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CLASS 4 UNIT 3

CHAPTER 2

Class: 4th

Subject: English (Marigold)

Unit: 3

Chapter: 2. Nasruddin’s Aim

Chapter - 2

Nasruddin’s Aim

Reading is fun

Question 1. What did Nasruddin boast about?

Answer:

He boasted about his skills in archery

Question 2. Why did Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the

target?

Answer:

Nasruddin take someone else’s name each time he missed the target to hide his failure.

Question 3. Why did Nasruddin say, “It was my aim,” the third time?

Answer:

Nasruddin said, “It was my aim,” the third time, because this time he hit the target.

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Question 4. Do you think Nasruddin was good at archery?

Answer:

No, I don’t think he was good at archery.

Word building

Question 1. Shoot the arrow and hit the target by matching the words with their correct

meanings.

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Answer:

Chatting Informal talk

Amazement greatly surprised

Archery shooting with a bow and arrow

Defending protecting from attack

Target the goal intended to be hit

Triumphantly happy and proud

Question 2. Replace the bold word/words with a word from the quiver and re-write the

sentence –

(i) In no time she hit the object she aimed at.

(ii) Nasruddin was surely not a good archer.

(iii) The teacher said something about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.

Answer:

(i) In no time she hit the target.

(ii) Nasruddin was certainly not a good archer.

(iii) The teacher remarked about his good handwriting. He felt very happy.

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Let’s write

Question 1. This is a picture of Rahul Gupta. Using the clues given, write a paragraph

about him in your notebook.

Answer:

Rahul Gupta is Indian Cricket Player as a batsman. He practices eight hours a day. Other

than this, he eats healthy food, runs two kilometers every day.

Question 2. This is Rajiv’s family. They are a healthy family. See what each one does to

remain healthy.

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Answer:

Following are the activities that Rajiv’s family do to stay healthy:

Father: bodybuilding

Mother: Excercise

Sita: Rope skipping

Grandpa: walking

Grandma: Drinking water

Rajiv: jogging

Question 3. 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.

Answer:

Rajiv is jogging and Sita is jumping ropes.

Grandma drinks adequate water to stay healthy.

Rajiv’s mother likes to do exercises in the morning.

Rajiv’s father has been bodybuilding from years.

Rajiv goes for jogging in the evening.

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Let’s play

Question 1. Fill in the grid with words given below. You can use one word more than once.

Name of the game What you

play with

Where you

play it

Number of

players

cricket

hockey

table tennis

football

Answer:

Name of the game What you

play with

Where you

play it

Number of

players

cricket Bat/ball Ground Eleven

hockey Stick, ball Stadium Eleven

table tennis Ball/racket Stadium Two to four

football football Ground Eleven

Stick bat/ball eleven table racket

Ball football two to four ground stadium

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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.

(b) _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

(c) _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

(d) _____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

_____________________________________________

Answer:

(b) Hockey is an outdoor game. It is played with a stick and a ball. It is played in a stadium.

There are eleven players in this game.

(c) Table tennis is an indoor game. It is played with a ball and a racket. There are two to four

players in this game.

(d) Football is an outdoor game. We play it in a stadium. We play it with a football. There are

eleven players in this game.

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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.

Hockey Cricket Football

1. 1. 1.

2. 2. 2.

Answer:

Hockey Cricket Football

1. penalty 1. googly 1. goal

2. goal 2. LBW 2. kick

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