Reaching Grandmother’s House Class 4 Notes CBSE EVS Chapter 8 [Free PDF Download]

Summary of reaching Grandmother’s House

• This chapter describes how two best friends, Omana and Radha, were looking forward to a train journey to Kerala. 

• Omana took her family to her grandmother's house, and Radha took the family on vacation.

• Radha’s family had to cancel her vacation due to an unexpected accident with her, which broke her right leg and was stuck for six months. 

• The incident disappointed two best friends because there were so many plans for the trip. 

• Radha’s mother suddenly came up with a great idea. She encouraged Omana to keep a diary throughout the tour and elaborate on all the incidents. As a result, when Omana returns, Radha can read her diary and never miss a train. 

• Omana kept her promise to Radha and wrote about all the little things she saw and experienced on her train journey.

• In this chapter, Omana talks about how she reached her grandmother’s house from the railway station.

Omana’s Journey (17th Night)

• Omana, Unni, and their parents reached Kottayam. They went to Valiyamma’s house using an auto-rickshaw.

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Image: Auto-rickshaw

• Omana was too tired because of the trip and went to sleep after taking a bath and did not eat anything.

• After a little sleep, Omana’s and Valiyamma’s families started to go to Omana’s grandmother’s house by bus.

• Since the bus was too crowded, they shared their seats. At last, Omana thought she reached her Ammumma’s place but the bus dropped them along the riverside.

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Image: Bus

• There came a boat (ferry) which was used to carry people along the riverside and drop them on the opposite side of the river.

• People have to pay the fare to get a ride on the ferry. Once the ferry became full, it started to take off.

• Omana did not get a seat to sit but she found a place along the railing. Along the river, there were coconut trees on both sides of the river.

• Along the river banks, some people are fishing, washing clothes, and bathing.

• Just before it became dark, the ferry reached the Island.  At last, Omana reached her Ammumma’s place.

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Image: Ferry

Railway Time table

• The railway timetable displays the information regarding route and fare of every train.

• It includes the departure and arrival of all trains and the distance covered by the train.

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Image: Railway timetable

The Chapter's Central Theme is:

The following topics are covered in this chapter:

• This chapter describes your friends Omana and Radha’s vacation in Kerala. 

• It explains how Radha’s breach prevented her from participating in her journey. 

• It explains how Omana kept a diary of her journey for Radha to read and enjoy. 

• This chapter emphasizes the value of the friendship between Omana and Radha. 

• In this specific chapter, Omana talks about how she got to her grandmother's house.

Practice question

Q1: Omana travelled by different kinds of transport after she got down from the train. Can you remember what these were?

Ans: Once Omana reached the Kottayam railway station, she took an auto-rickshaw to go to Valiyamma’s place. Then she took a bus to travel to the river. Finally, she took a ferry to go to her grandmother’s house.

Q2: On which vehicles have you travelled?

Ans: I have travelled by auto, train, bus, boat, scooter, bicycle, car, metro, aeroplane, etc.

Q3: Which ride did you enjoy the most? Why?

Ans: I always used to enjoy a bike ride.

Q4: Omana left Ahmedabad on 16 May. How many hours did it take for her to reach Ammumma’s place?

Ans: Omana ported Ahmedabad on 16 May at 11: 45 am and got to her Ammumma’s place on 17 May at 11: 30 pm. It took 36 hours for Omana to reach Ammumma’s place.

Solved examples

Q1: Have you ever been on a long journey? Where did you go?

Ans: Yes. I have been on a long journey which took more than 15 hours. I went from my native (Chennai) to Tirunelveli.

Q2: Sometimes we need to buy tickets to enter a place. Can you think of such places?

Ans: We need to get a ticket for going to places like the zoo, cinema, etc.

Importance of CBSE Class 4 EVS Chapter 8 Reaching Grandmothers House

This chapter is the continuation of Omana’s train journey. This is the last phase of the travel journal she was making for her friend Radha. She got off the train with her family and took an auto-rickshaw. After completing the first phase of the road journey, her family boarded a bus and reached the seashore.

They then took a boat to reach a nearby island. Her grandmother lives on an island with other families. The last phase of her journey was fascinating. It depicts the use of different means of transport. Every sentence in this chapter contains the information about what Omana experienced after getting off the train with her family.

Focus on how she wrote everything she experienced on the way to her grandmother’s house. Use the revision notes to jot down her experiences so that you can answer the fundamental questions easily.

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