CBSE NCERT CLASS 4 UNIT-5 DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (POEM) NOTES & EXERCISE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Don’t be Afraid of the Dark (Poem)

Notes

Reading is Fun (pg-75)

1. What is the poem about?

Ans- The poem is about fear of darkness in the night and how to overcome it.

2. What happens when the day is over?

Ans- The moon and the stars shine at night, it is nice & cool when the day is over.

3. What does the earth do when the day is over?

Ans- The earth rests when the day is over.

4. What does the poet want us to do at night?

Ans- The poet wants us to make friendship with darkness at night.

5. Are these sentences True or False?

a. The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark. False

b. The poet says that stars will always shine at night. True

c. The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark. True

Word Building (Ppg-75)

1. Moon + light = Moonlight

2. good + night -goodnight

3. water +fall - waterfall

4. break + fast - breakfast

5. day + break -daybreak

6. rain + bow - rainbow

1. Find a word in the poem which is opposite of -

1. War - Peace

2. Light - Dark

3. Enemies - Friends

4. Night - Day

5. Gentle - Harsh

6. Start - Cease

2. Look at these words in the poem

don’t, won’t

Here are their full forms

don’t - do not ,  won’t - will not

Now, write the full forms of the following words.

1. did n’t - did not

2. should n’t - should not

3. would n‘t - would not

4. could n’t - could not

5. must n’t - must not

Let’s Write (Pg-78)

1. The red teacups are filled with a particular word. Fill in the yellow tea cups with similar sounding words. Note the example given.

1. Too -Two

2. One - Won

3. Deer- Dear

4. Son- Sun

Pg-79

2. Now complete the following sentences, choosing the right word.

a. The sum was too difficult for the class to solve. Only two students could do it .(two, too )

b. There was only one boy who won the prize. ( one, won)

c. The golden deer was very dear to him. (dear, deer)

d. Ramu’s son loved to play in the sun. (sun, son)

Let’s Listen (Pg-79)

5. Read out the following phrases aloud. Divide them into loud and softer sounds.

1. Clapping hands

2. a worm moving

3. Stamping feet

4. a bud blooming

5. a butterfly flying

6. a feather dropping

7. an ant walking

8. a car moving

9. the wind blowing

10. Ssshhh

11. whisper

12. tiptoe

13. a leaf falling

Loud sounds

1. Clapping hands

2. stamping feet

3. A car moving

4. The wind Blowing

Softer Sounds

1. A worm moving

2. A bud blooming

3. A butterfly flying

4. A feather dropping

5. An ant walking

6. Ssshhh

7. whisper

8. tiptoe

9. A leaf falling