Std.

IV English
Govt. Book

Exercise-I
Meanings:

1. Curious - Anxious
2. Crumpled - Creased
3. Scampering - Running quickly with light steps
4. Squashed - Squeezed
5. Rooster - A male domestic fowl
6. Chase - Try to get, to catch
7. Giant - Very Large
8. Frail - Weak
9. Flatter - Praise Falsely
10. Bothered - Worried, Disturbed or Upset.
11. Mischievous - Full of mischief

Exercise- II
M.C.Qs (Choose the ______)

1. One day mama bear made __________ for the breakfast.
(A) Sandwich (B) Porridge
2. A little girl named Goldilocks lived in the ___________.
(A) Forest (B)City
3. Papa bear saw that three spoon was not in its place in the _____.
(A) Bowl (B) Plate
4. Mama bear saw that the cushion was ______________.
(A) Creased (B) Squashed
5. Mama bear noticed that the __________ was crumpled.
(A) Pillow (B) Bed sheet
6. The farmer said to the donkey you are no longer ______ to me.
(A) Helpful (B) Useful
7. The donkey wanted to go to toon toon town to become a _______.
(A) Dancer (B) Musician
8. _______________ said the cat and joined them.
(A) Sorry (B) Thank you
9. The animal entered a _________ and suddenly saw a horse.
(A) Forest (B) Garden
(B) 10.They all __________ as loud as they could.
(A) sang (B) shouted
11. Ill sleep in the _____, said the donkey.
(A) Barn (B) Shed
12. The caterpillars red mouth matched with its ______ tail.
(A) Blue (B) Red
13. The caterpillar ___________ the entire path.
(A) Blocked (B) Slept

14. The youngest brother _________ to the caterpillar and wished him
Good Day.
(A) Shouted (B) Bowed

15. The bravest of the women _________ up to the monster.
(A) Ran (B) Walked

16. The caterpillar opened up his red mouth and _____ the eldest brother
whole.
(A) Gulped (B) Swallowed

17. The mother of the three sons decided to let the caterpillar ______.
(A) Die (B) Live

18. The little boy was _________ and so one day his mother decided not
to tell him anything.
(A) Stubborn (B) Obedient

19. Everyone _________ him to wash himself.
(A) Shouted (B) Pleaded

20. He started getting bothered by the ______ that would come to suck
Flowers.
(A) Bees (B) Flies

21. He started to feel ticklish with the berries growing under his ______.
(A) toes (B) nails

22. His parents bought him fertilizers to take care of the __________.
(A) Garden (B) Park

23. He soaped his body and ________ his feet.
(A) Rubbed (B) scrubbed

Exercise- III
Write True or False:

1. Mama bear make sandwich for breakfast. (False)
2. The bear family went for a walk in the forest. (True)
3. Goldilocks parents told her not to go in to the forest. (True)
4. Goldilocks peeped inside the house and saw the three bears. (False)
5. The porridge in the big bowl was too hot. (True)
6. The baby bear looked at his chair and was shocked. (True)
7. The donkey had worked very hard for the farmer. (True)
8. The dog did not like the idea of going to toon toon town. (False)
9. Tobby the cat was young and fat. (False)
10. The animals saw four robbers sitting by the fire in the house. (True)
11. The rooster slept on the roof. (True)
12. The animals remained in the house and never went to toon toon Town. (False)
13. The three young brothers were walking towards the bush. (True)
14. The caterpillar did not move and the young brother could not pass. (F)
15. The caterpillar was as big as an elephant. (True)
16. The chieftain did not get scared when he saw the caterpillar. (False)
17. The chieftain asked his men to attack the caterpillar. (Fasle)
18. The teeny, tiny caterpillars went everywhere and got spread in the world. (True)
19. The lion was sure that the wolf was trying to flatter him. (True)
20. The fox really had a bad cold and so could not smell. (False)
21. The little boy really hated to take baths. (True)
22. Flowers, fruits and vegetables of the season grew on the little boy. (T)
23. The children came running to play with the little boy who looked like a vegetable garden. (False)
24. The little boy was away to his uncles farmhouse to be one with nature. (False)

Exercise IV.
Answer in one word:

1. A dish of oat meal boiled with water or milk. A: Porridge
2. A public musical performance.A: Concert
3. A person who writes music or plays an instrument.A: Musician
4. Cause to feel hurt A: Offend
5. Make an emotional request. A: Plead
6. Rubbed hard to clean. A: Scrubbed
7. To have an unpleasant smell. A: Stink
8. To allow food to pass down the throat. A: Swallowed
9. The chief of a clan or a tribe. A: Chieftain
10. A thing used for causing harm or damage. A: A weapon

Exercise V
Blanks:

1. The mouse slipped away quietly into its hole.
2. Mother brought some fresh and sweet mangoes from the market.
3. I love to sit in my pretty little chair when I was small.
4. The chocolates were kept in a middle sized jar.
5. The monkey dropped the pot and it broke in to several pieces.
6. The caterpillars red mouth matched with its red tail.
7. The caterpillar blocked the entire path.
8. The youngest brother bowed to the caterpillar and wished him Good day
9. The caterpillar opened up his big red mouth and swallowed the eldest
Brothers whole.
10. The bravest of the women walked up to the monster.
11. The mother of the three sons decided to let the caterpillar live.

Exercise VI
Give Reason:

1. Goldilocks quietly slipped away and ran in to the forest, because ------she was a very curious little girl.
2. Goldilocks push the door and it opened, because----- it was not locked.
3. Goldilocks could not sit on papa bears bed, because -- it was too High.
4. Baby bear began to cry again, because ----- somebody had sat on his chair and broken it.
5. The three bears never saw Goldilocks again, because Goldilocks never
went near their house again.
6. The donkey went towards the city because the farmer told him he had
Become old and was no longer useful to him.
7. The master had thrown out the dog because he was old and had become slightly deaf.
8. The rooster was all alone on the road because his master had thrown him out as he over slept and did not
get up.
9. The robbers ran shouting out of the house because they were frightened of the different sounds made by
the four animals.
10. The caterpillar did not move for the eldest brother because he was not polite to the caterpillar.

11. Looking at the giant caterpillar the chieftain yelled at them to run because he saw the hairy monster.

12. The two brothers trembled with fear because the giant caterpillar had swallowed the eldest brother whole.

13. The woman hurried back home to-gather their making utensils, the wooden forks and spoons, the pots made
of clay and sticks, they used to beat grains.

14. The little boy began to feel lonely because his friends ran away from him. They did not treat him as their
friend.

15. The little boy looked like a vegetable garden because he stopped taking bath and began to grow dirty.

16. Mother decided not to tell the little boy anything because he was stubborn and did not listen to her.

17. The lion asked the wolf whether his mouth was stinking because he wanted to make sure whether his mouth
really stank or not.

Exercise VII
Answer the questions:

1. Who lived in the deep forest?
A. The three bears lived in deep forest.

2. What did mama bear make for breakfast, one day? What did she do with it?
A. Mama bear make porridge for breakfast one day. She poured it in to the three bowls.


3. Why did the bear family go to the forest?
A. The bear family went to the forest because the porridge was too hot.

4. Why did Goldilocks eat up all the porridge from the little bowl?
A. Goldilocks ate up all the porridge from the little bowl because it was just right.

5. How was Baby Bear's chair broken?
A. Goldilocks sat on the Baby Bear's chair and started rocking it and then it broke into several pieces.

6. What did the three bears see in their bedroom?
A. The three bears saw Goldilocks sleeping on the Baby Bear's bed.

7. What idea did the donkey get while going towards the city?
A. While going towards the city, the donkey got an idea of going to toon-toon town and become a musician.

8. Why did the masters throw the animals out?
A. The masters threw the animals out because they had become old and were of no use to them.

9. Do you think the masters did the right thing?
A. No, I think the masters did not do the right thing.

10. Where did the animals want to go and why?
A. The animals wanted to go to toon-toon town to become musicians.

11. How did the animals scare the robbers?
A. The animals made different sounds and scared the robbers.

12. Where did the caterpillar live?
A. The caterpillar lived on the western coast of India.

13. Why did the caterpillar move for the youngest brother and the
middle brother?
A. The caterpillar moved for the youngest and the middle brother because they bowed to him and requested him
politely.

14. What did the chieftain do?
A. The chieftain called the men together and told them to gather their weapons and meet him at market place.

15. What did the old woman tell the mother of the three boys?
A. The old woman told the mother of the three boys not to worry. The woman should go back to their tents and
gather their cooking utensils and would go and save her eldest son.

16. How did the woman save the eldest son?
A. The woman returned home, grabbed their cooking utensils and wooden forks and spoons, the pot made of
clay and the sticks which they used to beat the grain. A brave woman took the stick and hit him over.

17. What did the lion do one day?
A. One day the lion saw a sheep and wanted to eat her for dinner.

18. What did the sheep tell the lion to do?
A. The sheep told the lion that his mouth was stinking and the lion should go and clean his mouth before
eating.


19. Why did the lion not believe the wolf?
A. The lion did not believe the wolf because he was sure that the wolf was flattering him.

20. How did the little boy's mother plead him to do?
A. The little boy's mother pleaded him to take a bath.

21. What happened to the little boy after sometime?
A. After sometimes all sorts of things like flowers, fruits, vegetables of season started growing on him and he
looked like a vegetable garden.

22. How did the little boy start getting bothered after he became a vegetable garden?
A. After becoming a vegetable garden, the little boy started getting bothered by the bees that would come to
suck flowers, or the birds that tried to peck the fruits and vegetables that grew on his body.

Exercise - VIII
Answer in detail:

1. What did Goldilocks see when she was walking through the forest?
A. Goldilocks saw beautiful big trees, heard birds chirping and twittering and squirrels scampering when she
was walking through the forest.

2. Whom did the donkey and the dog meet? What did she tell him?
A. The donkey and the dog met an old Tabby cat on the way. She told them that she was thrown out of the
house by her master as she was too old to chase mice.

3. What happened when the animals entered the forest?
A.1. When the animals entered the forest, they saw a house.
2. They went near it and peeped inside.
3. They saw four robbers sitting by a fire and eating nice hot food.
4. They thought of a plan.

4. Describe the Giant Caterpillar.
Ans. 1. The Giant Caterpillar was as big as an elephant.
2. His red mouth matched with his red tail.
3. He had two white horns that came out of his head and his body was
covered with hair.

5. How did the little boy again become squeaky clean?
A. The little boy began to feel lonely. His parents brought fertilizers to take
care of his garden, which made him realize that life as a boy was more
fun. He then had a long bath and became squeaky clean.

6. What problems did the little boy face as a vegetable garden?
A. The problems the little boy faced as a vegetable garden were as follows:
1. He could not meet or play with his friends.
2. He smelt very strange.
3. No one wanted to come near him.
4. He felt ticklish with the berries growing under his nails.
5. He could not run with all the weight of garden.



Broadway - continue
SUB : ENG.TEXT (BROAD WAY) STD: IV

EX 1 Write Meanings
1. Neighborhood - the area surrounding a place
2. Reappeared came back
3. Shrugged to raise your shoulder
4. Deliver Bring and handover to intend person
5. Cartons card board container
EX 2 Choose the correct answer.
1. There was ____________in my neighbourhood.
(a) Bulbul (b) Parrot (c) Humming bird
2. The bird usually sat on my____________________.
(a) shelf (b) tree lop (c) windowsill
3. The little humming bird_________the gumballs.
(a) swallowed (b) ate (c) chewed
4. A voice called out my name from________tree in my backyard.
(a) oak (b) banyan (c) neem
5. The humming bird was sitting in a red orange and blue___________.
(a) tree (b) nest (c) window
6. Rana was a____________delivery boy.
(a) pizza (b) burger (c) sandwich
7. Pizzas were put into___________.
(a) Tin (b) cartons (c) plate
8. The two young men rang the________________.
(a) School bell (b) temple (c) door bell
9. The family_____________Pizzo.
(a) thanked (b) forgot (c) Pleased


EX-3 Ans. in one word
1. A narrow shelf below the window either inside or outside. Ans: Windowsill
2. A type of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles. Ans: Bubblegum
3. Very bad weather with strong winds and rain. Ans: Storm
4. A food made from a flat round piece of bread with cheese,
vegetable etc. and cooked in an oven. Ans: Pizza
5. Pushed their way into the house. Ans: Barged
EX-4 True or False
1. A bad storm came along and blew all the worms away. True
2. The Little humming bird shrugged her feathers and asked for a favour. True
3. She asked for a few more Piece of bubblegum. True
4. There were two little eggs the size of jelly beans lying in the nest. True
5. When the bird asked for more bubblegum on the second day, the girl was annoyed. False
6. The bubblegum helped the bird to build a nest. True

EX- 5 Blanks
1. Ranas job was to deliver pizzas to homes that had ordered them.
2. He saw two young men on a motorbike stealing pizzas from his box.
3. The thieves were alarmed.
4. The family thanked pizzo and invited him for dinner.
EX-6 Give Reasons.
1. Pizzo usually left his pizza box on his moped unlocked so that he could make his deliveries faster.
2. The two young men tied up the man and woman in the house because they wanted to steal anything
and run away from the house.
3. After the storm the girl did not see the bird because the bird had gone away in search of food.
4. The bird was sad because she had nothing with which she could build her nest.
5. The little humming bird wanted bubblegum because she wanted to build a nest with it.

EX-7 Answer the question
Q-1 How did the family reward Pizzo for his timely help?
ANS : The Family thanked Pizzo and invited him to join them for dinner. That night Pizzo ate for free.
Q-2 What lesson did Pizzo learn from the incident?
ANS : Pizzo learnt that he must remember to lock his box always.
Q-3 What did the bird do with the bubblegum?
ANS : The bird built a nest with the bubblegum.
Q-4 When the girl climbed up the tree what did she see there?
ANS : When the girl climbed up the tree, she saw two eggs in the nest.
Q-5 How did she feel when she saw the nest and eggs in it?
ANS : When she saw the nest and eggs in it. She was happy that she had shared s something with her
friend that had helped the bird to build a nest.
EX-8 Ans. in detail
1. Did the girl like the company of the bird. How can you say that? Give two examples.Ans. Yes, the girl
liked the birds company. We can say that because she notices the birds absence, she enjoyed her singing
and she was happy to help her friend.
2. What was something unusual about the nest that the girl saw? What was it?Ans. Something unusual
about the nest that the girl saw was that, it was red, blue and orange with two little eggs the size of jelly
beans lying the nest made of bubblegum.