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Class 4 English Chapter 9 Hekko Worksheet with Answers
Class 4 English Hekko Worksheet
Class 4 English Chapter 9 Worksheet – Class 4 Hekko Worksheet
Text Based Questions
I. Choose the correct answer from the given options.
(i) What does the word ‘Hekko’ mean?
(a) Playing in the circle
(b) Catching the tiger
(c) Challenging the tiger
(d) Feeding the tiger
Answer:
(c) Challenging the tiger
(ii) How many players are there in each Hekko team?
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
Answer:
(c) 11
(iii) What title is given to the fastest player of the Aami team?
(a) Khotiba
(b) Champion
(c) Winner
(d) Khozuba
Answer:
(d) Khozuba
(iv) When does a Hekko game end?
(a) After 5 minutes
(b) When all Aakho players are tired
(c) When players give up
(d) When a team loses all players or time ends
Answer:
(d) When a team loses all players or time ends
II. Fill in the blanks based on the story.
(i) Hekko is a game played in the _________ district of Nagaland.
(ii) The team that stays inside the circle is called _________.
(iii) When an Aakho player is caught, they must say _________ to surrender.
(iv) The strongest player in the Aakho team is called _________.
Answer:
(i) Mokokchung
(ii) Aami
(iii) Joko
(iv) Khotiba
III. Write T for True and ‘F’ for False sentences.
(i) There are 12 players in each Hekko team.
Answer:
False
(ii) The game begins with a toss to decide teams.
Answer:
True
(iii) Aakho players stay inside the circle.
Answer:
False
(iv) The game can end if all Aami members are pushed out.
Answer:
True
IV. Answer the following questions.
(i) What is the main aim of the Aakho team in the game?
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(ii) What are the three ways in which the game of Hekko can end?
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(iii) How do the Aami team members protect themselves?
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(iv) What decides which team is Aami or Aakho?
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V. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
I. “When an Aami player is pushed out of the circle, he is out and cannot enter again. The Aami team also tries to catch the players of the Aakho team by surrounding them.”
(i) What happens when an Aami player is pushed out?
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(ii) What do Aami team players do to defend themselves?
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(iii) Why do you think the circle is important in this game?
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(iv) What skills are needed to be a good Aami player?
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Let us Learn!
I. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
(i) I _________ (threw / through) the ball at my friend.
(ii) They completed _________ (their / there) homework before dinner.
(iii) My dog sleeps on a _________ (cot / caught) in summer.
(iv) Please _________ (write / right) your name on the test sheet.
(v) We were _________ (too / two) tired to play another game of Hekko.
Answer:
(i) threw
(ii) their
(iii) cot
(iv) write
(v) too
II. Match each animal with the correct sentence about its sound.
| Animal | Sentence |
| (i) Tiger | (a) This playful animal whoops and jumps from trees. |
| (ii) Goat | (b) This bird coos softly, especially in the morning. |
| (hi) Monkey | (c) This animal roars when it’s angry or hunting. |
| (iv) Dove | (d) This animal bleats and is often seen in herds. |
Answer:
| Animal | Sentence |
| (i) Tiger | (c) This animal roars when it’s angry or hunting. |
| (ii) Goat | (d) This animal bleats and is often seen in herds. |
| (hi) Monkey | (a) This playful animal whoops and jumps from trees. |
| (iv) Dove | (b) This bird coos softly, especially in the morning. |
III. Sort the following past-tense verbs into two groups: Regular (-ed) and Irregular,
jumped, saw, climbed, played, blew, helped, drank, opened
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Answer:
Irregular verbs saw, blew, drank
Regular verbs jumped, climbed, played, helped, opened
IV. Fill in the blanks with the correct past-tense verb from the above words.
(i) I _________ the door to let in some fresh air.
(ii) The wind _________ papers off the table.
(iii) We _________ football in the evening.
(iv) Riya _________ her friend with the homework.
(v) My brother _________ a tall tree to get a kite.
(vi) The children _________ with joy when they won.
(vii) Rahul _________ some water after the match.
(viii) I _________ a rainbow in the sky after the rain.
Answer:
(i) opened
(ii) blew
(iii) played
(iv) helped
(v) climbed
(vi) jumped
(vii) drank
(viii) saw
V. Look at the picture and identify the games being played.
(i) _________
(ii) _________
(iii) _________
(iv) _________
Answer:
(i) Hide and seek
(ii) Hopscotch
(iii) Gilli Danda
(iv) Marbles/Kar,cha
Let us Write!
Imagine you are a player who won the title ‘Khotiba’. Write how you feel.
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Let’s Get Creative!
Create your own local game and describe it with rules, players and fun fact
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