NCERT Solutions Class 4 English Chapter 6 The Scholars Mother Tongue

1. Who came to Akbar’s court?

Ans.A learned Pundit came to Akbar’s court.

2. What did he claim to know?

Ans.He claimed to know many different languages. He could speak them fluently.

3. How did he challenge everybody?

Ans.He challenged everybody to name his mother tongue.

4. What is your mother tongue?

Ans.Hindi.

5. Make a class dictionary with words from the story. Try to find suitable words for them in your mother tongue. Say these words aloud.

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6. Write all the words that show you are happy.

For example: Hurray, Ha! Ha!

Ans.Wow! That’s great! Yahoo! Yah! Whooo!

7. Look and fill in the columns.

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8. Match the words in column ‘A’ with words with column ‘B’.

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9. Play this game with a friend. Pick up what you want from any basket.

(i) Add ‘a’ or ‘an’ before it.

Ans.a rug, a pillow, a bed sheet, an alarm clock, a wall clock, a wristwatch, an apple, an orange, a banana, an ice-cream, a bow, an arrow, a ball, a bat, a doll, a waistcoat, a long coat, a raincoat, an umbrella.

(ii) Now say the sentences below, using these things

Neena: Can I have (1) please?

Rahul: Yes, here you are.

Jeevika: Can I have (2) too?

Nikhil: No, sorry you can’t have that.

Ans.(1) an apple, (2) a doll.

(iii) Make more sentences using words from the baskets (boxes).

Ans.Pradeep: Can I have an alarm clock please?

Rashmi: Yes, here you are.

Jeevan: Can I have a pillow?

Jyoti: No sorry. You can’t have that?

Rajeev: Can I have a longcoat, please?

Chetan: Yes, you can have it.

Jagdeep: Can I have a bat?

Sushil: Yes, here you are.

Muskan: Can I have a banana?

Varsha: No, sorry. You can’t have that.

10. How did Birbal find out about the Pundit’ mother tongue.

Ans.Birbal entered quietly in the Pandit’s room. He then whisper and ticked in his ear. Pundit shouted in his mother tongue. In this way, Birbal found out pundit’s mother tongue.

11. Suppose you are going on a camping holiday. What are the four most important things you will carry with you? Choose from the tags attached to the hot air balloon.

Ans.(i) Food packets, (ii) Water Bottles, (iii) Money, (iv) First Aid Kit.

12. India is a country of many languages. Let’s see if you know what the people of the states in this crossword puzzles speak. The clues are given below. The first letter of each answer has been filled in for you.

Across:

1. This language is spoken in Orissa.

2. It is spoken in Karnataka.

4. The people of Assam speak this language.

7. This language is used in Andhra Pradesh.

8. You can hear this language spoken in Maharastra

Down:

3. The people of Kerela speak this language.

5. This language of the Goan people.

7. This is spoken in Tamil Nadu.

9. It is widely spoken in Uttar Pradesh and elsewhere.

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