NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Santoor Chapter 7 – Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation (Unit 3: Fun with Games) teaches us the importance of staying healthy and active. It shows how children, like Anant, Geeta, Lhamo, Shabana, and Meena, enjoy different activities like playing hockey, skating, cycling, playing music, and singing. Each child is happy and confident because they stay fit and follow their interests.
The poem in the chapter encourages children to play, practice, and learn from mistakes. It reminds us that being healthy and strong helps our mind and body stay active. When we are fit, we can do our best at school, in sports, and in life. And when all the children are fit and happy, the whole nation becomes stronger.
The chapter also inspires us to take part in games, music, and other fun activities because a fit body leads to a fit mind—and a fit mind builds a fit nation!
Unit 3: Fun with Games
NCERT Solutions For Class 4 English Santoor Chapter 7: Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation
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Let us Think
A. Observe how the children are described in the poem, like ‘Active Boy Anant’, ‘Graceful girl Geeta’ etc. Write one quality that starts with the same letter as your name.
Answer:
Write your name with a quality that starts with the same letter.
Here are some examples to help you:
- Brave boy Bharat
- Kind girl Kavya
- Happy boy Harsh
- Smart girl Sneha
- Funny boy Farhan
- Joyful girl Juhi
B. Answer the following.
1. Which game does Anant play?
Answer: Anant plays hockey.
2. Which musical instruments are mentioned in the poem?
Answer: The musical instruments mentioned are the guitar and the sitar.
3. Who among the children mentioned in the poem likes moving in rhythm?
Answer: Meena likes moving in rhythm. She is musical Meena, who sings in rhythm.
4. Who learns every day from the mistakes done during skating?
Answer: Graceful girl Geeta learns every day from her mistakes during skating.
C. Think and discuss.
1. Which game do you generally play in school?
Answer: I generally play football/kabaddi/cricket in school.
2. What do you enjoy more—playing an indoor game or an outdoor game?
Answer: I enjoy playing outdoor games more because I can run and play with my friends.
3. Which musical instrument do you like to play?
Answer: I like to play the drum.
4. Have you seen musical instruments? If yes, name them.
Answer: Yes, I have seen guitar, piano, dholak, tabla, flute, and harmonium.
5. Which dance form do you like the most? Name a famous dance from your region/district.
Answer: I like Hip-hop dance the most.
A famous dance from my region is Bhangra (Punjab).
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Let us Learn
A. Let’s match.
Answer: Here’s the correct matching for A. Let’s match:
- blue – sky
- hardworking – children
- green – leaves
- pebbled – road
- healthy – vegetables
B. Now, fill in the blanks with naming words that suit the first word.
happy ………………………………..
red ………………………………..
fierce ………………………………..
beautiful ………………………………..
Answer:
Here are some suggestions:
- happy child
- red rose
- fierce lion
- beautiful butterfly
Now, add the descriptions/describing words for the following:
……………………………….. mangoes
……………………………….. baby
……………………………….. nation
……………………………….. winner
Answer:
- Juicy mangoes
- Cute baby
- Great nation
- Deserving winner
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Let us Write
A. Look at the picture and fill in the blanks with words that have double letters.
This is my pet ……………………………. .
It loves to eat …………………………….,
which are …………………………….
in colour.
Answer:
This is my pet parrot.
It loves to eat chillies,
which are green in colour.
B. Now, go to your kitchen and find out any five things that have double letters in their spelling.
Answer:
Here are five kitchen-related items that have double letters in their spelling:
a) Butter
b) Spoon
c) Kettle
d) Bottle
e) Muffin
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C. Rhyming words
Find and write the rhyming words from the poem.
1. Hockey ……………………………
2. Skates ……………………………
3. Guitar ……………………………
4. Race ……………………………
5. Joy ……………………………
Answer:
Here are the rhyming words from the poem:
- Hockey – Rocky
- Skates – Mistakes
- Guitar – Sitar
- Race – Pace
- Joy – Boy
D. Some words are given in the box below. Write them in the circle in front of their meanings.
Brave Rocky Mistakes
Proudly Delightful
Answer:
Here are the correct words matched to their meanings:
- Feeling happy about something you did well. – Proudly
- Courageous and bold – Brave
- Uneven or full of difficulties – Rocky
- Very pleasing or enjoyable – Delightful
- Errors or things done incorrectly – Mistakes