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Class III – English – My Reader – Unit 1

Animal World

I Speak, I Say, I Talk

B2. Rearrange the jumbled letters in the following words to find animals names

(i) TCEOSYO –

(ii) YOKMNSE-

(iii) HEELPANT-

(iv) SHOESR –

(v) LICEDOROC-

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(i) TCEOSYO – coyotes

(ii) YOKMNSE- Monkey

(iii) HEELPANT- ELEPHANT

(iv) SHOESR – Horses

(v) LICEDOROC- Crocodile

B3. Match each baby with their parent

i) calf – a) dog

ii) joey – b) goat

iii) cub – c) duck

iv) kitten – d) cow

v) puppy – e) tiger

vi) duckling – f) kangaroo

vii) kid – g) cat

viii) foal – h) horse

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i) Calf          – cow

ii) joey        – kangaroo

iii) cub         – tiger

iv) kitten      – cat

v) puppy       – dog

vi) duckling  – duck

vii) kid          – goat

viii) foal       – horse

Dolphins

A4. Match the facts below in Column A with evidence from passage in Column B

Column AColumn B
i) Dolphins are not fisha) dolphins scare away a killer whale
ii) Dolphins can protect themselvesb) Dolphins are friendly, gentle and helpful.
iii) Dolphins cannot speakc) dolphins cannot breathe in water  
iv) people always like dolphinsd) when angry dolphins make loud noise with their tails But they can express themselves
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Column AColumn B
i) Dolphins are not fishc) dolphins cannot breathe in water
ii) Dolphins can protect themselvesa) dolphins scare away a killer whale
iii) Dolphins cannot speakd) when angry dolphins make loud noise with their tails But they can express themselves  
iv) people always like dolphinsb) Dolphins are friendly, gentle and helpful.

A5. State whether the statement is true or false.

i) Dolphins do not like human beings –

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Ans. False   

ii) They are water animals –

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Ans. True

iii) Dolphins catch fish with great difficulty –

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Ans. False

iv) Dolphins like to live alone –

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Ans. False

v) Dolphins are not always gentle –

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Ans. False

vi) Dolphins can express their anger –

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Ans. True 

A6. Answer the following questions

i) How do dolphins breathe?

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Ans. Dolphins breathe through a hole on top of their head.

ii) What do dolphins eat?

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Ans. Dolphins eat fish.

iii) Why do dolphins live in groups?

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Ans. Dolphins live in groups so that they can help each other.

iv) What do dolphins do when they are angry?

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Ans. Dolphins make loud noise, clapping noise with their jaws or slap the water hard with their tails.

A7) Find the words from the passage which are opposites of the words given

i) Dry –

ii) bottom –

iii) soft –

iv) sometimes –

v) rise –

vi) deep –

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i) Dry – Wet

ii) bottom – top

iii) soft – hard

iv) sometimes – often

v) rise – fall

vi) deep – shallow

A8) Look at the words given in the brackets in front of each statement. Fill in the blanks with the words.

i) As you _______, ________ shall you reap (So, sow)

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i) As you sow, so shall you reap (So, sow)

ii) Children get marks for the _________ answer they __________ (right, write)

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ii) Children get marks for the right answer they write (right, write)

iii) Madhur __________ The names of all the __________ Boys in the class (knew, new)

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iii) Madhur knew The names of all the new Boys in the class (knew, new)

iv) It is not certain ___________ the ____________ will be pleasant. (weather, whether)

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iv) It is not certain whether the weather will be pleasant. (weather, whether)

v) _________ Roads go ________ the market (to, two).

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v) Two Roads go to the market (to, two).

A9) Some children had gone for a picnic on a beach. After eating their foods, they threw some wrappers on the beach in the sea. Were they right in doing so? Why? What would you do to restore the natural beauty and cleanliness of the beach?

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Ans. No, they are not right because by throwing wrappers on the beach it can choke the aquatic animals and plants and they will be unable to breathe. So it is better to throw wrappers on the dustbin.

A10) Imagine yourself to be the woman who was saved by the dolphin. Describe in a few sentences what happened to you.

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Ans. One day, I was on a boat on the sea. A wave pushed the boat and I fell into the water. I tried my best to swim to reach the shore but I was too tired. Then a group of dolphin’s came. One dolphin took me on his back and reached the sea shore. Thus my life was saved by a dolphin.

The Canary

C3) Tick the correct answer to complete the following questions

a) A canary is

i) a water bird         ii) a small yellow bird        iii) a bird of prey

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ii) a small yellow bird

b) Molly was very happy with Somu because he

i)  took good care of her    ii) had many friends            iii) like to hear her songs

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Ans. i)  took good care of her

c) Somu lost interest in Molly because he –

i) had got a new toy gun    ii) found looking after her boring    iii) had become careless

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Ans. i) had got a new toy gun

d) Molly was lying half dead because –

i) she was sick and sleepy   ii) she was sad and unhappy   iii) she had not been fed with food and water

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Ans. iii) she had not been fed with food and water

e) ‘What a dreadful thing!’ said Somu’s mother. The dreadful thing was that –

i) Somu was ignoring Molly  

ii) Somu kept sleeping till late in the morning.

iii) Somu often left his room untidy.

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Ans. i) Somu was ignoring Molly  

C4) Explain the events with sequence of events

Ans.

1) Somu father gave him a canary on his birthday

2) Molly friends were jealous of her

3) In the beginning of the story Somu gave fresh water and seeds to Molly

4) After sometime Somu lost interest in Molly

5) Molly could not sing because she was thirsty

6) The little bird cried and her friends felt sorry for her

7) Somu mother saw Molly was lying half dead in the cage

8) Somu mother feed the little bird

9) Somu mother scolded her son

10) Somu felt sorry thereafter started taking good care of Molly

C5) i) How did Somu look after the canary initially?

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Ans. Each day he cleaned her cage, gave her seeds and fresh water.

ii) How do we know that Somu lost interest in Molly? Write three things

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1) He did not clean the cage

2)   He did not feed molly

3)   He did not give her water

iii) Why was Molly in tears?

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Ans. Molly was in tears because Somu did not gave her water and seeds.

iv) What did Somu’s mother do after she took Molly Out of her cage?

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Ans. Somu’s mother took her out of the cage, stroked her yellow feathers and also gave her seeds and water.

C6) Find words from the story which are opposite in meaning to the following:

(i) found – 

(ii) remembered – 

(iii) sad – 

(iv) stale –

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(i) found –  lost

(ii) remembered –  forget

(iii) sad –  Happy

(iv) stale – fresh

C7) You are going on a long holiday. You decide to leave your pet dog with your friend. Tell your friend four things that he needs to do to take care of your dog.

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Ans.

1) Give food on time

2) Give fresh water

3) Take it for a walk in the evening

4) Don’t leave it alone

C8) Value Based Question

Why do you think Somu started ignoring Molly? Was he right in behaving so? Explain with reasons

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Ans. Somu soon lost interest in Molly because he was busy in playing with toy gun, and he did not notice at her and it was not right behaviour because Molly was locked in the cage and she itself cannot feed herself, she depends on Somu for seeds and water but Somu did not took any notice to her.

D1. Animals and birds have occupied a central place in many of our fairy tales, folk tales and fables. Work with your partner and crack the following general knowledge quiz involving birds and animals.

i) The thirsty bird that put pebbles in a pot to drink water.

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Ans. Crow

ii) A very small animal that shares its name with a computer part.

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Ans. Mouse

iii) A popular animal found in New Zealand that is also the name of a fruit.

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Ans. Kiwi

iv) A collection of Indian animal stories written by Pandit Vishnu Sharma.

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Ans. Panchtantra

v) The mythological bird that fought with Ravanato rescue Sita.

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Ans. Jatayu

vi) The popular character in films and children’s books who has the characterstics of a small insects.

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Ans. Spiderman

The Ostrich And The Hedgehog

D3) On the basis of your reading the story, complete the following statements.

i) One beautiful morning, a hedgehog met an _____________.

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Ans. ostrich

ii) The ostrich did not greet the hedgehog because he __________________.

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Ans. felt itself a big creature

iii) It was decided to run the race at mid-day because ______________________.

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Ans. hedgehog went for breakfast as he cannot run with empty stomach.

iv) Every time the ostrich reached the end of the barley row, he found _______________.

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Ans. hedgehog

v) The hedgehogs at the end of barley rows were actually the original hedgehog’s __________________

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Ans. mother, father, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncle’s and Aunt’s

vi) The last hedgehog was fresh and smiling because ___________

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Ans. he did not run the race.

vii) On the other hand, ‘the ostrich was tired and had sore feet because _____________________.

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Ans. the ostrich had to run in all rows.

D5) Find words from the story which mean the same as the following:

i) a cereal plant – ______________

ii) border – ____________

iii) short and thick – ________________

iv) noon – _____________

v) long steps – ________________

vi) pain from injury – ______________

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Ans.

i) a cereal plant – barley

ii) border – rows

iii) short and thick – stumpy

iv) noon – mid-day

v) long steps – long legs

vi) pain from injury – sore feet

D6) Use the above words to fill in the blanks

i) The baby sleeps from ______________ to evening.

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Ans. mid-day

ii) The boy was standing at the ______________ of the mountain.

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Ans. border

iii) Ravi saw a _____________ field in the village.

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Ans. barley

iv) After the fight, the boxer had _____________

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Ans. muscles.

vI The gaint took long ____________ to catch the naughty dwarf.

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Ans. steps