CLASS – 4
State Karnataka
English Reader cum Activity Book
UNIT – 8
Art
Textbook Solution
Match the bats with the balls to get the pair of rhyming words, and write the rhyming words in the space provided.
- Fly – Sky
- Moon – June
- Bright – Sight
- Green – Seen
- Day – Play
Write :
Imagine you are the poet and complete the following
passage. Pictures are given as clues
Play This Game.
Complete the word puzzle. Pictures will help you to do so.
Read and enjoy:
Speak: Complete the following dialogues in pairs and play the roles.
- Akbar: Birbal, make me a painting and use imagination in it.
- Birbal: But Huzoor! How can I paint?
- Akbar: If I don’t get a good painting in a week, you shall be sent away from this land.
- (After a week)
- Birbal: Huzoor, here is the painting.
- Akbar: What is this?
- Birbal: Huzoor, it’s a cow eating grass.
- Akbar: Where is the cow?
- Birbal: I have used my imagination, the cow ate the grass and went away.
- Akbar: Now I understand that I cannot make someone a painter.
Write :
Two columns are given below. Column ‘A’ has questions,
and column ‘B’ has the incomplete answers. Complete
the answers and match the columns in pairs.
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| A. What was Birbal in the court of Akbar? | Birbal was a minister. |
| B. What would be the punishment if Birbal did not bring a painting? | Birbal would be sent out of the country. |
| C. How did the courtiers feel on hearing? | They felt happy/jealous. |
| D. What was the picture? | The picture showed just grass and sky. |
ANS. –
- Picture 1 (Cat):
- Colour the eyes of the cat.
- Use a colour of your choice (e.g., green or blue).
- Picture 2 (Tree):
- Colour the leaves green.
- Colour the trunk brown.
- Picture 3 (Elephant):
- Colour the elephant grey.
- Picture 4 (Flowers and Butterflies):
- Colour the flowers in multiple colours (e.g., red, yellow, or pink).
- Colour the butterflies in bright colours (e.g., orange, purple).
- Picture 5 (Goat):
- Colour the goat white or light brown.
- Use black or brown for the horns.
A. Can you identify the following dance forms? Write them in the boxes.
Do you know this?
Write the names of the States related to the classical dance forms. Pictures and the names of the capital cities have been given as clues.
A. Pictures of some musical instruments are given in column ‘A’. Their names are given in column ‘B’, but some letters are missing. Fill in the blanks to get the name of the musical instrument.
Ans. –
- T_b__a → Tabla
- V_o_i__n → Violin
- G_i_a__ → Guitar
- H_rm_n__m → Harmonium
- F_u_e → Flute
Who are we ?
B. Fill in the blanks with one word each choosing from the ones given in brackets and match the columns ‘A’ and ‘ B’. One is done for you.
| A | B |
|---|---|
| He dances. | Sumathi is a violinist. |
| We paint pictures. | You are a ___ |
| They carve out stones | He is a ____ |
| Sumathi plays on the violin. | We are ____ |
| I sing songs. | Mohan is a ____ |
| Mohan plays on the guitar. | They are _____ |
| You capture pictures in a camera. | I am a _____ |
(guitarist,violinist,singer,dancer, painter,sculptor, photographer)
Ans. –
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition choosing from the ones given in brackets.
Keshavmurthy is a well known Bharatanatyam dancer
_ [for/from] Karnataka. He came to participate [to/in] the ‘All India dance competition’ held _[at/from] Jaipur. The competition was [on/at] 31st July 2013. The dancers [from/ to] different States came to perform there. All the participants gathered__[on/at] the backstage____ [for/at] their preparation. The competition started _[on/at] 9:00 am. Every dancer performed well and Keshavmurthy got the first place.
Ans –
- Keshavmurthy is a well-known Bharatanatyam dancer from Karnataka.
- He came to participate in the ‘All India dance competition’ held at Jaipur.
- The competition was on 31st July 2013.
- The dancers from different States came to perform there.
- All the participants gathered at the backstage for their preparation.
- The competition started at 9:00 am.
Practise speech:
Read the following dialogues.
Bhavesh : Do you like to sing?
Aliya : Yes, I do.
Aliya : Do you know photography?
Bhavesh : No, I don’t.
Complete the following dialogues and practise them in pairs.
A: Do you like to dance?
B: Yes, I do.
B: Do you know how to swim?
A: No, I don’t.
Antony : Can you draw a picture of an elephant?
Deepa : Yes, I can.
Deepa : Can you play on the piano?
Antony : No, I can’t.
A: Can you draw a picture of a lion?
B: Yes, I can.
B: Can you play on the guitar?
A: No, I can’t.
Complete the birthday invitation given below by filling the gaps with the appropriate prepositions given in brackets.
Ans. –
Hi,
I am inviting you to my birthday party which will be full of fun and frolic.
The party is on 24th May at 7:00 pm at my sweet home.
Be there. Don’t miss out on the fun.
From your dear friend,
[Your Name]
A. Complete the following letter by filling the gaps with the appropriate words given in the flower.
games, cake,
balloons,
dress,
home,
birthday
Dear Granny,
I am doing well. How about you? Do you know yesterday was my ? My _was decorated with colourful _______. I wore a new _. Daddy bought a big _ for me. Mamma served delicious food to all of us. We played many ___________and enjoyed a lot. Take care.
Lovingly yours,
Ans. –
Dear Granny,
I am doing well. How about you? Do you know yesterday was my birthday?
My home was decorated with colourful balloons.
I wore a new dress.
Daddy bought a big cake for me.
Mamma served delicious food to all of us. We played many games and enjoyed a lot. Take care.
Lovingly yours,
[Your Name]
