
There are several birds which are very common in our locality.
рдРрд╕े рдХрдИ рдкрдХ्рд╖ी рд╣ैं, рдЬो рд╣рдоाрд░े рдЗрд▓ाрдХे рдоें рдмрд╣ुрдд рдЖрдо рд╣ैं।
The house sparrow is one of them. Sparrows are found in plenty in our locality. They like to live with people. So they make themselves quite at home in houses.
рдШрд░ेрд▓ू рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдЙрдирдоें рд╕े рдПрдХ рд╣ै। рд╣рдоाрд░े рдЗрд▓ाрдХे рдоें рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдмрд╣ुрддाрдпрдд рдоें рдкाрдИ рдЬाрддी рд╣ै। рдЗрди्рд╣ें рд▓ोрдЧों рдХे рд╕ाрде рд░рд╣рдиा рдкрд╕ंрдж рд╣ै। рдЗрд╕рд▓िрдП рд╡े рдШрд░ों рдоें рдЦुрдж рдХो рдХाрдлी рд╕рд╣рдЬ рдорд╣рд╕ूрд╕ рдХрд░рддे рд╣ैं।
Sparrows build their nests wherever they can - on window- sills, the top of doors and almirahs, and in nooks and corners. Their nests can be found in holes and niches in walls and on roofs and in the most unlikely places, even inside the folds of hanging curtains! Their chirping pleases us, but at times they are also a nuisance.
рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдЬрд╣ाँ рднी рд╕ंрднрд╡ рд╣ो рдЕрдкрдиा рдШोंрд╕рд▓ा рдмрдиाрддी рд╣ैं рдЬैрд╕े рдХी - рдЦिрдб़рдХिрдпों рдкрд░, рджрд░рд╡ाрдЬ़ों рдФрд░ рдЕрд▓рдоाрд░िрдпों рдХे рдКрдкрд░, рдФрд░ рдХोрдиों рдоें। рдЙрдирдХे рдШोंрд╕рд▓े рджीрд╡ाрд░ों рдХे рдЫिрдж्рд░ों рдФрд░ рдЖрд▓ों рдоें, рдЫрддों рдкрд░ рдФрд░ рд╕рдмрд╕े рдЕрд╕ंрднाрд╡िрдд рд╕्рдеाрдиों рдкрд░, рдпрд╣ाँ рддрдХ рдХि рд▓рдЯрдХрддे рдкрд░्рджों рдХी рддрд╣ों рдХे рдЕंрджрд░ рднी рдкाрдП рдЬा рд╕рдХрддे рд╣ैं! рдЙрдирдХी рдЪрд╣рдЪрд╣ाрд╣рдЯ рд╣рдоें рдЦुрд╢ рддो рдХрд░рддी рд╣ै, рд▓ेрдХिрди рдХрднी-рдХрднी рдкрд░ेрд╢ाрдиी рдХा рд╕рдмрдХ рднी рдмрди рдЬाрддी рд╣ै।
Sparrows are brown in colour, with white and black mingled together on the back and sides; they also have a whitish front. The male sparrow has a black patch on his throat.
рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдХा рд░ंрдЧ рднूрд░ा рд╣ोрддा рд╣ै, рдкीрда рдФрд░ рдХिрдиाрд░ों рдкрд░ рд╕рдлेрдж рдФрд░ рдХाрд▓े рд░ंрдЧ рдПрдХ рд╕ाрде рдоिрд▓े рд╣ोрддे рд╣ैं, рдЙрдирдХे рдкाрд╕ рдПрдХ рд╕рдл़ेрдж рдЕрдЧ्рд░рднाрдЧ рднी рд╣ै। рдирд░ рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдХे рдЧрд▓े рдкрд░ рдПрдХ рдХाрд▓ा рдзрдм्рдмा рд╣ोрддा рд╣ै।
Sparrows eat grain, insects, and the tender shoots of plants. They are also fond of cooked food.
рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдЕрдиाрдЬ, рдХीрдб़े-рдордХौрдб़े рдФрд░ рдкौрдзों рдХी рдХोрдорд▓ рдЯрд╣рдиिрдпाँ рдЦाрддी рд╣ै।рдЗрди्рд╣ें рдкрдХा рд╣ुрдЖ рдЦाрдиा рднी рдмрд╣ुрдд рдкрд╕ंрдж рд╣ै।
Sparrows love company. They are always found in pairs. We can see several pairs at a time.
рдЧौрд░ैрдпा рдХो рд╕ाрде рдкрд╕ंрдж рд╣ै। рдпे рд╣рдоेрд╢ा рдЬोрдб़े рдоें рдкाрдП рдЬाрддे рд╣ैं। рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рд╕рдордп рдоें рдХрдИ рдЬोрдб़े рджेрдЦ рд╕рдХрддे рд╣ैं।
The mother bird lays three or four eggs, which are pale greenish white. Sparrows are known to raise several families in a year.
Answer: Sparrows, crows, pigeons, parrots, and mainas are the most common birds in my locality.
2. Which of these birds do you like most and why?
Answer: I like the sparrow the most because it is a small, innocent, and friendly bird that chirps sweetly around our homes.
3. What qualities of sparrows have you ever noticed?
Answer: I have noticed that sparrows are very active, cheerful, and hard-working birds. They love to chirp continuously and build small nests in safe corners of houses.
B.1. Answer the following questions in a word or phrase:
1. Which sparrow has a black patch on its throat?
Answer: Male sparrow
2. What do sparrows eat?
Answer: Seeds, grains, tender shoots, and cooked food.
3. Where do sparrows build their nests?
Answer: In houses, window-sills, almirahs, and roofs.
4. Sparrows like to live with people. Can you guess why?
Answer: For food and safety.
5. How many eggs does the mother bird lay at a time?
Answer: Three or four eggs.
B.2. Say whether the following statements are 'True' or 'False':
1. Sparrows like to live alone.
2. Sparrows are always found in pairs.
Answer: True
3. Sparrows are not fond of cooked food.
Answer: False
4. Sparrows raise one family in a year.
Answer: False
C. LET'S THINK AND WRITE
1. List some of the qualities of sparrows mentioned in the lesson.
Answer: Sparrows are friendly, active, and social birds. They like to live near humans, live in pairs, eat grains and insects, and chirp cheerfully around the house.
2. When does a sparrow give pleasure and when does it become a nuisance?
Answer: A sparrow gives pleasure when it chirps sweetly and hops around the house. It becomes a nuisance when it drops straw and leaves to build nests inside homes, making the place dirty.
Answer: A male sparrow has a black patch on its throat and a darker brown back, whereas a female sparrow is pale brown all over and does not have a black patch on its throat.
4. What do sparrows like to eat?
Answer: Sparrows like to eat seeds, grains, tender shoots of plants, insects, and cooked food.
D. LET'S INCREASE WORD POWER
D.1. Tick the correct spelling from the options given in each row below:
1. (a) sparow (b) sparrow (c) spparrow (d) sparoww
2. (a) nuisance (b) niusance (c) nuisanse (d) nuisence
Answer: (a) nuisance
3. (a) broun (b) braun (c) brounn (d) brown
Answer: (d) brown
4. (a) familie (b) familiy (c) phamily (d) family
Answer: (d) family
5. (a) curtans (b) kertans (c) curtains (d) kurtains
Answer: (c) curtains
D.2. Birds and Animals Sounds
Crow (рдХौрдЖ): Caw
Pigeon/Dove (рдХрдмूрддрд░): Coo
Duck (рдмрдд्рддрдЦ): Quack
Monkey (рдмंрджрд░): Gibber
Pig (рд╕ूрдЕрд░): Grunt
Chick (рдЪूрдЬ़ा): Cheep
Mouse (рдЪूрд╣ा): Squeak
Owl (рдЙрд▓्рд▓ू): Screech
Peacock (рдоोрд░): Scream
Nightingale/Cuckoo (рдХोрдпрд▓): Sing
Horse (рдШोрдб़ा): Snort
Dog (рдХुрдд्рддा): Yelp
pigs - grunt
foxes - yelp
peacocks - scream
bats - screech
crows - caw
ducks - quack
vultures - scream
camels - snort
rats - squeak
apes - gibber
chicks - cheep
doves - coo
larks - sing
D. 3. Words and Meanings
1. in plenty
Meaning guessed: In large amounts / рдмрд╣ुрдд рд╕ाрд░ा
Dictionary meaning: Available in large quantities / рдк्рд░рдЪुрд░ рдоाрдд्рд░ा рдоें
2. company at home
Dictionary meaning: Companionship or presence of guests at home / рдШрд░ рдкрд░ рд╕ंрдЧрддि рдпा рдЙрдкрд╕्рдеिрддि
3. nook and corner
Meaning guessed: Every place / рд╣рд░ рдЬрдЧрд╣
Dictionary meaning: Every small, hidden, or distant part of a place / рд╣рд░ рдПрдХ рдХोрдиा-рдХोрдиा
4. fond of
Meaning guessed: Liking something / рдкрд╕ंрдж рдХрд░рдиा
Dictionary meaning: Having a liking or affection for something / рдХिрд╕ी рдЪीрдЬ़ рдХा рд╢ौрдХीрди рдпा рдмрд╣ुрдд рдкрд╕ंрдж рд╣ोрдиा
5. several
Dictionary meaning: More than two but not many; various / рдЕрдиेрдХ рдпा рдХрдИ
1. Anwesha was born in 2000.
2. They are waiting for the bus.
3. I will go to the zoo with my father.
4. You can find this word in a dictionary.
5. Anita went to Delhi yesterday.
6. We will go home by bus.
7. The table is between the two chairs.
8. Anshu is looking at the map.
9. The picture hangs above my bed.
10. My friends don't want to go into (рдпा to) the castle.
E.2. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
I'm Shubham. I live in Darbhanga. In summer I like to travel to Shimla with my family. Last summer I took a train from Delhi to Shimla. At the station, we went to our hotel by bus. We stopped at a small restaurant for lunch. The driver parked the bus behind the restaurant. Nobody could find the bus or the driver, so we waited outside the restaurant for one hour. The driver was walking through the small park near (рдпा behind) the restaurant, which we did not know. So we were very angry with him. But my holidays were great.
F. LET'S TALK
F.1. Mini and Anshu are sister and brother. Below is a talk between them. Some sentences of the content are missing.
Anshu: What is it?
Mini: Today I saw four eggs in the nest of a sparrow.
Anshu: Where is it?
Mini: On the niche of the verandah
Anshu: O.K. Let's see them.
Mini: Look at the nest! The female sparrow is sitting on the eggs.
Question: Write a paragraph on 'The bird you like most'.
The Bird I Like Most: The Sparrow
I like the sparrow the most among all birds. It is a small, brown, and friendly bird that lives close to human homes. Sparrows are very active and cheerful birds. They chirp sweetly throughout the day and hop around in the courtyard. They like to eat grains, seeds, tender shoots, and small insects. I love watching sparrows build their tiny nests in safe corners of our house. Their innocent look and lively chirping always bring joy to my mind.
H.1. Many tourists visit the bird sanctuaries in our country every year. Make a list of sanctuaries in India.
Answer:
Here is a list of famous bird sanctuaries in India:
Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) – Rajasthan
Nagi & Nakti Dam Bird Sanctuary – Bihar
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary – Haryana
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary – Tamil Nadu
Chilika Lake Bird Sanctuary – Odisha
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary – Goa
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary – Karnataka
Chapter 4 SolutionsЁЯСЙ- Day By Day I Float My Paper Boats
рдЙрдо्рдоीрдж рд╣ै, рдЖрдкрдХो рдмिрд╣ाрд░ рдмोрд░्рдб рдХे рд╕рднी рдЕрдз्рдпाрдп рдХा рд╕рд╣ी рдФрд░ рд╕рдЯीрдХ рдЬाрдирдХाрд░ी рдЗрд╕ рд╡ेрдмрд╕ाрдЗрдЯ рдкрд░ рджेрдЦрдиे рдХो рдоिрд▓ा рд╣ोрдЧा, рдЬिрд╕рд╕े рдЖрдкрдХो рдЕрдкрдиे рдкрдвाрдИ рдХी рддैрдпाрд░ी рдоें рд╕рд╣ी рдвंрдЧ рд╕े рдорджрдж рдоिрд▓ा рд╣ोрдЧा।