NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 1 Living Together
Updated on 2026-09-19
About this chapter
A community is the people who live near one another and share the same places. In Chandan's village everybody uses the playground, the road, the shops and the well. The elders meet under the big banyan tree at the corner of the playground. Public places belong to everyone. Parks, schools, markets, playgrounds, roads and bus stops are used by all of us — for playing, relaxing and meeting others. People also come together to clean and decorate them on special days, and these shared days make beautiful memories. Van Mahotsav is the tree-planting festival. It is celebrated every year in India in the rainy season, from 1 July to 7 July. People plant trees to protect the environment and make the earth greener. Work becomes light when it is shared. Sameer brought wood and nails and mended the ben
- A Tour Around My Village
- Explore your locality
- Public places in our community
- Van Mahotsav: A Festival for Planting Trees
- Helping Hands in the Community
- Community Bridge Across a River
- Sharing a Meal
- Celebrating Van Mahotsav
- Our School, Our Team!
Quick revision
| Word | What it means | Where it comes in the chapter | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | The people who live near one another, share places and help each other | Chandan's village works together for Van Mahotsav | 5 |
| Public place | A place that anyone may use | Schools, markets, playgrounds and roads that everyone uses | 5 |
| Van Mahotsav | The Tree Planting Festival, held from 1 July to 7 July in the rainy season | The children clean the park and plant trees around it | 6 |
| Sapling | A very young plant, ready to be planted out | Noor brings saplings from her plant nursery | 7 |
| Occupation | The work a person does | Mason, carpenter, gardener, sweeper, electrician | 8 |
| Trowel | The mason's tool for spreading cement | The example already filled in the table | 8 |
| Volunteer | A person who helps without being asked or paid | Volunteers served the food at the feast | 11 |
| Community feast | A meal that everyone shares after working together | The villagers brought vegetables and cereals | 10 |
| Manure | Rotted leaves and waste that make the soil better | The banana leaves were buried in a pit | 11 |
| Khetala | The farming specialists of Sikkim who help each other at harvest time | Do you know? box | 13 |
| Uruka | The first day of Magh Bihu, 14 January, in Assam | People build a hut of bamboo and hay | 12 |
| Bhela Ghar | The hut of bamboo and hay built on Uruka | The celebration ends with a big feast | 12 |
Exercises
- A Tour Around My Village — Write Page 4
- Explore your locality — Activity 1 Page 4
- Public places in our community — Discuss Page 5
- Van Mahotsav: A Festival for Planting Trees — Activity 2 Page 6
- Helping Hands in the Community — Activity 3 Page 7–8
- Community Bridge Across a River — Discuss Page 10
- Sharing a Meal — Write Page 11
- Celebrating Van Mahotsav — Discuss Page 13
- Our School, Our Team! — Let us reflect Page 13–16