NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 4 Describe what everyone is doing in the picture — Let us Speak
Book page 37–38 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
Describe what everyone is doing in the picture.
The picture on page 37 — what you can see in it:
The book prints a big painting in the Madhubani folk style. It has a bright orange, blue and
white patterned border all round it. Inside the border is one busy village scene. In the sky: a rainbow, three blue clouds, an aeroplane, a kite and a big colourful bird. At the top left: a tree branch with an orange fruit, and a person sitting on it. In the middle: a blue pond with a fish and a turtle in it, and a low desk with an open book on it. On the right: a camel with a rope round its neck, a loaded cart with wheels, a very big
tree, a wooden ladder leaning on the tree, and a swing hanging from a branch. At the bottom: a yellow hut with an orange door, a small tree with red flowers, a
wheelchair with a bright wheel, school bags with name tags, and a bird on a stand.
About twenty-five children and grown-ups are spread all over the picture, each one in a
different place and each one busy with something.
A short description of the painting on page 37, because the book prints it as a
full-colour folk painting that cannot be redrawn here.
Answer
Speak in full sentences. For each person use is or are with an -ing word: is climbing, are walking.
Go round the picture in order, so that you miss nobody:
Where to look
What is happening there
In the sky
An aeroplane is flying. A kite is flying. A big bird is flying near the rainbow.
Top left
A boy is sitting on a tree branch and playing a flute. A girl is playing hopscotch on the numbered squares.
Under the rainbow
A girl in an orange dress is standing on the grass and dancing with both arms raised. A butterfly is sitting near the red flowers.
Near the pond
A boy is drinking water from a pot. A fish is swimming and a turtle is resting in the pond.
Middle of the picture
A man in a blue kurta is juggling coloured balls. Two children are sitting on the ground and playing a clapping game. A woman is raising both her hands and dancing. A girl is sitting at a low desk and reading an open book.
Right side
A man is leading a camel by a rope. A cart is standing beside the camel. A boy is standing and holding a pot.
Near the big tree
A boy is climbing a ladder. A girl is swinging on a swing tied to a branch. A girl is holding the ladder steady. A line of children are standing one behind the other and reaching up.
Bottom left
Two children are walking to school with bags on their backs. A boy is sitting on the ground and giving a book to his friend. A girl is pushing her friend, who is sitting in a wheelchair. Another girl is waving her hand.
Model spoken answer (say about eight sentences): This is a village picture painted in the Madhubani style. In the sky, an aeroplane and a kite are flying near a rainbow. A boy is sitting on a branch and playing a flute. A girl is playing hopscotch and another girl is dancing on the grass. Near the pond, a boy is drinking water, and a turtle is resting in the water. In the middle, a man is juggling balls and two children are playing a clapping game. On the right, a man is leading a camel, a boy is climbing a ladder and a girl is swinging from the big tree. At the bottom, children are going to school, and a girl is pushing her friend in a wheelchair.
Why we say “is” or “are” with the -ing word: Everything in a picture is happening right now. For one person we say is — “A boy is climbing.” For more than one we say are — “Two children are walking.”
Tip: There is no single right answer here. Any action you can really see in the picture is correct, as long as your sentence is a full sentence.
Q2.
Using the above sentence structure, create sentences of your own. Write at least seven sentences in your notebook. Example: Two girls are going to school. A woman is typing on a computer.
Who
Is/Are
Doing What (Action)
two girls
are
going to school
a woman
is
typing on a computer
The table printed at the top of page 38, with the two examples the book gives.
Answer
The table gives you the three parts of the sentence. Take one part from each column, in order, and you get a correct sentence.
Who + is / are + action word + ing
two girls + are + going to school → Two girls are going to school.
The one rule to remember: use is for one person and are for two or more.
Model answer — seven sentences of my own:
A boy is playing a flute on the branch.
Three children are walking to school with their bags.
A man is leading a camel.
A girl is swinging from the big tree.
Two children are playing a clapping game.
A woman is dancing on the grass.
A turtle is resting in the pond.
Who
Is/Are
Doing What (Action)
a boy
is
playing a flute
three children
are
walking to school
a man
is
leading a camel
a girl
is
swinging from the tree
two children
are
playing a clapping game
a woman
is
dancing on the grass
a turtle
is
resting in the pond
Why is and are change: The word must match the number of people. One boy, one girl, one man — use is. Two children, three girls, many birds — use are. If you get this wrong the sentence sounds odd at once.
Check it yourself: Read each of your seven sentences aloud. Cover the middle word. Ask: is this one person or more than one? Then put back is or are.