Chapter 10-Helen Keller

NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Chapter 10-Helen Keller

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Reading is fun

Question 1:

“Something’s wrong said Helen’s mother. What was wrong?

Answer:

Helen could not hear or see.

Question 2:

Although Helen could not hear or see, what kind of girl was she?

Answer:

Although she couldn’t see or hear, she was a bright little girl.

Question 3:

Who agreed to help Helen?

Answer:

Miss Sullivan agreed to help Helen.

Question 4:

How did miss Sullivan help Helen?

Answer:

Miss Sullivan helped her learn special hand signs.

Question 5:

What did Helen learn when the teacher tried to put her hands in running water?

Answer:

Helen learned the word ‘WATER’. She understood that water meant something wet.

Question 6:

What was one of the most important things that Helen finally understood?

Answer:

Helen finally understood that words were the most important thing. Only words could tell her everything about the world.

Let’s talk

Question 1:

Using sign language make these letter with your hand. ‘C’, ‘H’, ‘E’, ‘K’

(Note: Students have to attempt the above question on their own.)

Question 2:

Spell these words by hand signs

(a) Helen

(b) was

(Note: Students have to attempt the above question on their own.)

Question 3:

How do people who cannot see, read?

People who cannot see read with the help of a special language called Braille. This language is written with characters made from dots, and the people who cannot see touch these dots to read the characters.

Question 4:

What is the script for children who cannot see called?

Answer:

The children, who cannot see, read from the ‘braille’ script.

Question 5:

How do you think you can help children who cannot see?

Answer:

We can help them by holding their hands, making them touch different things and describing them with words.

Question 6:

Look at the signs for the letters of the alphabet.

(Note: Students have to attempt the above question on their own.)

Let’s write

Question 1:

Match the two parts of sentences given under columns ‘A’ and ‘B’. Add ‘but’ to join the two parts and write complete sentences.

Answer:

(i) Helen lived after her illness, but she could not hear or see.

(ii) She could not see or hear, but she was very intelligent.

(iii) People thought that she could not learn anything, but her mother thought she could learn.

(iv) Helen copied the words, but she did not understand what she was doing.

(v) Miss Sullivan was strict, but she was kind to Helen.

Team –time

Question 1:

Read the following sentences

a) Her clothes were always dirty.

b) She was often angry.

c) Sometimes she lay on the floor.

d) Her parents never scolded her

(Note: Students have to attempt the above question on their own.)

Question 2:

Ask yourself the following questions. Put a tick mark (√) under the right column.

Question 1:

Let’s make something

From newspapers or old magazines collect stories / reports of courageous children –

(a) Draw pictures of the story

(b) Talk about the stories.

(Note: Students have to attempt the above question on their own.)

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