NCERT Solutions: Class 4 English-Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Nasruddin’s Aim

Reading is fun
Question 1:
What did Nasruddin boast about?
Answer:
Nasruddin boasted about his skill in archery.
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Question 2:
Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed
the target?
Answer:
Nasruddin didn’t want failure, so he defended himself by taking
someone’s name.
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Question 3:
Why did Nasruddin say, “It was my aim,” the third time?
Answer:
Luckily Nasruddin hit on the right target, so he said that it was his aim
the third time.
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Question 4:
Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery?
Answer:
No, he was not good at archery. He just boasted about it in front of his
family.
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Word building
Question 1:
Shoot the arrow and hit the target by matching the words with their
correct meaning.

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Answer:

Question 2:
Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and rewrite
the sentence-

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• In no time she hit the object she aimed at.

• Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.
• The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt
very happy.

Answer:
• In no time she hit the target.

• Nasruddin was certainly not a good archer.

• The teacher remarked on his good handwriting. he felt very

happy.

Let’s write
Question 1:
This is a picture of Rahul Gupta. Using the clues
given, write a paragraph about him in your
notebook.
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Clues:
Indian, cricket, eight hours, practices, eats healthy food, runs two
kilometers every day, batsman

Answer:
Rahul dreams to be an Indian cricketer when he grows up. He always
eats healthy food so that he has enough energy. He always practices
running for at least 2 hours a day. Every evening, he plays cricket with
his friends. His friends call him the best batsman of the team.

Question 3:
This is Rajeev’s family; they are a healthy family see what does each
one does to stay healthy.
Use the words ‘and’ or ‘but’ and make as many sentences as you can
about Rajiv’s family.
Example: Grandpa and Grandma get up early in the morning.
Grandpa is walking but Rajiv is jogging.

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Answer:
 Rajiv’s father lifts weight, and his mother regularly practices
yoga.
 Rahul is jogging, and Sita is skipping.
 Grandpa wakes up early to go on long walks, but Grandma drinks
hot water every morning. This habit helps her to stay healthy.

Let’s play
1. Fill in the grid with the words given below. You can use one
word more than once.

stick, bat/ball, eleven, table, racket, ball,

stadium, football, two to four, ground

Answer:
Name of What you Where Number
the play with you play of
game it players
cricket bat ground eleven

hockey stick ground eleven

table tennis racket stadium two to four

football ball ground eleven

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Question 2:
Using the information in the grid, write a sentence about each game.
One has been done for you.
(a) Cricket is an outdoor game.
We play it with a bat and a ball.
There are eleven players in this game.
Answer:
b) Hockey is an outdoor game. It is played with a stick. It is always
played on the ground.
c) Table tennis is an indoor game, and it is played with a racket
and ball. There can be four players in this game.
d) Football has two teams. It is an outdoor game with eleven
players.

Question 3:
The following words are used in various sports. List them under the
sport that they are used in.
(a) googly (b) goal (c) LBW (d) penalty (e) free-kick (f) penalty
corner
Some words may be used in more than one game.
Answer:
Hockey Cricket Football
1. Goal 1. Googly 1. Goal
2. Penalty corner 2. LBW 2. Penalty
3. Free-kick

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Team –time
Question:
A puppet head
Write two sentences on your puppet.
Answer:
My puppet is a colourful doll. She wears a white and green colour
dress, and she also has a hat.

(Note: You can write your own sentences for the above question.)

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