Chapter 4
Ritu’s Phone
1. a) Answer the following questions:
i) What did Ritu love to do with his phone?
Answer: Ritu loved to play games and watch videos on his phone.
ii) What did Ritu say to his mother one day?
Answer: Ritu said to his mother, “Mother, I am not feeling well.”
iii) What did the doctor say to Ritu?
Answer: The doctor said to Ritu that he should spend less time on his phone and play outside more.
iv) How did Ritu spend his leisure time?
Answer: Ritu spent most of his leisure time playing on his phone.
v) What affected Ritu’s health?
Answer: Spending too much time on his phone affected Ritu’s health, especially his eyes.
2. b) Write down the answers of the following questions:
i) “Mother, I am not feeling well…” Who is ‘T’ referred to here?
Answer: ‘T’ referred to here is Ritu.
ii) “Ritu’s mother took him to a doctor….” Who took whom to a doctor?
Answer: Ritu’s mother took Ritu to a doctor.
iii) “She told the doctor about Ritu’s…” Who is ‘she’ referred to here?
Answer: ‘She’ referred to here is Ritu’s mother.
iv) What did the doctor say to Ritu?
Answer: The doctor told Ritu to spend less time on his phone and go out to play more.
2. c) Read the following statements. Write True or False:
1) Ritu’s mother spent too much time on her mobile phone.
Answer: False
2) The doctor advised Ritu to spend less time on his phone.
Answer: True
3) Ritu did not play with his friends because he was on his phone.
Answer: True
4) Ritu’s eyes felt tired because of reading storybooks.
Answer: False
5) Ritu realized his mistake.
Answer: True
Answer the following questions orally:
1) Where did Ritu and his father go?
Answer: Ritu and his father went to a fair.
2) What did Ritu buy for his sister?
Answer: Ritu bought balloons, a colourful hat, and bangles for his sister.
3) How did Ritu’s father pay the bills?
Answer: Ritu’s father paid the bills using his mobile phone (digital payment by scanning QR code).
4) What did Ritu’s father say to him while returning home?
Answer: He said, “If we use our mobile phone for good things, it is a blessing for us.”
5) Match the sentences with correct numbers:
Father is cleaning the fridge. → 1
Mother is offering water. → 2
Grandfather is reading a newspaper. → 3
Grandmother is knitting a muffler. → 4
Ritu is colouring a picture. → 5 (already done)
Ritu’s sister is playing a guitar. → 6