NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 12 Maheshwar
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
A picture in the newspaper. It was a pleasant evening. Aarav and Ananya were sitting with their Chachi. They saw a picture of a fort in the newspaper, and Aarav asked its name. Chachi names the fort. The fort in the picture is the majestic Maheshwar. It was built long ago by Queen Ahilya Bai, and it is famous for its overhanging balconies. It is also known as Ahilya Fort. Where it stands. Maheshwar is a place in Madhya Pradesh, just 95 kilometres away from Indore. The fort stands on a hill on the banks of the Narmada River. From there the Queen could see her entire kingdom. The queen. Ahilya Bai was a warrior queen of the great Holkar family. She protected her people and built temples, schools and wells. She ruled with kindness and wisdom, and people loved her. A 13-feet tall statue of her
- Maheshwar
- fort · majestic · overhanging · balconies · ruler · unique
- A. Answer the following.
- B. Think and discuss.
- A. Words with similar meanings
- B. Read the word ‘design’ aloud. What did you observe?
- C. Match the following.
- A. A short description of your visit to Maheshwar Fort
- Make a fort jigsaw puzzle
Quick revision
| Word | What it means | Where it comes in the chapter | A sentence of your own |
|---|---|---|---|
| fort | A strong building with high walls, built to keep people safe. | New Words, page 128 | We climbed the old fort on the hill. |
| majestic | Grand and beautiful, like something that belongs to a king or queen. | “the fort in the picture is the majestic Maheshwar” (page 125) | The majestic temple stood on the river bank. |
| overhanging | Hanging out over the edge, with nothing under it. | “This fort is famous for its overhanging balconies.” (page 125) | An overhanging branch shaded our window. |
| balconies | Small floors that stick out from the wall of a building. | “overhanging balconies that seem to float in the air” (page 126) | The balconies of the old house look down on the street. |
| ruler | A person who rules a country or a kingdom. | “What was Queen Ahilya like as a ruler?” (page 126) | A good ruler thinks first about the people. |
| unique | Special, and not like any other. | “the designs are so unique” (page 127) | Every child’s handwriting is unique. |
| warrior queen | A queen who can also fight to protect her land. | “She was a warrior queen” (page 126) | The warrior queen led her soldiers herself. |
| fortress | Another word for a fort. | “This Queen had the fortress built on a hill” (page 126) | The fortress had walls as thick as a room. |
| kingdom | All the land that a king or a queen rules. | “she could see her entire kingdom of Maheshwar” (page 126) | The river ran right across the kingdom. |
| guardian | Someone who watches over others and keeps them safe. | “like a guardian watching over her land” (page 127) | The big dog is the guardian of our gate. |
| handloom | A weaving machine that is worked by hand, not by electricity. | “the handloom weaving tradition in Maheshwar began” (page 131) | My aunt weaves shawls on a handloom. |
| reversible | Able to be used on both sides. | “famous for their unique reversible borders and pallus” (page 131) | My reversible jacket is blue on one side and grey on the other. |
Exercises
- Maheshwar — Let us Read Page 125–128
- fort · majestic · overhanging · balconies · ruler · unique — New Words Page 128
- A. Answer the following. — Let us Think Page 128
- B. Think and discuss. — Let us Think Page 129
- A. Words with similar meanings — Let us Learn Page 129–130
- B. Read the word ‘design’ aloud. What did you observe? — Let us Learn Page 130
- C. Match the following. — Let us Learn Page 130
- Arrange the following sentences in the order in which they appear in the passage. — Let us Listen Page 131
- A. Find out about a historical place in your town or nearby, and present it to the class. — Let us Speak Page 132
- B. Complete the following passage with suitable Articles (a, an and the) — Let us Speak Page 132–133
- A. A short description of your visit to Maheshwar Fort — Let us Write Page 133
- B. A short paragraph on the Maheshwar Fort, based on the facts in the lesson — Let us Write Page 133
- Make a fort jigsaw puzzle — Let us Do Page 134
- You may select more than one box for each point. (This sheet comes after Chapter 12 and closes the book.) — Self Assessment 2 Page 135–136