NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 2 The Tinkling Bells
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
Chinna and Tara. Chinna is a bright boy of grade 4 who lives in a village. His pet is a five-month-old milky white kid named Tara. A baby goat under six months is called a kid . The lost money. Chinna sees a pair of shiny tinkling bells at Chacha’s shop. They cost ten rupees. He puts his hand in his pocket and finds that the money Dadaji gave him is missing. He goes home sad. Amma comforts him. Kamala asks him gently what happened, wipes his tears and says she will give him money for the bells. She also tells him to be careful with money in future. Ten rupees too much. At the market they buy two pineapples at forty-five rupees each. Kamala pays a hundred-rupee note. The fruit seller hands Chinna two ten-rupee notes, which is ten rupees more than the change due. The honest choice. Chinna wa
- The Tinkling Bells (story)
- A. Answer the following.
- B. Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false.
- C. Think and discuss.
- A. Find the given words.
- B. Read the following.
- Number the sentences in the sequence of the story.
- What would you do in the following situations?
- A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story.
Quick revision
| Word | What it means | Where it comes in the chapter | A sentence of your own |
|---|---|---|---|
| kid | A baby goat, under six months old. | “his little pet ‘kid’ named Tara” (page 9) | The white kid followed its mother everywhere. |
| tinkling | Making a light, ringing sound. | “a pair of beautiful, shiny tinkling bells” (page 9) | I heard the tinkling of bells on the bullock cart. |
| shocked | Very surprised by something bad. | “He was shocked to find that his money was missing.” (page 10) | Ravi was shocked to see his broken cycle. |
| consoled | Made someone feel less sad. | “Kamla consoled him” (page 11) | My sister consoled me when I lost my pen. |
| change | The money you get back when you pay more than the price. | “She asked Chinna to take the change.” (page 12) | The shopkeeper gave me two rupees as change. |
| mischievous | Naughty; up to a little trick. | “Hiding a mischievous smile” (page 12) | The mischievous puppy hid my slipper. |
| whispered | Spoke in a very soft voice. | “whispered Chinna” (page 12) | She whispered the answer in my ear. |
| stealing | Taking what belongs to someone else. | “It is stealing.” (page 13) | Stealing is wrong, even when nobody is looking. |
| thoughtfully | In a way that shows you are thinking hard. | “Chinna looked at his mother thoughtfully.” (page 13) | He looked thoughtfully at the puzzle before answering. |
| honest | Truthful; one who does not cheat or steal. | “You are an honest boy,” he praised him. (page 13) | An honest player never breaks the rules. |
| praised | Said good words about someone. | “he praised him” (page 13) | Our teacher praised my neat handwriting. |
| pleased | Happy and satisfied. | “Kamla felt pleased with Chinna’s honesty” (page 13) | Amma was pleased with my clean room. |
Exercises
- The Tinkling Bells (story) — Let us Read Page 9–13
- A. Answer the following. — Let us Think Page 14
- B. Write ‘T’ for true or ‘F’ for false. — Let us Think Page 14
- C. Think and discuss. — Let us Think Page 14
- A. Find the given words. — Let us Learn Page 15
- B. Read the following. — Let us Learn Page 16
- Fill in the blanks using the correct comparison markers (-er or -est). — Let us Learn Page 17
- C. Circle the word that means the opposite of the highlighted word in each sentence. — Let us Learn Page 17–18
- Number the sentences in the sequence of the story. — Let us Listen Page 18
- What would you do in the following situations? — Let us Speak Page 18–19
- A. Frame sentences using the following words from the story. — Let us Write Page 19–20
- B. Draw two national symbols (e.g., national flag, national bird) and write a few sentences about each. — Let us Write Page 20
- Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat. — Let us Do Page 21–22
- Activity: Fix the equation. Objective: Move one matchstick to make the equation correct. — Fun with Matchsticks Page 23
- Collect or draw pictures of different types of bells found in India. — Let us Explore Page 24