NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 6 B. Louis Braille lost his eyesight in an accident. — Let us Write
Book page 61 Updated on2026-09-19
Q1.
B. Louis Braille lost his eyesight in an accident. Some time ago, a newspaper reported that a child lost one eye while lighting firecrackers. List the precautions that should be taken to protect eyes from harm.The picture printed beside part B on page 61: a child is bending down close to a firecracker and lighting it with a long stick. Bright sparks are shooting up from the cracker.
Answer
A precaution is something we do before the harm happens, so that it never happens. Here is a list you can write in your notebook.
1. With firecrackers
Never light a cracker alone. An elder must be standing with you.
Light it with a long agarbatti, never with a matchstick held close.
Light it and step well back at once. Never bend your face over a cracker.
Never pick up a cracker that did not burst. Pour water on it from a distance.
Keep a bucket of water or a heap of sand ready beside you.
Burst crackers in an open place, never on a terrace, a lane or inside a room.
Wear cotton clothes that fit close, and tie up long hair.
2. Every day
Keep sharp things — scissors, knives, nails, pencils, tools — away from small children. That is how Louis Braille lost his sight.
Never throw stones, sand or dust at anyone, and never point a stick at a face.
Do not rub your eyes with dirty hands. Wash your hands and your face with clean water.
Do not stare straight at the sun, at a welding flame or at a laser light.
Read in good light. Do not hold the book too close, and rest your eyes after screen time.
Wear the goggles given to you when you cut grass, hammer, or work near a machine.
If dust or chemical gets into the eye, wash it at once with plenty of clean water and go to a doctor. Do not rub it.
Model written answer (five lines, as the book expects): We should never light firecrackers alone; an elder must be with us. We should step back at once after lighting a cracker and never bend over it. We should never pick up a cracker that has not burst. We should keep sharp things away from small children. If anything falls into the eye, we should wash it with clean water and go to a doctor at once.
Why the eye needs so much care: The eye is a very soft part of the body and it has no bone in front of it. A cut or a burn in the eye does not heal the way a cut on the hand does. That is why we guard it before the harm, not after.