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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 1 A. Working Together · B. Paste a picture of what you have created — Let us Do

Book page 7–8 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
A. Working Together — Create your symbol for togetherness by following the simple steps given below and paste a picture of what you have created in the box.
Materials required: Plain paper, Pencil/pen, crayons/any sketch pens and scissors.
1. Take a sheet of paper and fold it this way. 2. Draw one side of a body including head, neck, hand, dress, leg, and shoe. (You can draw a boy or a girl). 3. Cut the paper along the drawing with scissors. 4. Unfold the paper gently. 5. Colour it based on your choice with crayons or sketch pens.
The first three steps of the paper-chain activityfold1. Fold like a fan2. Draw half a bodyhand on the fold3. Cut it out
The first three steps as the book shows them: the sheet folded like a fan, half a body drawn on the folded strip with the hand reaching the folded edge, and the shape cut out through all the layers. Steps 4 and 5 are yours to do — unfold it gently and colour it.
Answer

This is a making activity. Do it with your own hands. Here are the five steps, made clear.

  1. Fold. Take a plain sheet. Fold it in half, then in half again, and again — always the same way, like a hand fan. You will get one narrow strip with many layers.
  2. Draw. On the top layer, draw one half of a child. Draw half the head, the neck and one arm. Then draw half the dress, one leg and one shoe. The hand must touch the folded edge. This is the most important point.
  3. Cut. Hold all the layers together and cut along your drawing. Do not cut the folded edge where the hand touches it. Ask an elder to help you with the scissors.
  4. Unfold. Open the paper gently. You will get a row of children joined at the hands.
  5. Colour. Colour each child with crayons or sketch pens. You may give each one a different dress.
A paper chain of people holding hands
What the paper looks like after step 4, when you unfold it. The dotted lines show where the paper was folded.

What a correct result looks like: a row of paper children, all the same size, joined hand to hand, made from one single sheet.

Why the hands must touch the fold: The fold is the only part you do not cut. It is the bit of paper that keeps the figures joined. If you cut right across the fold, the children fall apart into separate pieces.
Why this is a symbol of togetherness: Every child in the chain is holding the next one’s hand. Not one of them can be taken away without breaking the chain. That is exactly what the poem says — “With each hand joined”.
Check it yourself: Count the folds you made. The number of children you get is the same as the number of layers you cut through.
Q2.
B. Paste a picture of what you have created.
Answer

Stick your paper chain (or a photograph of it) in the empty box on page 8.

What to do:

  1. Let the colours dry fully before you paste.
  2. Put a little glue only at the two ends, so the chain stays flat.
  3. If the chain is too long for the box, fold the ends in gently, or paste a photo of it.
  4. Below it, write one line saying what your symbol means.

What a good entry has: a neat chain, all figures joined, coloured brightly, with one short line written under it.

A paper chain of people holding hands
What the paper looks like after step 4, when you unfold it. The dotted lines show where the paper was folded.
Sample line to write under your picture: This is my symbol of togetherness. Five paper friends are holding hands. If even one lets go, the chain breaks — so together we can.
Try this: Join your chain to your friends’ chains end to end. Put the long chain up on the class wall. Your whole class will be holding hands.
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