Class 4 English Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
Think and Answer:
1. Why do you think Goopy and Bagha became good friends?
A- Goopy and Bagha became good friends because they both loved music, even though others didn’t appreciate their talent. They understood each other’s passion and shared the same problem of being driven out by people due to their music.
2. We sometimes have noisy neighbours who disturb us by playing loud music, talking loudly all day or clanging utensils at odd hours. What would you do if you had such neighbours?
A- If I had such neighbours, I would politely talk to them and request them to lower the volume or avoid making noise during odd hours. If the problem continued, I would seek help from the community or authorities to resolve the matter.
A. Number these sentences in correct order:
Correct order is:
2 Goopy Gyne could sing only one song.
1 Villagers chased Goopy out of the village one day.
3 Bagha loved to play his drum.
4 Bagha went to live in a forest after he was chased out by villagers.
5 There lived a Terrible Beast in the forest.
6 Bagha decided to leave the forest as he was afraid of the Terrible Beast.
7 Bagha and Goopy met each other on their way out of the forest.
8 They became friends and made music together.
B. Read and Answer the Questions
1. Who said these words?
A- Bagha said these words.
2. Why did the speaker consider those people ‘fools’?
A- The speaker considered those people ‘fools’ because they could not appreciate his music.
3. Why did he not wish to ‘suffer’ fools?
A- He did not want to ‘suffer’ fools because they kept troubling him and did not value his talent.
4. What did the speaker think would happen if he lived in a forest?
A- The speaker thought that even if a tiger ate him in the forest, at least he could play his drum in peace.
C. Answer these Questions
1. Why did the villagers call Goopy ‘Gyne’?
A- The villagers called Goopy ‘Gyne’ because ‘Gyne’ means ‘singer’ in Bengali, and Goopy was the only one who could sing in the village.
2. ‘Soon people stopped coming to his father’s shop.’ Why did this happen?
A- People stopped coming to his father’s shop because Goopy’s singing was loud and unbearable.
3. What made people forget Bagha’s actual name?
A- People forgot Bagha’s actual name because of his loud and fierce drumming, which earned him the name ‘Bagha Byne’ (the tiger-like drummer).
4. What did Bagha do whenever he was hungry?
A- Whenever Bagha was hungry, he would return to his village, play his drum loudly, and the villagers would bring him food quickly.
5. How did Goopy and Bagha meet?
A- Goopy and Bagha met in the forest when both were trying to leave, afraid of the ‘Terrible Beast,’ which turned out to be each other’s music.
A. Add suitable prefixes to make new words:
un + polite = impolite
dis + used = disused
tri + cycle = tricycle
sub + marine = submarine
mis + fortune = misfortune
dis + honest = dishonest
B. Identify the highlighted word as noun, adjective, or adverb:
1.
a. The box is full of colours . → noun
b. Renu made a colourful painting. → adjective
2.
a. The rabbit sensed danger and ran away. → noun
b. It is dangerous to get off a moving bus. → adjective
3.
a. There was no seat in the crowded train. → adjective
b. There was a big crowd in the market. → noun
4.
a. Nat’s house was very comfortable . → adjective
b. Nat lived comfortably in his house. → adverb
