NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 5 A. Match the words to their meaning — Let us Learn
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Q1.
A. Match the words to their meaning. Column A: 1. Lush forest · 2. Tender grass · 3. Shaded spot · 4. Healthy food · 5. Speedy recovery Column B: cool resting place · green and dense woods/forest · quick healing · delicate young grass · nourishing wholesome food 1. Lush forest — ?
Answer
Lush forest → green and dense woods/forest
Lush means green, thick and full of healthy plants. Dense means the trees grow close together. So a lush forest is a thick, deep green forest — exactly the forest the old stag lived in.
From the story: “In a lush forest lived an old stag who was known for his kindness.” (page 43)
Your own sentence: After the monsoon, the hills turned into a lush forest.
Q2.
A. Match the words to their meaning. Column A: 1. Lush forest · 2. Tender grass · 3. Shaded spot · 4. Healthy food · 5. Speedy recovery Column B: cool resting place · green and dense woods/forest · quick healing · delicate young grass · nourishing wholesome food 2. Tender grass — ?
Answer
Tender grass → delicate young grass
Tender means soft. Delicate means easily hurt, and young means newly grown. Tender grass is the soft new grass that has just come up. It is easy to chew, so a sick old animal can eat it.
Why it matters in the story: The stag needed food he could eat easily while he was weak. That is why he stayed on the hillock, where the tender grass grew.
Your own sentence: The calf nibbled the tender grass near the pond.
Q3.
A. Match the words to their meaning. Column A: 1. Lush forest · 2. Tender grass · 3. Shaded spot · 4. Healthy food · 5. Speedy recovery Column B: cool resting place · green and dense woods/forest · quick healing · delicate young grass · nourishing wholesome food 3. Shaded spot — ?
Answer
Shaded spot → cool resting place
A shaded place is one where the sun does not fall directly, usually under a tree. Such a place stays cool, so it is a good place to rest.
Tip:Shade is the noun and shaded is the describing word. “We sat in the shade.” / “We found a shaded spot.”
Your own sentence: We ate our lunch in a shaded spot under the neem tree.
Q4.
A. Match the words to their meaning. Column A: 1. Lush forest · 2. Tender grass · 3. Shaded spot · 4. Healthy food · 5. Speedy recovery Column B: cool resting place · green and dense woods/forest · quick healing · delicate young grass · nourishing wholesome food 4. Healthy food — ?
Answer
Healthy food → nourishing wholesome food
Nourishing food is food that helps the body grow and get strong. Wholesome food is good, clean food that does us no harm. Together they mean the same as healthy food.
From the story: “The stag knew that fresh, healthy food and proper rest would help him to get well soon.” (page 44)
Your own sentence: Dal, roti and vegetables make a healthy food plate.
Q5.
A. Match the words to their meaning. Column A: 1. Lush forest · 2. Tender grass · 3. Shaded spot · 4. Healthy food · 5. Speedy recovery Column B: cool resting place · green and dense woods/forest · quick healing · delicate young grass · nourishing wholesome food 5. Speedy recovery — ?
Answer
Speedy recovery → quick healing
Speedy means fast or quick. Recovery means getting well again. So a speedy recovery is quick healing after an illness.
From the story: “The animals wished him a speedy recovery and left.” (page 44) We say this to anyone who is unwell.
Your own sentence: I wrote a card wishing my teacher a speedy recovery.