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Grade-3

CHAPTER 1
I TOOK A SELFIE
Thinkingwise
1. The poet tried to take a selfie, when he was alone.
2. The poet busted the computer when he tried to take a photograph
using his laptop.
3. The mother’s iPad has been mentioned in the poem.
4. (a)
5. The poet posted the photograph online after he was successful in
taking a selfie.
6. ‘‘Poetic Selfie’’
Vocabularywise
1. wood, stood, hood
2. moke, joke, spoke
3. hosted, roasted, toasted
4. cried, eyed, hide
5. dress, less, stress
6. gusted, rusted, husted
Grammarwise
1. Ayan 2. Gaurav 3. Harsh 4. Meena 5. Puja 6. Saurabh
Writingwise
1. Ass 2. cat 3. dog 4. elephant 5. giraffe
6. lion 7. rabbit 8. Zebra
Listeningwise
1. We can buy sugar, salt, toys, boxes, pens and pencils from super-
market.
2. Lions, tigers, crocodile and snakes are all non-vegetarians.
3. Horses, crows, camels, zebras, deer and rabbits are all vegetarians.
4. Did you know that Anita, Riha, Pihu and Sangita are all friends.
Speakingwise
1. Jacky opened the door.
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2. Banku has a beautiful room.
3. This train is going to Delhi.
4. Everybody likes ice-cream.
5. The stars were twinkling in the sky.
6. She is interested in dance and music.

CHAPTER-2
THE TRICKY CROWS
Thinkingwise
1. The pair of crows lived in a huge banyan tree.
2. Every time the crows laid their eggs and the serpent ate all the eggs.
3. They wanted to know how to get rid of the killer serpent. So they
went to the fox.
4. (d)
5. The fox adviced the crows to pick up two diamond ornaments from
the tray and to drop them in the serpent’s hole.
6. The guards were afraid of the snake and therefore they killed the
snake first.
7. The moral of the story ‘‘The Tricky Crows’’ is Intelligence is greater
than strength.
Vocabularywise
1. happy 2. go 3. old 4. shallow 5. King
6. dark, black 7. cheap
Grammarwise
1. Was it a sunny day ?
2. Will she sending an e-mail to her friend ?
3. Was Radhika watching the play with great interest ?
4. Is he fond of burgers ?
5. Was Mayank riding a bicycle ?
Writingwise
2. Who are you ?
3. Why is she crying ?
4. When the picture will be start ?
5. Where are you going ?
6. How old are you ?
Listeningwise
There are, there is, there is. There is. There is.
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Speakingwise
1. Who teaches you craft and art ?
2. Did the mother go to mall to buy fruits ?
3. Is Taj Mahal a beautiful Monument ?
4. In which school do you study ?
5. Did you complete your homework ?
6. Where did you go in the summer vacations ?
7. Is this bus going to Mumbai ?

CHAPTER-3
THE WEATHER IS PERFECT
Thinkingwise
1. The poet gives reason not going for a jog because it is to be rain.
2. because he seems so hyper for walking and it’s very difficult to
control him.
3. The poet says that his socks are too dirty and his shoes are untied,
so the poet wants to sit on the front of the porch or stay inside the
house.
4. The kitten wants to curl up on the poet’s lap.
5. The poet decides not to go for walk and to sleep finally.
Vocabularywise
1. dog, frog, clog
2. lit, knit, pit
3. dock, jock, block
4. bind, rind, blind
5. yard, card, bard
6. cap, slap, trap
7. heap, steep, weep
Writingwise
1. snake 2. toys 3. chocolates 4. biscuits 5. shoes
6. school 7. doctor 8. house

CHAPTER-4
FOUR FRIENDS AND THE HUNTER
Thinkingwise
1. (b)
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2. The turtle was all alone and for his own safety he wanted to join the
group of three friends.
3. The mouse ran into a hole as it saw the hunter coming.
4. The turtle was caught by the hunter.
5. The hunter was very happy to have found the deer again because he
thought that he’ll have a good feast on it and sell its beautiful skin
in the market.
6. The hunter was shocked to see the snare lying nibbled at and the
turtle missing in the end of the story.
Vocabularywise
Word Meaning Opposite
1. unaware having no knowledge conscious
2. fast speedy slow
3. join connect/link leave
4. worried troubled carefree
5. appeared came into sight disappeared
6. dejected unhappy cheerful
Grammarwise
1. Honda City 2. Krishna 3. Lotus Temple
4. New York 5. Bible 6. Bihar
7. Dollar 8. Japan
Writingwise
1. Balls 2. Classes 3. Leaves 4. Foxes 5. Tomatoes
6. Thieves 7. cities 8. Monkeys 9. Armies 10. Eyes

CHAPTER-5
CREATURE IN THE CLOSET
Thinkingwise
1. (d) 2. (c)
3. The boy’s cat, Daisy was trapped in the closet.
4. Daisy is the name of the cat in this story.
5. (c)
Vocabularywise
1. groggy 2. slid 3. palms 4. pillowcase 5. headed
6. peeked
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Grammarwise
A. Masculine gender Feminine gender
1. Varun cow
2. cock girl
3. prince queen
4. man lady
5. father bitch
6. actor Drishti
7. sir goddess
8. bull wife
9. cobbler nurse
10.lion peahen
B. 1. hen 2. vixen 3. cow 4. peahen 5. lady 6. witch
7. woman 8. wife 9. duchess 10. duck
Writingwise
1. Rohit hears sounds coming from his closet. He sees the closet door
opening and is afraid. It was the main character’s problem in the
story ‘‘Creature in the Closet’’.
2. Rohit’s brother Tarun came into the room with a flashlight, he took
Rohit’s pillowcase and used it to catch the creature. It turned out to
be the family cat and the story ended.

CHAPTER-6
GIRAFFES
Thinkingwise
1. (a) 2. (b)
3. The height of a baby giraffe at the time of its birth is ‘‘6 feet’’.
4. With its long neck, long heart, long tongue, long legs, and long
hooves, the giraffe is surely one of the most beautiful animals of the
African Savannas.
5. a. 18 inches long
b. female
c. 6 feet tall
d. acacia tree
Vocabularywise
1. hooves 2. savanna 3. gallons 4. stomach 5. thorns
6. munch 7. blood
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Grammarwise
1. sky 2. rope 3. question 4. child 5. tree
6. street 7. fruit 8. sea 9. months 10. voice
11. grass 12. night
Writingwise
2. The parrot’s nest.
3. The student’s uniform.
4. The collector’s order.
5. Priya’s dance.
6. The Rohit Shelly’s movie.
7. The ladies’ purses.
8. The painter’s brush.

CHAPTER-7
THE TIME CAPSULE
Thinkingwise
1. (c)
2. her yo-yo, photos, her favourite book, a newspaper.
3. Pinky buried her time capsule in the garden.
4. (c) 5. (d)
Vocabularywise
1. principal 2. capsule 3. coffee 4. bracelet 5. burial
6. marker 7. pounced
Grammarwise
1. younger 2. colder 3. more crowded 4. bigger
5. more beautiful 6. cheaper 7. richer 8. smarter
9. more dangerous 10. heavier
Writingwise
1. tasty 2. best 3. heaviest 4. tallest 5. lowest
6. most interesting 7. more healthy 8. smaller
Listeningwise
1. strongest 2. shortest 3. bigger 4. highest 5. most intelligent
6. highest 7. sweetest
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CHAPTER-8
WOW, MY PHONE
Thinkingwise
1. (b) 2. (b)
3. (i) can download music
(ii) can take pictures
4. Answers will vary but may include texting, playing games, or
another typical phone function.
5. The poet is referring to the fact that people use phones for many
things but actually speaking to someone on the phone is becoming
uncommon because of texting. Phones have become a sources of
information and entertainment rather than vessels for communicat-
ing.
Vocabularywise
1. g 2. e 3. a 4. f 5. c 6. b 7. d
Grammarwise
1. an 2. The 3. an 4. a 5. an 6. a
7. an 8. an 9. a 10. a
Writingwise
1. a, an 2. a, the 3. The, an 4. The, the 5. a
Listeningwise
1. The Taj Mahal is in Agra.
2. We eat an apple daily.
3. A book was very interesting.
4. He saw a deer in the zoo.
5. The sun gives us energy.
6. The Ramayana is a sacred book.
7. Will you eat an icecream or drink cold drink ?

ASSESSMENT-1
A. 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (d)

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

B. 1. a book of maps
2. a book to write daily records
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3. a book to write notes
4. a book to keep photos
5. a book of word meanings
C. 1. write 2. road 3. potato 4. butter 5. Bihar
D. Common nouns Proper nouns
1. Mountain Europe
2. Car Honda
3. Ocean The Pacific
4. Emperor Akbar
5. City Tokyo, Japan
E. 1. This train is going to Gurgaon.
2. Who is the Principal of your school ?
3. Last evening I went to the circus.
4. There is an old mango tree near our house.
5. The clown’s cap was red.
F. 1. Knife knives
2. child children
3. ox oxen
4. tooth teeth
5. mouse mice

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G. 1. He posted it online.
2. They wanted to know how to get rid of the killer serpent. So they
went to the fox.
3. Pinky buried her time capsule in the garden.
4. There are thousand numbers in the phone.
5. because he thought that he’ll have a good feast on it and sell its
beautiful skin in the market.
H. 1. groggy 2. palms 3. munch 4. mammal 5. gadgets
I. 1. × 2. 9 3. 9 4. × 5. ×
J. 1. bunny, honey, sonny 2. coke, droke, knoke
3. wow, plough, chow 4. bless, chess, press
5. blast, cast, vast
K. 1. Mrs Lal’s car 2. The doctors’ apartments
3. The children’s book 4. The Principal’s speech
5. The state’s capital
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CHAPTER-9
DREAM OF A POOR BRAHMIN
Thinkingwise
1. The poor Brahmin had no relatives. He was all alone in this world.
2. The Brahmin kept his food in an earthen pot and hung it beside his
bed.
3. The Brahmin purchased buffaloes and cows as he dreamt of becom-
ing rich.
4. When the Brahmin moved his legs rapidly while dreaming, he hit the
earthen pot with one of his legs. The pot broke and the food contents
were spilled all over the floor.
5. The moral of the story is ‘‘One should not build castles in the air’’.
Vocabularywise
1. (b) 2. (f) 3. (e) 4. (a) 5. (g) 6. (c) 7. (d)
Grammarwise
1. The sun gives us light and heat. It is a big star.
2. Radha is a good girl. She respects everyone.
3. The pigeons are flying in the sky. They look beautiful.
4. Teacher : Show me your homework, Mayank.
5. Father : Have you read the newspaper, Mohit ?
6. Mrs Kumar has two cars. They both are black.
7. Shan and Banku will not attend the party. Don’t wait for them.
8. Look at the peacock. It is dancing.
Listeningwise
1. He 2. They 3. He 4. He 5. She 6. They
7. It 8. It
Speakingwise
1. He 2. It 3. These 4. I 5. this 6. These
7. it

CHAPTER-10
CREATIVITY
Thinkingwise
1. (c) 2. not allowed to use the gas-stove 3. (a)
4. (d) 5. authorized
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Vocabularywise
a judge - decides cases in a court of law
a pharmacist - sells medicines
a receptionist - receives guests and tourists
a priest - performs religious duties
an author - writes book
a librarian - maintains a library
a chef - cooks food
an anchor - presents programmes on TV/radio
Grammarwise
A. 1. mew 2. went 3. reached 4. rains 5. called 6. cooks
7. open 8. bought 9. wears 10. have 11. lives 12. are
B. 1. ran - transitive verb
2. came - intransitive verb
3. reading - transitive verb
4. blowing - transitive verb
Writingwise
1. dreaming 2. had been away 3. giving 4. will give
5. raking 6. will call 7. going

CHAPTER-11
AN UNUSUAL PET
Thinkingwise
1. The children said bears are easy to feed. They sleep in the winter,
so the family can have time to travel. They are also perfect guard
pets to keep burglars away.
2. (d)
3. The children did not want to walk a mile to the supermarket every
day. They did not want to spend their money to buy bear food. They
did not want to do more tasks.
4. (b) 5. (c)
Vocabularywise
1. frame, shame, flame 2. taught, plott, thought
3. sonny, sunny, funny 4. flook, hook, mook
5. cheap, creep, sweep 6. bet, set, vet
7. near, rear, fear
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Grammarwise
1. are 2. are 3. is 4. am, are 5. was
6. was 7. has 8. had 9. have 10. had
Listeningwise
1. He’s 2. I’m 3. You’re 4. She’s 5. They’ll 6. We’ll

CHAPTER-12
EXCUSES
Thinkingwise
1. A hamster type of animal
2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d)
Vocabularywise
1. beak 2. hump 3. hood 4. trunk 5. claws
Grammarwise
1. Mother cooks pasta for us.
2. Saurabh and I will go to watch a movie.
3. Birds are chirping on the trees.
4. The vendor sold ice-cream.
5. Mrs. Kumar will teach us English.
6. She keeps her room clean.
7. The train left for Delhi at 6 o’ clock.
Writingwise
1. takes 2. likes 3. sits 4. runs 5. tasted

CHAPTER-13
THE HAUNTED TREE
Thinkingwise
1. The story takes place at the bus stop, early in the morning before
sunrise.
2. Will thought the tree was haunted by a ghost.
3. (b)
4. 1st - Mark was the first one to arrive at the bus stop.
2nd - Mark walked to the other side of the street because he
was afraid.
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3rd - Will arrived and both boys heard a ghost sound in the
tree.
4th - Mark stood on his tiptoes and peeked inside the tree.
5th - Mark saw an owl in the tree.
5. At the end of the story, Mark was afraid of his math test.
Vocabularywise
1. Sway - the action of swaying, or moving back and forth.
2. nocturnal - active at night.
3. hollow - to carve or form an opening in.
4. shrug - to raise the shoulders to express uncertainty.
Grammarwise
1. cleverly 2. for her 3. suddenly 4. early 5. round
6. brightly 7. above 8. in the morning 9. tomorrow
10. above
Writingwise
‘how’ verbs ‘where’ verbs ‘when’ verbs
heavily in the bed morning
high doctor’s clinic
carefully there
pain
like crying
slippery

CHAPTER-14
SAY CHEESE !
Thinkingwise
1. Mili, Jack, Will and mother.
2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b)
Vocabularywise
1. excited 2. happy 3. angry 4. nervous 5. sad
Grammarwise
1. near 2. for 3. infront of 4. in 5. after
6. between 7. over 8. of 9. for 10. to, for
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Writingwise
1. with 2. to 3. under 4. of 5. On 6. between
7. near 8. in 9. by 10. at 11. before 12. after
Listeningwise
1. in 2. on 3. with 4. by 5. to

CHAPTER-15
THE LIONESS AND THE YOUNG JACKAL
Thinkingwise
1. The lion didn’t kill the baby jackal because he filled pity on it.
2. (c)
3. When the lion cubs saw an elephant they became furious and took
an attacking posture instinctively.
4. The young jackal shouted that they shouldn’t go near this huge animal
because it’s their’s enemy.
5. After knowing the truth the young jackal immediately fled from the
cave, into deep jungle to live with his own group.
Vocabularywise
* Snyonym is a word with the same meaning.
* Antonym is a word with the opposite meaning.
1. walked 2. understanding 3. hopeless
4. unfamiliar 5. waif
Grammarwise
1. but 2. and 3. because 4. or 5. but 6. or
7. and 8. and
Writingwise
1. but 2. or 3. or 4. and
5. Puja and Deepa are sisters.
6. but 7. because 8. but
Listeningwise
1. Ravi is intelligent but careless.
2. Neha and Rekha has gone to the party.
3. The sun rises in the east but sets in the west.
4. I respect him because he is a noble person.
5. Finish the juice fast or it will turn hot.
6. Was the paper easy or difficult ?
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CHAPTER-16
A WALK WITH MY DOG
Thinkingwise
1. The dog Jake accompanies the poet on his walk.
2. Mini gives Jake a pat and a high-five to the poet.
3. Romy works to repair his truck because it won’t get started.
4. (a) 5. (c)
Vocabularywise
1. busy - She works as a teacher and takes care of her
children and a dog.
2. handy - He knows how to fix trucks.
3. teenager
4. kind - Mike gives Jake a biscuit and his owner a piece of
cake.
5. hard-working - Someone who delivers mail is probably a hard-worker.
Grammarwise
1. Oh ! 2. Bravo ! 3. Alas ! 4. Hurrah !
5. Ah ! 6. Wow !
Writingwise
1. starfish 2. match box 3. peacock 4. doormat
5. paper news
Listeningwise
c 1. Mrs Mckain
d 2. Mini
b 3. Jake
e 4. Mike
a 5. Bill
Speakingwise
1. biscuit 2. pocket 3. gate 4. children
5. baker 6. truck

ASSESSMENT-2
A. 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a)
B. 1. Solar panels have batteries attached to them to store electricity and
can be used solar energy from solar panels at night.
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2. A type of energy from the sun in the form of heat is called solar
thermal energy.
3. If we put something underneath a magnifying glass under the sun,
causing a fire.
4. Its solar energy, that makes us feel hot when we sit in the sunlight.
5. Another appropriate title for this passage is ‘‘Energy & Electricity,
We Get from The Sun’’.

GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

C. 1. disappear 2. unfair 3. unlucky 4. dishonest 5. unfit
D. 1. waste 2. meet 3. whole 4. fare 5. road
E. 1. gently 2. patiently 3. soon 4. neatly 5. cafe
F. 1. Alas ! 2. us 3. sharp 4. but 5. here

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G. 1. The Brahmin kept his food in the pot.
2. (i) The children didn’t want to walk a mile to the supermarket
everyday.
(ii) They didn’t want to spend their money to buy bear’s food.
3. A hamster
4. At the end of the story, Mark was afraid of his math test.
5. When the lion cubs saw an elephant they became furious and took
an attacking posture instinctively.

READING AND MORE

1. GRANDMA
1. ride horses and bake cookies, watch TV, read books, and play games.
2. (upset) she feels upset because her grandmother died last year.
3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b)
6. 1. practically 2. awesome 3. forehead
4. upsetting 5. wondering 6. condition
7. weekend
2. GERM-O-RAMA
1. bacteria and viruses
2. (b)
3. sneezes, coughs, sweat, saliva and blood
4. wash your hands with soap often.
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5. a. microscope b. doorknob c. hygiene
d. intestines e. pneumonia f. bacteria
g. virus h. tissues
3. THE SCARIEST SCARE CROW
1. pumpkins, apples and corn.
2. It was ruined in a storm.
3. (d) 4. (c)
6. (a) quick (b) pumpkins (c) flannel
(d) attached (e) raced
4. SECOND BEST
1. (b)
2. Preeti learns that she is the best at being a good friend.
3. kind, loving, helpful, encouraging.
4. She is probably got the lead role because she took acting lessons for
the past two summers.
5. (a) trudged (b) rehearse (c) guilty
(d) ruffled (e) audition (f) popcorn
5. LEAF RACES
1. (c) 2. (d)
3. Two players begin at one side of the yard and drag their rakes to the
other side. The rake must touch the ground at all times so they pick
up leaves. The first player to the other side of the yard wins.
4. They dumped some leaves out of the bags so they could jump in
them again.
5. (b)
6. THE ADVENTURES OF A CRAZY CAT
1. (d)
2. 2nd - Ginni searches for ‘‘Adventures of Crazy Cat’’ on the
Internet.
4th - Brian gets a video camera to make a video of Oscar.
3rd - Ginni discovers that the show has been cancelled.
5th - Ginni and Gaurav make their own ‘Crazy Cat’ video.
1st - Gaurav and Ginni turn on the TV because they want to
watch ‘‘The Adventures of Crazy Cat’’.
3. (d)
5. Even though the show is cancelled, they will make their own epi-
sodes, starring their cat Oscar, with the video camera.