NCERT solutions for English - Marigold Class 4 chapter 9 - Don’t be Afraid of the Dark [Latest edition]

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afraid, dark, rest, harsh, forever, troubles, cease

What is the poem about?

What happens when the day is over?

What does the earth do when the day is over?

What does the poet want us to do at night?

Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE

The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.

Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE

The poet says that stars will always shine at night.

Are these sentence TRUE or FALSE

The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.

Find a word in the poem which is the opposite of —

Look at these words in the poem

don’t, won’t

Here are their full forms

don’t — do not won’t — will not

Now, write the full forms of the following words

Are you afraid of the dark? Why?

What do you do when it is dark?

Have you ever been very frightened? Tell your partner about it.

What is the word that starts with t , rhymes with ‘cease’, and means to playfully make fun of ?

What is the word that starts with 'c' , rhymes with ‘near’ and ‘fear’, and means easy to see, hear and understand?

Where did the tip of the tongue touch?

Listen and repeat Ca -t

Did you hear what your tongue did?

Say these words and feel what your tongue does when you say –

toe, top, tie, ten

Divide the class into four groups.

 Imagine life without the sun.

What are the things that may happen if there is no sunlight?

Discuss with the group and write your ideas in your notebook.

The red tea cups are filled with a particular word. Fill in the yellow tea cups with similar sounding words. Note the example given.

Now complete the following sentence, choosing the right word.

The sum was ______ difficult for the class to solve. Only ______ students could do it.

(two, too)

Now complete the following sentence, choosing the right word.

There was only______boy who______the prize. (one, won)

Now complete the following sentences, choosing the right word.

The golden ______ was very ______ to him. (dear, deer)

Now complete the following sentence, choosing the right word.

Ramu’s ______ loved to play in the ______. (sun, son)

Relax your feet, legs and entire body. Be as quiet as you can.

Listen to the sounds around you.

Tell your partner softly what you heard and ask, “What did you hear?”

Let your partner talk about or copy those sounds.

Read out the following phrases aloud. Divide them into loud and softer sounds.

1. clapping hands
2. a worm moving
3. stamping feet
4. a bud blooming
5. a butterfly flying
6. a feather dropping
7. an ant walking
8. a car moving
9. the wind blowing
10. ssshhhh
11. whisper
12. tiptoe
13. a leaf falling

Don’t Give Up

If you keep on going
And never stop,
You can keep on going,
You can make it to the top.
Life is full of mountains,
Some are big and some are small,
But if you don’t give up
You can overcome them all.
So keep on going
Try not to stop,
When you keep on going
You can make it to the top.

Look at the picture and describe it. Why do you think the boy is happy?