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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 11 C. Match each word with its correct meaning. — Let us Learn

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Q1.
C. Match each word with its correct meaning.
1. Himalayas
Column AColumn B
1. Himalayasa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
2. Sherpab) Large, strong animals found in mountains
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksd) The tallest mountain range in the world
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Answer

1 — d) The tallest mountain range in the world

The Himalayas are the great line of mountains at whose foot Minam’s village stands. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is one of their peaks.

How to spot it: Only one meaning in Column B talks about a mountain range, and only one word in Column A is the name of a place. They must go together.
Q2.
C. Match each word with its correct meaning.
2. Sherpa
Column AColumn B
1. Himalayasa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
2. Sherpab) Large, strong animals found in mountains
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksd) The tallest mountain range in the world
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Answer

2 — a) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing

A Sherpa shows climbers the way up the Himalayas and helps carry their things. Minam’s grandfather was once a Sherpa, so he could take her safely into the mountains.

Your own sentence: The Sherpa walked ahead and warned us about the loose stones.

Q3.
C. Match each word with its correct meaning.
3. Journey
Column AColumn B
1. Himalayasa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
2. Sherpab) Large, strong animals found in mountains
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksd) The tallest mountain range in the world
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Answer

3 — c) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another

A journey is travelling from one place to another. Minam’s journey took her from her village, up past a river and yaks and snow, to a hilltop and back again.

Tip: We also use journey for long stretches of life, as in “the journey from being a learner to being a rider”. That is why the meaning begins with “a series of connected events”.
Q4.
C. Match each word with its correct meaning.
4. Yaks
Column AColumn B
1. Himalayasa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
2. Sherpab) Large, strong animals found in mountains
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksd) The tallest mountain range in the world
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Answer

4 — b) Large, strong animals found in mountains

Yaks live high in the mountains. They give milk and wool, and they carry heavy loads for the people there.

Why large and strong fit: An animal must be both to carry heavy loads up a steep, icy path. That is exactly what the story says yaks do.
Q5.
C. Match each word with its correct meaning.
5. Magical
Column AColumn B
1. Himalayasa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
2. Sherpab) Large, strong animals found in mountains
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksd) The tallest mountain range in the world
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Answer

5 — e) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting

Magical is in the title of the chapter. Minam thanks her grandfather “for taking me to the magical mountains”, and he replies, “The mountains are truly magical.”

What he means by it: Nothing magic really happens in the story. He calls the mountains magical because they are so beautiful and full of wonders that a day among them feels like a spell.
Q6.
C. Match each word with its correct meaning.
6. Memories
Column AColumn B
1. Himalayasa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
2. Sherpab) Large, strong animals found in mountains
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksd) The tallest mountain range in the world
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Answer

6 — f) Things we remember and cherish

Memories are the happy things we keep in our mind long afterwards. Minam and her grandfather were “making memories Minam would value forever” as they played in the snow.

WordMeaning
1. Himalayasd) The tallest mountain range in the world
2. Sherpaa) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing
3. Journeyc) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another
4. Yaksb) Large, strong animals found in mountains
5. Magicale) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting
6. Memoriesf) Things we remember and cherish
Tip: In a matching exercise, do the ones you are sure about first and cross them off. The last one or two then have only one choice left.
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