NCERT Class 4 English Book PDF

An Overview of NCERT 4th Class English Book

As you know, English is an international as well as an official Indian language spoken and is a common thread of communication. This is the main reason why students need to learn this language. Therefore, the CBSE board has organised their English syllabus in these NCERT books for class 4 English in a way so that students can be familiar with this language quickly.

This NCERT 4th class English book has literary works of both Indian and foreign writers so that students can get to know both writing styles. Also, as this class 4 NCERT English book is curated with works created by writers across the worlds, students can have the idea about different culture and society.

Chapter Wise Description of NCERT Book of Class 4 English

This book has nine units, and each unit has several poems and prose. The Marigold English book has a total of 19 chapters. Let’s start exploring class 4 NCERT English book!

Unit 1

Chapter 1: Wake Up!

In this NCERT books for class 4 English, the first chapter is a poem- “Wake up!” written by C Fletcher. Here, the poet is inviting everyone to wake up and enjoy the lovely nature. He calls out each of us to get enticed by the beauty of nature. The poet describes in details about a beautiful morning when birds sing, and bees buzz around us. 

Furthermore, he also reminds us that we are already late to be in bed, and thus, we must hurry up. He asks us to complete all the morning rituals and go out as everyone is already there. So many animals like cow, horse, ducks, sheep, and the smallest chicken are mentioned here who are there to play with us.

Chapter 2: Neha’s Alarm Clock

The second chapter of class 4 NCERT book English is about a girl named Neha who does not like to wake up at 6 o’clock in the morning every day. As she always wants to sleep more, she wishes for no alarm clock. In the next day, the alarm clock fell and broke, and she became happy thinking that she can sleep as much as she wanted.

However, at 6 a.m., little birds came through the window and started chirping around Neha and made her awake. When she wished for no interruption from birds, sunlight made her awake. Moreover, when it was not sunlight, her mother woke her up. 

But surprisingly, on Sunday she herself woke up when no one did. So, her mother explained about the clock that runs inside her.

Unit 2

Chapter 3: Noses

The third chapter of Marigold book class 4 English is a poem named “Noses” written by Aileen Fisher. Here the poet describes the structure of our nose and also explains how he thinks it is funny growing out of our faces with two holes. These holes are there for breathing and smelling.

 The poet further describes our nose is like a handle that sticks somewhere between the end of our chin and start of our hair. It is one of the most distinctive features of our face. Also, as per the poet, if we ever feel like laughing or giggling, we can watch us into the mirror to find how funny our noses are!

Chapter 4: The Little Fir Tree

In NCERT book of class 4 English, the fourth chapter is a story about a wishful fir tree. This literary piece starts with a magician named Shetty and how he got shelter under a fir tree in heavy rain. Out of gratitude, the magician offered the tree to wish anything, and he would fulfil it. Firstly, the tree was not happy with its needle-like sharp leaves and wished to have leaves like other trees. But, as soon as it got regular leaves, goats started eating its leaves.

Then it wished for gold trees and ultimately found it useless as men started stealing its leaves. So, after that, it wanted to have glass leaves as men do not steal them. But unfortunately, the glass leaves were broken due to wind in the night. Therefore, lastly, it realised that its original leaves were the best and so wished for them.

Unit 3

Chapter 5: Run!

This is the fifth chapter of this book includes a poem called “Run!” by the popular author Mary Daunt. In this poem, the author asks us to run and explore the small and beautiful elements away from the city as well as the country.

Moreover, the poet encourages us to stay happy by running to every possible place. This poem tells us to traverse through the raindrops, underneath the trees and playfully compete with a wonderful breeze.

Furthermore, the writer wants us to feel the merry of exploring hillside, lane, and meadow, the natural beauty that we can’t see within the barrier of our urban cities and countries.

Chapter 6: Nasruddin’s Aim

Among many stories of Nasruddin, this class 4 English NCERT book tells us one called “Nasruddin’s Aim”. It starts with a conversation between Nasruddin and his friends where he was bragging that no one has as good archery skill as him. Then, one of his friends brought an arrow and a bow and asked Nasruddin to target.

The first time he missed the target and his friends begun to laugh. To avoid the embarrassment, Nasruddin defended himself by saying that he was showing how Azad takes shot. Next time also he couldn’t aim it. However, this time also he managed by telling that it was a shot of the chief gourd. On seeing these excuses, his friends asked which one will be his shot. Fortunately, the next shot hit the aim, and everyone went speechless and amused.

Unit 4

Chapter 7: Why?

Chapter seven of NCERT books for class 4 English is poem “Why?”. This poem is about a curious boy who wants to know the reason behind everything he sees around. He is curious about the fact that why log of woods swim but marble and lead sink. Again he asks the reason behind the shinning sun and blowing wind. Moreover, he also has questions about why do we drink and eat.

In the third stanza of this poem, the curious small boy asks the clouds are made of what and why they move across the sky. Further, the boy makes queries about why the sun sinks behind the mountains and also the cause of the death of flowers. In the last stanza, the poet says that although some questions are easy to answer rest do not have any reason.

Chapter 8: Alice in Wonderland

In the eighth chapter of this book, students can read a part of Alice in Wonderland by famous English author Lewis Carroll. This story revolves around a small girl named Alice, who saw a white rabbit that had pink eyes and was wearing a red waistcoat and blue overcoat. The rabbit took out a watch and babbled that it would be late.

Alice wondered watching a well-dressed and speaking rabbit and started following it. After a while, the rabbit jumped into a rabbit hole, and so did Alice. They both slipped through the tunnel and finally landed on a heap of dry leaves. Here, the rabbit disappeared, and Alice found a glass table, a golden key and one small door. She unlocked the door and discovered a garden that she always dreamt of. But she could not go out as the door was too small for her.

Unit 5

Chapter 9: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Chapter nine of NCERT books for class 4 English speaks about one of Ruskin Bond’s poems for children. In this poem, the writer gives us the courage to not to be afraid about the night. He explains that after completing an entire day of work, the earth also requires rest like humans. 

To calm all unrealistic fear, the poet also reminds us that the daylight can sometimes be harsh, but moonlight gives away delight and pleasure. Moreover, he asks us to enjoy the beautiful sparkling stars that blink forever in the night.

Furthermore, the author tells us to be friends with the night and set our imagination free to travel near. Also, he adds that during the day time we deal with our never-ending troubles, but night comes with peace.

Chapter 10: Helen Keller

In chapter ten of Marigold book class 4, students can learn the story of a girl named Helen Keller, who was born as a healthy baby girl in Alabama. But, after a while, she fell in sick, and the fever remained high for days. Her family thought that Helen might not live any more, but she survived. However, her parents realised that Helen lost her sight and the capability to hear.

Eventually, she started growing angry day by day. Often, she began to show the anger by hurting and distancing herself. Then a young teacher named Miss Sullivan agreed to help her out. She started teaching Helen different words with unique signs. Gradually, she understood the power of words and how helpful it could be to know the world.

Unit 6

Chapter 11: Hiawatha

Written by H.W. Longfellow, “Hiawatha” is the poem that students get to learn in chapter eleven of the book Marigold English book class 4. This poem is about a Red Indian boy named Hiawatha who lived in a wigwam with his old grandmother, Nokomis. She taught the boy about all the natural wonders like stars, insects, trees, birds, animals, etc. Hiawatha grew up to learn different birds’ names, their languages, and secrets. 

He gained knowledge about how these birds built nests during summer and their hiding place in winter. He named them “Hiawatha’s chicken” and always conversed with them. Similarly, he also learnt everything about animals like beavers, squirrel, reindeers, rabbit, etc. He called these animals his brothers.

Chapter 12: The Scholar’s Mother Tongue

Chapter twelve is a funny yet thoughtful story of Akbar and Birbal. It starts with the court of Akbar, where a learned Pundit claimed that he has mastery over several languages. Moreover, he also said that he is so fluent in all languages that no one can spot out his mother tongue and challenged everyone.

After everybody’s failure, finally, Birbal took up the challenge. He went to the Pundit’s room in the night and tickled him with a feather during his sleep. So, the Pundit shouted out in his mother tongue. Next day, in the court, Birbal told that his mother tongue was Telugu and the Pundit accepted it. Then Birbal explained to Akbar that in sudden situations, people speak their mother tongue and also confessed about his night visit.

Unit 7

Chapter 13: A Watering Rhyme

In this chapter of NCERT English book class 4, students can learn this poem written by P.A. Rope. Here, the poet teaches us about watering flower. As per the author, early morning and evening is the best time to water flowers. Whereas, watering during noon can kill them. 

He further explains that we should water the root of the plants and also carefully soak the ground around them. This way, the flowers can obtain water whenever they are thirsty.

Chapter 14: The Giving Tree

Chapter fourteen of NCERT book of class 4 English is adapted from Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree”. This literary piece is about a tree that loves to help everyone. This tree loved a little boy who used to come and spend time with it. However, as the boy grew older, he went away. After intervals of a long time, he kept coming for various help like money, house, and boat. 

The tree helped him with its fruits, branches, and trunks to its ultimate capabilities and was left out with a stump. Then, with time, the boy became an old man and visited the tree. This time the boy was old enough to look for anything but resting. The tree helped him even this time by offering its stump to sit.

Chapter 15: The Donkey

Composed by Margaret S. Russell, this poem in chapter fifteen of the NCERT books for class 4 English is small and fun to read for students. It is about a boy who wants to pet a donkey. As per the boy, if his donkey would not go, then he would never wallop it. But he gave him hay and corn so that the donkey can be the best pet ever.

Unit 8

Chapter 16: Books

The poem “Books” in unit eight of NCERT books for class 4 English is about various types of books in a library. It starts with a library door inviting us to come in and read different books. There are skinny and tall books that belong to the higher shelves. Whereas, the fat and little books that can stand without any help are placed in other places.

All these books are designed with beautiful and amazing pictures that speak of the stories to the readers. The author of the poem also says that reading these books are enjoyable and we must understand them every day, regularly.

Chapter 17: Going to Buy a Book

This chapter of NCERT book English class 4 revolves around the book purchasing process of two little children who loves to read. These two children were siblings who got money from their grandfather to buy books. In excitement, they could not conclude when they should go- now or later or today or tomorrow.

However, they finalised to go now. They were so happy about this book-buying process that again could not determine where to go- a big market or small shop. And also, they were thinking should they go alone or with someone. Eventually, they decided to go by themselves to the small book shop.

Nonetheless, this small shop had a lot of books, and they could not decide which one to buy- book with many pictures, many stories or thin book. Watching their confusion, the shopkeeper came to rescue. He showed the right way to find out what should they buy, and the narrator bought a big book with a lot of stories and her brother bought a large book with several pictures.

Unit 9

Chapter 18: The Naughty Boy

The poem “The Naughty Boy” was written by one of the most famous poets in the history of English literature, John Keats. This poem talks about a naughty boy and his adventures to Scotland. This naughty boy escaped to Scotland. There he got to see a lot of people and also realised that the ground there is as firm as the yard. Also, it was as extended as a merry song.

He also discovered that the cherry was as red, the lead was as weighty, the fourscore was like eighty, and the doors were as wooden as he saw in England. He travelled and was wondered by all these sights.

Chapter 19: Pinocchio

In this last chapter, students can learn about a story of Pinocchio. It starts with a carpenter who bought a wooden piece and as soon as he started sculpturing it, the piece of wood asked him to stop tickling in a laughing voice. The puzzled carpenter was wondered by this strange experience and decided to make a puppet and name it Pinocchio.

As the carpenter kept on making its body parts one by one, it started using them with various playful and naughty movements. On completion, the carpenter sent him to school. However, Pinocchio used to run away from school as everyone mocked at him. And on asking, it lied and his nose kept on growing with each lie. At last, Pinocchio decided not to lie again and was happy to be a real boy.

Why Should Students of Class 4 Read NCERT English Book Marigold?

It is not easy to make students of class 4 students realise the importance of the English language. Therefore, NCERT books for class 4 English has to be presented in such a way that students find interest to read the book. Following are some points that have made these NCERT books most recommended by teachers.

• Choice of Literary Pieces

From the above discussion, you have come to know about all the literary works of this Marigold book 4th standard. These poems and prose are perfect for students of class 4. By learning these literary works, students can grow their moral principle and get an idea about what is ethically right or wrong. Literature is not only to provide ideation about the language but also acts as a mirror of society, culture, heritage, fundamental principles. And for a healthy community, its children need to grow with all these. Thus, these NCERT English books are the best options for kids.

• Eye - Catching Illustrations

Moreover, English Marigold class 4 book is designed with eye-catching and engaging images and illustrations with every chapter. These visual contents act as interest and concentration builder for students. Also, these illustrations help them to imagine the characters of the stories. This way, students gradually get closer to the subject and learn quickly and willingly. Hence, it becomes easy for them to score better in English.

• A Series of Exercises

As you know, practice makes everything perfect. So, NCERT set a series of question along with each chapter. While solving these questions, students can realise how well they have understood the underlined concept of the chapter. Furthermore, these exercises also give an idea about the question pattern of the upcoming exams. So, students can move a step ahead with their exam preparation.

• Simple Language

While learning English literature, students must need to understand the perspective of the writer. Thus, English Marigold book class 4 gives a critic note on every chapter for students’ convenience. Moreover, these books use the most straightforward language, so students do not find any challenge to understand the concept of the chapter. It helps them to understand the writer’s perspective and improvise it as per the present socio-economic situation from a young age.

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