Chapter 13
A River's Tale
Look carefully at the picture of the river. Read the words given below.Use these words to make a story. Give a title to your story also. Boat, flowing water, blue, fish, water-plants, river, foul smell, big ship, oil, river banks, factories, washing clothes, animals, other work, change, city.
Look at the picture again and answer the following questions.
Ö What is the colour of the river where it begins?
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Ö At some places, there are many fish in the river, at others there are only a few and at some places there are dead fish. What could be the reason for this?
Discuss.
Ö What can be seen in the river before it reaches the village?
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Ö At which places did the colour of the water in the river change? Why did this happen? Discuss.
Ö Which of the places shown in the picture would you like to live in? Why?
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Ö Would you like to change any of the things that you see in the picture? Why and how?
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Ö If you wanted to drink some water, from which part of the river would you like to drink? Why?
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Ö In the last part of the picture the river flows into the sea. Have you ever seen the sea? Where? In a movie, or somewhere else?
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Ö Have you ever been near a river or sea? When?
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Ö Show with your hands, how the waves in the sea move.
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Ö Is the water from the sea drinkable? Why?
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Ö Do you think that there would be changes taking place in a river, pond or stream at different times of the year? What kind of changes would these be? Discuss
Ö Will there be the same amount of water in the ponds or rivers during the rainy season and in summer?
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Ö Is there a pond, river or lake near your town or city ?
Find out–
Ö Are there any changes in the water during summers, the rainy season and in winters?
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Ö What are the different kinds of fish found there?
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Ö What kind of trees and plants grow around it?
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Ö What are the kinds of birds that come there?
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Ö Have you ever seen or read about floods? Where?
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Ö What happens when there is a flood?
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Ö Have you seen dirty water in a river or pond?
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Ö How would you know if the water is dirty? If the water looks clean, can you be sure that it is alright to drink that water? Discuss.
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Please refer to attached file for NCERT Class 4 EVS A River's Tale
