Tom and His New Medicine | Lesson 4 | Prose | Summary | Questions | Answers

JANDKNCERT | English | Class 4th | Chant IV

 

Tom and His New Medicine | Lesson 4 | Prose | Summary | Questions | Answers

 

Short Summary

Tom was sick, and Aunt Polly gave him different strange treatments, including a strong painkiller. Tom secretly poured it out and even gave some to a cat, which went wild. Aunt Polly realised her mistake and stopped giving him medicine. The story shows that too much experimenting can be harmful.

bathe — take a bath — غسل کرنا
yard — open area beside a house — صحن
wrap — to cover — لپیٹنا
worse — more bad than before — بدتر
painkiller — medicine for pain — درد کی دوا
surprise — shock or wonder — حیرت

 

Q1. What happened to Tom?
Answer: Tom was not feeling well. He could neither eat nor sleep properly and often felt sad and tired.

Q2. What was Aunt Polly fond of?
Answer: Aunt Polly was fond of trying new medicines and treatments to cure illnesses.

Q3. Did the bathing treatment help Tom?
Answer: No, the bathing treatment did not help Tom at all. In fact, he became worse after it.

Q4. What did Aunt Polly do to cure Tom next?
Answer: Aunt Polly heard about a new medicine called a painkiller and decided to give it to Tom.

Q5. What did Tom do with the painkiller?
Answer: Tom poured the medicine into a hole in the floor when Aunt Polly wasn’t looking and later gave some to the cat.

Q6. What happened to the cat?
Answer: The cat jumped, danced, and ran madly around the room after tasting the medicine.

Q7. What did Aunt Polly see?
Answer: Aunt Polly saw the bottle, spoon, and saucer and understood what had happened.

Q8. What was Aunt Polly’s reaction?
Answer: Aunt Polly was not angry. She realised the medicine was not good and told Tom he need not take it anymore.

Q9. What lesson do we learn from the story?
Answer: The story teaches that too much experimentation can be harmful and that we should use medicines carefully.

 Worksheet for Students

Q1. Why was Tom unhappy?

Q2. What did Tom do with the painkiller?

Q3. Tick the correct one:
The cat started dancing on its (back legs / front legs)

Q4. Write meanings:
wrap, worse