प्यारा – It’s a lovely day.

2) Buzzing- गूंज- You can hear the buzzing bees.

3) Sleepyhead- उनींदा- Don’t be a sleepy head.

4) Tiniest: सबसे छोटा- The tiniest chicken cheap cheap cheap.

QUESTIONS FROM TEXTBOOK SOLVED

Page No. 4

Reading is fun

Q.1 What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?

Ans. 1 I think birds wish good morning to each other in the morning.

Q. 2 Who are already awake?

Ans. 2 Bees, birds, cows, sheep, horses, ducks, and chickens are already awake.

Q. 3 Which creatures wake up in the morning before the child does?

Ans. 3 The Bees, birds, cows, sheep, horses, ducks, and chickens wake up in the morning before the child does.

Let’s listen

Q.1 Listen to the songs of birds. Say the words boy and bee. Listen to the b sound in-

big, bubbles, bin, bag, blue, blow and black.

Ans. 1 (No written work)This is an oral exercise. Teachers/parents should say loudly first emphasizing ‘B’ letter in every word. Students need to recite all the words and get familiar with the letter ‘B’ in the words.

Q. 2 Listen to the baby chicks – cheep cheep cheep.

Ans. 2 (No written work)Tell your children to listen carefully to the fine and sweet sound of the chicks around them. Inquire what they feel when they hear cheep cheep cheep.

Let’s listen and talk

Q.1 Go for a morning walk. Listen to the sounds you hear like the rustling of leaves, the wind blowing, the chirping of birds, the sounds of footsteps. children

Ans. 1 (No written work) These are the common sounds children hear in their daily life. Encourage them to go for a morning walk and listen to these sounds carefully.

Q.2 Imagine that a cow, a horse, a duck, and a chicken are meeting for a morning meal. What would they say to one other? Talk about it.

Ans. 2 Cow:- Hello everyone, good morning, Sorry, I am late.

Horse:- Good morning, come ….come sit. We all were waiting for you.

Duck:- Good morning cow, I think we should start eating our breakfast now.

Chicken:- Yes, yes … let’s have. I am very hungry.

Horse:- OK, I will serve you.

Duck:- That’s great, let’s start.

Cow:- Thank you, horse for this wonderful breakfast (after eating the food)

Note: – This is an example. Students need to do this with their own imagination. Teachers and parents need to encourage the students.

Say aloud

Q. Betty bought a bit of butter.

But the bit of butter that Betty bought was bitter.

So Betty bought some better butter.

To make the bitter butter better.

Ans: Teacher/parents first say this tongue twister loudly. Don’t correct them in the beginning. Let children enjoy their mistakes. Gradually they will be able to pronounce it correctly.

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Page No. 5

Let’s write

Q. 1 Connect the pair of sentences below using and or but.

(a) It is time to get up for school.

(b) I want to sleep for some more time.

Ans. It is time to get up for school but I want to sleep for some more time,

(a) Sheila got some chocolates for her birthday.

(b) She got some new clothes too.

Ans. Sheila got some chocolates and new clothes too for her birthday.

Sheila got some chocolates and new clothes too for her birthday.

(a) Everyone has gone to sleep.

(b) I want to read my book.

Ans. Everyone has gone to sleep but I want to read my book.

(a) Raju plays cricket.

(b) He also plays hockey.

Ans. Raju plays cricket but he also plays hockey.

Raju plays cricket and hockey.

Q. 2 Fill in the blanks according to the example given below:

tiny	tinier	tiniest	—————	later	—————–
big	—————	biggest	round	—————–	—————–
sleepy	sleepier	—————–	small	—————–	—————–
—————	lovelier	loveliest	good	—————–	best

Ans. 2

tiny	tinier	tiniest	late	later	latest
big	biggest	biggest	round	rounder	roundest
sleepy	sleepier	sleepiest	small	smaller	smallest
lovely	lovelier	loveliest	good	better	best

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