Class-4 EVS, Chapter-17, Nandita in Mumbai, Additional Exercises with Solutions / NCERT
Chapter- 17
Fill up the blanks with suitable words:
(fights, afraid of, crowded, high-rise,
one)
1- Mumbai station was very crowded.
2- Mama’s house in Mumbai had one room to sit, sleep, cook and
wash.
3- In Nandita’s village, there were no fights for water.
4- Initially Nandita was afraid
of travelling in the crowded bus.
5- Nandita’s mami works in a high-rise building.
Say True or False:
1- Nandita used to go to hospital everyday by train. False
2- Nandita’s mami works in an office. False
3- Babloo’s house had taps in kitchen and bathroom. True
4- Babloo’s house was on twelfth floor. True
5- Nandita’s mama was happy that they have to move to a new place. False
Answer these questions:
Q.1- Why did Nandita have to bring her mother from village to Mumbai?
Ans- Nandita had to bring her mother from village to Mumbai for her treatment.
Ans- Nandita had to bring her mother from village to Mumbai for her treatment.
Q. 2- Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the
toilet where Mama lived. Why?
Ans- Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the toilet where Mama lived because it was a public toilet. It was always dirty and smelled very bad.
Ans- Nandita used to feel like vomiting when at first she had to use the toilet where Mama lived because it was a public toilet. It was always dirty and smelled very bad.
Q. 3- Was there electricity at the place where Nandita’s Mama lived?
Ans- Yes, the electricity was there at the place where Nandita’s Mama lived.
Ans- Yes, the electricity was there at the place where Nandita’s Mama lived.
Q. 4- What differences Nanadita find between getting water from public
tap and in the village.
Ans-
Water
from Public Tap
|
Water
in Village
|
There were fights for water.
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There were no fights for water.
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They have to get up at 4 o’clock for getting water.
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Water could be fetched at any time.
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They did not have to walk much.
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They have to walk twenty minutes to an hour to bring water.
|
Q. 5- In what ways did Nandita find her Mama’s house to be different from
her house in village?
Ans-
Mama’s
House
|
Nandita’s
House
|
Mama’s house was in Mumbai.
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Nandita’s house was in a village.
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Mama’s house had only one room to sit, sleep took and wash.
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Nandita’s house also had one room, but it had separate place for
cooking, bathing and outside courtyard.
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They used to bring water from public tap.
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They used to bring water from village pond or river.
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People use public toilet.
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People go to open places for toilet.
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Q. 6- When Nandita first came to Mumbai, what were the things that she
was afraid to do?Ans-
When Nandita first came to Mumbai, she was afraid to do following things:
1- Being at crowded place.
2- To get in a bus.
3- To get into the lift.
4- To look down from the window of a tall building.
Q. 7. What were the difference between the houses where Mama lived and the houses in the high-rise buildings?
Ans-
Hoses
in area where Mama lived
|
Houses
in a high rise building
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Single-storey houses
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Multi-storey buildings.
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Only one room in house.
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Many rooms in a house.
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No toilet in the house.
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Toilet was there in the house.
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No tap in the house. Need to go to public tap.
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Taps in the kitchen and bathroom.
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Small window in the house.
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Big glass windows in the house.
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Q. 8- Why does Mama have to change her place?
Ans- Mama
has to change the place as they have received a notice in this regard and big
hotel is going to be built at that place.
Draw various types of houses in your area:
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