Revision Notes

Class 4: English
Chapter 1: Wake Up

Wake Up Revision Notes

 In this, C. Fletcher's poem Called "Wake Up’’ seeks to underline the
necessity of getting up early every day.
 The swarming bees and chirping birds in the trees are a sight to behold.
 The poet encourages children to get up and enjoy the beautiful day by
inviting them to come out and play in the sun.
 It encourages the readers to swiftly bathe and dress and go out when
everyone is awake and in good spirits.
 Horses, cows, ducks, sheep, and even a baby chicken are all up and about,
chirping cheep-cheep-cheep.
 The sunrise is a great time to start the day and sleeping past that is too
late.
 Waking up early gives us time to enjoy nature and with people who are
already awake.

Moral of Wake Up Class 4 Poem

 After reading this poem, one is drawn to the natural world and the
creatures that live among us.
 The poem emphasises the necessity of rising early every day and
admiring the beauty of the rising light.
 It is said that waking up early allows one to watch the flowering leaves
and flying birds.
 Nature can teach us so much about how to lead a life and start a day and
one can see when they wake up early.
 Early hours is the right time to get up for school.

New Words Meaning with Examples in English Poem Wake Up

Word Meaning Examples

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Lovely Something that is very beautiful. Shaina has made a lovely
painting.

Buzzing Humming or mumbling in a low, She heard something

continuous tone buzzing.

Sleepyhead Someone who sleeps till late or a You should wake up early
lot. sleepyhead.

Tiniest Extremely small. I just saw the tiniest fish

yesterday.

Techniques Used in the Poem

Rhyming Words: Rhyming words are words that sound the same when spoken
together.
 Day- Play
 Bed- Head
 Out- About
 Trees- Bees
 Sheep- Cheep
Sound Words: Sound words, also known as onomatopoeia, can help the sense
of hearing in a poem or piece of writing.
 Cheep-cheep-cheep- The chicken makes these sounds.

Wake Up NCERT Questions and Answers

The section below contains the Class 4 English Chapter 1 worksheet from the
NCERT textbook.
Reading is Fun

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1. What do you think birds say to each other in the morning?
Ans: In the morning the birds are singing joyfully and greeting good morning to
each other.

2. Who are already awake?

Ans: The creatures already awake are the bees and the birds.

3. Which creatures wake up in the morning before the child does?

Ans: The bees, cows, birds, ducks, horses, sheep and even the tiniest chicken
are all up and about the day.

Solved Example Practice Questions

Now with the knowledge of Wake Up Summary let us answer a few questions.
1. What are the other words that rhyme with the following words?
Head, Dress, Trees
Ans: Head: fed, bread, ahead
Dress: Less, press, yes, success
Trees: Sees, these, bees, agrees

2. Why was it too late to be in bed?

Ans: Bees were buzzing and birds were singing to welcome the morning and it
was late to be asleep and lying on the bed.

3. What is your favourite time of the day and why?

Ans: My favourite part of the day is the morning when nature and animals are
active and in full glory. Morning gives me great energy to start the day.

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