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The Pitcher Plant Worksheet

The document is a worksheet for 4th standard English Literature class about the topic of pitcher plants. It contains questions for students to answer about the unique features and functions of pitcher plant leaves, which form natural jugs or traps to catch insects. Students are asked to define key words, write descriptions, and compose their own sentences. The worksheet also prompts students to research and write a factual account about the species of carnivorous pitcher plant found in India, including where it grows, its name, how it attracts insects, and why it is endangered.

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The Pitcher Plant Worksheet

The document is a worksheet for 4th standard English Literature class about the topic of pitcher plants. It contains questions for students to answer about the unique features and functions of pitcher plant leaves, which form natural jugs or traps to catch insects. Students are asked to define key words, write descriptions, and compose their own sentences. The worksheet also prompts students to research and write a factual account about the species of carnivorous pitcher plant found in India, including where it grows, its name, how it attracts insects, and why it is endangered.

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Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s

C.N.M. SCHOOL & N.D. PAREKH PRE–PRIMARY SCHOOL

Name: _______________________________ Std. IV Div: _____ Roll no: _____ Date:- ____________

Subject: English Literature Year: 2022-23 Topic: The Pitcher Plant Worksheet: 7

I) Reference to context:
“One of the oddest shapes that any plant takes, is that of the
leaves of the pitcher plant”.

Q1) Describe a special feature of the leaves of the pitcher plant.


A1) _____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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Q2) Identify the category of plants to which a pitcher plant belongs.
A2) _____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Q3) Explain why the leaves of a pitcher plant are called ‘natural jugs’.
A3) ______________________________________________________________________
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Q4) Justify the statement: “The leaves of a pitcher plant have an accidental likeness to
the shape of a pitcher or it is a clever machinery of nature.”
A4) ______________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
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Std. IV English Literature Page. 1


II) Observe the picture of the pitcher plant and list down the functions of the following
parts:

1) Lid:

2) Rim:

III) The chapter “The Pitcher Plant” is a factual account about this peculiar carnivorous
plant. Explain the meaning of the word ‘factual’ and state the genre to which this
chapter belongs.
Ans: ______________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

IV) Find out meaning of the given words and frame meaningful sentences of your own:
a) peculiarity - _______________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

b) thrive - ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Std. IV English Literature Page. 2


FACT FINDING
Find the answers to the questions given below and write a factual account about the ‘pitcher
plant’ that grows in India. Give a catchy heading to your write up.

A) Where do the pitcher plants grow in India?


B) Name the species of pitcher plant found in India.
C) How does the pitcher plant species attract insects?
D) Why is the species of pitcher plant growing in India endangered?
E) Stick a picture of the species of the pitcher plant that grows in India.
(Students can add more information}
Reference: www.india.mongabay.com

Std. IV English Literature Page. 3

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