📌 Source note: This chapter was built from the official PCTB English Grade 4 book (SNC 2020) PDF: Unit 9, book pages 82–90, including the unit's reading text, vocabulary, grammar and writing sections, read from the official PDF. The lesson text is summarised and explained here in the guide's own words, not copied from the book; the exercise questions follow the book's exercise sections (reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and writing) and the answers are the guide's solved model answers.
📌 ماخذ: یہ باب سرکاری پی سی ٹی بی انگریزی جماعت 4 کی کتاب سے بنایا گیا ہے۔ سبق کا خلاصہ اور وضاحت گائیڈ کے اپنے الفاظ میں ہے، کتاب کا متن نقل نہیں کیا گیا۔ مشق کے سوالات کتاب کی مشق کے انداز پر ہیں اور جوابات گائیڈ کے حل شدہ نمونہ جوابات ہیں۔
This unit is about Manners. It begins with the poem Whole Duty of Children by Robert Louis Stevenson: a child should always say what is true, and speak when he is spoken to, and behave mannerly at table, at least as far as he is able. Good manners make us liked and respected everywhere.
یہ سبق آداب کے بارے میں ہے۔ اس کا آغاز رابرٹ لوئس اسٹیونسن کی نظم Whole Duty of Children سے ہوتا ہے: بچے کو ہمیشہ سچ بولنا چاہیے، جب اس سے بات کی جائے تو جواب دینا چاہیے، اور دسترخوان پر مہذب انداز سے پیش آنا چاہیے، کم از کم جتنا وہ کر سکے۔ اچھے آداب ہمیں ہر جگہ پسندیدہ اور قابل احترام بناتے ہیں۔
The poem says: A child should always say what is true, and speak when he is spoken to, and behave mannerly at table, at least as far as he is able. Before and after a meal, we should wash our hands, and we should not eat too many chocolates or speak with our mouth full.
The main idea of the poem is simple: good manners are a child's whole duty. A mannerly child is loved by parents, teachers and friends, and good manners open the door to respect and friendship.
نظم کہتی ہے: A child should always say what is true, and speak when he is spoken to, and behave mannerly at table, at least as far as he is able. کھانے سے پہلے اور بعد میں ہاتھ دھونے چاہییں، اور بہت زیادہ چاکلیٹ نہیں کھانی چاہیے اور منہ بھر کر بات نہیں کرنی چاہیے۔
نظم کا مرکزی خیال سادہ ہے: اچھے آداب بچے کا پورا فرض ہیں۔ مہذب بچہ والدین، اساتذہ اور دوستوں کا پیارا ہوتا ہے، اور اچھے آداب احترام اور دوستی کا دروازہ کھولتے ہیں۔
Behave means to act in a certain way. Mannerly means in a way that shows good manners. At least means not less than, and able means to have the skill to do something.
Similes compare a word or thing with another thing using the words as or like. Examples from poems: An emerald is as green as grass. A ruby is as red as blood. A sapphire shines as blue as heaven. A flint lies in the mud. Use the given similes in your own sentences.
Behave یعنی کسی خاص انداز سے پیش آنا۔ Mannerly یعنی اچھے آداب کے ساتھ۔ At least یعنی اس سے کم نہیں، اور able یعنی کچھ کرنے کی صلاحیت رکھنا۔
تشبیہات (Similes) کسی لفظ یا چیز کا دوسری چیز سے as یا like سے موازنہ کرتی ہیں۔ نظموں کی مثالیں: An emerald is as green as grass. A ruby is as red as blood. A sapphire shines as blue as heaven. A flint lies in the mud. دی گئی تشبیہات اپنے جملوں میں استعمال کرو۔
The -ed ending of past verbs is pronounced in three ways. /d/ after vowel sounds and b, g, l, m, n, r, v, z: loved, played, cleaned. /t/ after p, k, f, s, sh, ch: watched, helped, washed. /id/ after t and d: wanted, decided, started. Say the words and write them in the right columns.
In speaking, practise the dialogue between Sidra and her mother about breakfast and hygiene: Good morning, Mama. Good morning, dear Sidra. Mama, shall I come and help you prepare breakfast for me? Yes, I have brushed my teeth, but I have not taken a shower yet. Go and take a shower first, then I will serve you breakfast. We should always take care of our personal hygiene.
ماضی کے فعلوں کے آخر میں -ed تین طرح بولا جاتا ہے۔ /d/ حروف علت اور b, g, l, m, n, r, v, z کے بعد: loved, played, cleaned۔ /t/ p, k, f, s, sh, ch کے بعد: watched, helped, washed۔ /id/ t اور d کے بعد: wanted, decided, started۔ الفاظ بولو اور انہیں درست خانوں میں لکھو۔
بولنے میں سدرہ اور اس کی امی کے ناشتے اور صفائی کے بارے میں مکالمے کی مشق کرو: Good morning, Mama. Good morning, dear Sidra. Mama, shall I come and help you prepare breakfast for me? Yes, I have brushed my teeth, but I have not taken a shower yet. Go and take a shower first, then I will serve you breakfast. We should always take care of our personal hygiene.
Possessive pronouns show ownership: I had bought my new phone. We have sold our old house. Ali is working on his computer. We have to look after our parents. She has lost her handbag. The parrot is eating its food. Make sentences using the possessive pronouns given above.
Use should and should not to give advice: You should listen to your teacher carefully. Children should not watch a lot of television. You should not make fun of others. Children should not make fun of others. Joining words join sentences: and, but, or (A child should speak and behave mannerly. Do you want to eat pancakes or eggs for breakfast? My mother bought fruit and vegetables from the market.). Adverbs of manner tell how something happens: Sara speaks slowly. Ahmed plays the piano beautifully. They walked in the park quickly. Speak to your elders politely.
ملکیتی ضمیر ملکیت ظاہر کرتے ہیں: I had bought my new phone. We have sold our old house. Ali is working on his computer. We have to look after our parents. She has lost her handbag. The parrot is eating its food. اوپر دیے گئے ملکیتی ضمیروں سے جملے بناؤ۔
Should اور should not نصیحت کے لیے ہیں: You should listen to your teacher carefully. Children should not watch a lot of television. You should not make fun of others. Children should not make fun of others. جوڑنے والے الفاظ جملوں کو جوڑتے ہیں: and, but, or (A child should speak and behave mannerly. Do you want to eat pancakes or eggs for breakfast? My mother bought fruit and vegetables from the market.)۔ طریقے کے متعلق فعل بتاتے ہیں کہ کام کیسے ہوتا ہے: Sara speaks slowly. Ahmed plays the piano beautifully. They walked in the park quickly. Speak to your elders politely.
The central idea of a poem is the main thought the poet wants to give. Write the central idea of the poem Whole Duty of Children in your notebook: a child should always speak the truth, behave mannerly and show good manners at all times.
Then list four pairs of rhyming words and write a simple poem about Brushing Your Teeth using them (for example please → tease, turn → learn, find → kind, fuss → us). Use correct capitalisation and punctuation in your poem.
نظم کا مرکزی خیال وہ اہم سوچ ہے جو شاعر دینا چاہتا ہے۔ نظم Whole Duty of Children کا مرکزی خیال کاپی میں لکھو: بچے کو ہمیشہ سچ بولنا چاہیے، مہذب انداز سے پیش آنا چاہیے اور ہر وقت اچھے آداب دکھانے چاہییں۔
پھر ہم قافیہ الفاظ کی چار جوڑیاں لکھو اور ان سے Brushing Your Teeth پر سادہ نظم لکھو (جیسے please → tease, turn → learn, find → kind, fuss → us)۔ نظم میں بڑے حروف اور اوقاف درست رکھو۔
The questions below follow the book's exercise sections for this unit: reading comprehension, vocabulary, grammar and writing. Answers are solved model answers — read them, then try each question yourself with the book closed.
MCQ 1: How should a child behave at the table?
(b) Mannerly, as far as he is able. That is what the poem teaches.
MCQ 2: The poem 'Whole Duty of Children' was written by:
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
MCQ 3: In the poem, the child is talking about:
(b) manners. The poem is about good manners and truth.
MCQ 4: Which word has the /id/ sound of -ed?
(a) Wanted. After t and d, -ed is pronounced /id/.
MCQ 5: Choose the correct joining word: Do you want pancakes ___ eggs for breakfast?
(c) or. Or is used for a choice.
A child should behave mannerly at the table: wash hands before and after meals, sit properly, eat quietly, not speak with a full mouth, and not eat too many chocolates.
A simile compares one thing with another using 'as' or 'like'. Example: An emerald is as green as grass.
Mannerly means in a way that shows good manners.
Slowly: Sara speaks slowly. (Other examples: beautifully, politely, quickly.)
The central idea of the poem is that a child should always speak the truth, speak when spoken to, and behave mannerly at the table and everywhere else, at least as far as he is able. Good manners are a child's whole duty.
Please, please, do not tease, / Brush your teeth with gentle ease. / Turn, turn, and learn, learn, / Brush your teeth at every turn. / Find a brush that is kind, / And keep your teeth healthy and fine. (Model poem using the book's rhyming pairs.)
Manners are a child's whole duty: speak the truth, behave mannerly at the table and show respect everywhere. The unit teaches the poem by Robert Louis Stevenson, similes, the three sounds of -ed, possessive pronouns, should/should not, joining words, adverbs of manner and writing a central idea and a rhyming poem.
Revision tip: Write the three sounds of -ed with one example each, then write four similes using 'as'.
آداب بچے کا پورا فرض ہیں: سچ بولو، دسترخوان پر مہذب رہو اور ہر جگہ احترام دکھاؤ۔ اس سبق میں رابرٹ لوئس اسٹیونسن کی نظم، تشبیہات، -ed کی تین آوازیں، ملکیتی ضمیر، should/should not، جوڑنے والے الفاظ، طریقے کے متعلق فعل اور مرکزی خیال و ہم قافیہ نظم لکھنا سکھایا گیا ہے۔
دہرائی کی رہنمائی: -ed کی تین آوازیں ایک ایک مثال کے ساتھ لکھو، پھر as سے چار تشبیہات بناؤ۔
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