Class 4: English (Poem) Chapter 7 solutions. Complete Class 4 English (Poem) Chapter 7 Notes.
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NCERT Solutions for 4th Class English (Poem): Chapter 7-WHY?
NCERT 4th English (Poem) Chapter 7, class 4 English (Poem) Chapter 7 solutions
Reading is Fun
1.Name a few things that sink.
Ans. Iron, stone, lead, marble, cup, plate, etc.
2.List three questions that the little boy asks.
Ans. Three questions that the little boy asks are:
(i) Why do wood swim and marble sink?
(ii)What makes the cloud?
(iii)Why do we eat and drink?
3.What sort of a boy is described in the poem?
(a) sad (b) curious (c) brave
Ans. (b) curious.
Let’s Talk
Ram is a curious little boy. He is always asking questions. One day he came home and asked his grandfather questions like-
1. Why can’t we look at the sun during a solar eclipse?
2. Why can’t we touch the sun?
3. Why can’t we go out to play in the dark?
Discuss these questions with your teacher and class. Do you know the answers?
Ans.
1. We can’t look at the sun during a solar eclipse because the light of the sun can prove harmful for our eyes.
2. The sun is a ball of fire. It is too hot to touch. It is also too far to reach or touch.
3. Proper light is essential for activities like playing games. We may fall down or get hurt if we play in darkness.
NCERT 4th English (Poem) Chapter 7, class 4 English (Poem) Chapter 7 solutions
Word Building
1. Fill in the blanks with words from the poem which rhyme with the coloured words in the sentences
Ans.
Why is the sky so high?
Do you know the colour of no?
Have you found who made the cloud?
Put the glass in the sink after you finish your drink.
2. The spellings of these words are jumbled. Put them right and make sentences of your own.
Ans.

Let’s Write
1. Discuss and write-
(a) Why do cats and dogs fight?
Ans. Dogs are not friendly to cats. Whenever they meet they start fighting because dogs make attempts to kill cats who are forced to fight with them to save themselves
(b) Why do we walk across the road, not run?
Ans. We don’t run but walk across the road to avoid accidents. There are so many vehicles on the road. In such a situation we are supposed to walk on it carefully without disturbing others.
(c) Why do people like ice-cream?
Ans. People like ice-cream because they feel exciting to eat such a cold sweet thing.
2. Write down at least two questions using ‘why’?
Ans.
(a) Why are you crying so loudly?
(b) Why do you speak so rudely?
Fun Time
Painting with ONION HALVES and BOTTLE TOPS
You need-
two onion halves, two bottle tops, water colour, plate for mixing.
Method-
Take an onion. Cut it into half. Mix some paint of any colour with a little water in a plate. Dip the cut side of the onion into the colour. Now press it on a paper to make designs. Press the bottle top into the centre of the design. You can use another colour for the other onion half and the other bottle top.
Ans. Do it yourself.
NCERT 4th English (Poem) Chapter 7, class 4 English (Poem) Chapter 7 solutions
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NCERT Solutions for 4th Class English (Poem): Chapter 7-WHY?
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Chapterwise NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English :
- Unit 1
- Chapter 1 Wake Up!
- Chapter 2 Neha’s Alarm Clock
- Unit 2
- Chapter 3 Noses
- Chapter 4 The Little Fir Tree
- Unit 3
- Chapter 5 Run!
- Chapter 6 Nasruddin’s Aim
- Unit 4
- Chapter 7 Why?
- Chapter 8 Alice in Wonderland
- Unit 5
- Chapter 9 Don’t be Afraid of the Dark
- Chapter 10 Helen Keller
- Unit 6
- Chapter 11 The Donkey I Had A Little Pony
- Chapter 12 The Milkman’s Cow
- Unit 7
- Chapter 13 Hiawatha
- Chapter 14 The Scholar’s Mother Tongue
- Unit 8
- Chapter 15 A Watering Rhyme
- Chapter 16 The Giving Tree
- Unit 9
- Chapter 17 Books
- Chapter 18 Going to Buy a Book
- Unit 10
- Chapter 19 The Naughty Boy
- Chapter 20 Pinocchio
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