SCHOENSTATT ST.

MARY’S HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS: IV SUBJECT: ENGLISH DATE: 26.01.2022

II SEMESTER

LESSON -4: KNOW YOUR NATION

I. HARDWORDS:

1. Celebrate 11. Ashoka Chakra

2. Hoisting 12. Gurudev Ravindranath Tagore
3. National flag 13. Currency
4. Importance 14. Saranath pillar
5. Independence 15. Attention
6. remember 16. Tribute
7. Represents 17. National emblem
8. Gratitude 18. Abuse
9. sacrifice
10. Prosperity

II. MEANING OF:

1. Hoist : to raise or pull up something using ropes

2. Represent : to be a sign or mark of something
3. Gratitude : a feeling of being thankful to someone
4. Progress : to get better at doing something

III. GIVE ONE WORD ANSWER:

1. A building where people are kept as punishment for a crime

Ans. prison
 2. A picture or a shape that has a particular meaning or idea

Ans. symbol

3. To say rude things or treat someone or something badly

Ans. abuse

4. Something you do or say to show respect for others

Ans. tribute

IV. WRITE THE FULL NAMES OF OUR NATIONAL LEADERS WITH THE HELP
OF CLUES GIVEN:
1. Gandhiji : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2. Shastri : Lal Bahadur Shastri
3. Nehru : Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
4. Patel : Sardar Valla Bhai Patel
5. Lal : Lala Lajpat Roy
6. Bal : Bala Gangadhara Tilak
7. Gokhale : Gopala Krishna Gokhale
8. Maulana Azad : Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

V. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

1. When do we celebrate Independence Day?

Ans. We celebrate Independence Day on August 15th every year.

2. Who were ruling India before 15th August, 1947?

Ans. The Britishers were ruling India before 15th August, 1947.
 3. Where is the National Emblem taken from?

Ans. The National Emblem of India is taken from Saranath pillar of Ashoka, the
Great.

VI. ANSWER IN TWO OR THREE SENTENCES:

1. What is the importance of 15th August?

Ans. 15th August is a day of celebration of Independence. We, Indians became

free on 15th August. Before that we were under British rule. So Tilak, Gokhale,
Bhagat Singh, Gandhi, Savarkar, Nehru, Bose, Patel and others fought for many
years to make our India a free country. The struggle and sacrifice of our
freedom fighters have made us to live a peaceful and independent life.

2. Why do we hoist the National flag on National festivals?

Ans. Flag means the nation itself. It represents our motherland. As a mark of
respect to the country we are born in, we hoist the flag to show our gratitude.

3. What is our duty to Nation?

Ans. 1. We should love, respect our motherland like our mother.

2. We should respect our national symbols and protect from abuse.

3. We should pay tribute to our country by taking an active part in

national festivals.

Note: Write all the given mains in your CW neatly with dark pencil.