West Bengal State Board Class 4 English Solution: Lesson 2 A girl in a fair
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Activity – 1
Complete the following sentences with words from the text:
(a) Lipi is………years old.
Answer : nine
(b) Lipi and her parents live……….
Answer : at Sukhnagar
(c) Lipi’s father makes……
Answer: masks
(d) Lipi repeatedly asks her father to take her……….
Answer : along to fair
Activity 2
Why is Lipi so eager to go to the fair? Discuss with your partner:
Answer :Lipi was eager to go to the fair because she was a small girl.
Activity – 3
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements In the given boxes.
(a) Nobody was buying masks. [ ]
Answer : F
(b) Lipi’s father sells dolls. [ ]
Answer : F
(c) The dolls are made of wood. [ ]
Answer : F
(d) Mansur is Rubina’s father.[ ]
Answer : T
Activity – 4
Match column A with column B:
A | B |
(1) Lipi is excited | made of burnt clay |
(2) Some people gathered | inside Mansur’s shop |
(3) Lipi meets Rubina | to buy masks |
(4) Mansur sells dolls | to be at the fair |
Answer:
A | B |
(1) Lipi is excited | to be at the fair |
(2) Some people gathered | to buy masks |
(3) Lipi meets Rubina | Inside Mansur’s shop |
(4) Marmur sells dolls | made of burnt clay |
Activity – 5
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order. Put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done for you:
(a) She has fun riding the merry-go-round. [ ]
(b) Lipi looks around the fair. [1]
(c) Close by, a puppet show is about to start. [ ]
(d) She wishes to visit the fair again next year. [ ]
(e) She also hears a group of bauls sing some distance away. [ ]
Answer :
(a) She has fun riding the merry-go-round. [ 4 ]
(b) Lipi looks around the fair. [1]
(c) Close by, a puppet show is about to start. [2]
(d) She wishes to visit the fair again next year. [5]
(e) She also hears a group of bauls sing some distance away. [ 3 ]
Activity – 6
Answer the following questions:
(a) Who is Lipi’s classmate?
Answer :Lipi’s classmate is Sujoy.
(b) What does Sujoy buy at the fair?
Answer : A doll and a mask bought by Sujoy in a fair.
(c) What does Lipi eat at the fair?
Answer :Alukabli and kabli was eaten by Lipi at the fair.
(d) Why is Lipi very happy?
Answer : She enjoys the fair.
Activity – 7 (a)
Circle the Nouns in the sentences. Underline the words which replace the Nouns :
(1) Lipi looks around the fair. She sees the huge merry-go-round.
Answer : Noun: Lipi, Pronoun: She
(2) Little Lipi has never been to a fair. So she is very excited today.
Answer :Lipi, Pronoun: She
(3) Sujoy is Lipi’s classmate. He buys a mask.
Answer : Noun: Sujoy Pronoun: He
(4) Lipi’s father buys her a doll. It is made of burnt clay.
Answer : Noun: doll Pronoun: It
Activity-8 (a)
Replace the underlined words with words from the Help Box having similar meanings:
(i) We see various shops in the fair.
Answer :different
(ii) Rini is delighted to see her friend.
Answer : glad
(iii) Huge rocks are found under the sea.
Answer : large
(iv) The football match is about to start.
Answer : begin
[Help Box: large, different, begin, glad]
Activity – 8 (b)
Make sentences of your own using the following words:
agrees:
Answer : She agrees with the decision made by the committee.
exclaims:
Answer : When she saw the surprise party, she exclaimed with joy.
crowd:
Answer : The crowd gathered to watch the exciting parade.
folk:.
Answer : These folk songs have been passed down through generations.
Activity – 9 (a)
Lipi enjoyed eating alu-kabli and Puchka at the fair. Have you ever tasted these? Write four sentences on what other food you like eating.
Answer : Yes I have tasted alu-kabli at the fair. I like eating sweets, ice cream &Vadapav
Activity 9 (b)
In this lesson you have read about a village fair. There are many other fairs held in our state. Pictures of two such fairs are given below:
Answer : I would like to visit the handicraft fair. I like to see hand made craft things. We can buy many handicraft things to decorate our house at the fair.