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NCERT Solutions for class 4 English chapter 7 – Why


Back Exercise

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Question 1:

Name a few things that sink.

Answer

Lead and marble sink in water.

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Question 2:

List three questions that the little boy asks. (a) _____________________________________________ (b) _____________________________________________ (c) _____________________________________________

Answer

The three questions that the little boy asks are:

(a) Why wood should swim? (b) Why sun should shine? (c) Why wind should blow?

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Question 3:

What sort of a boy is described in the poem? (a) sad (b) curious (c) brave

Answer

(b) curious

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Question 1:

Ram is a curious little boy. He is always asking questions. One day he came home and asked his grandfather questions like – 1. Why can’t we look at the sun during a solar eclipse? 2. Why can’t we touch the sun? 3. Why can’t we go out to play in the dark? Discuss these questions with your teacher and class. Do you know the answers?

Answer

Disclaimer: These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experiences and observations.

1) We can’t look at the sun during a solar eclipse, as the sun radiation can harm our eyes.

2) We can’t touch the sun because it is very far from us.

3) We can’t go out to play in the dark because we will not be able to see anything and can even fall down while playing.

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Question 1:

Fill in the blanks with words from the poem which rhyme with the coloured words in the sentences – Why is the _____________ so high? Do you know the colour of _____________? Have you found who made the _____________? Put the glass in the sink after you finish your _____________.

Answer

Why is the sky so high? Do you know the colour of flowers ? Have you found who made the clouds ? Put the glass in the sink after you finish your drink .

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Question 2:

The spellings of these words are jumbled. Put them right and make sentences of your own –

woknknow_________________________
wism__________________________________
dael__________________________________
blarme__________________________________
llihs__________________________________

Answer

woknknowI do not know the answer.
wismswimShe cannot swim in deep water.
daelleadLead can sink in water.
blarmemarbleChildren love to play with marbles.
llihshillsThe hills are very steep.

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Question 1:

Discuss and write –

(a) Why do cats and dogs fight? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

(b) Why do we walk across the road, not run? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

(c) Why do people like ice-cream? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________

Answer

Disclaimer: These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own experiences and observations.

(a) Cats and dogs fight because they are best friends.

(b) We walk across the road and not run because we might meet with an accident.

(c) People like ice-cream because it melts in our mouth.

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Question 2:

Write down at least two questions using ‘why’? (a) ______________________________________________ (b) ______________________________________________

Answer

(a) Why have you not finished your homework?

(b) Why hasn’t the teacher come yet?