3rd English : Term 3 Unit 2 : Tools We Use
A stich in time (Prose): Questions with Answers
Let us understand
A. Look at the picture and tick (✔) the correct word.
iron box, screwdriver, multimeter
B. Match the tool with its use
Instructions: Match the items in Column 1 with their correct use in Column 2.
Answers:
(i) - c, (ii) - a, (iii) - d, (iv) - b
C. Listen, think and write.
1. Who is the main person in the story?
Shyam is the main person in the story.
2. What happened to Shyam's shirt?
The seams of Shyam’s shirt had come apart.
3. Why did Veni visit Shyam?
Veni visited Shyam to go cycling with him.
4. What was wrong with the iron box?
A small wire near the plug was cut off.
5. What was the last broken thing that you or someone else fixed? How did you do it?
Our door knob fell down this morning. I fixed it with some Screws using a screw driver.
THINK ZONE
What will come next?
Let us talk
Prepare a set of flashcards for following the words: wind, fix, open, close, join, dig, strike etc.
Divide the children into two groups and teach them the words with action.
Call a child from group A to pick a card and do the action.
Then, call a child from group B to guess the word.
Ask the class to repeat the word.
Practise with all children.
Let us practise
Look at the picture and name it to your friend.
Look at the picture and write the correct action.
Let us do
Display the words on the word wall.
Make 5 sets of word chits and put them in a box.
Each child gets a turn to pick a chit and read the word.
If they read correctly, they get a clap.
If they are not able to read, they have to give the chit back.
When the teacher has no chits left, the child with the most chits wins.
Practice till all the children can read the words.
Let us say
Listen to the sound and repeat.
Listen and repeat.
Read aloud
The judge is a gem of a person.
The ginger is on the table
The giraffe eats the leaves
The magician is a genius.
Note to the teacher: First teach the sound /dz/ to children. Then introduce the letter cluster for the sound to the children, Help the children relate the sound to the cluster.
Let us do
Make one set of flashcards for each letter cluster.
Ask a child to pick a card.
If a child picks a card with ge, ask the child to read all the words with ge
Ask other children to repeat with the child.
Continue for all letter clusters
Practise with all the children.
Let us practise
Circle and fill the correct letter cluster.
Look at the picture and fill with ge, dge and gi.
Let us use
What is the time?
The time is 10.15
When we want to ask time, we can use "What is the time?" If someone asks us the time, we can reply by saying "The time is -----------“
Circle Time Activity
Make flashcards with clock showing different time.
Group children in the class as pairs.
Make one child in the pair ask "What is the time?
Now, show any one flashcard to the class
Make the other child say, "The time is _____
Practise with all the flashcards.
Reverse their roles and practise again.
Let us practise
What is the time?
The time is nine ten
Fill in the blanks.
What is the time?
The time is elven twenty
Let us know
Look at the pictures and words given below.
I like orange.
I like apple.
I like orange and apple.
She saw a lion.
She saw a tiger.
She saw a lion and a tiger.
Let us see how to do this.
When we want to join two sentences that are the same we use and.
Step 1: Write the two sentences.
I like apple. I like orange.
Step 2: Strike the words that repeat.
I like apple. I like orange.
Step 3: Put and where you cut the words. I like apple and orange.
Here the word and has joined the two sentences. Such words are called joining words.
Here are some examples:
1. I like jelly and ice cream.
2. We went on the slide and on the swings.
3. My daddy is my hero and my friend.
Grammar Practice
A. Join the pair of words using and.
B. Strike the common words and join the sentences with and.
1. Kalai rides a bicycle. Kalai rides a bike.
Kalai rides a bicycle and a bike.
2. We go to shop. We go to park.
We go to shop and to park.
3. He bought a book. He bought a pen.
He bought a book and a pen.
4. Malar is writing. Malar is reading.
Malar is writing and reading.
C. Look at the picture to create a title using and
The crow and the fox
The ant and the grasshopper
The monkey and the crocodile