NCERT Solutions for Class 4 English Chapter 8 the Lagori Champions (PDF) – 2027

Imran joined the group in the end.

The children were already talking about Lagori. Nidhi had just begun to explain the game. Then the book says, (Imran joins them).

Seven stones are used, and they are flat stones.

Nidhi says, “Lagori is actually a game of seven stones.” Imran then says, “In Lagori the seven flat stones are stacked one above the other.”

In Rajasthan. Prakash says, “In Rajasthan, we call this game Satoliya.”

The ‘Green Warriors’. They come from the village near Sundarpur.

Ravi tells Prakash, “we are playing this match with the ‘Green Warriors’ team from the nearby village.”

The referee blew the whistle to start the match.

Part II opens like this: “The next day, all children gathered for the match. The referee blew the whistle and Deepa took the first shot.”

Deepa took the first shot. She is the captain of the Sundarpur Tigers.

The book says, “The referee blew the whistle and Deepa took the first shot. She threw the ball straight at the stack, and the stones scattered. Everyone cheered.”

Prakash set the seventh stone on top of the pile. That completed the stack.

The book says, “The Green Warriors tried one last time to hit Ravi with the ball. Before that, Prakash came and set the seventh stone on top. The final whistle blew.”

The players of both teams shook hands — the Sundarpur Tigers and the Green Warriors.

Why: to appreciate each other for a good game. Both teams had played well and fairly, and shaking hands showed that they were still friends.

Lagori is a team game of seven flat stones and a ball.

How it is played:

1. A boundary is marked. Players stay inside it.
2. Seven flat stones are stacked in the centre.
3. One team knocks the pile down with a ball.
4. That team then rebuilds the stack.
5. The other team throws the ball at them; they must dodge it.

Deepa’s team is the Sundarpur Tigers. She is its captain.

They are competing against the ‘Green Warriors’, a team from the nearby village.

Because Prakash is a good runner.

Guneet said, “We should include Prakash in our team; he’s a good runner.” Deepa agreed straight away: “Yes, he is quick.”

Nidhi and Imran told Prakash about Lagori. Nidhi said it is a game of seven stones, and Imran explained how it is played.

Prakash calls it Satoliya. He says, “In Rajasthan, we call this game Satoliya.”

The villagers clapped and cheered for the teams, and everybody celebrated together.

The book says, “The villagers clapped and cheered the teams. The Refree lifted the hands of both the captains and everyone celebrated with laughter and joy.”

They did so to praise both teams for a good, fair game. Both teams played well, and at the end they shook hands and appreciated each other.

Teamwork helps because the work is shared. In the Lagori match, Ravi, Deepa, Nidhi and Prakash each put back one or two stones. Nobody could have rebuilt all seven alone. Teammates also warn each other — Imran warned Deepa about the ball.

This asks for your own view. Either answer is right if you give a reason.

False.

In Sundarpur village the game is called Lagori. Satoliya is the name used in Rajasthan.

False.

Ravi plays for the Sundarpur Tigers. He says, “we are playing this match with the ‘Green Warriors’ team” — the word we shows he is on the other side.

True.

The book says, “Before that, Prakash came and set the seventh stone on top. The final whistle blew.”

False. Imran helped Deepa, not Nidhi.

Imran called out, “Deepa, watch out! Here comes the ball.” Deepa answered, “Thanks Imran! I dodged the ball just in time.”

True.

The moment the final whistle blew, the referee said, “The Sundarpur Tigers have won!”

Ravi came running with sweat dripping down his face.

The sentence is taken straight from Part II of the story, on page 77.

Deepa is the captain of Sundarpur Tigers.

Guneet tells Prakash, “our Lagori team is called by the name of Sundarpur Tigers and our friend Deepa is our captain.”

The Lagori match reminded everyone of the simple joys of togetherness and teamwork.

The last line of the story is: “The Lagori match had brought the villagers together, reminding everyone of the simple joys of teamwork.” The two blanks come from those two words.

Put the numbers in the little brackets like this:

Circle tiny.

Large means big in size. Huge and big mean the same thing. Tiny means very small, so it is the odd one out.

Circle ignored.

Praised means said good things about somebody. Celebrated and cheered also show happiness. Ignored means took no notice at all.

Circle center.

The margin is the blank strip along the edge of a page. Boundary and border also mean an edge. The centre is the middle — the opposite of an edge.

Circle playground.

A contest is an event in which two sides play against each other. A match is exactly that, and an activity is also something that is done. But a playground is a place, not an event.

Circle calm.

A jolt is a sudden shake or start that gives you a fright. Shock and disturbance are close to it. Calm means quiet and peaceful.

Circle ruin.

To repair is to put something right again. Rebuild and mend mean the same kind of thing. To ruin is to spoil something completely.

Circle disliked.

Most-liked means the one you like best. Favourite means the same, and beloved means much loved. Disliked means not liked at all.

Circle friend.

A rival is the person you play against. Opponent and competitor mean the same. A friend is someone who is on your side, so it does not mean the same as rival.

The word is OUTSIDE.

How to find it: The hint says “beyond a boundary”. Anything past the boundary line is outside. Now check the letters: O, U, T, S, I, D, E — all seven are there, and none is left over.

The word is WAVE.

How to find it: Only four letters, and a word needs a vowel between them. Try the W first: W–A–V–E fits both the letters and the hint.

The word is MATCH.

How to find it: The hint says two teams play against each other. That is a match. The letters M, A, T, C, H are all there. Match is also one of the New Words on page 80.

The word is COUSIN.

How to find it: Your uncle’s or aunt’s child is your cousin. Check the six letters: C, O, U, S, I, N. They all fit.

The word that does not fit is reading.

Football, basketball, running and swimming are all sports. Reading is something you do with a book. It is not a sport, so it does not belong in this list.

The word that does not fit is swimming.

The sentence says “in the playground”. Gilli Danda, hide and seek, Satoliya, hopscotch, skipping and hockey can all be played on a playground. Swimming needs water — a pool, a river or a pond.

The word that does not fit is knitting.

Kabaddi, basketball, badminton, kho-kho and Lagori are all games you play. Knitting is making cloth with wool and needles. You do not play knitting.

The word that does not fit is writing.

Climbing, sprinting, jumping and stretching all move your whole body. They belong in a sports class. Writing is done sitting at a desk, with only your hand moving.

The word that does not fit is skipping.

Cricket, hockey, tennis and volleyball are all played with a ball. Skipping is played with a rope.

This is a speaking game, not a writing exercise. You walk round the class, ask your friends questions, and write a name under each box.

Talk about a real game in your own place. Here is a sample.

The word already done for you is REFEREE. It is in the 7th column, reading downwards from the top row.

Every hidden word here reads either down the column or up the column or across a row. Here are ten more — you only need six.

Here is one sentence for each word you found. Write your own after reading these.

The field is marked with a boundary.

How to build it:

1. Find the naming word first — field. Put the in front of it: The field.
2. Find the doing part — is marked.
3. The rest tells us how: with a boundary.

Everybody looked at Prakash with surprise.

How to build it: Ask who did something — Everybody. Then what they did — looked. Then at whom — at Prakash. Then how — with surprise.

I saw a peacock dancing in the rain.

How to build it:

1. Who? — I.
2. Did what? — saw.
3. Saw what? — a peacock.
4. Doing what? — dancing.
5. Where? — in the rain.

There are white and grey clouds in the sky.

How to build it: The words there and are go together at the start — There are. Then say what there are: white and grey clouds. Then where: in the sky.

Plants need fresh water every day.

How to build it: Who? — Plants. Need what? — fresh water. How often? — every day.

Tick the box under Sentence.

“My name is Sonam.” tells us something. It does not ask anything, and it ends with a full stop.

Tick the box under Question.

“What is your name?” asks something, and it ends with a question mark. The book itself gives this very line as an example of a question on page 86.

Tick the box under Question.

It begins with the question word Where, it asks for information, and it ends with a question mark.

Tick the box under Sentence.

It tells us about the flower. Nothing is being asked, and the line ends with a full stop.

Tick the box under Sentence.

It tells us the colour of the shirt and ends with a full stop.

Make the badge with your group, then tell the class about it.

Here are the eight differences. In each one, the first picture is the upper one and the second is the lower one.