NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 8 C. Tick (✓) the right box — Let us Write

Book page 87 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
C. Tick (✓) the right box.
1. My name is Sonam.
SentenceQuestion
1. My name is Sonam.
2. What is your name?
3. Where do you stay?
4. This flower is beautiful.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
The table printed on page 87. You put a tick (✓) in one box in each row.
Answer

Tick the box under Sentence.

“My name is Sonam.” tells us something. It does not ask anything, and it ends with a full stop.

The rule the book gives on page 86: A sentence is a group of words that has a complete meaning. It begins with a capital letter and generally ends with a full stop. A sentence that asks something is a question, and it ends with a question mark.
Tip: Look at the last mark on the line before you tick. A full stop (.) means Sentence. A question mark (?) means Question.
Q2.
C. Tick (✓) the right box.
2. What is your name?
SentenceQuestion
1. My name is Sonam.
2. What is your name?
3. Where do you stay?
4. This flower is beautiful.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
The table printed on page 87. You put a tick (✓) in one box in each row.
Answer

Tick the box under Question.

“What is your name?” asks something, and it ends with a question mark. The book itself gives this very line as an example of a question on page 86.

The little word at the front: Many questions begin with a question wordwhat, where, when, who, why, how. As soon as you hear one of those at the beginning, expect a question mark at the end.

Your own question: Where do you keep your books?

Q3.
C. Tick (✓) the right box.
3. Where do you stay?
SentenceQuestion
1. My name is Sonam.
2. What is your name?
3. Where do you stay?
4. This flower is beautiful.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
The table printed on page 87. You put a tick (✓) in one box in each row.
Answer

Tick the box under Question.

It begins with the question word Where, it asks for information, and it ends with a question mark.

How a question is different: A telling sentence gives you an answer. A question waits for one. “Where do you stay?” waits for somebody to say “I stay in Sundarpur.”
Tip: When you read a question aloud, your voice usually goes up at the end. Try it with items 1 and 3 and hear the difference.
Q4.
C. Tick (✓) the right box.
4. This flower is beautiful.
SentenceQuestion
1. My name is Sonam.
2. What is your name?
3. Where do you stay?
4. This flower is beautiful.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
The table printed on page 87. You put a tick (✓) in one box in each row.
Answer

Tick the box under Sentence.

It tells us about the flower. Nothing is being asked, and the line ends with a full stop.

Turn it round for practice: The same idea can be made into a question — “Is this flower beautiful?” Notice what changed: is jumped to the front, and the full stop became a question mark.
Q5.
C. Tick (✓) the right box.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
SentenceQuestion
1. My name is Sonam.
2. What is your name?
3. Where do you stay?
4. This flower is beautiful.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
The table printed on page 87. You put a tick (✓) in one box in each row.
Answer

Tick the box under Sentence.

It tells us the colour of the shirt and ends with a full stop.

Check yourself — the whole table filled in:
SentenceQuestion
1. My name is Sonam.
2. What is your name?
3. Where do you stay?
4. This flower is beautiful.
5. My shirt is blue in colour.
One thing to be careful about: A question is also a sentence — it too begins with a capital letter and has a complete meaning. In this exercise the word “Sentence” is used for a sentence that tells, and “Question” for one that asks.
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