AP 4th Class English Textbook Answers – 4. Swami Vivekananda (2026-27)

4 Swami Vivekananda

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Activity 1 - Look at the picture and answer the following questions.

• 1. What do you see in the picture?
  I see school children sitting around a table reading books and looking at posters of Swami Vivekananda and National Youth Day.
• 2. What are the children doing?
  The children are reading books and discussing with each other.
• 3. Identify the person in the poster on the wall?
  The person in the poster on the wall is Swami Vivekananda.
• 4. Do you know about him....?
  Yes, he was a great spiritual leader of India who inspired the youth with his teachings.

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Activity 2 - Answer the following questions:

• 1. Who were the parents of Vivekananda?
  Viswanath Dutta and Bhuvaneswari Devi were the parents of Vivekananda.
• 2. How was he called in his childhood?
  He was called Narendra in his childhood.
• 3. What did he say to the teacher who punished him?
  He said, "I've not committed any error, sir, I am sure what I said is right."
• 4. How did his mother console him?
  His mother consoled him by saying, "My son, why do you worry if you are right? Always follow the truth, whatever may happen."
• 5. Whose teachings inspired him?
  The teachings of the Bhagavad Gita and his teacher Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa inspired him.
• 6. List out the qualties of Swami Vivekananda that inspired you.
  Fearlessness, courage, truthfulness, presence of mind, and love for mankind are the qualities that inspired me.

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Activity 3 - Choose the correct answer.

• 1. Vivekananda's favourite game was ________________.
  a) Kabaddi

  b) Football

  c) The King and his Court
  Answer: c) The King and his Court
• 2. Narendra was born in ____________________.
  a) Howrah

  b) Chennai

  c) Simulia
  Answer: c) Simulia
• 3. His mother used to narrate stories from _______________.
  a) The Vedas

  b) The Bible

  c) The Ramayana and the Mahabharata
  Answer: c) The Ramayana and the Mahabharata

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Activity 5 - Choose the contextual meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences.

• 1. He narrated everything to his mother.
  A) say

  B) tell

  C) told
  Answer: C) told
• 2. Narendra is known for his intelligence.
  A) cleverness

  B) bold

  C) active
  Answer: A) cleverness
• 3. The passenger forgot his luggage in the train.
  A) recall

  B) reinforce

  C) failed to remember
  Answer: C) failed to remember
• 4. Our teacher observed the posture of the new student, who is very disobedient.
  A) poster

  B) structure

  C) pose
  Answer: C) pose
• 5. When the teacher realized his mistake, he regretted it.
  A) felt sorry

  B) felt happy

  C) joyful
  Answer: A) felt sorry

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Activity 6 - Fill in the blanks using details given in the table above with prepositions of time.

• 1. Leela has dance practice at 7 o'clock in the morning on Tuesday.
• 2. Leela plays cricket at 5 pm.
• 3. Leela goes to the music class at 7 o'clock in the evening on Thursday.
• 4. On Friday, Leela watches cartoons.
• 5. Leela reads stories at night.
• 6. Leela plays with her friends at 6 o'clock in the evening on Sunday.

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Activity 7 - Choose the correct answer.

• 1. Where was Sri. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa born?
  a) In a small village in Andhra Pradesh.

  b) In a big city in India.

  c) In a small village in West Bengal
  Answer: c) In a small village in West Bengal
• 2. Sri. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa compared religions to….
  a) oceans

  b) lakes

  c) rivers
  Answer: c) rivers
• 3. Who was the disciple of Sri. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa?
  a) Vivekananda

  b) Mahatma Gandhi

  c) Rabindranath Tagore
  Answer: a) Vivekananda
• 4. What did Sri. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa teach Vivekananda?
  a) to find a teacher

  b) to become wealthy

  c) to find peace.
  Answer: c) to find peace.

Activity 9 - Biographical Note

• Now, write a biographical note of any one of your friends collecting the information for the item given below. (Name, place of birth, date of birth, parents, studies, achievements)
  My friend's name is Rahul. He was born on 15th August 2014 in Guntur. His father is Mr. Rajesh and his mother is Mrs. Lakshmi. He is studying in Class 4. He is very good at studies and won the first prize in the school running race competition.

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Poem: Nation's Strength - Answer the following questions:

• 1. Who can make a nation strong?
  Brave men who stand for truth and honour can make a nation strong.
• 2. What cannot make a nation great?
  Gold (wealth) cannot make a nation great.
• 3. What do brave men stand fast for?
  Brave men stand fast for truth and honour's sake.
• 4. What do brave men build?
  Brave men build a nation's pillars deep and lift them to the sky.
• 5. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
  make - sake
  strong - long
  sleep - deep
  fly - sky

Read the words and place them under the correct heading.

Good Qualities	Bad Qualities
1. kind	1. foolish
2. brave	2. timid
3. active	3. impolite
4. polite	4. dull
5. wise	5. unkind

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Let us Practise

• 1. The word 'Kind' means:__________.
  A) rude

  B) helpful and loving

  C) angry

  D) lazy
  Answer: B) helpful and loving
• 2. Add a prefix to make the opposite: e.g. Happy X Unhappy.
  Kind X Unkind.
• 3. Match the word to the action:

  A	Ans	B
  i. brave	( b )	(a) telling the truth
  ii. honest	( a )	(b) not being afraid

• 4. Circle the words that show 'Good Manners':
  rude, polite, help, scream, share, fight.
  polite, help, share
• 5. Create sentences using these value words: courage, truth, help, respect.
  1. Courage: Narendra showed great courage in difficult situations.
  2. Truth: We should always follow the truth.
  3. Help: We must help the poor and needy people.
  4. Respect: We should respect our teachers and parents.
• 6. Choose the correct word that fits into BOTH blanks given below:
  1. Narendranath always stood for what was ______. (correct)
  2. Turn ______ at the end of the street to reach the temple. (direction)
  A) left

  B) wrong

  C) right

  D) straight
  Answer: C) right
• 7. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
  "Swami Vivekananda often woke up early to meditate ______ dawn."
  A) on

  B) at

  C) in

  D) to
  Answer: B) at
• 8. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
  "Swami Vivekananda was born ______ 12th January 1863."
  A) in

  B) at

  C) on

  D) of
  Answer: C) on
• 9. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
  "He gave his famous speech in Chicago ______ the year 1893."
  A) on

  B) at

  C) by

  D) in
  Answer: D) in
• 10. Match the Good Qualities in List A with their opposite Bad Qualities in List B.

  Good Qualities	Ans	Bad Qualities
  1. Brave	( b )	a. Cruel
  2. Honest	( c )	b. Coward
  3. Kind	( a )	c. Dishonest

• 11. What was the childhood name of Swami Vivekananda?
  A) Narendra

  B) Siddhartha

  C) Gandhi

  D) Krishna
  Answer: A) Narendra
• 12. Swami Vivekananda was brave. Describe the incident where he helped the child from the carriage/horse.
  When an uncontrolled horse carriage was rushing dangerously towards a child on the road, Narendra bravely jumped forward, caught the reins of the running horses with great courage, and saved the child's life without caring for his own safety.
• 13. "Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached." What does this famous quote by Swami Vivekananda mean to you as a student?
  As a student, it means we should wake up to our duties, work hard without losing focus, and never give up until we achieve success in our studies and goals.
• 14. Which is a kind thing to say?
  A) "Move away!"

  B) "Can I help you?"
  Answer: B) "Can I help you?"
• 15. Complete the Biographical sketch of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam by filling in the blanks with the correct information. (Gather the information on your own)
  
  Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October 1931 at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu. His full name was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. He was a great scientist. He is popularly known as the 'Missile Man of India'. He served as the 11th President of India. He wrote famous books like 'Wings of Fire' and 'Ignited Minds'. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. He passed away on July 27, 2015.
• 16. According to the first line of the poem, what is it that cannot make a people great and strong?
  A) Hard work

  B) Gold (Money)

  C) Brave men

  D) Truth
  Answer: B) Gold (Money)
• 17. The poet says that brave men do something special for the sake of "Truth and Honour." What do they do?
  A) They run away quickly.

  B) They sleep all day.

  C) They stand fast and suffer long.

  D) They build houses of gold.
  Answer: C) They stand fast and suffer long.
• 18. Complete the line from the poem:
  "They build a nation’s pillars deep, and lift them to the sky."
• 19. The poet says, "brave men work while others sleep". Write one sentence explaining what makes these men different from others in your own words.
  Brave men are dedicated and work tirelessly for the nation when others are resting or giving up.