Class 4 English The Friendship complete answer key with questions, MCQs, fill in the blanks, ordering, comprehension, homophones and HOTS answers.
A. Tick (✓) the correct answer.
- Dinesh’s friends had less time to visit him because they …
(i) no longer liked him.
(ii) found Dinesh boring.
(iii) had to spend more time in practice.
(iv) All of these.
Answer: ✓ (iii) had to spend more time in practice.
- Dinesh was the skipper of the school … team.
(i) football
(ii) cricket
(iii) hockey
(iv) volleyball
Answer: ✓ (ii) cricket.
- Dinesh and Pankaj did not get along at first because …
(i) Pankaj was not a friendly boy.
(ii) they had no common interests.
(iii) Dinesh was not a friendly boy.
(iv) None of these.
Answer: ✓ (ii) they had no common interests.
- Pankaj brought Dinesh a book about a …
(i) snow-white cheetah.
(ii) bear cub.
(iii) lion cub.
(iv) leopard.
Answer: ✓ (i) snow-white cheetah.
- Elsa was the name of a …
(i) lioness
(ii) cheetah
(iii) leopard
(iv) bear
Answer: ✓ (i) lioness.
- The lesson that we learn from this story is that …
(i) we can make friends even with people who are very different from us.
(ii) we should not make friends.
(iii) we should always be kind to animals.
(iv) it is dangerous to play outdoor games.
Answer: ✓ (i) we can make friends even with people who are very different from us.
B. Fill in the blanks.
- George Adamson was the keeper of a game sanctuary in ____________.
Answer: Africa - It must be fantastic to have a ____________ for a pet.
Answer: cheetah - ____________ was the skipper of the school cricket team.
Answer: Dinesh - Dinesh’s mother invited Pankaj’s parents for ____________.
Answer: tea - The book was full of photographs of ____________ and her ____________.
Answer: Pippa; cubs
C. Do you have a best friend? What do you like about him? Write things that both of you like to do together in the boxes.
Sample Answer: My best friend is kind, helpful and cheerful. We both like reading storybooks, playing games and spending time together.
D. Number these sentences in the correct order.
- One day Dinesh fractured his leg while playing football. → Correct order number: 2
- Pankaj started to visit Dinesh everyday. → Correct order number: 5
- The first time Pankaj and Dinesh met, the boys did not talk much. → Correct order number: 1
- Dinesh felt lonely and sad. → Correct order number: 3
- When Dinesh got back on his feet, he went to Pankaj’s house. → Correct order number: 6
- Pankaj came to visit Dinesh and brought a book for him. → Correct order number: 4
Correct sequence: 3 → 1 → 4 → 6 → 2 → 5
E. Answer the following questions.
Very Short Answer Questions
- Who was Dinesh?
Answer: Dinesh was the skipper of the school cricket team and was also good at football, volleyball and swimming. - Who was the keeper of a game sanctuary?
Answer: George Adamson was the keeper of a game sanctuary in Africa. - What happened to Dinesh’s leg?
Answer: Dinesh fractured his leg while playing football.
Short Answer Questions
- How were Dinesh and Pankaj different from each other?
Answer: Dinesh was interested in sports such as cricket and football, while Pankaj was interested in reading, zoology and wildlife. - Why did Dinesh like the book that Pankaj brought for him?
Answer: Dinesh was bored and lonely while lying in bed. Pankaj brought him a book about Pippa, a snow-white cheetah, and Dinesh became interested in its story and photographs.
Long Answer Questions
- How did Dinesh and Pankaj become best friends? Write in detail.
Answer: Dinesh and Pankaj were very different and initially had no common interests, so they hardly talked. When Dinesh fractured his leg and felt lonely, Pankaj visited him and brought a book about a snow-white cheetah named Pippa. Dinesh became interested in the story, and Pankaj told him more about Pippa and wildlife. They began talking and visiting each other regularly. Later, Dinesh visited Pankaj and enjoyed meeting his pets. Their shared conversations and growing understanding brought them closer, and they became the best of friends. - Write a short note on Pippa.
Answer: Pippa was a beautiful snow-white cheetah. She was presented to George and Joy Adamson when she was only a few weeks old. George Adamson was the keeper of a game sanctuary in Africa, and Joy Adamson wrote a book about Pippa. The book contained photographs of Pippa and her cubs. Pippa’s story fascinated Dinesh and helped him and Pankaj become friends.
HOTS
- What do you think might have happened if Pankaj had been the one to fracture his leg? Would Dinesh have gone to visit him? Would the boys have become friends?
Answer: Dinesh would probably have gone to visit Pankaj because Pankaj was his classmate and Dinesh could have shown concern for him. They might have become friends, especially if Dinesh had taken an interest in Pankaj’s stories about animals and wildlife. Their friendship could have developed through kindness, conversation and understanding.
F. Three pairs of homophones are given below. Use them correctly in the sentences that follow.
- Priya __________ her cycle to the playground.
Answer: rode - We live on a busy __________.
Answer: road - Turn the light on so that I can __________ better.
Answer: see - We went swimming in the __________.
Answer: sea - Sujata is very proud of her long and curly __________.
Answer: hair - The __________ is a rabbit-like animal that has long ears and can run very fast.
Answer: hare
G. Unscramble the letters and label the pictures.
- iamoutmn
Answer: mountain - iadhlis
Answer: island - ncaco
Answer: ocean - illh
Answer: hill - aellvy
Answer: valley - ifflc
Answer: cliff