Grade -4 Podar International School, Gandhinagar

a) Describe Anjali. A. Anjali lived in the mountains. Like most mountain people, she was quite sturdy with fair skin, pink cheeks, dark eyes and hair tied in a pigtail. She wore pretty glass bangles and a necklace of glass beads from which hung a leopard’s claw. b) How did Anjali get the red umbrella? A. Anjali got the red umbrella by exchanging her leopard’s claw with the lady who was in a party of picnickers. c) Why did Vijay steal Anjali's umbrella? A. Vijay stole Anjali’s umbrella because Gopal Pathak, the richest man in the village, sent him to steal it. d) Why did Anjali want to give away her red umbrella to Gopal Pathak? A.Since Anjali was a kind hearted girl, she felt sad to see Gopal Pathak sad. That is why she wanted to give her red umbrella to Gopal Pathak. e) Describe Gopal Pathak. A. Gopal Pathak was a rich but greedy person who tried to steal Anjali’s umbrella.

The Rock-a-By Lady from the Hushaby Street                                                            Eugene Field a. Describe the Rock-a-By Lady. A. The Rock-a-By Lady creeps into people’s houses at night. She wears poppies that hang from her head to her feet. Each poppy carries a tiny dream. She brings these poppies to children when she finds them sleeping. b. Describe the dreams in stanza three. A. Each poppy that the Rock-a-By Lady carries contains a tiny dream. These  dreams are described beautifully in stanza 3. Dolls peep out of the dreams laughing and singing while boats float on silvery streams. The stars play peek-a-boo while fairies fly merrily near Mother Moon who beams at them happily. c. Who do you think is singing this song and to whom? A. This song is a lullaby sung by a mother to her sleeping child. d. She bringeth her poppies to you, my sweet,   When she findeth you sleeping! What does the poet mean by the following lines? Why does th