Let us Think (Page 4)
A. Answer the following questions
Q1: What do we use a water tank for?
Ans: We use a water tank to store water for drinking, farming, and other daily needs.
Q2: Where is Punjab located on the map of India?
Ans: Punjab is located in the northwest part of India.
Q3: How are the water tanks in Punjab made?
Ans: Water tanks in Punjab are made by creating a frame with steel rods, shaping it with concrete, and installing it on the roof of the house.
Q4: How do the unique shapes of water tanks reflect the identity of the house owners?
Ans: The unique shapes, like a tractor for farmers or a football for sports lovers, show the owner’s profession or interests.
B. Think and answer
Q5: An overhead water tank is a way to store water. Do you know any other ways of storing water?
Ans: Other ways to store water include buckets, underground tanks, rainwater harvesting systems, and wells.
Q6: If you had to build a water tank, what would you make it look like? Why?
Ans: I would make my water tank look like a giant tree because it would blend with nature and look beautiful on the roof.
Let us Learn (Page 5)
A. Write the contractions
Q: Write the contractions for the following words.
Ans:
B. Rewrite the following underlined words using contracted forms
Q: Rewrite the following underlined words using contracted forms.
Ans: 1. Partho isn’t feeling well today. His parents have decided that he will stay at home till he gets better. Partho is bored and can’t stay at home anymore. He decides to ask his grandmother if he can go outside, but he thinks she, too, wouldn’t agree.
2. It is a rainy day, and Tina isn’t happy. She can’t go out to play with her friends. Her brother doesn’t want to play indoors either. They have decided to watch a movie instead. Their mother says she will make popcorn for them.
C. Read the following
1. That’s so creative!
2. He saw a rooster, a tractor, and a giant football, all made of cement!
3. Hurrah! India has won the match.
These sentences are examples of exclamatory sentences. Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions.
Q: Can you name any four emotions?
Ans: Happiness, surprise, excitement, amazement
NOTE: An exclamatory sentence can be identified by the use of exclamatory words like ‘Wow’, ‘Hurrah’, ‘Oh’ and the use of an exclamation mark (!)
D. Find at least five exclamatory sentences from your Grade 4 English textbook and identify the emotions or feelings expressed in them.
Q: Find at least five exclamatory sentences from your Grade 4 English textbook and identify the emotions or feelings expressed in them.
Ans: Example Response
E. Look at the pictures of the animal families and read the words given below each of them.
F. Look at the picture below. Would you like to add anything to this picture? Use your crayons and colour pencils to add to the picture.
Example Response:
Let us Speak (Page 9)
There are many ways in which we can save water. The simplest way is to stop the wastage of water.
A. Sit in groups of three and discuss:
Q: How do we waste water in our daily lives?
Ans: Example Response:
– Wasting water: Leaving the tap on while brushing teeth.
Q: What can we do to stop this wastage?
Ans: Example Response:
– Saving water: Use a mug for brushing.
B. Write at least three such examples and share with the class.
Ans:
1. Wasting water: Washing dishes under running water. Saving water: Use a bucket to soak dishes.
2. Wasting water: Taking long showers. Saving water: Take short showers.
3. Wasting water: Watering plants in the afternoon. Saving water: Water plants in the morning or evening.
C. Say aloud, ‘What a tank!’ and ‘Water tank’.
Q: Do both phrases use the word ‘tank’? Do they mean the same thing?
Ans:
– Do both phrases use the word ‘tank’? Yes
– Do they mean the same thing? No (‘What a tank!’ expresses surprise; ‘Water tank’ refers to a container.)
Q: Say aloud, ‘I scream’ and ‘Ice cream’. Do both phrases sound the same? Do they mean the same thing?
Ans:
– Do both phrases sound the same? Yes
– Do they mean the same thing? No (‘I scream’ means shouting; ‘Ice cream’ is a dessert.)
Let us Listen (Page 11)
A. Choose the correct option.
1. Why was Suma surprised in the morning?
b. There was no water in the tap.
2. How did people manage without water?
b. They bought bottles and waited for tankers.
3. What did Suma promise after the water supply was restored?
b. To never waste water again.
4. What activities were planned during the Water Conservation Week?
b. Poster-making and planting trees.
5. What did Suma suggest to her parents?
c. To fix a rainwater harvesting system.
Let us Write (Page 12)
A. Design a poster encouraging people to preserve and clean old water tanks.
Include:
• Topic: ‘Save Our Water Tanks—A Community Awareness Campaign’
• A catchy slogan (e.g., ‘Save Tanks, Save Lives!’).
• A few bullet points on why tanks are important.
• An invitation to join a cleaning drive or awareness programme (mention the place and time of the cleaning drive).
Ans: This is a practical activity. Example poster content:
Topic: Save Our Water Tanks – A Community Awareness Campaign
Slogan: Save Tanks, Save Lives!
Why Tanks Are Important:
- Store water for drinking and farming.
- Protect against water scarcity.
- Keep communities healthy.
Invitation: Join our tank cleaning drive on Saturday, 10 AM, at the village pond!Draw this in the space provided in the book.
Example Response:
B. Write 10 words that end with ‘er’.
For example: water
Ans: