Practicing with Class 4 English Santoor Solutions Unit 3 Fun with Games Chapter 9 Hekko Class 4 Questions and Answers improves a student’s confidence in the subject.
Class 4 English Chapter 9 Hekko Question Answer
Class 4 English Hekko Question Answer
Class 4 Hekko Questions and Answers
Let us Think
A. Answer the following.
Question 1.
What does the word ‘Hekko’ mean?
Answer:
The word ‘Hekko’ means challenging the tiger.
Question 2.
What are the two teams in the game called?
Answer:
The two teams are called Aami and Aakho.
Question 3.
How many players are there in each team?
Answer:
In each team there are 11 players.
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Question 4.
What do the players in the Aami team do inside the circle?
Answer:
The Aami players stay inside the circle and form a human chain to protect themselves from being pushed out.
Question 5.
Why do you think the Aakho team (Tiger) must say ‘Joko’ when they are caught?
Answer:
The Aakho team (Tiger) must say ‘Joko’ when they are caught to show that they surrender and accept that they have been caught.
B. Think and discuss.
Question 1.
If you were playing the game Hekko, would you prefer to be in the Aami or Aakho team? Why?
Answer:
If I were playing the game Hekko, I would prefer to be in the Aami team because I enjoy working in a group and forming a human chain sounds fun.
Question 2.
If you could add a new rule to the game, what would it be? What would be the benefit of the new rule?
Answer:
If I could add a new rule to the game, it would be to add a rule where each team gets one ‘power move’ per game. This would make the game more exciting and give teams a chance to make a comeback.
Let us Learn
A. Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.
1. their/there
______ (their/there) is a beautiful park in my neighbourhood.
They completed ______ (there/their) work very fast.
Answer:
there, their
2. two/too
______ of my friends participated in the poster-making competition.
I was ______ tired after playing.
Answer:
two, too
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3. through/threw
The bowler ______ the ball towards the batsman.
I can see the clouds ______ my window pane.
Answer:
threw, through
4. caught/cot
My mother ______ me eating an ice-cream at night.
I sleep on a ______ when I am at my grandmother’s village.
Answer:
caught, cot
5. right/write
While crossing the road, look to your
______ then left, then right agian and then cross the road.
______ in a neat and legible handwriting.
Answer:
right, write
B. Look at the pictures and write their names. One has been done for you.
Answer:
st – star
ch – charger, chair
gl – glue, glass
C. Match the animals with their sounds

Answer:
| I | II |
| 1. Tiger | (c) roars |
| 2. Horse | (d) neighs |
| 3. Elephant | (b) trumpets |
| 4. Dove | (a) coos |
| 5. Goat | (f) bleats |
| 6. Monkey | (e) whoops |
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.
Last week, we ______ (visit) the park for a while. There were many children in the park. They were playing different games. My mother ______ (point) at the children playing kabbadi. On our way home, my sister ______ (jump) in a puddle and muddied everyone’s clothes. I ______ (enjoy) my visit to the park. My sister ______ (want) to go to the pond but I ______ (decide) to stay and watch the game of kabbadi.
I ______ (watch) the game for a while and then ______ (join) my mother and sister. There were many fishes in the pond. I ______ (spot) a goldfish and my sister ______ (notice) two tadpoles in the pond.
Answer:
visited, pointed, jumped, enjoyed wanted, decided, watched, joined, spotted, noticed
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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.
1. In this game, we stack seven stones on top of each other. The first team throws a ball to knock them down. After the stones are knocked down, the members of the first team hurriedly rearrange the stack while the opponent team catches the ball to quickly hit the members of the first team before the stones are restacked. If you are hit by the ball, you are out. Can you guess the name of the game?

Answer:
Lagori/Satoliyan
2. 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! The goal is to tag as many players as possible and return to their side before being caught. If the player is caught, the other team scores. Can you guess the name of this game?

Answer:
Kabaddi
3. 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, then strike it again to send it flying. Players measure how far the shorter stick travels to score points.

Answer:
Gilli danda
4. In this game, two children form an arch with their arms while others walk under it, singing a song. When the song ends, the arch drops, and the player caught joins in. It’s a fun and rhythmic game played in many parts of India.

Answer:
Posham pa
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5. In this game, children use a small round shaped glass object, aiming to knock out other glass round objects placed in a circle. Players flick the glass object with their fingers, trying to hit the target objects and win them. This is a popular outdoor game played in many parts of India.

Answer:
Kanche (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.

Answer:
Game Shadow Catchers
Time 20 minutes
Number of players 10
Material needed A stopwatch and chalk
Rules
- One player is the ‘Shadow’ and others try to tag the shadow.
- The Shadow can only move in zigzag lines drawn with chalk.
- If the shadow is tagged, the tagger becomes the new shadow.
- No player may leave the chalk path.
Foul
- Leaving the chalk line is a foul.
- Pushing or shouting during the game is not allowed.
Let us Explore
Nagaland is a land of festivals. Hornbill is one of the festivals to promote the culture of the state. Find out more about it.