JKBOSE Class 4th English Chapter 1 The Boy Who Never Told a Lie (Chant-IV Course-cum-Workbook) complete textbook question answers, fill in the blanks, glossary, and language lab exercises.
📌 Poem Summary
This poem is about a little boy with curly hair and pleasant eyes who always spoke the truth and never told a lie. When he went to school, everyone admired him. As he grew up into a youth, people called him “the honest youth” and loved him deeply because of his truthfulness.
Glossary (Word Meanings)
- Pleasant: nice, delightful
- Trot: to move quickly
- Honest: truthful, sincere
- Reason: cause, explanation
Think and Answer (Page 4–5)
Q1 Describe the appearance of the boy.
Answer: The little boy had curly hair and pleasant eyes.
Q2 Why did everybody love the boy?
Answer: Everybody loved the boy because he always told the truth and never told a lie.
Q3 Do you think that we should always speak the truth? Why?
Answer: Yes, we should always speak the truth because honesty makes us trustworthy, respected, and loved by everyone.
Q4 Read the poem and fill in the blanks with the words given in the boxes: (pleasing, small, lie, curly, truth)
Answer: Once there was a small boy. He had curly hair and pleasing eyes. He always told the truth. He never told a lie.
Off to the Language Lab (Page 7–8)
Words made using Consonant Blends (bl, cl, fl, pl, gl, sl):
- bl: black, block, blunt, blue, blot, blow, blank
- cl: clue, clock, claw, clear, cluck, class
- fl: flu, fly, flock, flash, flush
- pl: play, plot, plate, plum, plinth
- gl / sl: glass, glow, glue /ock (flock, clock, block)