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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 12 You may select more than one box for each point. (This sheet comes after Chapter 12 and closes the book.) — Self Assessment 2

Book page 135–136 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
Self Assessment 2 — You may select more than one box for each point.
1. I can recite the poems with gestures:
□ By myself   □ In a group   □ By repeating after my teacher   □ None of the above. I like reading poems quietly
Answer

This is about you, not about the chapter. There is no right or wrong answer. Think back to the poems in Units 3 and 4 — Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation and The Swing — and tick the boxes that are true for you.

The boxes you may tick:

  • By myself
  • In a group
  • By repeating after my teacher
  • None of the above. I like reading poems quietly

You may tick more than one box. Tick only what is really true for you.

Sample answer: A child who can stand up and say a whole poem alone, with actions, ticks By myself. A child who joins in with the class ticks In a group. Many children tick two — for example In a group and By repeating after my teacher.
Why this helps you: It shows you and your teacher how you learn best. If you can say a poem only after your teacher says it first, you know what to practise next — one verse, on your own.
Q2.
Self Assessment 2 — You may select more than one box for each point.
2. I can understand the new words:
□ By using a dictionary   □ After listening to my teacher’s explanation   □ By reading with my classmates in groups   □ By reading the entire sentence again   □ By looking at the pictures
Answer

Think of the new words in these last units — majestic, overhanging, balconies, unique. How did you work out what each one meant? Tick every way that you really use.

The boxes you may tick:

  • By using a dictionary
  • After listening to my teacher’s explanation
  • By reading with my classmates in groups
  • By reading the entire sentence again
  • By looking at the pictures

You may tick more than one box. Tick only what is really true for you.

Sample answer: Most children tick three — By looking at the pictures, By reading the entire sentence again and After listening to my teacher’s explanation.
Why this helps you: All five ways are good ones. Knowing which you already use tells you which new one to try. Reading the whole sentence again is the quickest of all, and it needs help from nobody.
Q3.
Self Assessment 2 — You may select more than one box for each point.
3. I can answer the questions:
□ In my mother tongue   □ In English   □ In English with a few words of my mother tongue   □ In my mother tongue, with a few words of English
Answer

Think about how you answered the questions in Let us Think. Did the words come to you in English, or in your own home language, or in a mix of the two? Tick honestly.

The boxes you may tick:

  • In my mother tongue
  • In English
  • In English with a few words of my mother tongue
  • In my mother tongue, with a few words of English

You may tick more than one box. Tick only what is really true for you.

Sample answer: A child who is still finding English words ticks In my mother tongue, with a few words of English. A child who is comfortable ticks In English.
Why this helps you: Using your mother tongue is not a mistake. It is a step. The book itself offers the mixed boxes. Each month a few more English words will come to you on their own.
Q4.
Self Assessment 2 — You may select more than one box for each point.
4. I can write:
□ By myself   □ After following my teacher’s instructions   □ After reading my friends’ work   □ With my teachers’/friends’ help
Answer

Think of the writing you did in this chapter — the description of your visit to the fort, and the factual paragraph about it. Did you write them alone, or did you need help to begin?

The boxes you may tick:

  • By myself
  • After following my teacher’s instructions
  • After reading my friends’ work
  • With my teachers’/friends’ help

You may tick more than one box. Tick only what is really true for you.

Sample answer: A child who can plan and write a short paragraph alone ticks By myself. A child who needs the first sentence to be given ticks After following my teacher’s instructions.
Why this helps you: Writing grows in steps: first with help, then after instructions, then alone. Ticking the true box shows you the very next step to take.
Q5.
Self Assessment 2 — You may select more than one box for each point.
5. I was able to do all the activities:
□ By myself   □ With the help of my teacher   □ With the help of my classmates   □ With the help of my family members
Answer

Think of the activities in these units — the fort jigsaw in this chapter, and asking your elders about a historical place near your home. Who was with you when you did them?

The boxes you may tick:

  • By myself
  • With the help of my teacher
  • With the help of my classmates
  • With the help of my family members

You may tick more than one box. Tick only what is really true for you.

Sample answer: Most children tick two or three boxes here, because some activities were done in class and some at home.
Why this helps you: Some activities really do need another pair of hands, and asking for help is not a weakness. But if every box you tick is a helper, try the next activity alone first, and ask only when you are stuck.
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