NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 1 A. Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks, by using words from the box. One is done for you. — Let us Learn
Book page 3–4 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 1. a ................................ of sticksThe picture printed beside item 1 on page 3: many sticks tied together with a band.
Answer
a bundle of sticks — this one is already done for you in the book.
A bundle means many things tied together in one lot. In the picture, the sticks are tied with a band, so they make one bundle.
Why the book does this one for you: It shows you the pattern. Each blank needs one special word that names a whole group of something. One stick is just a stick. Many sticks tied together make a bundle.
Tip: A word that names a whole group like this is called a collective noun. You will meet many of them in the next seven blanks.
Q2.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 2. a ................................ of sheepThe picture printed beside item 2 on page 4: a group of sheep standing on the grass.
Answer
a herd of sheep
The picture shows several sheep standing together on the grass. The word for a group of grazing animals is herd.
Why herd: Animals that eat grass in a group — sheep, cows, goats, buffaloes, elephants — move about together. English calls such a group a herd.
Did you know? Many people also say a flock of sheep, and that is correct English too. But flock is not in the word box here, so the answer for this blank is herd.
Your own sentence: A herd of sheep was crossing the village road.
Q3.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 3. a ................................ of wolvesThe picture printed beside item 3 on page 4: three wolves at night, heads raised towards the moon.
Answer
a pack of wolves
The picture shows three wolves at night. Their heads are raised towards the moon, and they are howling together.
Why pack: Wolves hunt as a team. They stay in one family group all their lives. English calls such a hunting group a pack. We also say a pack of dogs and a pack of hounds.
Link to our poem: Wolves are a good example of “Teamwork can overcome anything.” One wolf alone cannot catch a big animal. The pack can.
Your own sentence: A pack of wolves ran across the snow.
Q4.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 4. a ................................ of flowersThe picture printed beside item 4 on page 4: red roses wrapped in paper and tied with a ribbon.
Answer
a bouquet of flowers
The picture shows red roses. Their stems are wrapped in paper and tied with a ribbon. Flowers arranged like this are a bouquet.
Why bouquet: A bouquet is not just any group of flowers. It is flowers cut, put together neatly and tied, so that they can be given as a gift.
Tip — how to say it:bouquet is said as “boo-kay”. The last t is silent.
Your own sentence: We gave a bouquet of flowers to our Principal.
Q5.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 5. a ................................ of treesThe picture printed beside item 5 on page 4: many leafy trees growing close together.
Answer
a grove of trees
The picture shows several leafy trees growing close together. A small group of trees like this is a grove.
Why grove: A grove is a small group of trees, often of the same kind, planted or growing together. A very large one would be called a forest.
Did you know? We often name a grove after its tree — a mango grove, a coconut grove, a bamboo grove.
Your own sentence: There is a mango grove behind my grandmother’s house.
Q6.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 6. a ................................ of beesThe picture printed beside item 6 on page 4: many bees flying around their hive.
Answer
a swarm of bees
The picture shows many bees flying around their hive. A big moving group of bees is a swarm.
Why swarm: A swarm means a large number of small creatures moving together in the air. We use it for bees, flies, locusts and mosquitoes.
Do You Know (page 4): Honeybees use a waggle dance to talk to the other bees in their hive. By dancing, one bee tells the rest exactly where to find flowers with nectar, pollen or water. Ants also work as a team. They use signals to find food, guard their home and build big nests.
Your own sentence: A swarm of bees flew out of the old hive.
Q7.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 7. a ................................ of boysThe picture printed beside item 7 on page 4: five boys in matching yellow shirts and red shorts standing close together.
Answer
a choir of boys
Six words from the box are already used up. They are herd, pack, bouquet, grove and swarm. The word bunch is needed for the keys. So the word left for this blank is choir.
A choir is a group of people who sing together. In the picture the boys are standing close together in matching yellow shirts and red shorts, like one group.
Why choir fits: A choir sings as one voice. Nobody sings faster or louder than the rest. That is exactly what our poem means by “our hearts as one”.
Note about this picture: The picture in the book shows the boys standing together, but it does not clearly show them singing. So you must find this answer by using up the other words in the box first. The word that is left is choir.
Tip — how to say it:choir is said as “kwire”, and it rhymes with fire.
Your own sentence: The school choir sang the national song.
Q8.
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blank, by using a word from the box. Word box: choir · pack · grove · herd · swarm · bunch · bouquet 8. a ................................ of keysThe picture printed beside item 8 on page 4: three keys hanging together on one ring.
Answer
a bunch of keys
The picture shows three keys hanging on one ring. Keys kept together on a ring are a bunch.
Why bunch: A bunch means things of the same kind held together at one point. The ring holds all the keys at one point, so it is a bunch.
Tip: We also say a bunch of bananas, a bunch of grapes and a bunch of flowers. All of them hang from one place.
Your own sentence: Amma keeps a bunch of keys in her bag.