CLASS – 4
State Karnataka
English Reader cum Activity Book
UNIT – 6
FARMING
Speak: Read and answer orally.
1. The color of the cow was:
– a. black
– b. brown
– c. black and brown
Ans. – b. brown
2. The little lamb had:
– a. silk
– b. cotton / wool
Ans. -cotton / wool
3. The poet said, “Good morning, Mr. Horse.” The horse said:
– a. baa
– b. moo
– c. neigh
Ans. – c. neigh
Read and say:
A. Look at the pictures in column ‘A’. Link them with their cries or utterances in column ‘B’ and say the sentence. One is done for you.
Write:
Write answers for the following questions. Choose the correct answer and complete the sentences.
1. When the poet saw the cow, she was:
– a) raising her head and chewing the grass
– b) raising her head and mooing
– c) raising her
Ans. – a) raising her head and chewing the grass
2. When the poet saw the horse, it was
– a) neighing
– b) trotting around
– c) cropping in the hay
Ans. – c) cropping in the hay
3. When the poet saw the little lamb, he:
– a) followed it
– b) tied it
– c) gave it food.
Ans. – a) followed it
B. Some words are given in the cup. Divide them into two groups, so that the words in each group have the same sounds in them.
ANS. –
Group 1- crowd, loud, proud, house, frown, brown, drown, crown
Group 2- ray, say, may, day, hay, way
Play this game.
Look at the pictures of the tools of farming in the wagon wheel. Draw a line and connect them with their names. You may refer to a dictionary, if required.
(Sickle, plough, pick axe, axe, a pair of shears, spade)
- pick axe
- axe
- a pair of shears
- plough
- spade
- Sickle
A. Complete the given sentences using the names of the tools. Say orally. Then write. One is done for you.
1. My father ploughs the land with a plough.
2. Shivu cuts down the tree with a spade.
3. Gundu digs the land with an hoe.
4. I transfer the dirt to another place with a wheelbarrow.
5. My neighbour uses shears to cut off the wool from the sheep.
6. Siddappa reaps the crops with a sickle.
Read and enjoy:
Teacher reads the lesson. Listen with your book closed. Teacher reads it again. Listen with your book open.
FARMER AND HIS FRIENDS
1. Hanumantha’s family had
a) four members
b) six members
c) two members
Ans. – a) four members
2. The number of animals Hanumantha reared was –
a) four
b) six
c) two
Ans. – b) six
3. By selling wool the and milk, Hanumantha could get
a) an ox
b) some money
c) love of animals
Ans. – b) some money
Write :
Write answers for the following questions:
1. Hanumantha asked the sheep to call him
a) master
b) boss
c) friend
Ans. c) friend
2. The sheep wanted Hanumantha to
a) shear the wool
b) give them food
c) sell them at the market
Ans. – a) shear the wool
3. Hanumantha sold the wool and milk, and bought
a) a horse
b) another hen
c) an ox
Ans – c) an ox
Fun with words:
A. Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with the missing letters . One is done for you.
PONY
2. VILLAGE
3. MONKEY
4. MARKET
5. GRASS
6. SOIL
7. CHICKEN
8. MONKEY
9. FARMER
B.The names of some animals are hidden in the grid. Circle them. One is done for you.
Write well:
A. Read the pictures. Use ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the blanks. Use ‘an’ before the sounds’ a, e, i, o, u. One is done for you.
It is raining. Rathna is carrying an umbrella.
1. It is a lovely place. There is a lake. Can you see an old house near the lake?
2. We walked through a forest. It was not an easy walk.
3. Suresh saw an elephant. He took a picture of it.
4. It was a cold day. I wore a sweater.
B. There are some words in the red basket. You and your friend will pick words from it and put them in the green basket. Add ‘a’ or ‘an’ before you put them in the green basket. One is done for you.
1. An earthworm
2. A pig
3. A well
4. A seed
5. An insect
6. An acre
7. An animal
8. A barn
9. An offspring
Practise speech:
A. Read the pictures and say what Kempanna and his wife are doing. You may use the words given.
1. Kempanna is ploughing the land.
2. Kempanna and his wife are planting the saplings.
3. Kempanna and his wife are removing the weeds.
4. Kempanna and his wife are harvesting the grain.
5. Kempanna is binding the crop.
6. Kempanna and his wife are winnowing the crop.
7. Kempanna’s wife is beating the crop.
Write more:
A. In the given story, each blank has a picture. study the picture and write the correct word to complete the story.
One day Tarun was walking in his field. Suddenly, a cobra appeared before him. He got frightened. He began to run. He ran and ran. Then he climbed up a tree. The cobra waited for some time.
It slowly crawled away. Tarun came down.
He felt relieved. He jumped down and went home.
Fun:
Read the riddles and find the answers.
1. I am in the vegetable group
I grow under the ground
I can be eaten raw or cooked
I help keep eyes healthy
I am orange in color
Who am I?
Ans. – A carrot!
2. I am in the fruit group
I am a type of citrus fruit
You can squeeze me to make juice
I am the same color as my name
Who am I?
Ans. – An orange!
3. I am green or red
I am spicy and hot
I am in the vegetable group
I begin with the letter “c”
Who am I?
Ans. – A chili!