Grade -4 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

 The Rainbow Prince a)What had happened to the Rainbow Prince? A. A wicked witch had cast a spell on the Rainbow Prince. He was asleep while  his life was imprisoned inside a red parrot. However the bird had flown away.  Unless the bird was found, the Prince would not awaken. b)      Why did Princess Rupanjali order all the birds to be trapped? Do you think that she was right in doing so?  A. Princess Rupanjali wanted to marry the Rainbow Prince whose life was imprisoned inside a ruby red parrot. But the bird had flown away, unless the bird was found, the Prince would not awaken. The Princess ordered all the birds in the kingdom to be trapped and put in a bird prison, so that she could find the red parrot and thus marry the Rainbow Prince. She was not right in imprisoning the birds.   c.Why was Nilanjana imprisoned? A.Nilanjana was imprisoned because she had dared to stand up to her mistress and tell her that what she was...

The Camel’s Hump a) What are the symptoms of a cameelious hump? A. The hump is described as being black and blue. The symptoms of a cameelious hump are- We climb out of bed with a frouzly head, and a snarly-yarly voice. We shiver, scowl, grunt and growl at our bath, our boots and toys. b) Who helps us in curing the cameelious hump? A.The sun and the wind, and the Djinn of the Garden help us in curing the cameelious hump. C)    Why has the poet given the title ‘The Camel’s Hump’? A.   The poet has given the poem the title ‘The Camel’s Hump’ as-  It is based on the story ‘How the Camel got his Hump’  Also, when we become lazy or have too less to do, we become inactive and ill-mannered like the camel that refused to help others or do any work in the story. We become a hump or a burden to others as they have to do our work also.

Tales of Vikram and Betaal a) Why did Princess Chandralekha refuse to marry any prince? A.Princess Chandralekha refused to marry just any prince because she would only marry the man who had to be powerful and could protect his wife. b) What special qualities did Virendra, Udayveer and Dhananjay possess? A.Virendra, Udayveer and Dhananjay all possessed special qualities. Virendra was very wise. He could read the past, know the present and look into the future. Udayveer was very intelligent. He had built a chariot that could run on water, air and land. Dhananjay was brave, kind and owned a magic sword. He was such a great swordsman that he missed nothing and his enemies feared for their lives when they saw him. c) How did the three princes find out what had happened to Princess Chandralekha? A.The three princes were able to find out what happened to Princess Chandralekha. Virendra pulled out a manuscript and did some quick calculations. He found out that a raks...

The Wisdom of King Solomon a)     Why was King Solomon troubled after David’s death? A.   King Solomon knew how loved and respected King David (father) was. He wondered whether he would prove a worthy successor to his father. He was filled with doubts as to whether he would be able to rule Israel wisely. B.Why was God pleased with Solomon? A.The Lord was pleased with Solomon because he had asked for –a compassionate heart, patience and understanding to know the difference between good and evil. He has asked for these virtues over riches and had shown that he was more concerned about his people’s welfare rather than his own well-being. C. How did God reward Solomon? A.God rewarded Solomon with a wise and understanding heart, riches and glory. D.Why did the two women come to Solomon’s court? A.   One day two women came to King Solomon’s court with a baby. Each of them was claiming herself as the baby’s mother. e) What judgment d...

v   Prose: The Wisdom of King Solomon v   Grammar: Adverbs v   Symphonics: ‘ti’ / ‘si’ / ‘ci’ v   Composition: Comprehension 3 v   Poem: The Camel’s Hump v   Grammar: Prepositions v   Composition: Descriptive Writing/ Descriptive Paragraph v   SR: Tales of Vikram and Betaal v   Grammar: Conjunctions v   Prose: The Rainbow Prince v   Grammar: Subject and Predicate v   Symphonics: Complex Sound Structures v   Composition: Comprehension 4 v   Poem: The Rock-A-By Lady from Hushaby   v   Street v   Grammar: Subject Verb Agreement v   Composition: Diary Writing v   Prose: Anjali’s Umbrella v   Composition: Writing a Fairy Tale ...