NCERT Solutions for Class-4 Chapter-19 Story: Pinocchio
The story is about a carpenter who brought a very strange piece of wood. Whenever he used his plane on it, he heard a laughing voice asking him to stop tickling it. The carpenter wondered what he would make out of this wood. He decided to make a puppet out of it. As soon as he made the eyes and hands, he noticed that the puppet could move and talk. Every time the puppet lies, his nose grows bigger and bigger. Pinocchio learned that he should never lie again.
The NCERT solutions for this chapter helps the child to:
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Word building exercises to make nouns.
Make adjectives from the given words.
The NCERT textbook Marigold questions are answered in a simple and engaging manner. We also have related ‘Learning Concepts’, and interactive worksheets with solutions. Our ‘Learning Beyond’ segment caters to all the probable questions that the child might think out of curiosity.
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Chapter 19: Pinocchio
Question 1: What did the carpenter buy?
Answer : The carpenter bought a strange piece of wood.
Question 2: What did he make out of it?
Answer: The carpenter made a puppet boy out of it.
Question 3: What did he call his puppet?
Answer: He called his puppet Pinocchio.
Question 4 : What did Pinocchio say in the end?
Answer: Pinocchio is glad to be a real boy and that he would never lie again.
Let’s talk
Question 1: Have you ever seen a puppet?
Answer: Yes, I have seen a puppet.
Question 2:
Tell the story of Pinocchio with actions.
(Note: Students have to attempt on their own.)
Answer:
Word building
Word fun
Question 1:
How many words can you make from PINOCCHIO?
Fill them in the empty boxes.
| PINOCCHIO | ||
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| PIN | HOP | |
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Answer:
| PINOCCHIO | ||
|---|---|---|
| PIN | HOP | NO |
| NIP |
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ON |
| CHIP | HIP | |
| INCH | CHIN | CHOP |
Let’s write
Question 1:
Make opposites with the words-
dis ____ in ____
| respect | _________ |
| own | _________ |
| able | _________ |
| capable | _________ |
| efficient | _________ |
| secure | _________ |
Answer:
| respect | disrespect |
| own | disown |
| able | incapable |
| capable | disable |
| efficient | inefficient |
| secure | insecure |
Question 2: Make naming words by adding, ness, ity, ty at the end of the words given below. One has been done for you.
| public | publicity | stupid | stupidity |
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| forgive | _________ | blind | _________ |
| kind | _________ | cruel | _________ |
| polite | _________ | swift | _________ |
| moral | _________ | solid | _________ |
Answer:
| public | publicity | stupid | stupidity |
|---|---|---|---|
| forgive | forgiveness___ | blind | blindness _________ |
| kind | kindness______ | cruel | cruelty________ |
| polite | politely________ | swift | swiftly________ |
| moral | morality_______ | solid | solidity________ |
Question 3:
Which of the following would you expect a carpenter to use at work?
bench, poker, plane, chisel, fork, spade, blotting paper,
lawn-mower, telescope, pincers, jaw, scissors,
hammer, map, nails, lathe, pencil, anvil.
| _______________ | _______________ |
| _______________ | _______________ |
| _______________ | _______________ |
| _______________ | _______________ |
Answer:
| chisel_______________ | plane_______________ |
| hammer_______________ | anvil_______________ |
| spade_______________ | nails_______________ |
| lathe_______________ | pencil_______________ |
Question 4: Now make sentences using some of the above words.
Answer:
Spade : The carpenter uses a spade to renew her flowerbed.
Pencil : The carpenter uses a charcoal pencil for shading.
Chisel: The carpenter uses a chisel on ice.
Hammer : The carpenter uses his hammer to join two pieces of wood.
Nails: Nails are used to join two pieces of wood together.
Anvil : The blacksmith shaped a horseshoe on his anvil.
Question 5: Give another word from the story that means
| completed | ___________________ |
| surprised | ___________________ |
| strange | ___________________ |
| make up your mind | ___________________ |
Answer:
| completed | finished___________________ |
| surprised | amazed___________________ |
| strange | weird___________________ |
| make up your mind | decided___________________ |
Question 6: Add ‘-er’ or ‘-r’ to the doing words below to make new words.
| stiff | ___________________ |
| strange | ___________________ |
| fight | ___________________ |
| dance | ___________________ |
| juggle | ___________________ |
| ride | ___________________ |
| speak | ___________________ |
| use | ___________________ |
| write | ___________________ |
| joke | ___________________ |
Add ‘-er’ or ‘-r’ to the doing words below to make new words.
Answer:
| stiff | stiffer___________________ |
| strange | stranger___________________ |
| fight | fighter___________________ |
| dance | dancer___________________ |
| juggle | juggler___________________ |
| ride | rider___________________ |
| speak | speaker___________________ |
| use | user___________________ |
| write | writer___________________ |
| joke | joker___________________ |