Tamil Nadu 4th Standard English Book Back Solution | The Trick Robot | Lesson 1-1

Lesson.1 A World with Robots

Lesson 1.1 > A World with Robots – The Trick Robot

My Little Pictionary

Picture	Word	Meaning
	lazy(adj)	not ready to do any work
	sack(n)	a large bag used for storing and carrying goods.
	rack(n)	a stand to keep things
	Humanoid(n)	something that looks like a human
	expo(n)	a large international exhibition

Glossary

• plead – request
• refuse – disagree or reject
• pleasant – happy
• active – energetic
• intelligent – clever
• excited – happy
• believe – trust
• draining – become empty

Let Us Understand

A. Choose the correct option.

1. Vicky wanted a _______ to do all his work.

1. toy
2. friend
3. robot

Ans: robot

2. Vicky’s father bought a _______ robot.

1. lazy
2. trick
3. active

Ans: trick

3. Vicky decided to _______ the robot at the end.

1. keep
2. sell
3. praise

Ans: sell

4. Robot asked Vicky to sell him to an _______ master.

1. lazy
2. active
3. passive

Ans: active

B. Read the statement and write True or False.

1. Vicky pleaded with his father to buy a robot –

Ans: True

2. Vicky was an active boy always 

Ans: False

3. The robot did not obey his master 

Ans: True

4. Vicky’s father decided to change his son’s character 

Ans: True

C. Answer the questions.

1. What kind of a boy was Vicky?

Vicky was a lazy boy and never did his homework on time

2. Who asked the Robot to attend the phone call?

Vicky asked the Robot to attend the phone call.

3. Whom did Vicky want to do all his work?

Vicky wanted Robot to do all his work

4. How did Vicky change at the end?

Vicky decided to do all the work himself

5. What did you learn from this lesson?

We should be active and not lazy.

Additional Questions

Answer the questions.

1. Did the robot know to make a salad?

No, the robot did not know to make a salad.

2. What kind of master did the robot want this time?

The robot wanted an active master this time.

D. Match the dialogue to the character

1. “I will do all the work myself.”
2. “First, you charge my battery.”
3. “I have bought you a robot.”
Ans : 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – A

E. Name the character or speaker.

1. “The robot will do all your work.”

Ans: Vicky’s father

2. “Why don’t you do that yourself?” 

Ans: Robot

3. “You want me to strain my back?” 

Ans: Robot

4. “Play me a pleasant song.” 

Ans: Vicky

Let Us Build

Some tips to change singular to plural

Simply add s

• Cup – Cups
• Ball – Balls

Add es for the naming words ending with ch, sh, s, ss and x

• Torch – Torches
• Brush – Brushes
• Bus – Buses
• Glass – Glasses
• Box – Boxes

Simply add s, if any one of a, e, i, o, u comes before y

• Key – Keys
• Toy – Toys

Change the y into ies, if any one of a, e, i, o, u does not come before y

• Lady – Ladies
• Baby – Babies

Tick the correct plural form.

Fly – Fly	Bench – Benches
Dog – Dogs	Bush – Bushes
Boy – Boys	Fox – Fox

Write the plural form

Cat – Cats	Watch – Watches
Dish – Dishes	Cheery – Cherries

Additional

Write the plural form.

1. mobile – mobiles
2. day – days
3. church – churches
4. army – armies
5. glass – glasses
6. house – houses
7. baby – babies
8. spy – spies

Some Useful Pages

• 4th Standard All Books – Download

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