NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Chapter 9 - Hekko

Let us Think

A. Answer the following.

Q1: What does the word 'Hekko' mean?
Ans: The word 'Hekko' means "Challenging the tiger."

Q2: What are the two teams in the game called?
Ans: The two teams in the game are called Aakho and Aami.

Q3: How many players are there in each team?
Ans: There are 11 players in each team.

Q4: What do the players in the Aami team do inside the circle?
Ans: The players in the Aami team make a human chain and stay inside the circle.

Q5: Why do you think the Aakho team (Tiger) must say "Joko" when they are caught?
Ans: The Aakho team must say "Joko" because it means surrender, showing they accept they are caught and cannot continue until released.

B. Think and discuss.

Q1: If you were playing the game Hekko, would you prefer to be in the Aami or Aakho team? Why?
Ans: I would prefer to be in the Aami team because I like working together with friends to make a strong chain and catch the other team.

Q2: If you could add a new rule to the game, what would it be? What would be the benefit of the new rule?
Ans: I would add a rule that each team gets a 5-minute break in the middle of the game. The benefit is that players can rest, drink water, and play better without getting too tired.

Let us Learn

A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
1. their/there
Q1: _______ is a beautiful park in my neighbourhood.
Ans: There is a beautiful park in my neighbourhood.

Q2: They completed _______ work very fast.
Ans: They completed their work very fast.

2. two/too
Q3: ______ of my friends participated in the poster-making competition.
Ans: Two of my friends participated in the poster-making competition.

Q4: I was ______ tired after playing.
Ans: I was too tired after playing.

3. through/threw
Q5: The bowler ______ the ball towards the batsman.
Ans: The bowler threw the ball towards the batsman.

Q6: I can see the clouds ______ my window pane.
Ans: I can see the clouds through my window pane.

4. caught/cot
Q7: My mother ______ me eating an ice cream at night.
Ans: My mother caught me eating an ice cream at night.

Q8: I sleep on ______ when I am at my grandmother's village.
Ans: I sleep on a cot when I am at my grandmother's village.

5. right/write
Q9: While crossing the road, look to your _______ then left, then right again and then cross the road.
Ans: While crossing the road, look to your right then left, then right again and then cross the road.

Q10: _______ in a neat and legible handwriting.
Ans: Write in a neat and legible handwriting.

B. Look at the pictures and write their names. One has been done for you.

Ans:

C. Match the animals with their sound.

Ans: 

D. Read the following sentences. Notice the underlined words.

Once upon a time, humans and animals lived together. Aakho declared that the tigers had the first right on all the things. The humans challenged Aakho.

• The underlined words tell us that the events happened some time ago or in the past.
• In past simple tense, you can add -ed to verbs to get this form.

E. Fill in the blanks using -ed.

Let us Listen

Listen to the description of some traditional games of India. Identify each game and write its name in the space given below.
Q1: In this game, we stack seven stones on top of each other. The first team throws a ball to knock them down... Can you guess the name of the game?
Ans: The name of the game is Lagori.

Q2: In this game, there are two teams. One player from the first team crosses into the second team's side while chanting the name of the game continuously without taking a breath!... Can you guess the name of this game?
Ans: The name of the game is Kabaddi.

Q3: This game is played with two wooden sticks—a short one and a longer one. The goal is to hit the shorter stick and make it jump in the air...
Ans: The name of the game is Gilli Danda.

Q4: In this game, two children form an arch with their arms while others walk under it, singing a song...
Ans: The name of the game is London Bridge.

Q5: In this game, children use a small round-shaped glass object, aiming to knock out other round glass objects placed in a circle...
Ans: The name of the game is Marbles.

Let us Write

A. You read how the people of Nagaland made the game of Hekko. Use the space given below to write about a new game that you would like to play.
Ans: