Chapter 3

We All Belong

3.Questions from the Poem 

Q1. What are the different ways of greeting each other?(āχāϜāύে āϏিāϜāύāĻ• āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­াāώāĻŖ āϜāύোā§ąাā§° āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āωāĻĒাāϝ়āĻŦোā§° āĻ•ি āĻ•ি?)

Ans: The different ways of greeting each other mentioned in the poem are saying “namaste” and “hello, friend”. (āĻ•āĻŦিāϤাāϤ āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āϕ⧰া āχāϜāύে āϏিāϜāύāĻ• āϏāĻŽ্āĻ­াāώāĻŖ āϜāύোā§ąাā§° āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āωāĻĒাāϝ়āĻŦোā§° āĻš’āϞ “āύāĻŽāϏ্āĻ•াā§°” āφ⧰ু “āĻšেāϞ্āϞ’ āĻŦāύ্āϧু” āĻŦুāϞি āĻ•োā§ąা।)

Q2. What food items are mentioned in the poem? (āĻ•āĻŦিāϤাāϤ āĻ•ি āĻ•ি āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ⧰ āĻ•āĻĨা āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āϕ⧰া āĻšৈāĻ›ে?)

Ans: The food items mentioned in the poem are “ladoos” and “pithas”. (āĻ•āĻŦিāϤাāϤ āωāϞ্āϞেāĻ– āϕ⧰া āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻš’āϞ “āϞাāĻĄ়ু” āφ⧰ু “āĻĒিāĻ া”।)

Q3. What is the poem about? (āĻ•āĻŦিāϤাāϟো āĻ•িāĻšā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে?)

Ans: The poem is about finding joy in diversity and how everyone belongs together despite their differences. (āĻ•āĻŦিāϤাāϟো āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύāϤাā§° āĻŽাāϜāϤ āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻĒোā§ąা āφ⧰ু āχāϜāύে āϏিāϜāύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻšোā§ąাā§° āĻĒিāĻ›āϤো āϏāĻ•āϞোā§ąে āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে āĻĨাāĻ•ে, āϤাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে।)

Q4. How does friendship grow? (āĻŦāύ্āϧুāϤ্āĻŦ āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āĻ—āĻĸ়ি āωāĻ ে?)

Ans : Friendship grows when hearts are near. (āĻšৃāĻĻāϝ়āĻŦোā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰ āϚাāĻĒিāϞে āĻŦāύ্āϧুāϤ্āĻŦ āĻ—āĻĸ়ি āωāĻ ে।)

Q5. Where can we find joy? (āφāĻŽি āĻ•’āϤ āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻĒাāĻ“ঁ?)

Ans: We can find our joy in diversity. (āφāĻŽি āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύāϤাā§° āĻŽাāϜāϤ āφāύāύ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āĻĒাāĻ“ঁ।)

4. Find words from the poem that rhyme with the following words: (āĻ•āĻŦিāϤাāϟোā§° āĻĒā§°া āϤāϞ⧰ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°ā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ›āύ্āĻĻ āĻŽিāϞা āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা:)  

a) blend – friend

b) near – clear

c) dance – chance

(d) song – belong

(e) share – there

(f) far – star

5. b) Read the following sentences. Choose the correct word or group of words from the box and complete the sentences given below. One is done for you.(āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া। āĻŦাāĻ•āϚ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻŦা āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻā§° āĻ—োāϟ āĻŦাāĻ›ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা āφ⧰ু āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāĻŦোā§° āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰া। āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāϟা āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।)  

Words in the box (āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°):

colourful garden, garden of flowers, shining star, angel  

Ans: 1) Our school has a garden of flower . (āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āĻ–āύāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĢুāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚা āφāĻ›ে।)  

2) Our garden is a colorful garden with many different flowers. (āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚাāĻ–āύāϤ āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āύাāύাāύ āĻĢুāϞেā§°ে āĻāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻ™ীāύ āĻŦাāĻ—িāϚা āĻšৈ  āφāĻ›ে।)

3) The pole star is a shining star . (āϧ্ā§°ুā§ą āϤ⧰া āĻāϟা āϜিāϞিāĻ•ি āĻĨāĻ•া āϤ⧰া।)

4) Sita looks like an angel. (āϏীāϤা āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻāϜāύী āĻĒā§°ীā§°ā§° āύিāϚিāύা)

6. Given below are some words that you can make with the letters of the word DIVERSITY. Talk with your partner, and add more to the list:(āϤāϞāϤ ‘DIVERSITY’ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāϟোā§° āφāĻ–ā§°āĻŦোā§° āĻŦ্āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšাā§° āϕ⧰ি āĻŦāύাāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে। āϤোāĻŽাā§° āϞāĻ—ā§°ীāϝ়াā§° āϏৈāϤে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤা āφ⧰ু āϤাāϞিāĻ•াāϤ āφ⧰ু āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϝোāĻ— āĻĻিāϝ়া:)  

Ans: Here are some more words you can make from the word DIVERSITY:

(DIVERSITY āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāϟোā§° āĻĒā§°া āĻŦāύাāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āφ⧰ু āĻ•েāχāϟাāĻŽাāύ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻš’āϞ:)

3-letter 

4-letter 

5-letter

red (ā§°āĻ™া)

ride (āϚāϞোā§ąা)

drive (āĻ—াāĻĄ়ী āϚāϞোā§ąা)

tie (āĻŦাāύ্āϧা)

rest (āϜিā§°āĻŖি)

tired (āĻ­াāĻ—ā§°ুā§ąা)

sir (āĻ›াā§°/āĻŽāĻšাāĻļāϝ়)

very (āĻŦāĻšুāϤ)

tires (āϟাāϝ়াā§°āĻŦোā§°)

try (āϚেāώ্āϟা āϕ⧰া)

diet (āφāĻšাā§°)

river (āύāĻĻী)


 





7. When you visit a fair, you meet many people, taste different food items and hear different languages. Think and write, in the following columns, different dresses, food items and languages that you come across. One is done for you. (āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤুāĻŽি āĻāĻ–āύ āĻŽেāϞাāϞৈ āϝোā§ąা, āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦāĻšুāϤো āĻŽাāύুāĻš āϞāĻ— āĻĒোā§ąা, āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ⧰ āϏোā§ąাāĻĻ āϞোā§ąা āφ⧰ু āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ­াāώা āĻļুāύা। āϤুāĻŽি āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒোā§ąা āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āϏাāϜ-āĻĒাā§°, āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āφ⧰ু āĻ­াāώাāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ­াāĻŦা āφ⧰ু āϤāϞ⧰ āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­āĻŦোā§°āϤ āϞিāĻ–া। āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāϟা āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।)

Ans: 

Different dresses you have seen

Different food you have tasted

Different languages you have heard

Mekhela Chador

Paratha 

Assamese 

Salwar Kurti

Momo

Hindi 

Saree

Jalebi 

Bengali 

Shirt and Jeans

Samosa 

English


8. b) Write a paragraph on the picture given above. You may begin the paragraph with the following sentence. The beginning and the concluding sentence is written for you. (āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻ›āĻŦিāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāϟা āĻĻāĻĢা āϞিāĻ–া। āϤুāĻŽি āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāϟোā§°ে āĻĻāĻĢাāϟি āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°া। āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­āĻŖি āφ⧰ু āϏাāĻŽā§°āĻŖিā§° āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝāϟো āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āϞিāĻ–ি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে।) 

Words given in the bin to help you (āϏāĻšাāϝ়ā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°):  

different food (āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ)  

colourful dresses (ā§°āĻ™ীāύ āϏাāϜ-āĻĒাā§°)  

together (āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে)  

sharing (āĻ­āĻ—াāχ āϞোā§ąা)  

culture (āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤি)  

Ans : People are enjoying the food fair. The men, women and children are colorfully dressed and enjoying the day. There are many shops selling different foods. Everyone is spending time together. Along with sharing the delicious food, they are also sharing their beautiful culture with each other. People are happy to be together.(āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āĻŽেāϞাāĻ–āύ āĻŽাāύুāĻšে āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰ি āφāĻ›ে। āĻĒুā§°ুāώ-āĻŽāĻšিāϞা āφ⧰ু āĻļিāĻļুāϏāĻ•āϞে ā§°āĻ™ীāύ āϏাāϜ-āĻĒোāĻ›াāĻ• āĻĒā§°িāϧাāύ āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāύāϟো āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰ি āφāĻ›ে। āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ⧰ āĻŦিāĻ•্ā§°ীā§° āĻĻোāĻ•াāύ। āϏāĻ•āϞোā§ąে āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে āϏāĻŽāϝ় āĻ•āϟাāĻŦ āϧ⧰িāĻ›ে। āϏুāϏ্āĻŦাāĻĻু āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āĻ­াāĻ— āϕ⧰াā§° āϞāĻ—āϤে āχāϜāύে āϏিāϜāύ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āύিāϜ⧰ āϏুāύ্āĻĻā§° āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিāĻ“ āĻ­াāĻ— āϕ⧰ি āϞৈāĻ›ে। āĻŽাāύুāĻšāĻŦোā§° āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে āĻĨাāĻ•ি āϏুāĻ–ী।)

9. Gurpreet is a new student who has joined class IV at Gyandeep Academy.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ āĻāϜāύ āύāϤুāύ āĻ›াāϤ্ā§° āϝিāϝ়ে āϜ্āĻžাāύāĻĻীāĻĒ āĻāĻ•াāĻĄেāĻŽীā§° āϚāϤুā§°্āĻĨ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āύাāĻŽāĻ­ā§°্āϤি āϕ⧰িāĻ›ে।)  

Let’s read and find out how his teacher helped him make new friends.(āφāĻšāĻ• āφāĻŽি āĻĒāĻĸ়োঁ āφ⧰ু āϜাāύিāĻŦāϞৈ āϚেāώ্āϟা āϕ⧰োঁ āĻ•েāύেāĻ•ৈ āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻļিāĻ•্āώāĻ•ে āϤেāĻ“ঁāĻ• āύāϤুāύ āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻŦāύোā§ąাāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।)

Gurpreet is a nine-year-old boy.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ āĻāϜāύ āύ āĻŦāϛ⧰ীāϝ়া āϞ’ā§°া।)  

His father is Punjabi and his mother is Assamese.(āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ• āĻĒāĻž্āϜাā§ąী āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāĻ• āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়া।)  

His father works in the Army and was recently transferred to Assam.(āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•ে āϏেāύাāϤ āĻ•াāĻŽ āϕ⧰ে āφ⧰ু āĻļেāĻšāϤীāϝ়াāĻ•ৈ āĻ…āϏāĻŽāϞৈ āĻŦāĻĻāϞি āĻšৈ āφāĻšিāĻ›ে।)  

Gurpreet joined Class IV at Gyandeep Academy in Assam.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āĻ…āϏāĻŽā§° āϜ্āĻžাāύāĻĻীāĻĒ āĻāĻ•াāĻĄেāĻŽীā§° āϚāϤুā§°্āĻĨ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āύাāĻŽāĻ­ā§°্āϤি āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।)  

His parents wanted him to learn Assamese language.(āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻŽাāĻ•-āĻĻেāωāϤাāĻ•ে āĻŦিāϚাā§°িāĻ›িāϞ āϝে āϏি āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়া āĻ­াāώা āĻļিāĻ•āĻ•।)  

At school, Gurpreet was hesitant to talk to his classmates because he couldn’t understand their languages.(āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āϤ, āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āϤাā§° āϏāĻšāĻĒাāĻ ীāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āϏৈāϤে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāĻŦāϞৈ āϏংāĻ•োāϚ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āϏি āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻ­াāώা āĻŦুāϜি āĻĒোā§ąা āύাāĻ›িāϞ।)  

He felt nervous and unsure.(āϏি āĻ­āϝ় āφ⧰ু āĻ…āύিāĻļ্āϚāϝ়āϤাāϤ āĻ­ুāĻ—িāĻ›িāϞ।)  

He found it hard to follow the lessons and didn’t speak much in the class.(āϏি āĻĒাāĻ āĻŦোā§° āĻŦুāϜি āĻĒোā§ąাāϤ āϟাāύ āĻĒাāχāĻ›িāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āĻŦেāĻ›ি āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•োā§ąা āύাāĻ›িāϞ।)  

When others played during recess, he sat quietly all by himself.(āϜিā§°āĻŖিā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āφāύāĻŦোā§°ে āĻ–েāϞিāĻ›িāϞ, āϏি āĻ…āĻ•āϞে āύীā§°ā§ąে āĻŦāĻšি āφāĻ›িāϞ।) 

One day, he tried to speak in Assamese with his friends.(āĻāĻĻিāύাāĻ–āύ, āϏি āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦোā§°ā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়াāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•’āĻŦāϞৈ āϚেāώ্āϟা āϕ⧰িāϞে।)  

A few of his friends laughed at him when he spoke.(āϏি āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•āĻ“ঁāϤে āϤাā§° āĻ•েāχāϜāύāĻŽাāύ āĻŦāύ্āϧুā§ąে āϤাāĻ• āϜোāĻ•াāχ āĻšাঁāĻšিāϞে।)  

Gurpreet felt embarrassed and upset.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āϞাāϜ āĻĒাāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻĻুāĻ– āϕ⧰িāϞে।)  

He felt like he doesn’t belong to this class.(āϤাā§° āĻ…āύুāĻ­ā§ą āĻš’āϞ āϝেāύ āϏি āĻāχ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāĻ•োāĻ াāϟোā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āωāĻĒāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āύāĻšāϝ়।)  

Madam Preeti, their class teacher noticed that Gurpreet was not getting along with his classmates.(āϤেāĻ“ঁāϞোāϕ⧰ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖী āĻļিāĻ•্āώāĻ• āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤি āĻŦাāχāĻĻেā§ąে āĻŽāύ āϕ⧰িāϞে āϝে āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āϏāĻšāĻĒাāĻ ীāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻŽিāϞি āϝাāĻŦ āĻĒā§°া āύাāχ। ) 

When she saw him sitting alone in the class, she spoke to him.(āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤাāĻ• āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āĻ…āĻ•āϞে āĻŦāĻšি āĻĨāĻ•া āĻĻেāĻ–িāϞে, āϤেāĻ“ঁ āϤাā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāϞে।)  

In her next class, she narrated a story about kindness and understanding and asked everyone to make a greetings card in their own language to welcome Gurpreet.(āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻĒā§°ā§ąā§°্āϤী āĻ•্āϞাāĻ›āϤ, āϤেāĻ“ঁ āĻĻāϝ়া āφ⧰ু āĻŦুāϜাāĻŦুāϜিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻāϟা āϏাāϧু āĻ•’āϞে āφ⧰ু āϏāĻ•āϞোāĻ•ে āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤāĻ• āϏ্āĻŦাāĻ—āϤāĻŽ āϜāύাāĻŦāϞৈ āύিāϜ⧰ āύিāϜ⧰ āĻ­াāώাāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻļুāĻ­েāϚ্āĻ›া āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄ āĻŦāύাāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ•’āϞে।)  

Sumi created a greetings card in Assamese, Shilpi in Bengali, Dwithun in Bodo and Prem in Nepali.(āϏুāĻŽিāϝ়ে āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়াāϤ, āĻļিāϞ্āĻĒীāϝ়ে āĻŦāĻ™াāϞীāϤ, āĻĻ্āĻŦৈāĻĨুāύে āĻŦāĻĄ়ো āĻ­াāώাāϤ āφ⧰ু āĻĒ্ā§°েāĻŽে āύেāĻĒাāϞী āĻ­াāώাāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ āĻļুāĻ­েāϚ্āĻ›া āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄ āĻŦāύাāϞে।)  

Gurpreet was surprised and happy to see the cards in different languages.(āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ­াāώাāϤ āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄāĻŦোā§° āĻĻেāĻ–ি āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āĻš’āϞ āφ⧰ু āϏুāĻ–ী āĻš’āϞ।)  

He was happy.(āϏি āϏুāĻ–ী āφāĻ›িāϞ। ) 

He also made a colourful ‘Thank You’ card in Punjabi.(āϏি āύিāϜেāĻ“ āĻĒāĻž্āϜাā§ąী āĻ­াāώাāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻ™ীāύ ‘āϧāύ্āϝāĻŦাāĻĻ’ āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄ āĻŦāύাāϞে। ) 

As days passed by, Gurpreet tried to speak in Assamese and started making friends.(āĻĻিāύ āϝোā§ąাā§° āϞāĻ—ে āϞāĻ—ে, āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়াāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•’āĻŦāϞৈ āϚেāώ্āϟা āϕ⧰িāϞে āφ⧰ু āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻŦāύাāĻŦāϞৈ āφ⧰āĻŽ্āĻ­ āϕ⧰িāϞে।)  

Soon, he became confident in speaking Assamese.(āϏোāύāĻ•াāϞেāχ, āϏি āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়াāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•োā§ąাāϤ āφāϤ্āĻŽāĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏী āĻšৈ āĻĒā§°িāϞ।)  

At the school’s annual function, he even performed a group Bihu dance.(āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়ā§° āĻŦাā§°্āώিāĻ• āĻ…āύুāώ্āĻ াāύāϤ, āϏি āφāύāĻ•ি āĻāϟা āĻĻāϞীāϝ় āĻŦিāĻšু āύৃāϤ্āϝāĻ“ āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļāύ āϕ⧰িāϞে।)  

His friends helped him learn the steps.(āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦোā§°ে āϤাāĻ• āύৃāϤ্āϝ⧰ āĻ–োāϜāĻŦোā§° āĻļিāĻ•াāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāϞে।) 

All his friends and teachers cheered for him.(āϤাā§° āϏāĻ•āϞো āĻŦāύ্āϧু āφ⧰ু āĻļিāĻ•্āώāĻ•ে āϤাāĻ• āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏাāĻšিāϤ āϕ⧰িāϞে।)  

It was a memorable moment for Gurpreet.(āĻāχāϟো āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ⧰ āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāĻ• āϏ্āĻŽā§°āĻŖীāϝ় āĻŽুāĻšূā§°্āϤ āφāĻ›িāϞ।)  

The celebration ended on a happy note with a beautiful message, “We are All Children of God.”(“āφāĻŽি āϏāĻ•āϞো āĻ­āĻ—ā§ąাāύ⧰ āϏāύ্āϤাāύ” āύাāĻŽā§° āĻāĻ• āϧুāύীāϝ়া āĻŦাā§°্āϤাā§°ে āωāĻĻāϝাāĻĒāύāϟোā§° āĻāĻ• āϏুāĻ–ā§° āϏাāĻŽā§°āĻŖি āĻĒā§°িāϞ।)  

We are different, yet equal.(āφāĻŽি āĻŦেāϞেāĻ—, āϤāĻĨাāĻĒিāĻ“ āϏāĻŽাāύ।)  

By respecting each other’s uniqueness, we can create a kind, strong, and united world.(āχāϜāύে āϏিāϜāύ⧰ āϏ্āĻŦāĻ•ীāϝ়āϤাāĻ• āϏāύ্āĻŽাāύ āϜāύাāχ āφāĻŽি āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĻāϝ়াāϞু, āĻļāĻ•্āϤিāĻļাāϞী āφ⧰ু āĻāĻ•āϤ্ā§°িāϤ āĻĒৃāĻĨিā§ąী āĻ—āĻĸ়িāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°োঁ।)

10. a) Write ‘true’ or ‘false’ in the given boxes:(āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻĨāĻ•া āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāĻŦোā§°āϤ ‘āϏঁāϚা’ (true) āύে ‘āĻŽিāĻ›া’ (false) āϞিāĻ–া:)

i) Gurpreet was from Nepal.

Ans: False

ii) Gurpreet was not hesitant to talk to his classmates because he could understand their language.

Ans: False

iii) Gurpreet performed a group Bihu dance.

Ans: True

iv) Madam Preeti asked the children to make a poster.

Ans: False

v) The class teacher narrated a story about kindness and understanding.

Ans: True

vi) We can create a united world by respecting each other’s uniqueness.

Ans: True

11. b) Answer the following questions: (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻĒ্ā§°āĻļ্āύāĻŦোā§°ā§° āωāϤ্āϤ⧰ āĻĻিāϝ়া:)

a) Who was Gurpreet?

Ans: Gurpreet was a nine-year-old boy who joined Class IV at Gyandeep Academy.  (āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ āĻāϜāύ āύ āĻŦāϛ⧰ীāϝ়া āϞ’ā§°া āφāĻ›িāϞ āϝিāϝ়ে āϜ্āĻžাāύāĻĻীāĻĒ āĻāĻ•াāĻĄেāĻŽীā§° āϚāϤুā§°্āĻĨ āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϤ āύাāĻŽāĻ­ā§°্āϤি āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।)

b) What was the name of his class teacher?

Ans : The name of his class teacher was Madam Preeti. (āϤেāĻ“ঁā§° āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖী āĻļিāĻ•্āώāϕ⧰ āύাāĻŽ āφāĻ›িāϞ āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤি āĻŦাāχāĻĻেāω ।)

c) Why was Gurpreet hesitant to speak Assamese?

Ans : Gurpreet was hesitant to speak Assamese because he couldn’t understand his classmates’ languages, and when he tried to speak, a few of his friends laughed at him.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়াāϤ āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•’āĻŦāϞৈ āϏংāĻ•োāϚ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āϏি āϤাā§° āϏāĻšāĻĒাāĻ ীāϏāĻ•āϞ⧰ āĻ­াāώা āĻŦুāϜি āĻĒোā§ąা āύাāĻ›িāϞ, āφ⧰ু āϝেāϤিāϝ়া āϏি āĻ•āĻĨা āĻ•’āĻŦāϞৈ āϚেāώ্āϟা āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ, āϤাā§° āĻ•েāχāϜāύāĻŽাāύ āĻŦāύ্āϧুā§ąে āϤাāĻ• āϜোāĻ•াāχ āĻšাঁāĻšিāĻ›িāϞ।)

d) Why did Gurpreet make a colourful ‘Thank You’ card in Punjabi?

Ans: Gurpreet made a colourful ‘Thank You’ card in Punjabi because he was surprised and happy to see the welcome cards in different languages made by his friends.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤে āĻĒāĻž্āϜাā§ąী āĻ­াāώাāϤ āĻāĻ–āύ ā§°āĻ™ীāύ ‘āϧāύ্āϝāĻŦাāĻĻ’ āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄ āĻŦāύাāχāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦোā§°ে āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ­াāώাāϤ āĻŦāύোā§ąা āϏ্āĻŦাāĻ—āϤāĻŽ āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄāĻŦোā§° āĻĻেāĻ–ি āϏি āφāϚ⧰িāϤ āφ⧰ু āϏুāĻ–ী āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ।)

e) How did Gurpreet become confident to perform the group Bihu dance?

Ans : Gurpreet became confident to perform the group Bihu dance because his friends helped him learn the steps.(āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ āĻĻāϞীāϝ় āĻŦিāĻšু āύৃāϤ্āϝ āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļāύ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āφāϤ্āĻŽāĻŦিāĻļ্āĻŦাāϏী āĻšৈāĻ›িāϞ āĻ•াā§°āĻŖ āϤাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦোā§°ে āϤাāĻ• āύৃāϤ্āϝ⧰ āĻ–োāϜāĻŦোā§° āĻļিāĻ•াāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ।)

12. b) Fill in the blanks using ‘was’ and ‘were’ and complete the paragraph: (āĻ–াāϞী āĻ াāχāĻŦোā§°āϤ ‘was’ āφ⧰ু ‘were’ āĻŦāĻšুā§ąাāχ āĻĻāĻĢাāϟি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰া:)

Ans: Gurpreet was sitting alone in the classroom. His friends were outside in the garden. They were playing hide and seek. Sumi noticed that Gurpreet was upset. She invited Gurpreet to join them. Gurpreet was happy.

13. b) Find out more adjectives. Write them in the empty balloon given below. (āφ⧰ু āĻ•িāĻ›ুāĻŽাāύ āĻŦিāĻļেāώāĻŖ āĻŦা āĻ—ুāĻŖ āĻŦুāϜোā§ąা āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা। āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻ–াāϞী āĻŦেāϞুāύāϟোāϤ āϏেāχāĻŦোā§° āϞিāĻ–া।)

Ans: You can write any of these adjectives in the empty balloon:

  • tall
  • short
  • polite
  • playful
  • brave

14. Write five sentences to describe one of your friends. You may take help of the words given in the box: tall, short, loud, quite, playful, smart, polite, beautiful, pretty, shy, charming, joyful (āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻāϜāύ āĻŦāύ্āϧুā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻŦā§°্āĻŖāύা āϕ⧰ি āĻĒাঁāϚāĻļাā§°ী āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ āϞিāĻ–া। āϤুāĻŽি āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°ā§° āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϞ’āĻŦ āĻĒাā§°া:)

Ans :

  1. My friend’s name is Suman, and he is very tall.
  2. He is a smart student and always helps me with my studies.
  3. He is very polite to everyone he meets.
  4. Suman has a playful nature and loves to play football.
  5. He is a joyful person who always keeps a smile on his face.

15. b) Complete this greetings card with suitable words and sentences. (āωāĻĒāϝুāĻ•্āϤ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āφ⧰ু āĻŦাāĻ•্āϝ⧰ে āĻāχ āĻļুāĻ­েāϚ্āĻ›া āĻ•াā§°্āĻĄāĻ–āύ āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰া।)

Ans:

Dear Gurpreet,

We warmly welcome you to our class. We are happy to have you as our new friend. We can talk about our food habits, festivals and learn about your culture. We hope you will love our school.

With love and warm wishes,

Yours friends.

(āĻĒ্ā§°িāϝ় āĻ—ুā§°āĻĒ্ā§°ীāϤ,

āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ•্āϞাāĻ›āϞৈ āφāĻŽি āφāĻĒোāύাāϞোāĻ•āĻ• āωāώ্āĻŽ āφāĻĻā§°āĻŖি āϜāύাāχāĻ›ো। āφāĻĒোāύাāĻ• āφāĻŽাā§° āύāϤুāύ āĻŦāύ্āϧু āĻšিāϚাāĻĒে āĻĒাāχ āφāĻŽি āϏুāĻ–ী। āφāĻŽি āφāĻŽাā§° āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝাāĻ­্āϝাāϏ, āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āĻĨা āĻĒাāϤিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ো āφ⧰ু āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āϜাāύিāĻŦ āĻĒাā§°ো। āφāĻŽাā§° āĻŦিāĻĻ্āϝাāϞāϝ়āĻ–āύ āφāĻĒোāύাāϞোāĻ•ে āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒাāĻŦ āĻŦুāϞি āφāĻŽি āφāĻļা āϕ⧰িāĻ›ো।)

āĻŽā§°āĻŽ āφ⧰ু āωāώ্āĻŽ āĻ•াāĻŽāύাā§°ে,

āφāĻĒোāύাā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāϏāĻ•āϞ। 

16. a) Read and complete the following paragraph. It tells us about an event that already happened. Choose the correct form of the words given in brackets to complete the paragraph. (āϤāϞ⧰ āĻĻāĻĢাāϟি āĻĒāĻĸ়া āφ⧰ু āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰া। āχ āφāĻŽাāĻ• āχāϤিāĻŽāϧ্āϝে āϘāϟি āϝোā§ąা āĻāϟা āϘāϟāύাā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•āϝ়। āĻĻāĻĢাāϟি āϏāĻŽ্āĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āϕ⧰িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻŦāύ্āϧāύীā§° āĻ­িāϤ⧰āϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°ā§° āĻļুāĻĻ্āϧ ā§°ূāĻĒāϟো āĻŦাāĻ›ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা।)

Ans : Yesterday, our class formed (formed/form) teams. We played (play/played) a game together. We shared (share/shared) our ideas and helped (helped/help) each other in the team. That day we enjoyed (enjoy/enjoyed) a lot.(āϝোā§ąাāĻ•াāϞি āφāĻŽাā§° āĻļ্ā§°েāĻŖীāϝ়ে āĻĻāϞ āĻ—āĻ āύ āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ। āφāĻŽি āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ—ে āĻāϟা āĻ–েāϞ āĻ–েāϞিāĻ›িāϞোঁ। āφāĻŽি āφāĻŽাā§° āϧাā§°āĻŖাāĻŦোā§° āĻ­āĻ—াāχ āϞৈāĻ›িāϞোঁ āφ⧰ু āĻĻāϞāϤ āχāϜāύে āϏিāϜāύāĻ• āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞোঁ। āϏেāχāĻĻিāύা āφāĻŽি āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞোঁ।)

17. b) Work in pairs. Read the words given in the box below. Write the words that speak about present time in column A and the words that speak about past time in column B. One is done for you: (āϝোā§° āĻĒাāϤি āĻ•াāĻŽ āϕ⧰া। āϤāϞ⧰ āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻĒāĻĸ়া। āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ āĻ•াāϞ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•োā§ąা āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° ‘A’ āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­āϤ āϞিāĻ–া āφ⧰ু āĻ…āϤীāϤ āĻ•াāϞ⧰ āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻ•োā§ąা āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° ‘B’ āϏ্āϤāĻŽ্āĻ­āϤ āϞিāĻ–া। āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāϟা āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে:)

Words in the box (āĻŦাāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°):

coloured, cared, shared, cheer, learn, perform, smile, enjoyed, blend, helped.

Ans:

Column A: Present time (āĻŦā§°্āϤāĻŽাāύ āĻ•াāϞ)

Column B: Past time (āĻ…āϤীāϤ āĻ•াāϞ)

 

cheer (āφāύāύ্āĻĻāϧ্āĻŦāύি āϕ⧰া)

learn (āĻļিāĻ•া)

cared (āϝāϤ্āύ āϞৈāĻ›িāϞ)

perform (āĻĒā§°িā§ąেāĻļāύ āϕ⧰া)

shared (āĻ­āĻ—াāχ āϞৈāĻ›িāϞ)

smile (āĻšাঁāĻšি āĻŽā§°া)

enjoyed (āωāĻĒāĻ­োāĻ— āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ)

blend (āĻŽিāϞি āϝোā§ąা)

helped (āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰িāĻ›িāϞ)


18. Find out meaningful words from the grid given below. Circle the word and write down in the given spaces. One is done for you: Diversity (āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āφāĻ–ā§°ā§° āϤাāϞিāĻ•াāĻ–āύ⧰ āĻĒā§°া āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻ āĻŦিāϚাā§°ি āωāϞিāĻ“ā§ąা। āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻŦৃāϤ্āϤ āφঁāĻ•া āφ⧰ু āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻĨāĻ•া āĻ–াāϞী āĻ াāχāϤ āϞিāĻ–া। āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻŦাāĻŦে āĻāϟা āϕ⧰ি āĻĻিāϝ়া āĻšৈāĻ›ে: Diversity)

Ans : By looking at the grid carefully, we can easily find these meaningful words hidden in the rows:

  1. DANCE (Hidden in the first row: F S M C D A N C E)
  2. INDIA (Hidden in the fifth row: I N D I A T Y O L) (Note: You have to circle these words in your textbook grid).

Answer (Assamese / āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়া āĻ…āύুāĻŦাāĻĻ): āϤাāϞিāĻ•াāĻ–āύ āĻ­াāϞāĻĻā§°ে āϚাāϞে āφāĻŽি āĻāχ āĻ…ā§°্āĻĨāĻĒূā§°্āĻŖ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§° āĻļাā§°ীāĻŦোā§°āϤ āϞুāĻ•াāχ āĻĨāĻ•া āĻĻেāĻ–িāĻŦāϞৈ āĻĒাāĻŽ:

ā§§. DANCE (āĻĒ্ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻļাā§°ীāϤ āϞুāĻ•াāχ āφāĻ›ে) ⧍. INDIA (āĻĒāĻž্āϚāĻŽ āĻļাā§°ীāϤ āϞুāĻ•াāχ āφāĻ›ে) (āϟোāĻ•া: āϤুāĻŽি āϤোāĻŽাā§° āĻĒাāĻ ্āϝāĻĒুāĻĨিā§° āϤাāϞিāĻ•াāĻ–āύāϤ āĻāχ āĻļāĻŦ্āĻĻāĻŦোā§°āϤ āĻĒেāĻž্āϚিāϞেā§°ে āĻŦৃāϤ্āϤ āφঁāĻ•িāĻŦ āϞাāĻ—িāĻŦ)।

19. Write a short paragraph on any one of the following topics.

  • Different food you like to eat.
  • Different dress you like to wear.
  • Different languages you want to learn.

(āϤāϞāϤ āĻĻিāϝ়া āϝিāĻ•োāύো āĻāϟা āĻŦিāώāϝ়ā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāϟা āϚāĻŽু āĻĻāĻĢা āϞিāĻ–া।

  • āϤুāĻŽি āĻ–াāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒোā§ąা āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ।
  • āϤুāĻŽি āĻĒিāύ্āϧিāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒোā§ąা āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āϏাāϜ-āĻĒাā§°।
  • āϤুāĻŽি āĻļিāĻ•িāĻŦ āĻŦিāϚ⧰া āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ­াāώা।

Ans: Different Food I Like to Eat I love to eat different types of food. My favorite food is traditional Assamese thali, which includes rice, dal, and fish curry. I also like to eat snacks like momos and samosas with my friends. Sweets like ladoo and pitha make me very happy during festivals. Tasting different foods helps me learn about different cultures and brings everyone together.(āĻŽāχ āĻ–াāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒোā§ąা āĻŦিāĻ­িāύ্āύ āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ:  āĻŽāχ āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āϧ⧰āĻŖā§° āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āĻ–াāĻŦāϞৈ āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒাāĻ“ঁ। āĻŽোā§° āĻĒ্ā§°িāϝ় āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ āĻšৈāĻ›ে āĻĒā§°āĻŽ্āĻĒā§°াāĻ—āϤ āĻ…āϏāĻŽীāϝ়া āĻĨাāϞি, āϝ’āϤ āĻ­াāϤ, āĻĻাāχāϞ āφ⧰ু āĻŽাāϛ⧰ āφāĻž্āϜা āĻĨাāĻ•ে। āĻŽāχ āĻŽোā§° āĻŦāύ্āϧুāĻŦোā§°ā§° āϞāĻ—āϤ āĻŽ’āĻŽ’ āφ⧰ু āϚিāϙ⧰া āĻ–াāĻŦāϞৈāĻ“ āĻ­াāϞ āĻĒাāĻ“ঁ। āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻ¸ā§ąā§° āϏāĻŽāϝ়āϤ āϞাāĻĄ়ু āφ⧰ু āĻĒিāĻ াā§° āĻĻā§°ে āĻŽিāĻ াāϝ়ে āĻŽোāĻ• āĻŦāĻšুāϤ āϏুāĻ–ী āϕ⧰ে। āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻ–াāĻĻ্āϝ⧰ āϏোā§ąাāĻĻ āϞ’āϞে āĻŽোāĻ• āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āĻŦেāϞেāĻ— āϏংāϏ্āĻ•ৃāϤিā§° āĻŦিāώāϝ়ে āĻļিāĻ•াāϤ āϏāĻšাāϝ় āϕ⧰ে āφ⧰ু āϏāĻ•āϞোāĻ•ে āĻāĻ•েāϞāĻ— āϕ⧰ে।)