CBSE Class 4 EVS – Looking around – Takshila-DPS Pune- Patna-Coimbatore

Author: Gauri Kshirsagar

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CHAPTER 6: OMANA’S JOURNEY

Important Points which can be asked as ‘Fill in the Blanks’ or ‘MCQs’:

• Omana’s father had gone to book train tickets for both the families.
• Omana and her family were travelling from Ahmedabad in Gujrat to Kottayam in Kerala.
• When a train moves at a very high speed, things outside seem to be running in the opposite direction.
• Gandhidham, Ahmedabad and Valsad are all in the state of Gujarat.
• The underground trains are called Metro, Tube, and Subways.
• Radha fell down from her bicycle and fractured her right leg and it was put in plaster cast.
• The doctor said that Radha should not move her leg for 6 weeks.
• Omana passed her time on the train by writing her diary, looking out of the window and eating meals.
• Omana boarded the train on the date of 16^th May at the station of Ahmedabad
• Omana and Radha were best friends.
• Omana and Radha were going on a train trip to Kerala.
• Omana was going to her grandmother’s house and Radha was going with her family for a holiday.

16^th May – 11:35am

• It was 16th May; Omana reached Ahmedabad station with Amma, Appa and Unni.
• As soon as they had reached the station they checked their names on the reservation chart.
• Soon the train reached the platform.
• They saw that the coach was already full.
• The train had started early in the morning from Gandhidham, in Kutch (Gujarat).
• They somehow managed to get in the train, find their seats and put their luggage under them.

• After some time the ticket collector came and checked their tickets to see that we were in our proper seats or not.
  • Amma and Appa had the lower berths.
  • Unni and Omana had the middle berths.
  • Two college students had the upper berths.
  • A family with two children had the other berths.

16^th May 4:30pm

• They passed a station called Valsad.
• The train stopped for only two minutes, but even for the short time, there was so much noise.
• People were selling Garam chai, Batata vada, Puri-shaak, and Thanda- doodh.
• Omana’s family quickly bought some bananas and chikoos through the window itself.

16^th May 8:30pm

• Omana made some friends. They are Sunil and Ann.
• Sunil and Ann are going to their grandmother’s house in Kozhikode. Sunil has given Omana some story books to read.
• Kozhikode is in the state of Kerala.
• Omana went to brush her teeth, but there was no water in the bathroom. Somebody said that it will only be filled at the next big station.

Special means of transport:

1. In villages, bullock carts are common.
2. In hilly areas mules, donkeys and horses are used.
3. In deserts, camels or camel carts are used for transport.
4. In forests, elephants are used.
5. In developed villages, tractors are also used.

How many types of transport can you observe around you? How are they different from each other?

	Land transport		Air transport		Water transport
1	There are two means of land transport- roads and railways	1	Air transport includes airplane, helicopter, space shuttle etc.	1	Water transport includes boats, steamers and ships.
2	Roads and railways connect different places.	2	They are used to travel very long distances in the shortest period of time.	2	They are mainly used by people living near water bodies such as rivers, lakes and sea.
3	They also help us to transport food grains, medicines and other products.	3	Air transport is the fastest, but also the most expensive mode of shipping.	3	Water transport is the cheapest mode of transport for long distance travel.

Why is road considered to be the best means of transport? Why?

Ans)

1. The biggest advantage that roads have over the other means of transport is that goods of any type can be taken right up to the final point where they need to be delivered.
2. This is possible because roads can be built in all places even in the remotest areas (situated a long way away, distant).

Name the various people you find employed at the railway station.

1. Station Master- Station Master is the head or overall in-charge of the functioning of the station.
2. Ticket Collector – A Ticket Collector checks the tickets and sees whether the passengers are sitting in their proper places or not.
3. Guard – The Guard signals the trains to start or stop.
4. Railway Police- The railway policeprovide security to the trains and passengers at the stations.
5. Sweeper– A sweeper cleans the trains and the platforms.
6. Coolie/porter– A Porter helps the people to carry their luggage.

Question and answers:

Q.1) Omana had to travel alone to Kerala. Why?

Ans) 

1. Omana and her best friend Radha were very excited as they were going on a train trip to Kerala. Omana was going to her grandmother’s house and Radha was going with her family for a holiday.
2. Then, just two days before their journey, Radha fell down from her bicycle and fractured her right leg. Her leg was put in plaster. The doctor said that she should not move her leg for six weeks.
3. Radha’s family had to cancel their tickets. The two friends were very sad. They had made so many plans about what they would do together on the trip.

Q.2) Why was there so much confusion when the train reached Ahmedabad?

Ans) There was a lot of confusion when the train reached Ahmedabad because some people were getting off at the station and at the same time others were pushing in and trying to put their luggage inside, all from one door.

Q.3) If your train is moving from east to west, in which direction will the objects outside move?

Ans) When a train moves at a very high speed, things outside seem to be moving in the opposite direction. So if the train is moving from east to west, the objects outside move west to east.

Q.4) What food items had Amma packed in the tiffin box?

Ans) Amma had packed lot of food – dhokla with chutney, lemon rice, and some mithai.

Q.5) What idea did Radha’s Amma give to Omana?

Ans) Radha’s Amma asked Omana to write down everything about her trip in a diary. This way, when she came back, Radha could read all about her trip. This way she will not forget anything and it will also help her to pass the time on the train. Both the friends thought this was a good idea. Omana went home and found a notebook with blank pages to write all about her journey.

Q.6) Why do you think there was no water in the bathroom of the train in which Omana was travelling?

Ans) There was no water in the bathroom of the train because

1. the stored water must have been used by many passengers
2. and also there could be a possibility that the tap in the bathroom was leaking, so all the water had been wasted.

Q.7) Imagine that you are going on a long train journey. What are the things that you would carry with you to pass your time?

Ans: I would carry some story books, playing cards, games like snakes and ladders which I can play with my family. I would also carry a diary in which I could write about the scenery and the people whom I observe from the window.

Q.8) What did Omana see outside the window on the first day of the journey?

Ans) After lunch some people slept, but Omana was not sleepy. She kept looking out of the window. She saw the following:

1. She saw many fields, but they all were brown and dry.
2. Sometimes they passed small villages. They seemed to be flying by.
3. Earlier it was really hot. Now that it was evening, there was some breeze.
4. The sun is slowly setting and the sky had turned orange. Omana had never seen it look like this in Ahmedabad.
5. They passed a station called Valsad.
   1. The train stopped for only two minutes, but even for the short time, there was so much noise.
   1. People were selling Garam chai, Batata vada, Puri-shaak, and Thanda-doodh.
   1. People were selling and buying food on the platform.
   1. Omana’s family quickly bought some bananas and chikoos through the window itself.

Q.9) What happened on the first day of journey?

Ans)  

1. It was 16th May, Omana reached Ahmedabad station with Amma, Appa and Unni. There was a lot of rush at the railway station. Somehow they managed to get inside the coach and sit on their places.
2. The train had started early in the morning from Gandhidham in  Kutch (Gujarat). The train then crossed a few stations like Ahmedabad and Valsad, all in the state of Gujarat.
3. The common food items sold in these stations were garam chai, batata-vada, puri-shaak, thanda-doodh (food items of Gujarat).
4. The fields outside were brown and dry.

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