Class-4 English (Marigold), Unit-5_2 Helen Keller / NCERT / CBSE Syllabus


Unit – 5_2
Helen Keller


New words
Dearly – with affection
Illness - sickness
Agreed – set by consent
Important- of great value



Answer these questions:
(Reading is Fun)

Q. “something is wrong,” said helen's mother. What was wrong with Helen?
Ans-  “something is wrong,” said Helen's mother. The child could not see or hear.


Q. Although Helen could not see or hear, what kind of girl was she?
Ans- Although Helen could not see or hear, she was a bright little girl.

Q. Who agreed to help Helen?
Ans- Miss Sullivan, a young teacher agreed to help Helen.

Q. How did Miss Sullivan helped Helen?
Ans- Miss Sullivan helped Helen to learn to see the world.

Q. What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water?
Ans- When the teacher put Helen's hand into running water, she learnt that W A T E R means something wet, running over her hand.

Q. What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood?
Ans- The most important thing that Helen finally understood was that words would tell her everything she wanted to know.

Let's write

Match the two parts of sentences given under column A and B. Add 'but' to join the two parts and write complete sentences.

Column A
Column B
(i)            Helen lived after her illness
(a)  her mother thought she could learn
(ii)          She could not see or hear
(b)  she did not understand what she was doing
(iii)         People thought that she could not learn anything
(c)  she could not hear or see
(iv)         Helen copied the words
(d)  she was kind to Helen
(v)          Miss Sullivan was strict
(e)   she was very intelligent


Answer
(i)                 Helen lived after her illness but she could not hear or see.
(ii)              She could not see or hear but she was very intelligent.
(iii)            People thought that she could not learn anything but her mother thought she could learn.
(iv)             Helen copied the words but she did not understand what she was doing.
(v)         Miss Sullivan was strict but she was kind to Helen.

Read the following sentences

Her clothes were always dirty.
She was often angry.
Sometime she lay on the floor.
Her parents never scolded her.

Ask yourself the following questions. Put a tick mark under the right column.

Questions
always
often
sometimes
never
How often do you
( 1) obey your parents
( 2) visit your grandparents?
( 3) fight with your brother or sister?
( 4) help others?
( 5) throw waste in the dustbin?
( 6) switch off the lights, you go out of the room?
( 7) leave the tap on while brushing your teeth
(8) tear pages from your notebook?

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