Class-4 EVS, Chapter-17, Nandita in Mumbai, Additional Exercises with Solutions / NCERT


Chapter- 17
Nandita in Mumbai


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.

     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.

     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.
     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.
There were no fights for water.
They have to get up at 4 o’clock for getting water.
Water could be fetched at any time.
They did not have to walk much.
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.
Nandita’s house was in a village.
Mama’s house had only one room to sit, sleep took and wash.
Nandita’s house also had one room, but it had separate place for cooking, bathing and outside courtyard.
They used to bring water from public tap.
They used to bring water from village pond or river.
People use public toilet.
People go to open places for toilet.



     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
Single-storey houses
Multi-storey buildings.
Only one room in house.
Many rooms in a house.
No toilet in the house.
Toilet was there in the house.
No tap in the house. Need to go to public tap.
Taps in the kitchen and bathroom.
Small window in the house.
Big glass windows in the house.

    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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