Neha's Alarm Clock - Chapter Exercises and Answers

Access complete solutions for "Neha's Alarm Clock," Class 4 English NCERT. This delightful story follows Neha, a young girl who depends on her alarm clock to wake up, until she learns that nature has its own way of waking her. The page includes precise answers, important vocabulary, and extra questions, making it easy for students to grasp the story’s lessons and prepare for exams.

Vocabulary List

Reading is fun

Tick (✓) the correct answer

1. What time did Neha's clock ring every morning?

Answer: (c) 6 o'clock

2. What did the birds say?

Answer: (b) Wake up

3. What is inside you that makes you get up at the same time everyday?

Answer: (a) Our body clock

4. Put the letters in the right order.

norming - morning
mrala - alarm
edorns - snored
ocklc - clock
wodwin - window
ilesm - smile

Let's listen and talk

1. Listen to the sounds around you when you are on your way to school. Discuss with your friend the sounds that you heard. List them here –

This is a personal activity, but some common sounds might include:

• Car horns
• Birds chirping
• People talking
• School bell ringing
• Bus engine

2. If there is no clock in the house to wake you in the morning, how will you wake up?

If there's no clock, I might wake up because of:

• Sunlight coming through my window
• My parents or siblings waking me
• Birds chirping outside
• My body's natural rhythm

3. What are the different ways of knowing the time during the day?

We can know the time during the day by:

• Looking at a clock or watch
• Checking our phone or computer
• Observing the position of the sun
• Listening to time announcements on the radio
• Asking someone else

Word building

Find the hidden words

The hidden words in the puzzle are: mother, birds, clock, alarm, happy, morning, holiday, hungry, sunday

Let's write

1. Who said these words and to whom?

"Wake up, dear! Wake up fast!" - Birds said to Neha
"Ma, who woke me up today?" - Neha said to Mother
"Why do you sleep at nine every night?" - Mother said to Neha

2. Use the help box to fill in the blanks –

(a) Ram was a good football player.
(b) The cows were grazing in the field.
(c) My toys were broken.
(d) Her frock was too long.
(e) The market was closed.
(f) The children were happy.
(g) The flowers were kept in a vase.

3. Look at the pictures below and complete the following paragraph.

Yesterday, I lost a book. I looked for it everywhere. I looked behind a door. I looked inside a cupboard. I looked under a bed. I could not find it anywhere. Then, I called out, Sheroo. Sheroo, my dog came running to me. I asked him to look for my book. He pulled out another book from my bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Neha want her alarm clock to stop working?

Neha wanted her alarm clock to stop working because she wanted to sleep longer in the morning.

2. What happened when Neha's alarm clock fell?

When Neha's alarm clock fell, it stopped working, and Neha was happy because she thought she could wake up late the next day.

3. Who tried to wake Neha up when her alarm clock didn't work?

The birds, the Sun, and finally her mother tried to wake Neha up when her alarm clock didn't work.

4. What did Neha learn about her body's internal clock?

Neha learned that there is a clock inside her body that tells her when to eat, when to sleep, and when to wake up.

5. Why was Neha surprised when she woke up at 6 o'clock without an alarm?

Neha was surprised because she woke up at her usual time even without an alarm, due to her body's internal clock.