NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 5 The Old Stag
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
The kind old stag. In a lush forest lived an old stag known for his kindness. Each day he warmly greeted his fellow animals and birds. He lived on a small hillock covered with soft, tender grass, and came down every day to meet his friends. The stag falls ill. One day he fell ill and struggled to reach the hillock. He knew that fresh, healthy food and proper rest would make him well, so he ate the tender grass and rested. He could not come down to greet his friends. The friends visit. The animals came to check on him. “Too weak to come down and meet you all,” the stag told the deer. They wished him a speedy recovery — but on their way back they ate the fresh green grass of the hillock. Greed spreads. The elephant said the grass was tender and nice; the giraffe had never eaten such juicy gr
- The Old Stag
- A. Answer the following
- B. Think and Discuss
- A. Match the words to their meaning
- C. Adverbs
- B. Write about your best friend and complete the paragraph
- Discuss the following in the class
- Create a Thank You Card from the Old Stag
Exercises
- The Old Stag — Let us Read Page 43–46
- A. Answer the following — Let us Think Page 47
- B. Think and Discuss — Let us Think Page 47
- A. Match the words to their meaning — Let us Learn Page 47
- B. Draw the image that comes to your mind when you read the following — Let us Learn Page 48
- C. Adverbs — Let us Learn Page 49
- A. Complete the story by writing dialogues in the speech blurbs — Let us Write Page 50–51
- B. Write about your best friend and complete the paragraph — Let us Write Page 52
- Discuss the following in the class — Let us Speak Page 53
- Create a Thank You Card from the Old Stag — Let us Do Page 54