NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Chapter 11 a Journey to the Magical Mountains (PDF) – 2027

In short: Minam’s grandfather, once a Sherpa, takes her on a day-long walk into the Himalayas. They see a river, yaks and snow, and he shows her Mount Everest. At home, Minam promises to protect the mountains.

Minam was a young girl who lived in a small village at the foot of the mighty Himalayas.

She enjoyed listening to her grandfather’s stories about the mountains. She also enjoyed going on long walks with him.

One sunny morning her grandfather said, “Minam, you have become strong, and you can walk for a long distance. Today, I will take you on a special journey to the mountains. We’ll see the beauty of the Himalayas up close!”

Minam packed some rotis with achaar, two water bottles and apples, her favourite fruit.

They stopped at a small river with clear water. Her grandfather said, “This is where we will have our lunch.”

What they did there:

• They sat by the river and ate their rotis.
• They watched the fish swim in the clear water.
• Minam dipped her feet in the cool water.
• She laughed with joy while eating an apple.

Minam was amazed. The story says, “Minam had never seen so much snow before!”

She did not just look at it. She played in it. She and her grandfather made a small snowman. They laughed and played together, “making memories Minam would value forever”.

Minam promised to take care of the mountains and to share their magic with everyone she met.

The promise came from something her grandfather had just said: “The mountains are truly magical, Minam. They teach us about strength, beauty, and the wonders of nature. Always remember to respect and protect them.”

My grandmother teaches me special things. She knows the names of many plants in our garden. She has taught me to water them in the evening. Last week she showed me how to plant a tulsi cutting in a pot. I like learning from her.

In my village the buffalo is very important. It gives us milk every morning and evening. My mother makes curd and ghee from that milk. Its dung is dried and used as fuel.

The pond behind our school should be protected. People throw plastic bags and wrappers into it, and the water has become dirty. With my friends, I would put a dustbin near the pond. We would make a poster: “Please do not throw waste in the pond.” Once a month our class could clean its bank.

1 — b) Apples

When Minam packs her bag, the story says she took “her favourite fruit, apples”. Later, by the river, she “laughed with joy while eating an apple”.

2 — c) River

“After a while, they reached a small river with clear water. Minam’s grandfather said, ‘This is where we will have our lunch.’”

They sat by the river, ate their rotis and watched the fish swim.

3 — a) Yaks

As Minam and her grandfather climbed higher, “soon they could see yaks”. Her grandfather said, “Yaks are very important to the people living in the mountains. They give us milk, wool, and help carry heavy loads.”

4 — e) Mount Everest

From the top of the hill, Minam’s grandfather “pointed to the highest mountain and said, ‘That is Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Many brave people have tried to climb it.’”

5 — d) Mountain goats

On the way down they “saw a family of mountain goats jumping from rock to rock”. Minam’s grandfather explained, “These goats are good at climbing. They can go to places where it’s very hard for people to reach.”

Minam saw the tall peaks of the Himalayas.

From the hilltop, “Minam could see the huge peaks of the Himalayas shining in the sun”.

Her grandfather was once a Sherpa.

The very first page tells us this: Minam loved listening to stories “from her grandfather, who was once a Sherpa”.

They went on a long journey to the mountains.

Her grandfather had promised, “Today, I will take you on a special journey to the mountains.”

Yaks are used by mountain people to carry heavy loads.

She and her grandfather made a small snowman.

The story says, “She and her grandfather made a small snowman. They laughed and played, making memories Minam would value forever.”

The day created beautiful memories for Minam.

The story uses the same word: they were “making memories Minam would value forever”.

1 Down — PEAK (4 letters)

2 Across — SHERPA (6 letters)

3 Down — HIMALAYAS (9 letters)

4 Down — SNOW (4 letters)

5 Across — VALLEY (6 letters)

6 Down — YAK (3 letters)

7 Across — JOURNEY (7 letters)

Here is the whole puzzle, solved:

1 — d) The tallest mountain range in the world

The Himalayas are the great line of mountains at whose foot Minam’s village stands. Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is one of their peaks.

2 — a) Guides and helpers in mountain climbing

A Sherpa shows climbers the way up the Himalayas and helps carry their things. Minam’s grandfather was once a Sherpa, so he could take her safely into the mountains.

Your own sentence: The Sherpa walked ahead and warned us about the loose stones.

3 — c) A series of connected events or travel from one place to another

A journey is travelling from one place to another. Minam’s journey took her from her village, up past a river and yaks and snow, to a hilltop and back again.

4 — b) Large, strong animals found in mountains

Yaks live high in the mountains. They give milk and wool, and they carry heavy loads for the people there.

5 — e) Something wonderful, amazing, or enchanting

Magical is in the title of the chapter. Minam thanks her grandfather “for taking me to the magical mountains”, and he replies, “The mountains are truly magical.”

6 — f) Things we remember and cherish

Memories are the happy things we keep in our mind long afterwards. Minam and her grandfather were “making memories Minam would value forever” as they played in the snow.

1 — b) Mouth → the mouth of the river

The mouth of a river is the place where it ends and pours its water into a sea, a lake or a bigger river.

2 — c) Arm → the arm of the chair

The arms of a chair are the two side rests where you put your own arms.

3 — d) Heart → the heart of the city

The heart of a city is its busy middle part, where the main markets, offices and old buildings are.

4 — e) Ear → an ear of corn

An ear of corn is one whole cob, with all its yellow seeds in rows.

5 — a) Eye → the eye of a needle

The eye of a needle is the tiny hole at its blunt end, through which you pass the thread.

Here are the nine words with simple dictionary meanings. Copy them into your notebook in your own handwriting.

Here is the same picture with every label written in.

She ate a sandwich because she was hungry.

Being hungry is the reason why she ate. Because is the word that gives a reason, so it is the right choice.

I wanted to go out, but it was too late.

The two halves pull against each other. I wanted to go out — and yet I could not. But is the word that shows this difference.

He was happy because he got a new toy.

Getting the new toy is the reason for his happiness. Because gives a reason.

We can go to the zoo or the aquarium.

You may also write it in full: We can go to the zoo, or we can go to the aquarium.

The sentence offers two places, and you will pick only one of them. Or is the word that gives a choice.

Aman has a pen, a pencil and an eraser.

Here there are three sentences, not two. All three add information about what Aman has, so we join them with and.

Simran loves to eat mangoes and bananas.

She loves both fruits. The second sentence simply adds one more fruit to the first, and and is the word that adds information.

He ran fast, but he missed the bus.

Running fast should have helped him catch the bus. It did not. The second half surprises us after the first, so we need but.

She stayed home because she was not feeling well.

Not feeling well is the reason why she stayed home. Because gives a reason.

I love chocolate and vanilla.

Both flavours are loved, so the second idea is added to the first. And adds information.

The baby is crying because he is hungry.

Hunger is the reason for the crying, and because gives a reason.

(a child from group B completes the sentence):

• On a bright summer morning, I went to the market with my mother.
• On a bright summer morning, the koel sat on our mango tree and sang.

(a child from group A completes the sentence):

• One day, a clever squirrel decided to hide her nuts inside an old drum.
• One day, a clever squirrel decided to make friends with the crow on the wall.

Sample chart (Yak):

• Habitat: high, cold Himalayan mountains.
• Adaptation: shaggy coat; strong hooves for icy rocks.
• Life cycle and lifestyle: eats grass; lives in herds; one calf at a time.
• Surviving the cold: thick coat keeps it warm.
• Helps people: milk, wool, carrying loads.

The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice was Santosh Yadav of India. She was born in Haryana. She reached the top of Everest in 1992 and again in 1993. She was given the Padma Shri award.