NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Chapter 9 - Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark

Question 1:

The sum was ............... difficult for the class to solve. Only ............ students could do it.

Answer:

too, two

Question 2:

There was only ............. boy, who ............ the prize.

Answer:

one, won

Question 3:

The golden ............... was very .............. to him.

Answer:

deer, dear

Question 4:

Ramu’s .......... loved to play in the ................... .

Answer:

son, sun.

Question 5:

The poet tells the child to be afraid when it is dark.

Answer:

FALSE

Question 6:

The poet says that stars will always shine at night.

Answer:

TRUE

Question 7:

The poet tells the child to think of friends after it is dark.

Answer:

TRUE

Question 8:

What is the poem about ?

Answer:

It is about the fear of darkness.

Question 9:

What happens when the day is over ?

Answer:

The moon and the stars shine when the day is over.

Question 10:

What does the earth do when the day is over ?

Answer:

Then the earth rests.

Question 11:

What does the poet want us to do at night ?

Answer:

He wants us to think our friends at night

Question 12:

Are you afraid of the dark ? Why ?

Answer:

No, I am not afraid of the dark because it brings peace with it.

Question 13:

What do you do when it is dark ?

Answer:

I looks at the moon and the stars and enjoy calmness of the night.

Question 14:

Have you ever been very frightened ? Tell your partner about it.

Answer:

Once I was frightened to hear a strange sound. It had come from the kitchen. I felt at ease when I found that a cat had jumped upon a mouse to grab it.

Question 15:

Match the columns:

  1. Helen lived
  2. her mother after her thought she illness could learn.
Answer:

Helen lived after her illness but she could not hear or see.

Question 16:

Match the columns:

  1. She could
  2. She did not not see or understand what hear she was doing.
Answer:

She could not see or hear but she was very intelligent.

Question 17:

Match the columns:

  1. People thought
  2. She could not that she could hear or see.not learn anything
Answer:

People thought that she could not learn anything but her mother thought she could learn.

Question 18:

Match the columns:

  1. Helen copied
  2. She was kind to the words Helen
Answer:

Helen copied the words but she did not understand what she was doing.

Question 19:

Match the columns:

  1. Miss Sullivan
  2. She was very was strict intelligent.
Answer:

Miss Sullivan was strict but she was kind to Helen.

Question 20:

“Sometimes is wrong,” said Helen’s mother. What was wrong with Helen ?

Answer:

After her illness, Helen coulnd’t see or hear.

Question 21:

Although Helen could not hear and see, what type of girl was she ?

Answer:

She was a bright and smart child.

Question 22:

Who agreed to help Helen ?

Answer:

A teacher named Miss Sullivan agreed to help Helen.

Question 23:

How did Miss Sullivan help Helen ?

Answer:

She taught Helen words by making signs on her hand.

Question 24:

What did Helen learn when the teacher put her hand into running water ?

Answer:

Helen learnt Water meant something wet.

Question 25:

What was the most important thing that Helen finally understood ?

Answer:

She understood the importance of words.

Question 26:

How do people who cannot see, read ?

Answer:

They can read through the Braille system. It is a system of reading and writing for the blind.

Question 27:

What is the script for the children who cannot see, called ?

Answer:

Braille.

Question 28:

How do you think you can help the children who cannot see ?

Answer:

I would teach them through touch.