4th Standard, English FL, UNIT – X (Chapter 10)
THIMMAKKA
Let us understand:
I. Underline the correct answer:
1. Thimmakka could not go to school because;
a. There was no school in her village.
b. Her parents were very poor.
Answer: Her parents were very poor
2. Thimmakka earned many awards for ___________
a. being illiterate.
b. planting trees.
Answer: planting trees.
II. How many times are the following words repeated in this lesson?
THIMMAKKA: ____7______
TREES : ____4______
PLANTS : _____11_____
SAPLING : _____7_____
III. Answer the following questions:
- What did Thimmakka do to keep herself busy?
Answer: Thimmakka decided to do something to keep herself busy. Thimmakka began to plant trees along the road connecting her village with the neighbouring village.
- Why did Thimmakka want to plant trees?
Answer: Thimmakka had only one aim – to create life. She decided to grow something. So She decided to plant trees.
- When did Thimmakka and Chikkaiah plant trees mostly?
Answer: Thimmakka and her husband Chikkaiah planted trees mostly during the monsoon season. They planted the saplings mainly when the rains started.
- How did people come to know about Thimmakka and her love for plants?
Answer: One day Thimmakka was shocked to learn that some of the villagers were planning to cut a few of her trees. With the help of the local police she stopped them from cutting the trees. This made news. This is how Many people came to know about Thimmakka’s and her love for plants.
- How have people shown their appreciation of her work?
Her work has been honoured with many national awards of India.
- What kind of a woman is Thimmakka?
Saalumarada Thimmakka is an Indian environmentalist from Karnataka who is known for her work in planting and caring for trees. Thimmakka was born in a very poor family in Hulikal village in Magadi taluk near Bengaluru, and so she could not go to school. She does not know how to read or write.
V. Some plants / trees grow from the seeds and some others grow just by planting the cuttings. Names of some trees and plants are given below, put them in their right boxes.
guava, neem, drumstick, coconut, rose, mango, cactus, hibiscus, papaya,
| Trees/plants grow from seeds | Plants/trees grow from cuttings |
Guava rose
Coconut drumstick
Mango cactus
Papaya neem, hibiscus,
Drumstick black neem
VI. There are many action words (verbs) used in this lesson that come after the word ‘to’. These verbs do not specify number and tense.
For example : I like to play.
Identify such verbs and write them in the space provided. Follow the example.
1. to read and write
2. ________to work________________
3. ________to plant________________
4. ________to create________________
5. ________to water________________
VII. Identify the correct phrases and complete the statements given below.
read and write, plant trees, water the plants, stop villagers from cutting the trees, ride a bicycle, keep herself busy.
1. Thimmakka knows how to plant trees.
2. Thimmakka knows how to ______water the plants__________
3. Thimmakka doesn’t know how to ______read and write___________
4. Thimmakka knows how to ________ stop villagers from cutting the trees __________
5. Thimmakka doesn’t know how to _____ride a bicycle___________
6. Thimmakka knows how to __________ keep herself busy _____________
VIII. By adding ‘not’, we can change the meaning of the sentences. Change the following sentences. One is done for you.
1. Villagers could cut the trees.
Villagers could not cut the trees.
2. Thimmakka could go to school.
Thimmakka could not go to school
3. Thimmakka learnt that she would be able to have a child
Thimmakka learnt that she would not be able to have a child
XI. Questions play an important role in any conversation. We ask questions to seek information. Ask questions for the sentences given below to get the underlined words as answers.
- I’m eight years old.
How old are you?
- My mother helps me with my homework.
Who helps me with my homework?
- I study for four hours a day.
How many hours you study for a day?
- No, I watch only cartoons, on T.V.
Are you watching serials on T.V?
- Yes, I read a lot of comics.
Are you read comics?
