GAJERA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, KATARGAM, SURAT

SUB : ENGLISH
STD: IV DATE: 21/10/2021
Poem : Victory in Friendship
[ Text Book Page No: 72, 73]
☆ New words

1. Giant
2. Beach
3. Stray
4. Wobbling
5. Soar

☆ Word meanings

1. recede : to move away

2. soar : rise high
3. surge of water: (here) waves crashing on the beach
4. stray : (here) loose
5. yielded: gave up
6. roar : (here) the force of the waves
7. wobbling : unsteady
8. challenged : fought
9. might : strength
10. grace: bless

A. Write T for true and F for false for these sentences.

1. The speaker was sitting in a little hut. .....F.......
2. Pebbles and shells were scattered on the beach. .....T...........
3. There were mighty waves in the ocean. .....T........
4. The little crab was hiding under the rock. .....F.......
5. The waves could not separate the crab and the rock. ..T............
B. Answer these questions.
Que.1. What was the speaker doing?
Ans.1. The speaker was sitting on the shore and watching the sea
waves.
Que.2. Why did the pebbles and shells have to fight against the
waves?
Ans.2. The pebbles and shells had to fight against the waves because
the waves were carrying them into the ocean from the shore.
Que.3. How did the crab stop itself from getting washed away?
Ans.3. The crab stopped itself from getting washed away by holding
on to a rock.
Que.4. What does the poem say about friendship ?
Ans.4. The poem says that if we forge strong bonds of friendships, we
will win life’s battles.