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

Author: Gauri Kshirsagar

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CHAPTER 8: REACHING GRANDMOTHER”S HOUSE

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

17^th May 11:30 pm (Night)

• After Omana’s long train journey she reached Kottayam in the night.
• Valiyamma’s house was not far from the station and they had to take two auto-rickshaws to get there.
• At Valiyamma’s house Omana was very sleepy and did not even wait to eat anything. She took a bath and slept.

18^th May (Early morning)

• Early morning Amma woke her up again. They got ready, took their luggage and went to the bus stand.
• Valiyamma’s family also came with them. They were ten people, and had a lot of luggage too!
• In the bus, the bus conductor came and Appa bought tickets for all of them.
• Omana’s family managed to get seats. As it went along, the bus got very crowded. People were sharing the seats. They also had to share their seats. (Seats are not reserved according to the ticket booked, also anyone can travel on the ticket)
• The bus had dropped them by the water side. They had to travel across the water.
• The bus dropped Omana’s family at the side of river.
• Omana was happy to get off from the bus as her legs were stiff, she could hardly stand.
• Omana’s mother explained that the ferry was used by people to cross the water and reach the other side.
• A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, vehicles and goods across a water-body.
• Everyone had to pay the fare before getting on.
• Immediately a big crowd of people started getting off – school children, men, women, all with their own packets and luggage.
• As soon as the ferry got empty, the big rush started from our side. Very soon the ferry was full. It started off again.
• As the ferry moved swiftly, she could see people, fishing, washing, bathing and working along the banks.
• Just before the sun disappeared into the water (sunset), the ferry reached the island and stopped. It was time for them to get off. At last, they reached Ammumma’s place. What a long and interesting journey it has been!
• In many parts of Kerala the ferry and other kind of boats are commonly used to travel from one place to another
• Omana travelled by auto-rickshaw, bus and ferry after she got down from the train.
• Modes of transport that require tickets to travel are bus, train and aeroplane.
• Counter-bought tickets do not mention the names of the passengers travelling.
• For commuting by a metro rail, we have to buy a ticket before our journey.
• The different vehicles used by Omana during the whole journey other than railways are bus, ferry and auto-rickshaw.
• The other family travelling with Omana got off at Kozhikode.
• Kottayam and Kozhikode are in the state of Kerala.
• A railway timetable gives details about the route of every train.
• PNR stands for Passenger Name Record.
• The person from whom we buy tickets in a bus is called a bus conductor.
• Passenger Name Record is a ten-digit number which helps us to check the status of our ticket.
• A ferry presents a cheap mode of transport as compared to bridges or tunnels.

Transport used for short distance – bicycle and auto-rickshaw

(1) 
Circle the names of all the stations in the table that are mentioned in Omana’s
diary.

Ans) Gandhidham, Ahmedabad, Valsad, Madgaon, Udipi, Kozhikode, Kottayam. 

(2) From what station did the train start?

Ans) Gandhidham.

(3) How many minutes did the train stop at Ahmedabad station?

Ans)Twenty minutes.

(4) On what day of the journey did the train reach Madgaon?

Ans)Second Day.

(5) How many hours does it take for the train to reach from Kozhikode to Kottayam?

Ans)Six hours.

(6) What is the distance that the train travelled over the whole route?

Ans)2469 kilometers.

(7) How many kilometres did Omana travel by train?

Ans)2,418 – 301= 2,117 kilometers.

Question and answers:

Q.1) Omana was travelling from Gujarat to Kerala. What were her observations as she passed from one state to the other?

Ans) Omana observed differences in the geographical features of the states through which she travelled like:

1. Different types of landforms.
2. Different types of climate.
3. Various types of clothing and eating habits according to the respective landforms.
4. Different types of transport used.

Q.2) What information do you get from a railway ticket?

Ans) Lot of information is given on a railway ticket like:

1. Passenger Name Record (PNR)
2. Train number, date of journey and distance travelled, along with the number of passengers.
3. Ticket Number
4. Class of travel with our origin and destination.
5. Coach and seat/berth numbers.
6. The gender and the age of the passengers travelling.
7. The total fare of the ticket in figures and words.
8. Name of the train.
9. Mentions when our train leaves our origin station and reaches our destination.

Q.3) What are the advantages of using a Ferry?

Ans) The advantages of using a Ferry are:

1. Ferries present a cheaper mode of transport as compared to the cost involved in building bridges or tunnels.
2. Besides carrying passengers, they sometimes carry goods or vehicles as well.
3. Some people take ferries to work regularly. It saves them from the trouble of facing the traffic hassles at peak (office) hours.
4. Ferries can take us to places where even planes can’t reach.

Q.4) What did Omana see from the ferry?

Ans) From the ferry Omana saw:

1. The rippling of the still water as the ferry moved. It was moving smoothly on the water.
2. There were rows of coconut trees on the banks of the river.
3. As the ferry moved swiftly, she could see people, fishing, washing, bathing and working along the banks.

Q.5) A railway ticket or an aeroplane ticket is different from a bus ticket. How?

Ans) A railway ticket (reserved) or an aeroplane ticket is generally meant for the person whose name is written on it. Any other person cannot travel on the ticket issued. But, on a normal bus ticket anyone can travel.

Q.6) What is a railway Time-table? What information does it provide?

Ans) A railway timetable gives details about the route of every train and the station along the route.

It provides the following information:

1. Departure and arrival time of each train, at various stations.
2. Information of the route mainly the stations along the route.
3. Distance covered between each station.
4. Source station and destination station etc.

Q.7) Why do we need to check the reservation chart and ticket before boarding a train?

Ans) We need to check the reservation chart and the ticket before boarding a train to confirm our seat number and to avoid any last- minute confusion. It also ensures that we have boarded the right coach in the right train.

Q.8) Mohan bought a railway ticket but realized that his wallet in which he had kept the ticket was missing. He went back to the counter very worried. But the officer assured him and asked him not to worry. Why?

Ans) Counter-bought tickets do not mention the names of the passengers travelling. This is a security feature. If, for example, you lose your ticket, somebody who finds your ticket will not be able to cancel it and collect the refund, unless they somehow manage to guess the passengers’ names.

Q.9) Omana left Ahmedabad on 16 May. How many hours did it take for her to reach Ammumma’s place?

Ans) From Ahmedabad it took Omana 2 ½ days (approximately 55 hours) to reach Ammumma’s place.

Q.10) How does a ferry help during the peak traffic hours?

Ans) A ferry can bypass all the traffic on the road and reach the destination faster during peak traffic hours.

Q.11) What were the problems that Omana had to face when she got off the bus?

Ans) Omana was happy to get off from the bus as her legs were stiff, she could hardly stand.

Q.12) Difference between railway ticket and railway reservation chart.

Ans)

	Railway ticket		Railway time table		Reservation chart
1	A Railway ticket is a ticketissued by the railway that enables the bearer to travel on a specific rail network.	1	A railway timetable gives details about the route of every train and the station along the route.	1	A reservation chart is a confirmation or a record of all the passengers who are about to travel in that train.
2	Contains details of the journey of passenger and PNR number	2	Does not contain details of the journey of the passenger or PNR number.	2	Contains details of all passengers travelling on a particular train.
3	Contains the details of arrival & departure time, origin and destination station of the train of the particular passenger only.	3	Contains details of arrival & departure time of all the stations where the train will stop in its route.	3	Do not contain details of the train.

Q.13) Name any four railway stations where the train stopped and what did they buy from there?

Station	What was available	What they bought
Valsad	Garam chai, Batata vada, Puri-shaak, and Thanda- doodh.	Bananas and chikoos
Madgaon		Hot tea and filled their water bottles.
Udipi		Idli-vada and bananas.

DEFINE:

1. Transportation: It is the movement of people or goods from one place to another.

• Ferry: A ferry is a type of water transport (merchant vessel) used to carry passengers and sometimes vehicles and goods, back and forth, across a body of water.

• Railway time-table: A railway timetable gives details about the route of every train and the station along the route.

• Railway ticket: A Railway ticket is a ticketissued by the railway that enables the bearer to travel on a specific rail network. 

• Reservation chart: A reservation chart is a confirmation or a record of all the passengers who are about to travel in that train. The list is usually pasted outside each coach.

• PNR: Passenger Name Record is a ten-digit number which helps us to check the status of our ticket.

• Counter-bought tickets: Counter-bought tickets are bought at the railway counters and do not mention the names of the passengers travelling.

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