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BEST PRIMARY SCHOOL

Ist Semester
Std-3
Course:
L-1- Padmini the Princess
L-3 - Safe Again
L-4 - A Wonderful Gift
L-5 - The Golden Bird
L-6 - The Storm
L-2 - The Yellow Butterfly (Government)
L-4 - Mr. Rabbit plays a prank (Government)
Paper style
Q-1 Match the following words with its meanings.
Q-2 Fill in the blanks.
Q-3 True or False.
Q-4 Choose correct option.
Q-5 Answer in one word.
Q-6 Who said to whom.
Q-7 Answer the questions.
Q-8 Give reasons.
Assignment
Ex-1 Match the following words with its meanings.(Answers)
1. Wounds injuries
2. Properly in the correct way
3. Heal become better
4. Escaped got away
5. Frightened afraid
6. Knelt went down on knees
7. Burst through come out suddenly
8. Pale light in colour
9. Fluffy very light and soft
10. Roost nest
11. Creature a person or an animal
12. Strike hit
13. Strange not usual
14. Bundled into a sack roughly put into a sack
15. Exclaims speaks with sadness and shock
16. Hooked curved like a hook
17. Except other than
18. Very still without moving
19. Sprang up jumped up
20. Alarmed scared
21. Overjoyed very happy
22. Several many
23. Famous popular
24. Groomed brushed and cleaned
25. Feed find food
26. Funny strange and not nice to see
27. Rude not polite
28. Darted away moved away quickly
29. Three-storeyed with three floors
30. Held fast stayed in place
31. Groaned made noises as if in pain
32. Comfort safety
33. Ripping tearing
34. Drifted moved slowly in the air

Subject English Text

35. Huddled sitting close together


36. Ceiling the inner part of a roof
37. Pond a small area of water
38. Peace quiet and calm
39. Silently quietly
40. To flutter to shake
41. Closer very near
42. Spots dots
43. Merrily happily
44. Stuck caught
45. Pleased happy
46. Certainly surely
47. Mighty powerful
48. Worried upset
49. Strength force
50. Heavy big and fat
Ex-2 Fill in the blanks.
1. Padmini was caught while the other elephants escaped.
2. Padmini was able to free herself with great difficulty.
3. Manoj Uncle told Amma that he would not harm the elephant.
4. When the wounds healed, Padmini would return to the forest.
5. When they reached the waters edge, Padmini knelt down.
6. A chick struggles out of its shell.
7. Suddenly, I am free.
8. The creature makes a strange noise.
9. The light dazzles me.
10. I beat my wings and try to fly.
11. The picture grew as the charcoal touched the cardboard.
12. Benjamin West became a great painter.
13. Benjamin could hear a clock ticking.
14. The baby smiled but did not wake up.
15. The golden bird was in a golden cage.
16. The golden bird hopped out of the cage.
17. The golden bird heard a hissing noise in the grass.
18. The monkey swung off into the trees.
19. The chameleon pushed the bird into the centre of a large, yellow flower.
20. The eagle flew straight past her.
21. The building stood against the force of the wind and rain.
22. With a ripping sound made by the roof, the metal sheets blew away.
23. The books were piled on the beds.
24. The rat leapt onto the desk.
25. Two rooms were now roofless.
26. Snow crystals shone like diamonds on the empty bookshelves.
27. The children helped the narrator.
28. The butterfly was yellow in colour.
29. There was a white lotus in the pond.
30. The butterfly sat on a floating leaf.
31. The butterfly was eager to escape.
32. The spider looked hungry.
33. The spider crawled closer and closer to the butterfly.
34. The butterfly looked sad in Sonus hand.
35. Mr. Rabbit had a big drum.
36. Mr. Elephant was eating juicy leaves
37. Mr. Whale jumped deep into the ocean.
38. Mr. Elephant was terribly angry.
39. Mr. Elephant pulled with all his might.
40. Mr. Rabbit laughed and laughed.

Ex-3 State whether the sentence is True or False.


1. The elephant could not escape because it could not run as fast as the others. FALSE
2. Padmini did not eat because she was not hungry. FALSE
3. Manoj was a vet. TRUE
4. There was a small bell in the temple. FALSE
5. The boy poured buckets of water into Padminis mouth. TRUE
6. The girl stole the baby wind hover. FALSE
7. The baby bird became thin and weak. TRUE
8. The birds lived in a hole in the wall of a school. TRUE
9. The land was the first thing the baby bird saw. FALSE
10. The boy tore the food into small pieces and gave it to the baby bird. FALSE
11. Benjamin West lived in England. FALSE
12. Benjamins sister was sleeping while he drew her picture. TRUE
13. A fly sat on the babys cheek. TRUE
14. The priest asked Benjamin to paint the picture. FALSE
15. Benjamin West became a great writer. FALSE
16. The king sang for the bird daily. FALSE
17. The monkey tossed his head and moved away. FALSE
18. The golden bird was not ready to take help from the monkey. TRUE
19. The chameleon was the same colour of the tree trunk. TRUE
20. The bird flapped her wings and flew away from the eagle. FALSE
21. The monkey hid among the leaves of the trees. TRUE
22. The narrator lived with his adopted family high in the hills. TRUE
23. The roof of the old house was made of tiles. FALSE
24. Water poured through the windows on the bookshelves. TRUE
25. The children were too scared to help the narrator. FALSE
26. During the storm, everybody took refuge in the childrens room. TRUE
27. The butterfly had yellow spots on its wings. FALSE
28. The gardener tried to catch the yellow butterfly. FALSE
29. There was a big web in the Champak tree. FALSE
30. Before the spider could grab the butterfly, Sonu caught it. TRUE
31. Sonu let the butterfly go. TRUE
32. The butterfly flew merrily from flower to flower. TRUE
33. Mr. Rabbit was the strongest on the land. FALSE
34. Mr. Whale played a prank. FALSE
35. Mr. Rabbit tied the other end of the rope to Mr. Elephants trunk. TRUE
36. Mr. Rabbit hid the big drum on the tree. FALSE
37. Mr. Elephant fell over backwards. TRUE
Ex-4 Answer in one word.
1. A group of animals such as cows and elephants, that live and move together herd
2. Come out of ropes and chains that were tied around her free herself
3. Told someone something in a simple way explained
4. Use of a doctors needle and special thread to join the skin around a cut on the body stitch
5. The sound made when leaves are crushed under the feet crunching sound of leaves
6. The point where the land ends and you are in water The waters edge
7. The sound of the beak tapping the hard shell of the egg, to break it chipping
8. Walk slowly and noisily, without lifting the feet shuffle
9. Make to shut the eyes because the light is very bright dazzle
10.
Make the wings move up and down beat the wings
11. Make an angry noise to chase me away hiss at me
12. A hard, black, burnt piece of wood Charcoal
13. Wish that something good will happen Hope
14. To hold someone tightly close to the chest Hug
15. Very soft, thin and small Fine
16. To let her out of the cage Set her free
17. To move smoothly and fast, twisting its body slither

18. A type of garden lizard that can change its colour to match the place it is in Chameleon
19. Moved quietly and quickly Slid
20. To say loudly and with joy Exclaim
21. To make sure she had food and was safe Look after
22. A family that is not your own but you love as if they are your own- Adopted family
23. Made a loud, harsh sound- Clattered
24. Very important and greatly loved-Precious
25. Flat pieces of wood or glass that are arranged in a window- Slats
26. A place that is safe from danger, rain and so on-Shelter
27. Soft, thick heavy sheets made with many layers of cloth or cotton- Quilts
28. Long, thin, pointed pieces of ice that hang from a roof- Icicles
29. A person who makes and repairs things made of tin and other metals- Tinsmith
30. Sound made when you jump into water Splash
31. To get free from someone or something-Escape
32. To run after someone or something- Chase
33. To stay on the top of water Float
34. To move slowly with the body close to the ground Crawl
35. To play a joke Prank
36. To move smoothly over something by mistake and fall. - Slip
37. To move smoothly across something Slide
38. A movement when you turn your body with your feet going over your head Somersault
39. To fall down with a noise Plop
40. Sound made by an elephant Trumpet
Ex-5 Choose correct option.
1. Padmini is an elephant.
a. a squirrel
b. an elephant
c. a rabbit
2. Manoj Uncle is a vet.
a. Vet
b. doctor
c. plumber
3. Padmini's trunk is cut in many places.
a. Leg
b. tail
c. trunk
4. Manoj Uncle cleaned and stitched Padmini's trunk.
a. Amma
b. Manoj Uncle
c. The boy
5. The birds stretch their wings and flap them as their parents do.
a. Friends
b. Parents
c. neighbours
6. A hooked beak bursts through the shell.
a. Big
b. hooked
c. long
7. The parent birds brought them mice to eat.
a. Grains
b. grass
c. mice
8. The baby bird was bundled into a sack.
a. Sack
b. bag
c. box
9. Being with his mother , the baby windhover felt that he was safe again.
a. Father
b. mother
c. brother and sister
10. Benjamin West lived in America.
a. India
b. America
c. Australia
11. Benjamin loved pictures.
a. Food
b. movies
c. pictures
12. The baby was sleeping in her crib.
a. Sleeping
b. playing
c. jumping
13. Benjamins mother was overjoyed to see his picture.
a. Sad
b. angry
c. overjoyed
14. The golden bird had fine, ___ feathers.
a. red
b. white
c. yellow
15. The golden bird was kept in a ____ cage.
a. silver
b. iron
c. golden
16. The king began to feel ___ for keeping the bird in the cage.
a. happy
b. sorry
c. excited

17. The bird was ____ in nature.


a. sweet
b. polite
c. rude
18. The narrator lived on the top floor of the three-storeyed building.
a. Ground floor b. Middle floor
c. top floor
19. A large field rat leapt onto the desk.
a. Wild cat
b. field rat
c. cockroach
20. The narrator and the children moved the books from his room.
a. Clothes
b. utensils
c. books
21. The roof was made of tinsheets.
a. Tinsheets
b. iron bars
c. cement sheets
22. After the wind stopped, it began to snow.
a. Rain
b. thunder
c. snow
23. The childrens father got the tinsmith to repair the roof.
a. Goldsmith
b. tinsmith
c. mason
24. Sonu walked slowly and silently to catch the butterfly.
a. Quickly
b. slowly and silently
c. hurriedly
25. The champak tree had white flowers.
a. Pink
b. white
c. yellow
26. The spiders web was in the guava tree.
a. Champak tree
b. rose bed
c. guava tree
27. The butterfly was caught in a spiders web.
a. Leaf
b. spiders web
c. flower
28. The butterfly fluttered its wings.
a. Twisted
b. fluttered
c. turned
29. The butterfly had brown spots on its yellow wings.
a. Red spots
b. brown spots
c. yellow spots
30. The whale was the biggest creature in the sea.
a. Whale
b. rabbit
c. shark
31. The elephant was the biggest animal on land.
a. Whale
b. rabbit
c. elephant
32. Mr. Rabbit wanted to have some fun.
a. Mr. Whale
b. Mr. Rabbit
c. Mr. Elephant
33. Mr. Rabbit hid the drum in the bushes.
a. The rope
b. the cow
c. the drum
34. Mr. Whale was pleased.
a. Angry
b. pleased
c. proud
35. Mr. Rabbit tied the other end of the rope round Mr. Elephants trunk.
a. Mr. Elephants trunk
b. Mr. Whale
c. his cow
36. Mr. Elephant thought the cow was heavy.
a. Mighty
b. heavy
c. light
Ex-6 Who said to whom.
1. Amma, tell me what happened to the elephant.
A. Manoj Uncle said to Amma
2. Ammaji, this wont kill Padmini!
A. Manoj Uncle said to Amma
3. Lets go to the river.
A. Amma said to Padmini
4. I want to keep him. Hes mine.
A. The boy said to the girl.
5. You stole our windhover!
A. The girl said to the boy.
6. Leave me alone!
A. The boy said to the girl.
7. If you put him back, I promise not to tell anybody.
A. The girl said to the boy.
8. I didnt learn it.

A. Benjamin said to his mother.


9. It looks like her, doesnt it?
A. Benjamins mother said to Benjamins father.
10. This child has a wonderful gift.
A. The priest said to Benjamins parents.
11. I can see youre new to the jungle.
A. The monkey said to the Golden bird.
12. Do as you like.
A. The monkey said to the Golden bird.
13. What can a snake teach me?
A. The Golden bird said to the snake.
14. Come, let me show you the jungle.
A. The snake said to the Golden bird.
15. Now, I can catch it!
A. Sonu said to himself.
16. I can catch you!
A. Sonu said to the yellow butterfly
17. Go. Fly away!
A. Sonu said to the yellow butterfly
18. I am the biggest creature in the sea.
A. Mr. Whale said to Mr. Elephant.
19. Yes, and we are best friends.
A. Mr. Elephant said to Mr. Whale
20. I could even pull out twenty cows.
A. Mr. Elephant said to Mr. Rabbit.
21. After all, I am the mighty.
A. Mr. Elephant said to himself.
22. I am strong enough to pull out even twenty cows from the deepest ocean.
A. Mr. Whale said to Mr. Rabbit.
Ex-7 Answer the questions.
1. What was wrong with Padmini?
A. Padmini was wounded with many cuts on her trunk. She couldnt eat or drink and appeared very
frightened.
2. Why did Manoj take out the gun?
A. Manoj took out the gun to make padmini sleep for a few hours. He had to do it so that he could attend
to Padminis wounds.
3. What did Amma feed Padmini?
A. Amma fed Padmini two bananas. After that she took her to a nearby stream where the boy poured
buckets of water in her mouth.
4. Was Padmini an obedient elephant? Explain.
A. Yes, just as Amma had instructed her, Padmini never took off the bandages. This tells us that she was
an obedient elephant.
5. Who narrates the story Safe Again?
A. The windhover is telling the story.
6. What happens to the windhover that grows the fastest?
A. The windhover that grows the fastest is caught by a boy and taken home.
7. What happens when the boy in the lesson Safe Again opens the sack?
A. When the boy opens the sack, the windhover tries to fly but falls inside the cage.
8. How should food be given to a baby windhover?
A. The food given to a baby windhover should be in small pieces.
9. What does the girl tell the boy?
A. The girl tells the boy to put the windhover back as a wild bird will not live if it is caged.
10. Why did Benjamin start feeling lonely?
A. Benjamins sister was fast asleep while he sat watching over her. Everything around him was quiet
except for the birds and the clock, so he began to feel lonely.

11. Describe the babys face as Benjamin saw it.


A. The babys head was round and covered with pretty curls. She had pretty eyes and a small mouth and
ears. Her hands looked wonderful to him.
12. What didnt Benjamin have that could help him draw?
A. Benjamin did not have paper and a pencil that could help him draw.
13. How could Benjamin draw so well?
A. Benjamin could draw so well because he was blessed with his natural talent.
14. What did Benjamins mother ask his father about the boys talent?
A. Benjamins mother was worried, so asked his father if it was wrong for Benjamin to do such a thing.
15. How was the golden bird looked after?
A. The golden bird lived in a cage in the kings palace. Every day someone gave it food and water and
groomed her fine yellow feathers.
16. What did the bird do for the king?
A. The bird sang beautiful songs for the king.
17. What did the snake offer to show?
A. The snake offered to show the bird the jungle paths.
18. What did the monkey want to teach the bird?
A. The monkey wanted to teach where to hunt for food.
19. What did the bird do after he was saved from the eagle?
A. After saved from the eagle, the bird thanked the animals and sang beautiful songs for them.
20. What kind of a house did the narrator live in the story The Storm?
A. The house was on the top floor of a three-storeyed building. The roof was made of tin sheets and the
ceiling had wooden boards.
21. Who did the narrator live with?
A. The narrator lived with his adopted family of three children and their parents.
22. Where did the narrator and children pile his books and papers?
A. The narrator and children piled his books on a bed, tables and chairs in the childrens room.
23. How long did the roof hold and when did the narrator realise that a part of the ceiling had come off?
A. The roof held itself for four hours. The narrator realised that a part of the ceiling had come off when
he felt icy cold water on his face.
24. What did the narrator have to save from the rain during the storm?
A. The narrator had to save his typewriter, radio, books, papers and clothes.
25. When did the snow make its appearance and how?
A. It began to snow after the wind stopped blowing. The window panes were covered with snow and
snow crystals shone like diamonds on empty bookshelves.
26. When did the roof get repaired?
A. The roof got repaired by evening.
27. Where did Sonu first see the yellow butterfly?
A. Sonu first saw the yellow butterfly in his garden.
28. Name the places where the butterfly rested.
A. The butterfly rested on a red rose, on a floating leaf and on a flower of the champak tree.
29. From where did Sonu catch the butterfly?
A. Sonu caught the butterfly from a spiders web.
30. How did Sonu walk to catch the butterfly?
A. Sonu walked slowly and silently to catch the butterfly.
31. What did the butterfly do to escape?
A. The butterfly fluttered its wings, twisted and turned to escape.
32. Describe the butterfly.
A. The butterfly was pretty. It had brown spots on its yellow wings.
33. What are the special physical characteristics of the animals of the story Mr. Rabbit plays a prank?
A. The elephant is big animal. It has big ears, a small tail and a long trunk. The whale is a big mammal.
The rabbit is a small, white animal with a small tail.
34. What happened when Mr. Whale and Mr. Elephant pulled each other?
A. When Mr. Whale and Mr. Elephant pulled each other, the rope broke. Mr. Whale turned over in the
air and landed into the water. Mr. Elephant fell over backwards and landed on a hill.
35. What did Mr. Rabbit get?
A. Mr. Rabbit got a very long and strong rope and a big drum.

36. What happened when Mr. Whale pulled harder?


A. When Mr. Whale pulled harder, Mr. Elephant came slipping and sliding towards the beach.
37. When should Mr. Whale pull the rope?
A. Mr. Whale should pull the rope when he hears the sound of the drum.
Ex-8 Give reasons.
1. Padmini was weak because the wounds were giving her a lot of pain and she could not eat or drink
properly.
2. When Amma saw the gun, she began to cry because she thought Manoj Uncle was going to kill
Padmini.
3. Manoj Uncle was tired but happy because though it took a lot of time to clean and stitch Padminis
trunk, Padmini would get better now.
4. We shouldnt show animals that we are afraid because it makes them feel that we might harm them.
5. Amma took Padmini to the river because Padmini needed some water.
6. There was no wind and sky because the baby windhover was in a cage instead of the hole in the high
wall.
7. The baby wind hovers saw a dark shape over them and they screeched, because they were scared of
that unknown creature.
8. The baby windhovers brother and sister hissed at him because they did not recognise them.
9. The baby windhover became thin and weak because it could not eat the big pieces of food given by
the boy.
10. Benjamin did not know that his mother was back because he was very busy drawing, so he did not
notice anything else.
11. Benjamins mother was worried because she did not know if Benjamin had done the right thing.
12. Benjamin was glad to stay in the house and take care of his baby sister because he loved the baby.
13. The golden birds wings were weak because she had never used them in the kings palace.
14. The chameleon pushed the golden bird into a flower because he wanted that she would not be seen
against the yellow flower.
15. The king let the bird free because he felt sorry for the bird.
16. The golden bird could not see the chameleon at first because it was of the same colour as the tree
trunk that it was sitting on.
17. The narrator and his adopted family couldnt sleep because a storm had come about and rain was
pelting on the old roof of the old house.
18. The narrator and children had to pile all the books on the chairs and table because the floor was wet
and the chairs and table were in the driest corner of the room.
19. Sonu chased the butterfly because he wanted to catch it.
20. Sonu let the butterfly go because it looked sad in Sonus hand and he wanted it to be happy.
21. Sonu smiled because the butterfly flew merrily from flower to flower.
22. The butterfly could not escape from the spiders web because the spiders web held it tight.
23. Mr. Rabbit decided to play a prank because he wanted to have some fun.
24. Mr. Whale was pleased because Mr. Rabbit said that no animals was as strong as he was.
25. Mr. Rabbit laughed because it was fun to see them falling down.

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