NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 11 B. Think and discuss. — Let us Think

Book page 116–117 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.

Minam enjoyed learning from her grandfather during their walk. Is there someone in your family or community who teaches you special things? What have you learned from them?

Answer

This question is about your own life, so your answer is the right one. Nobody can write it for you.

How to build your answer:

Name the person and say who they are to you.
Say what they teach you — one skill or one kind of thing.
Give one example of something you learnt from them.
Say why you like learning from them.

People you could think of: a grandmother, a grandfather, an uncle or aunt, an elder cousin, a neighbour, a potter, a farmer, a tailor, the gardener at school, or a teacher.

Sample answer: My grandmother teaches me special things. She knows the names of many plants in our garden. She has taught me which leaves are used when someone has a cough. Last week she showed me how to plant a tulsi cutting in a pot. I like learning from her because she lets me do the work myself.

Why this kind of learning matters: Minam did not learn about yaks from a book. She learnt from someone who had lived among them. Older people carry knowledge that is not written down anywhere. When we listen to them, that knowledge stays alive.

Q2.

Minam saw yaks and mountain goats helping people in the mountains. Can you think of animals or things in your surroundings that are very important to the people around you? How do they help?

Answer

Start from the story. In the mountains, the yak gives milk and wool and carries heavy loads. Now look for the same kind of helper near your home.

What a good answer must have: the name of the animal or thing, and one clear line saying how it helps people.

Animal or thing	How it helps the people around us
Cow or buffalo	Gives milk; its dung is used as fuel and manure.
Bullock	Pulls the plough and the cart.
Camel	Carries people and loads across hot, sandy land.
Hen	Gives eggs.
Honeybee	Makes honey and helps flowers turn into fruit.
Earthworm	Keeps the soil soft so plants grow well.
Neem tree	Gives shade, clean air and leaves used as medicine.
The village well or handpump	Gives water for drinking, cooking and washing.

Sample answer: In my village the buffalo is very important. It gives us milk every morning and evening. My mother makes curd and ghee from that milk. Its dung is dried and used as fuel. Without the buffalo, many families here would find life much harder.

Why the yak fits the mountains so well: A yak has thick hair, so it does not feel the cold, and it walks safely on steep, icy paths. Every animal is suited to the place it lives in. That is why the mountain people keep yaks, and the desert people keep camels.

Q3.

Minam promised to protect the mountains. Is there something in nature around your home, school, or neighbourhood that you feel should be protected? What would you do to keep it safe?

Answer

Choose one real thing you can actually see near you. A small, real answer is far better than a big, vague one.

Things you could choose: an old tree, the school garden, a pond or lake, a stream, the park, a bird’s nest, the birds that come to your roof, or the clean air of your street.

What a good answer must have:

Name the thing and where it is.
Say why it needs protecting — what is harming it.
Give two or three things you yourself can do, not things grown-ups must do.

Sample answer: The pond behind our school should be protected. People throw plastic bags and wrappers into it, and the water has become dirty. I would put a dustbin near the pond with my friends. We would make a poster saying “Please do not throw waste in the pond”. Once a month our class could clean the bank together.

Why small acts work: Minam did not promise to save the whole Himalayas by herself. She promised to care for them and to tell others. One child picking up one wrapper does little; a whole class doing it every month changes the place.

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