Primary Educatiuon।।Class Four(IV)।।lesson 5।।Meeting Barre Miya
Lesson-5
Activity-1
Write "T" for true and "F" for false statements in the given boxes:
(a) The Sundarbans is on the North of Bengal. [F]
(b) Subal and Madol had a boat. [T]
(b) Subal and Madol had a boat. [T]
(c) It was Subal's first journey into the deep forest. [T]
(d) The river beyond Basanti is called the Matla. [F]
(d) The river beyond Basanti is called the Matla. [F]
Activity-2
"It was his first time and he was very excited."-How did he feel before they started
their journey? Discuss with your partner.
Answer. Subol had never gone into deep fores. So he was excited. It was an adventure to him. They entered into the jungle without others. It was also exciting to them.
their journey? Discuss with your partner.
Answer. Subol had never gone into deep fores. So he was excited. It was an adventure to him. They entered into the jungle without others. It was also exciting to them.
Activity-3
Complete the following sentences with words from the text:
Answer.(1) Barre Miya is a strange creature.
Answer.(1) Barre Miya is a strange creature.
(2) In Sunderbans men and animal live together.
(3) Subal and Madol were sailing down the Bidya river.
(4) Kamots have sharp teeth.
(1) There appeared a huge tiger.[3]
(2) They stood like statues.[4]
(3) Subal and Madol were sailing down the Bidya river.
(4) Kamots have sharp teeth.
Activity-4
Complete the following table:Answer.
| Who / What | Action |
| Subol | (1) asked Madol eagerly. |
| The Royal Bengal Tiger | (2) can snatch a prey at will. |
| Madol | (3) Gave warning to Subal. |
| (4) The waters of the Bay of Bengal. | (4) mix with the Bidya river. |
Activity-5
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order. Put the numbers in the given boxes:(1) There appeared a huge tiger.[3]
(2) They stood like statues.[4]
(3) They carried empty sacks to collect dry wood for fuel.[1]
(4) The tiger ambled away.[5]
(5) The brothers heard a deafening roar.[2]
(4) The tiger ambled away.[5]
(5) The brothers heard a deafening roar.[2]
Activity-6
Answer the following questions:(a) Which trees did Subal and Madol see in the forest?
Answer. Subal and Madol saw Sundari, Hental and Garan trees in the forest.
Answer. Subal and Madol saw Sundari, Hental and Garan trees in the forest.
(b) What did they hear suddenly?
Answer.They suddenly heard a deafening roar of a tiger.
(c) Why was the forest dark?
Answer. Because the dense trees blocked sunlight.
Answer. Because the dense trees blocked sunlight.
(d) Why was the tiger amble away?
Answer. Because the brothers stood still without challenging the tiger.
Answer. Because the brothers stood still without challenging the tiger.
Activity-7(a)
Underline the verbs that show action un the present time. Answer.(a)The girl is singing a song.
(b) They are playing footbal.
(c) I am reading a book.
(c) I am reading a book.
(d) They are going to school.
Activity-7(b)
Underline the verbs that are in the present continuous tense:
Answer. (a) Mita is dancing on the stage.
Answer. (a) Mita is dancing on the stage.
(b) The child is laughing.
(c) Rita is buying a musk.
(d) The man is eating rice.
(c) Rita is buying a musk.
(d) The man is eating rice.
Activity–8 (a)
Fill in the blanks with words from the help box:
Help Box: Fuel, ambled, afraid, experience
Answer. (a) I had a wonderful experience.
(b) The two brothers were afraid to see a tiger.
(c) We use petrol and diesel as fuel for our cars.
(d) 1 ambled down by the river bank.
Extreme , Silent, Sacks, Relieved.
Answer. Extreme: He reached the extreme point.
Help Box: Fuel, ambled, afraid, experience
Answer. (a) I had a wonderful experience.
(b) The two brothers were afraid to see a tiger.
(c) We use petrol and diesel as fuel for our cars.
(d) 1 ambled down by the river bank.
Activity-8(b)
Make sentences of your own using the following words:Extreme , Silent, Sacks, Relieved.
Answer. Extreme: He reached the extreme point.
Silent: He remain silent now.
Sacks: The servant filled the sacks with the dry wood,
Sacks: The servant filled the sacks with the dry wood,
Relieved: 1 am relieved now.
Suppose your school has arranged a tour to the sunderbans. Given below are the names of five items. you can take any three of these. Write five sentences on which three items you will carry with you and why.
Help Box : Water bottle, Torch. Map, Umbrella, Snacks
Answer. I will carry only water bottle, torch and map. The Sundarban is a deep forest so a need to find path. I must carry water bottle because one cannot line without water. To the Sunderban trip a map is very important items. A map will help me to guide in the Sunderban,
Activity-9(a)
Help Box : Water bottle, Torch. Map, Umbrella, Snacks
Answer. I will carry only water bottle, torch and map. The Sundarban is a deep forest so a need to find path. I must carry water bottle because one cannot line without water. To the Sunderban trip a map is very important items. A map will help me to guide in the Sunderban,
Activity-9(b)
In the text you have learnt that animals are not our enemies. Many people keep animals as pets. Write five Sentence on how you would take care of your pet animal if you had one. You can use the hints given below: Hints : Give food- protect them- nurse them when ill or hurt.
Answer. I will bath my pet and keep him/her from dust. If he/she gets hurt or become ill I will nurse. Everyday I will give him food. I shall not allow him / her to go outside. I will take care of him / her very well.
