NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 4 Change of Heart — Let us speak
Book page 111 & 112 Updated on2026-09-05
Q1.
You are Vani— You want to request your friends to take you in their team during games period.
Answer
This is a request, so use the ‘Request’ box on page 112 — Could you please… / Please can you help me with… / Kindly ______, please.
Sample answer: Vani: Hello Nupur, could you please take me into your team for today’s games period? I have been practising my throws all week. Nupur: Of course, Vani. We need one more player anyway. Vani: Thank you so much. I promise I will not let the team down.
What makes it polite: a greeting, the word please inside the question (not tacked on at the end), a reason for the request, and a thank you once the answer comes.
Q2.
You are Somiwon— You want to tell Hitesh to help you with the cleaning of the classroom cupboard.
Answer
Another request. Do not order Hitesh; turn the order into a question.
Sample answer: Somiwon: Hitesh, please can you help me with the cleaning of the classroom cupboard? The books are all mixed up and it will take me ages alone. Hitesh: Sure, Somiwon. Shall we do it during the break? Somiwon: That would be perfect. Kindly bring a duster with you, please. Thank you!
Compare: “Clean the cupboard with me.” — an order. “Please can you help me with the cleaning of the cupboard?” — a request. The words are almost the same; only one of them keeps the friendship.
Q3.
You are Sumit— You accidently spilled water on Nupur’s desk.
Answer
This is a mistake, so use the ‘For a mistake’ box — I’m sorry, that was my fault. Apologise, then offer to put it right.
Sample answer: Sumit: Oh no — Nupur, I’m so sorry, that was my fault. I did not see your bottle at the edge of the desk. Nupur: It’s all right, Sumit. Only the top notebook is wet. Sumit: Let me wipe the desk and I will dry the pages under the fan. I’ll be more careful next time.
A complete apology has three parts: say sorry, admit it was your fault, and repair the damage. Leaving out the third part makes the first two sound empty.
Q4.
You are Hitesh— You forgot to get Simran’s Art file to school.
Answer
Again a mistake — a broken promise this time, so add what you will do about it.
Sample answer: Hitesh: Simran, I’m sorry, that was my fault. I forgot to put your Art file in my bag this morning. Simran: But I need it for the period after lunch! Hitesh: I know, and I feel terrible. I will bring it first thing tomorrow, and I’ll ask the Art teacher myself to give you one extra day. I’m really sorry.
Tip: Do not make excuses (“my mother did not remind me”). Take the blame, then offer the solution. That is what turns an apology into a repair.
Q5.
You are Kriti— You spoke rudely to Nupur.
Answer
This is rude behaviour, so use that box — I’m very sorry for the way I behaved. / I apologise. I was out of line.
Sample answer: Kriti: Nupur, I’m very sorry for the way I behaved yesterday. I apologise — I was out of line. Nupur: You shouted at me in front of the whole class, Kriti. Kriti: You are right, and there was no excuse for it. I was upset about my test, but I should never have taken it out on you. It will not happen again.
Why this apology is harder: for a spilt glass of water you can wipe the desk, but rude words cannot be wiped away. That is why the apology must name what you did (“I shouted at you in front of the class”) instead of hiding behind a vague “sorry for everything”.
Q6.
You are Mohan— You wish to thank Hitesh for helping you practice for the Inter-House speech competition.
Answer
This is being grateful, so use that box — Thank you. It means so much to me that you… / I truly appreciate your help with… Thank you.
Sample answer: Mohan: Hitesh, I truly appreciate your help with my speech. Thank you. Hitesh: You did all the hard work, Mohan. I only listened. Mohan: You did much more than listen. It means so much to me that you gave up your games period for four days to hear me repeat the same three paragraphs. I could not have stood on that stage without you.
What makes a thank-you real: say exactly what the person did (“gave up your games period for four days”). A general “thanks for everything” could be said to anyone.
Q7.
You are Meher— You are grateful that Simran helped you understand a chapter taught at school when you were absent.
Answer
Being grateful again. Add why the help mattered so much.
Sample answer: Meher: Simran, I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart because you explained the whole chapter to me after school. Simran: It was nothing, Meher. You would have done the same for me. Meher: It was not nothing! I had missed three days with fever and I was really worried about the test. It means so much to me that you sat with me until I understood every part of it. Thank you.
Q8.
You are Rima— You are thankful to Gita for helping you collect the notebooks from the staff-room.
Answer
Being grateful for a small, everyday kindness — thank her all the same.
Sample answer: Rima: Gita, thank you. It means so much to me that you carried half the notebooks all the way from the staff-room. Gita: There were forty of them, Rima! Nobody could have managed alone. Rima: That is just it — everybody walked past and only you stopped. I truly appreciate your help. Thank you.
Remember: the three magic words work only when they sound like you. Say them looking at the person, in a normal voice, and mean them — a mumbled ‘thanks’ at the floor is not thanking anyone.