The Right Place: Questions with Answers
3rd English : Term 1 Unit 3 : The World Around Us
Let us understand
1. Tick (✔) the correct one.
2. Match the picture with its use.
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3. Listen, think and write.
a. Name the animal in the story.
The animal in the story is camel.
b. Why does camel have long legs?
The long legs help to walk in the sand.
c. Why does camel have long eyelashes?
The eyelashes protect it from sandy winds.
d. Where does the camel store food?
The camel stores food in its hump.
e. Where are the camels in the story?
The camels are in the zoo.
THINK ZONE
Circle the odd one.
Let us do
* Make one set of flashcards with words from wordwall.
* Write the words on the board.
* Ask the children to pick a flashcard.
* Ask them to read and circle the word on the board.
* Practise with all the children.
Let us talk
Mountains are tall and high
Hills are low and round
Valleys are deep and low
Plains are flat
Plateaus are also flat on top
Deserts are sandy
Islands have water around
Oceans are large and brine
Rivers gush to the sea.
* Teach the rhyme to the class.
* Make a set of flashcards with pictures of the landforms.
* Now, divide the class into two groups A and B.
* Call a child from group A to pick a card. Ask them to sing the line related to the landform and ask ’Who am I?’
* Ask the children from group B to guess the landform using the structure ‘You are the ________.’
* Practise with all the children.
Read and write the correct land form.
tall and high mountain
deep and low valley
water all around island
Let us say
Listen to the sound and repeat.
ir as in
Listen and repeat.
Let us practise
Read aloud.
The girl is a nurse.
Stir the curd.
Dirt on the shirt.
Colour the words with ir in blue and ur in green.
curb turn girl burn third
dirt fur first stir churn
Note to the teacher: First teach the sound (/ะท:/) to the children. Then, introduce the three letter clusters for the sound to the children. Help the children relate the sound to the letter cluster.
Let us do
* Display the words on the wordwall.
* Make the children stand in a circle
* Read out one word with ir or ur
* Motivate the children to say another word with the same sound
* Practise with all the children.
Let us use
Let us learn how to request politely
Would you please move?
Would you please close the window?
Circle Time Activity
* Divide the class into two groups A and B.
* Give a situation to group A. (e.g. borrowing water, at the market etc.)
* Make a child from group A ask, “Would you please give/move/open ____?”
* A child from group B should say “Yes, I can.” or “No, I cannot.”
* Reverse the roles of the groups.
* Practise with all the children.
Fill in the blanks and say it to your friend.
Can you please close the door?
Can you please pass the pencil?
Let us know
Fill in the blanks using a or an.
This is a ball.
This is an elephant.
Let us see how to use ‘The’.
The boy in red shirt is a cricketer.
This is an ant.
We use ‘The’ for boy as we are taking of a particular boy, but ant is common so we use an.
This is a box. The box is blue.
This is an umbrella. The umbrella is pink.
We use ‘The’ when we talk of the same thing again.
So, we use ‘the’ for
Do you know?
Try these.
1. This is a car. The car is green.
2. This is an egg. The egg is big.
3. This is a bulb. The bulb is not working.
4. This is an ice-cream. The ice-cream is sweet.
5. This is an apple. The apple is red.
6. This is a cycle. The cycle is blue.
Fill in the blanks using suitable article.
1. The sky is blue.
2. The stars shine at night.
3. The moon is bright.
4. The tree is tall.
5. The dog has a long tail.
Note to the teacher: Revise when to use a/an with children. Teach the children when to use ‘The’. Encourage the children to use articles a, an and the in sentences.