West Bengal State Board Class 4 English Solution: Lesson 2 A girl in a fair
Activity – 1
Complete the following sentences with words from the text:
(a) Lipi is………years old.
Answer : nine
(b) Lipi and her parents live……….
Answer : at Sukhnagar
(c) Lipi’s father makes……
Answer: masks
(d) Lipi repeatedly asks her father to take her……….
Answer : along to fair
Activity 2
Why is Lipi so eager to go to the fair? Discuss with your partner:
Answer :Lipi was eager to go to the fair because she was a small girl.
Activity – 3
Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false statements In the given boxes.
(a) Nobody was buying masks. [ ]
Answer : F
(b) Lipi’s father sells dolls. [ ]
Answer : F
(c) The dolls are made of wood. [ ]
Answer : F
(d) Mansur is Rubina’s father.[ ]
Answer : T
Activity – 4
Match column A with column B:
A B
(1) Lipi is excited made of burnt clay
(2) Some people gathered inside Mansur’s shop
(3) Lipi meets Rubina to buy masks
(4) Mansur sells dolls to be at the fair
Answer:
A B
(1) Lipi is excited to be at the fair
(2) Some people gathered to buy masks
(3) Lipi meets Rubina Inside Mansur’s shop
(4) Marmur sells dolls made of burnt clay
Activity – 5
Arrange the following sentences in the correct order. Put the numbers in the given boxes. One is done
for you:
(a) She has fun riding the merry-go-round. [ ]
(b) Lipi looks around the fair. [1]
(c) Close by, a puppet show is about to start. [ ]
(d) She wishes to visit the fair again next year. [ ]
(e) She also hears a group of bauls sing some distance away. [ ]
Answer :
(a) She has fun riding the merry-go-round. [ 4 ]
(b) Lipi looks around the fair. [1]
(c) Close by, a puppet show is about to start. [2]
(d) She wishes to visit the fair again next year. [5]
(e) She also hears a group of bauls sing some distance away. [ 3 ]
Activity – 6
Answer the following questions:
(a) Who is Lipi’s classmate?
Answer :Lipi’s classmate is Sujoy.
(b) What does Sujoy buy at the fair?
Answer : A doll and a mask bought by Sujoy in a fair.
(c) What does Lipi eat at the fair?
Answer :Alukabli and kabli was eaten by Lipi at the fair.
(d) Why is Lipi very happy?
Answer : She enjoys the fair.
Activity – 7 (a)
Circle the Nouns in the sentences. Underline the words which replace the Nouns :
(1) Lipi looks around the fair. She sees the huge merry-go-round.
Answer : Noun: Lipi, Pronoun: She
(2) Little Lipi has never been to a fair. So she is very excited today.
Answer :Lipi, Pronoun: She
(3) Sujoy is Lipi’s classmate. He buys a mask.
Answer : Noun: Sujoy Pronoun: He
(4) Lipi’s father buys her a doll. It is made of burnt clay.
Answer : Noun: doll Pronoun: It
Activity-8 (a)
Replace the underlined words with words from the Help Box having similar meanings:
(i) We see various shops in the fair.
Answer :different
(ii) Rini is delighted to see her friend.
Answer : glad
(iii) Huge rocks are found under the sea.
Answer : large
(iv) The football match is about to start.
Answer : begin
[Help Box: large, different, begin, glad]
Activity – 8 (b)
Make sentences of your own using the following words:
agrees:
Answer : She agrees with the decision made by the committee.
exclaims:
Answer : When she saw the surprise party, she exclaimed with joy.
crowd:
Answer : The crowd gathered to watch the exciting parade.
folk:.
Answer : These folk songs have been passed down through generations.
Activity – 9 (a)
Lipi enjoyed eating alu-kabli and Puchka at the fair. Have you ever tasted these? Write four sentences
on what other food you like eating.
Answer : Yes I have tasted alu-kabli at the fair. I like eating sweets, ice cream &Vadapav
Activity 9 (b)
In this lesson you have read about a village fair. There are many other fairs held in our state. Pictures
of two such fairs are given below:
Answer : I would like to visit the handicraft fair. I like to see hand made craft things. We can buy many
handicraft things to decorate our house at the fair.
