NCERT Solutions for Class 4 EVS Chapter 9 Changing Families
1. Who were the members of Nimmi’s family before the arrival of her baby sister?
Ans. Father, mother, grandmother and uncle.
2. How many members are there in Nimmi’s family now?
Ans. Now there are six members in Nimmi’s family.
3. How do you think the lives of Nimmi’s family members have changed after the arrival of the new baby? For example:
(a) How will Nimmi spend her day now?
Ans. She will spend her day playing with new born baby.
(b) What new work will her mother do now?
Ans. To look after the new baby will be the new work for her mother now.
(c) There will be a change in the daily work of Nimmi’s father, grandmother and uncle with the arrival of the new baby. Can you tell how?
Ans. Nimmi’s father, grandmother and uncle will have to play with new baby and will have to look after her also. As Nimmi’s mother would be busy with the baby, the other members will have to help her more.
1. Has a small brother or sister been born in your home or in any house in your neighbourhood?
Ans. Yes a small baby was born in my neighbourhood.
(a) How does it feel to have a new baby at home?
Ans. All are very happy.
(b) How have things changed at home with the new baby?
Ans. Everyone has become very happy in the family. Everyone has started planning about the new member. Some of the work which the mother did before, has to be done by other members.
1. When Tsering’s father showed the letter to his family, how do you think the different members would have felt?
Ans. All family members were happy as Tsering’s father got promotion. Tsering was also very happy because he would have to go to a new town. But Tsering’s father, mother and grandparents were slightly anxious as they had to make all the arrangements in a new town.
2. What will change in Tsering’s family after his father’s transfer? For example-
(a) Who from Tsering’s family will live with his father at the new place?
Ans. Tsering, his sister and his mother will live with his father at the new place.
(b) Which school will Tsering go now?
Ans. Tsering will go to a new school now.
(c) Will he have new friends?
Ans. Yes, in new school Tsering will have new friends.
(d) Has anybody in your family moved to a new place because of work?
Ans. Yes my uncle moved to Delhi because of his work.
(e) What do you feel about this change?
Ans. It is natural. A person has to change his place because of work. We should feel very happy as we get opportunity to visit a new place.
3. Is there anyone in your class or school who has come to your school from another place? If so, talk to him or her.
Ans. Last month one of the boys in my class came from another town. ‘
(а) Where has she or he come from?
Ans. He came from Madhya Pradesh.
(b) What was his or her old school like?
Ans. His old school was good and he had lot of friends.
(c) What does he or she find different here?
Ans. He finds everything new here. New people, new friends, etc. make him feel excited.
(d) Does he or she like the change?
Ans. Yes, he likes the change.
1. Do you think that there will be any change in Nazli’s family after this wedding?
What will change?
Ans. Yes there will be change in Nazli’s family after this wedding. A new member will start teTftve with Nazli’s family. Nazli will get a new sister-in-law.
2. Do you thirds there will be changes in the home from where the new bride has come? Whatkind of changes?
Ans. Yes. They will get a new family member as bridegroom. But they have to see off their daughter.
1. Ask them about where they lived before they got married.
Ans. They lived with their parents before marriage.
2. Who were the members in their families then?
Ans. In my mother’s family, she, her father, her mother, her two brothers, one sister and one uncle lived together before her marriage.
3. Has anybody in your family been married recently? Who?
Ans. Yes my uncle got married recently in my family.
4. Talk to your classmates and write all about what happens during weddings in I their families.
Ans. A new member came in their family. All of them enjoyed a lot on the eve of marriage.
5. What kind of special food is cooked?
Ans. Sweets, pulao, puri, five types of vegetables were cooked on the eve of marriage.
6. What special clothes do the bride and bridegroom wear?
Ans. The bridegroom wore Shervani and pagri. The bride wore lahnga and choli with red dupatta. ,
7. What kinds of songs and dances are performed at weddings?
Ans. On the eve of weddings traditional, folk and modern songs and dances are performed.
8. What did you see at the wedding that you attended?
Ans. House and pandals were decorated with flowers and lights. Lot of sweets and varieties of food were made. All of the family members were dancing and enjoying themselves at the marriage. Colourful fireworks were arranged. Everyone wore new clothes.
1. Write down the reasons for these changes
(a) In Nimmi’s family—
Ans. The change happened because of the birth of a new baby. The got a new family member.
(b) In Tsering’s family—
Ans. Tsering’s father got a promotion and was transferred to a new town. Tsering’s family enjoyed a new town along with the new challenges.
(c) In Nazli’s family—
Ans. A new bride came to Nazli’s family. She was Nazli’s sister-in-law.