KSEEB 4th ENGLISH 7.Profession

CLASS – 4

State Karnataka

English Reader cum Activity Book

UNIT – 7

Profession

Read and answer orally. Say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’.
Correct and write the sentences if you find them
wrong.

1. The balloon man skips lunch every day.
   No. He never seems to think of lunch, but it is not mentioned that he skips it every day.
2. The balloon man came to the market only in summer.
   No. The poem mentions market days, not just summer.
3. The balloon man always sold red, purple, blue, and green-colored balloons.
   Yes. These colors are mentioned in the poem.
4. The balloon man displayed each balloon separately.
   No. The balloons were tied together with a string.
5. The balloons look beautiful if they are let into the air.
   Yes. The poem says they would look pretty in the sky.
6. People waited for the balloon man to let the balloons go.
   No. The poem does not mention people waiting for this; it is just imagined.

Read and write the answer.

1. When does the balloon man come to sell his balloons?
   He comes to the market on market days.
2. What different colors of balloons does the balloon man sell?
   He sells red, purple, blue, and green balloons.
3. Do you like balloons? What colors do you like?
   (Write your own answer, for example)
   Yes, I like balloons. I like red and yellow balloons.
4. In the sports opening functions, balloons are flown in the sky. Why?
   Balloons are flown in the sky to celebrate and make the event colorful and joyful.

Listen and say aloud.
Teacher will say these words aloud. Listen and
repeat.

night, choice, oil, noise,
mind,
high, voice, sky, why, tight,
my, boy, buy, bike, like,
night, eye, I, life, kite,
try, toy, joy.

Classify the words into two columns based on sounds:

‘A’ (Long vowel sounds): night, high, voice, sky, why, my, buy, bike, like, eye, life, kite.

‘B’ (Short vowel sounds): choice, oil, noise, tight, boy, try, toy, joy.

Play the game:
Read the given pictures. Write the suitable word for each picture in the first box and the correct number in the second box.

1. Bakery – 3
2. Grocery Store – 2
3. Pharmacy – 1
4. Bookstore – 4
5. Barber Shop – 5
6. Vegetable Market – 6

Fill in the blanks with a word from the box.

1. We can buy some pain-killer at the pharmacy.
2. I’m going to the bakey to buy some bread.
3. There are some lovely flowers at the florist.
4. I bought this gold necklace at a local grocery store.
5. There weren’t any fresh vegetables at the vegetable market.
6. Laxmi’s hair looks awful! She needs to go to the barber shop.

Read and answer orally.
Say Yes or No. Rewrite the sentences if you find them incorrect.

1. The Minister told the king that even a shepherd boy could answer what God could do. [Yes/No]

Ans. – Yes. The Minister told the king that even a shepherd boy could answer what God could do.

2. The king was happy to hear that a shepherd boy could answer what God could do. [Yes/No]

Ans. – No. The king was not happy to hear that a shepherd boy could answer what God could do. (Correct Sentence: The king was irritated by this response.)

3. The shepherd boy was afraid when the king asked him a question. [Yes/No]

Ans. – No. The shepherd boy was not afraid when the king asked him a question. (Correct Sentence: The shepherd boy was unafraid when the king asked him a question.)

4. The king was puzzled when the shepherd asked him if the king was asking the question as a student or as a teacher. [Yes/No]

Ans. – Yes. The king was puzzled when the shepherd asked him if the king was asking the question as a student or as a teacher.

5. The Minister led the shepherd boy to the throne. [Yes/No]

Ans. – No. The king led the shepherd boy to the throne. (Correct Sentence: The king quickly stood up and walked down, leading the boy by the hand and made him sit on the throne.)

6. “God turns a shepherd boy into an Emperor! And an Emperor into a shepherd!” [Yes/No]

Ans. – Yes. “God turns a shepherd boy into an Emperor! And an Emperor into a shepherd!”

Box ‘A’ has some words. Pick out words which are associated with a king’s court and write them in box ‘B’.

‘A’

Palace, minister, student, teacher, soldier, servant, commander, queen, prince, emperor, courtier, shepherd

‘B’

Minister, soldier, commander, queen, prince, emperor, courtier

Read and write the answer.

1. What did the Minister tell the king?

Ans. – The Minister told the king that even a shepherd boy could answer what God could do.

2. Why was the king happy?

Ans. – The king was happy when he realized the wisdom in the shepherd boy’s answer.

3. Was the shepherd boy afraid when the king asked him a question?

Ans. – No, the shepherd boy was not afraid when the king asked him a question.

4. Who led the shepherd boy to the throne?

Ans. – The king led the shepherd boy to the throne.

5. What did the shepherd boy tell the king?

Ans. – The shepherd boy told the king that God could turn a shepherd boy into an Emperor and an Emperor into a shepherd.

Pictures of some professionals are given in ‘A’. Fill in columns ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ appropriately. Clues are given below for columns ‘B’ and ‘C’.
(traffic circle, camera, clay, scissors, wheel, studio, whistle, stethoscope, thread, tape, hospitals or clinics, potter’s corner, tailor’s shop)

Listen and identify.
Teacher says/reads out these pieces of dialguges. After each piece is read /said identify the people and the place with which these dialoguges are related or associated. One example is given.

e.g. : Sir, how much of salt should I add to this
solution? Place: in a lab
Teacher : About 2 grams people: a teacher and
a student.

1. Place: Railway Station
   People: A traveler and an inquiry officer.
2. Place: Doctor’s clinic
   People: A doctor and a patient.
3. Place: Grocery Shop
   People: A shopkeeper and a customer.
4. Place: Bank
   People: A customer and a bank clerk.
5. Place: Cloth Shop
   People: A shopkeeper and a customer.

Practise speech

Task 1 : Work in pairs. Take roles and practise the
dialogues given in the task (Listen and identify) above.
Task 2 : Think of some more places and professions. Sit
in pairs and frame the appropriate dialogues. Practise
each of them.

Task 1:
Work with your partner to act out the dialogues in the previous table (e.g., in a railway station, a shop, or a doctor’s clinic).

Task 2:
Think of other places like a hospital, school, or post office. Create dialogues between people in those places and practice them together.

Write well:
Complete the following table. One is done for you.

Complete the table:

1. The king asked the Minister a question.
   The king did not ask the Minister a question.
   Did the king ask the Minister a question?
   Didn’t the king ask the Minister a question?

2. The Emperor was irritated by this response.

• The Emperor was not irritated by this response.
• Was the Emperor irritated by this response?
• Wasn’t the Emperor irritated by this response?

3. The Minister brought a young shepherd to court.

• The Minister did not bring a young shepherd to court.
• Did the Minister bring a young shepherd to court?
• Didn’t the Minister bring a young shepherd to court?

4. The Emperor took the shepherd’s cloak.

• The Emperor did not take the shepherd’s cloak.
• Did the Emperor take the shepherd’s cloak?
• Didn’t the Emperor take the shepherd’s cloak?

5. The Minister looked at the Emperor.

• The Minister did not look at the Emperor.
• Did the Minister look at the Emperor?
• Didn’t the Minister look at the Emperor?

Write More:
Read and fill in the blanks with words from the box.

believe, fantastic, getting ready, preparing, project, student.

Ragini is a student. This week, she’s working on a project. Also, she and her classmates are getting ready for a local art competition. Ragini wants to win. All her friends believe she can because she paints fantastic paintings. Ragini is a very special girl. She always works hard when she’s preparing for a school activity.

Read and Write:
Add ‘-er’ or ‘-r’ to the doing words below to make new words.

1. Fighter
2. Dancer
3. Speaker
4. Rider
5. Writer
6. Joker
7. Singer
8. Player

Spelling:

Read the dialogue, underline the mis-spelt words and write their correct spellings.

Corrected Dialogue:

• Sujatha: Hi, Sujatha! It’s great to see you here!
• Ananda: Hello, Ananda!
• Sujatha: You know, I come here almost every Sunday.
• Ananda: Yes, this is an interesting place. Look at that joker with a red nose!
• Sujatha: How funny he looks!
• Ananda: I think that is a balloon.
• Sujatha: What are those old men doing?
• Ananda: They’re playing chess.
• Sujatha: And they look so happy? has a
• Ananda: Yes, they are laughing. And who is that over there?
• Sujatha: That’s Suma with her little brother.
• Ananda: Hmm. And who is that?
• Sujatha: Who?
• Ananda: That man eating ice-cream.
• Sujatha: Oh! I don’t know him. But he is not a nice person. He always shouts at children.