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English
CLASS 4
UNIT 2
CHAPTER 2
SOLUTIONS
Class: 4th

Subject: English (Marigold)

Unit: 2

Chapter: 2. The Little Fir Tree

Chapter - 2

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The Little Fir Tree

Reading is fun

Question 1. Tick the correct answer –

(a) The pretty little fir tree was  a goat came along and ate

happy with gold leaves but... them.

 all the leaves got wet in rain.

 a man stole them.

(b) The fir tree was sad...  because it had yellow leaves.

 because it had needle-like

leaves.

 because it was very short.

(c) The fir tree was not happy with  because the goats came and

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the gold leaves... ate them up.

 a man stole them.

 the gold leaves broke.

Answer:

(a) The pretty little fir tree was happy with gold leaves but… a man stole them.

(b) The fir tree was sad…. because it had needle-like leaves.

(c) The fir tree was not happy with the gold leaves…. a man stole them.
Word building

Question 1. By changing the circled word to its opposite, rewrite these sentences. One has

been done for you.

(a) I carry a light bag to school every day.

I carry a heavy bag to school every day.

(b) Rina won the race.

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(c) I love eating vegetables.

(d) This glass of milk is full.

(e) The old man is wise

Answer:

(b) Rina lost the race.

(c) I hate eating vegetables.

(d) This glass of milk is empty.

(e) This old man is foolish.

Question 2. Now give the opposite of the words below by adding un or im.

happy _____________ important _____________

polite _____________ perfect _____________

seen _____________ healthy _____________

proper _____________ safe _____________

lucky _____________ patient _____________

possible _____________ pure _____________

Answer:

Unhappy unimportant

impolite imperfect

unseen unhealthy

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improper unsafe

unlucky impatient

impossible impure

Question 3. Rita loved her dog Sheroo. Every day, Sheroo would go out of the house and

come back himself. But one day he did not come home. Rita looked everywhere for him.

Tears rolled down her cheeks. Sheroo was lost. He was nowhere to be found. Rita was

crying when she reached home. She got into her bed. All of a sudden something jumped

on her. Can you guess who it was? Rita was very happy.

Give the opposites of the words in blue.

Answer:

Loved hated

go out come in

come go
everywhere nowhere

down up

lost found

nowhere everywhere

crying laughing

happy sad.

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Let’s write

Question 1. Rewrite the passage below using capital letters where necessary –

(i) one saturday afternoon amarjit and his little sister rani went for a picnic to india gate.

there they saw ducks, water and their friend raj

(ii) oh dear said the fir tree I like my old needle-like leaves best for goats don't eat them and

no man can steal them

Answer:

(i) One Saturday afternoon Amarjit and his little sister Rani went for a picnic India Gate.

There they saw ducks, water and their friend Raj.

(ii) “Oh! Dear, said the fir tree. “I like my old needle – like leaves best, for goats don’t eat

them and no man can steal them.

Let’s talk

Question 1. Look at the picture below. In the yellow box there are eight things. Six of them

you can see in the picture. The other two you cannot see. Write down the four things that

you can see.

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Answer:

(i) ducks

(ii) mat

(iii) dog

(iv) girl
Question 2. Look at the picture again. Describe the picture.

Answer:

A brother and sister have come to the pond for picnic.

They have brought food to eat and a ball to play.

They are having a great time at the pond.

Fun time

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1. Ajit loved flowers. He always wanted to have a garden for himself. Mohan, his friend gave

him an idea. He said, “Why, we can have a garden in a dish!” “Ha! Ha!” Ajit laughed. “A

garden in a dish?” “Yes, dish gardens are tiny gardens planted in a shallow dish. We must

first put sand, manure and pebbles in a dish. Plant very tiny plants in it and place the dish on

the window sill.”

Question 2. Glass breaks easily when it is dropped. Do you think a mud flower pot, a glass

spoon, a wooden table, a plastic cup, books or your plastic water bottle can break easily?

Circle the things that can.

Answer:

Question 3. Which of the following actions would make others happy/unhappy?

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Answer:

Actions that make people happy Actions that make people unhappy

Being polite telling lies

Respecting elders getting angry easily

Being honest being greedy

Visiting a sick friend watching T.V. all day

Playing with friends not sharing

Caring for pets not saying thank you

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