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CBSE Class 4 English★ 4-5 marks through poem reading, recitation, vocabulary, -ing words, and short writing tasks in CBSE Class 4 English (Santoor)

Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation

A CBSE Class 4 English (Santoor) Unit 3 poem celebrating active, happy children — playing games, making music, and learning from mistakes. It shows that a fit body and a fit mind make a fit nation. These notes give the poem's meaning, summary, theme, vocabulary, comprehension Q&A, grammar, writing tasks, common mistakes, a practice set with answers, and quick revision.

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By the end of this chapter you'll be able to…

1Recite the poem with energy and rhythm
2Name the children in the poem and their activities
3Explain how a fit body, fit mind, and fit nation are linked
4Form -ing words (present continuous)
5Write a short response about staying fit

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Why this chapter matters

Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation links personal health to national strength. Through active children, the poem encourages exercise, music, healthy habits, and learning from mistakes, while building reading rhythm and -ing word practice.

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Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation — Class 4 English (CBSE)

From the current Class 4 English Santoor textbook, Unit 3: Fun with Games, Chapter 7. A cheerful poem about staying active and happy — and how healthy children build a healthy nation.

1. Chapter at a glance

Text type: A rhyming poem.
Main theme: A fit body and a fit mind make a fit nation.
What to notice while reading: The many children and the different activities they enjoy.

2. What the poem says

This is a faithful description of the poem's ideas for study. Read the poem in your Santoor textbook to enjoy the exact words and rhyme.

The poem shows happy, active children, each enjoying something they love:

Anant plays hockey.
Geeta practises skating, and learns from her mistakes.
Lhamo plays the guitar with a friend on the sitar.
Shabana loves cycling, and celebrates her victory.
Meena loves to sing.

Through them, the poem teaches that playing, practising, eating well, and staying happy keep our body and mind strong. And when each child is fit and learns from mistakes, they help make the whole nation strong and proud.

3. Summary

The poem celebrates children who keep active — playing games, making music, and learning by trying again. It links a fit body to a fit mind, and a fit mind to a fit nation. The message is to exercise, eat healthy food, stay positive, and learn from mistakes, because healthy, happy citizens make a strong country.

4. Theme and values

Physical fitness — play and exercise keep the body strong.
Mental well-being — a happy, positive mind matters too.
Learning from mistakes — like Geeta, we improve by trying again.
Responsibility to the nation — fit, happy people build a fit nation.

5. New words and meanings

Word	Meaning
fit	healthy and strong
active	moving and doing things, not idle
practise	to do something again and again to get better
victory	a win
nation	a country and its people

6. Let Us Think (comprehension)

Name two children in the poem and what they do. Any two: Anant plays hockey; Geeta skates; Lhamo plays the guitar; Shabana cycles; Meena sings.
What does Geeta learn while skating? She learns from her mistakes and keeps trying.
How are a fit body and a fit mind connected? A fit body helps keep the mind fit and clear; both are needed to be healthy.
What makes a "fit nation"? When its people are healthy, happy, and active, the nation becomes strong.
Write two things you do to stay fit. Answers will vary — e.g., play outdoors, eat healthy food, sleep well.

7. Language and grammar practice

Naming the activity (verbs as actions)

Match the child to the action: play hockey, skate, play the guitar, cycle, sing.

"-ing" words (present continuous)

Write the -ing form: play → playing, sing → singing, cycle → cycling, skate → skating.

8. Writing and speaking practice

Writing: Write 4–5 lines about your favourite game or activity and why it keeps you fit.
Speaking: Recite the poem with energy and a happy voice.

9. Common mistakes

Mistake: Thinking fitness means only the body. Fix: Fitness is of the body and the mind together.
Mistake: Giving up after a mistake. Fix: Like Geeta, learn from mistakes and keep trying.
Mistake: One-word answers for how/why questions. Fix: Use a full sentence with because.

10. Practice set

Name two children in the poem and their activities.
What does Geeta learn while skating?
How are a fit body and a fit mind connected?
What makes a fit nation?
Write the -ing form of play, sing, and cycle.

11. Answer key

Any two: Anant–hockey, Geeta–skating, Lhamo–guitar, Shabana–cycling, Meena–singing.
To learn from her mistakes and keep trying.
A fit body keeps the mind fit and clear; both make us healthy.
Healthy, happy, active people make the nation strong.
playing, singing, cycling.

12. Fun activity

My Fitness Plan

Make a small chart of one activity for each day this week (a game, a walk, a dance). Tick each day you do it.

13. Quick revision

Unit 3: Fun with Games · Chapter 7 · a poem about fitness.
Active children: Anant, Geeta, Lhamo, Shabana, Meena.
A fit body + a fit mind = a fit nation.
Play, practise, eat well, stay happy, and learn from mistakes.

Unit 3: Fun with Games

This chapter is part of Unit 3: Fun with Games. The three chapters in this unit are:

Chapter 7: Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation — a poem about fitness
Chapter 8: The Lagori Champions — a story about a traditional game
Chapter 9: Hekko — a folk story and game from Nagaland

Key formulas & results

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Text type

rhyming poem

Read it as a poem: notice the active children and the cheerful message.

Main theme

a fit body and a fit mind make a fit nation

Play, practise, eat well, stay happy, and learn from mistakes.

Answer habit

Use evidence from the poem

Support answers with a child and activity, such as Geeta learning from her skating mistakes.

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Common mistakes & fixes

These are the exact errors that cost students marks in board exams. Read them once, save yourself the trouble.

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✗ Thinking fitness means only the body

✓ Fitness is of the body and the mind together.

WATCH OUT

✗ Giving up after a mistake

✓ Like Geeta, learn from mistakes and keep trying.

WATCH OUT

✗ Writing one-word answers for how or why questions

✓ Use a full sentence with because.

NCERT exercises (with solutions)

Every NCERT exercise from this chapter — what it covers and how many questions to expect.

Read, observe, and discuss

Read the poem aloud and discuss the activities you enjoy before writing answers.

Questions

Notebook practice

Short answers on the children and activities, the theme, and -ing words.

Questions

Project or activity

Make a weekly fitness chart with one activity per day.

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Practice problems

Try each one yourself before tapping "Show solution". Active recall > rereading.

Q1EASY· Comprehension

Name two children in the poem and what they do.

▶ Show solution

Any two: Anant plays hockey; Geeta skates; Lhamo plays the guitar; Shabana cycles; Meena sings.

Q2MEDIUM· Comprehension

What does Geeta learn while skating?

▶ Show solution

She learns from her mistakes and keeps trying until she improves.

Q3MEDIUM· Inference

How are a fit body and a fit mind connected?

▶ Show solution

A fit body helps keep the mind fit and clear, and both are needed to be healthy.

Q4EASY· Concept

What makes a fit nation?

▶ Show solution

When its people are healthy, happy, and active, the nation becomes strong.

Q5EASY· Grammar

Write the -ing form of play, sing, and cycle.

▶ Show solution

playing, singing, cycling.

Q6HARD· Writing

Write 4-5 lines about your favourite activity and how it keeps you fit.

▶ Show solution

Mention the activity, how often you do it, and how it helps your body and mind.

5-minute revision

The whole chapter, distilled. Read this the night before the exam.

•Fit Body, Fit Mind, Fit Nation is Chapter 7 of Unit 3: Fun with Games in the Class 4 Santoor textbook.
•Text type: a cheerful rhyming poem.
•Active children: Anant, Geeta, Lhamo, Shabana, Meena.
•A fit body + a fit mind = a fit nation.
•Play, practise, eat well, stay happy, and learn from mistakes.
•Grammar focus: -ing words (present continuous).

CBSE marks blueprint

Where the marks come from in this chapter — so you can plan your prep.

Typical chapter weightage: 4-5 marks in school tests, recitation, notebooks, and activities

Question type	Marks each	Typical count	What it tests
Very Short	1	2-3	Children and activities, or -ing words
Short Answer	2	1-2	Body-mind-nation link or learning from mistakes
Activity / Recitation	3	0-1	Reciting the poem or a fitness chart

Prep strategy

Learn the children and their activities
Explain the body-mind-nation idea
Practise -ing forms of action words
Plan your own fitness activities

Where this shows up in the real world

This chapter isn't just an exam topic — it lives in the world around you.

Staying healthy

The poem encourages daily play, exercise, and healthy habits.

Growth mindset

Learning from mistakes helps children improve in any skill.

Citizenship

It links personal health to the strength of the whole nation.

Exam strategy

Battle-tested tips from teachers and toppers for this chapter.

Underline the command word: name, how, what, or recite
Name a child and activity to support answers
Form -ing words correctly (cycle to cycling)
Answer why/how questions with because

Going beyond the textbook

For olympiad aspirants and curious learners — topics that build on this chapter.

List five sports and the main body skill each builds.
Write a two-line rhyme encouraging a friend to stay active.

Where else this chapter is tested

CBSE board isn't the only one — other exams test this chapter too.

CBSE Class 4 School AssessmentHigh

Class 4 Foundation / Olympiad PracticeMedium

Recitation and Activity EvaluationHigh

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That keeping the body and mind fit through play, music, and healthy habits makes happy individuals and a strong nation.

Geeta improves at skating by learning from her mistakes, showing that effort and practice lead to success.

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