GRADE 3 - ENGLISH

5-TOM’S SORE TOE

1. Why was Tom unhappy?
Ans: Tom Sawyer was unhappy on Monday morning because he did not want to go
to school & wished to stay home.
2. Why did Tom start groaning?
Ans: 1. He was in great pain. [ ]
2. He wanted to wake Sid. [ ]
3. He wanted someone to hear him. [ ]
3. Why did Tom say, it will all be over soon?
Ans: 1. He was sure he was going to die very soon. [ ]
2. He was sure the pain would go away soon. [ ]
3. He wanted everybody to feel sorry for him. [ √ ]
4. Aunt Polly was not worried when Sid told her about Tom, true or false?
Ans: False
5. What was the matter with Tom’s tooth?
Ans: One of Tom Sawyer’s teeth was loose.
6. Why did Aunt Polly want a silk thread?
Ans: Aunt Polly wanted a silk thread to tie it to Tom Sawyer’s loose tooth in order to
take it out.
7. Why did Aunt Polly want a piece of coal from the fire?
Ans: Aunt Polly wanted a piece of coal from the fire because, she planned to tie a
string to Tom Sawyer’s tooth & then bring the coal near Tom’s face, so that when
Tom jerked his head away the tooth would fall out.
8. Why did Tom go to school?
Ans: Tom went to school because Aunt Polly knew that Tom was making an excuse
for not going to school.
9. Why did Tom make an excuse?
Ans: Tom made an excuse because he didn’t want to go to school.

Word meaning:
1. Groaning - making noises as if in pain.
2. Excuse – reason
3. Sore – painful
4. Fright – scare
5. Returned – comeback
6. It will be over soon – it will soon be dead.

Hard words:
1. Tonga owner
2. Sparkled
3. Mischief
4. Larder
5. Comfortable
6. Delicious
7. Scampered
8. Disappeared
9. Terrible
10. Temperature
11. Stepped.

6- THE LION WITH BAD BREATH

1. The lion roared angrily because he was worried about his breath. True Or False?
Ans: True
 2. Why did the Lion call the Sheep, the Wolf & Fox?
Ans: The Lion called the Sheep, the Wolf & the Fox because they were his counselors
& he wanted their opinion on whether he had bad breath.
3. Why did the Wolf tell a lie?
Ans: When the Wolf saw that the Lion had killed the Sheep for telling how bad his
breath smelled, he lied to avoid the terrible punishment that the Sheep had got.
4. Why did the Lion kill the Sheep?
Ans: The Sheep told the Lion bluntly that his breath smelled so terrible that it made
her ill. This was not what the lion had wanted to hear & so he killed her.
5. The Fox had a bad cold. True or False?
Ans: False
6. Did the Lion kill the Fox? Why?
Ans: The Lion did not kill the Fox because she pretended to have a bad cold & so
avoided to answer his question about his breath.
7. Which animal gave the best answer? Why do you think so?
Ans: According to me the Fox gave the best answer because she was the only one
who would escape with her life from the Lion.
8. What lesson do you learn from this story?
Ans: We learnt that we must not tell a lie but we must use our brains & act smartly
when we are in trouble.
• True or False:
1. The Lion had a bad breath. True.
2. The Lion was not in a bad mood. False.
3. The Lion called the three counsellers to ask them about the jungle. False.
4. The Sheep was killed because she told the truth to the Lion. True.
5. The Wolf lied to the king because he did not want himself to be killed. True.
6. The Fox coughed & sheered because she had a bad cold. False.
• Word meaning:
1. Bad mood - Angry
2. Pretended - behaved as if unaware.
3. Secretly - without telling other know
4. Counsellors - advisor
5. Pounced - jumped
6. Warily - carefully
7. Hoarse - rough
8. Bad breath - when you mouth smells bad.
• Hand words:
1. Breath
2. Smelled
3. Pretended
4. Secretly
5. Counsellors
6. Pounced
7. Roared
8. Growled
9. Sharpening
10. Warily
11. Gowning
12. Coughed
13. Sheered
14. Noisily
15. Hoarse
16. 16.Whisper
 9- A HUNDRED FACES
1. The peasant wanted to give money to his wife because of all that she does for us?
What things do you think she did for the family?
Ans: The wife was likely to help the peasant by preparing food, looking after the
children & taking care of the household activities.
2. The peasant wanted to give money to his parents. What had they done for him?
Ans: This peasant had fed & taken care of the peasant when was a child.
Why did the peasant agree to tell the minister the answer to the riddle?
Ans: The peasant agreed to tell the minister the answer to the riddle because he
gave the peasant a bag of coins.
3. Why did the peasant break his promise to the king? Give reason.
Ans: Although the peasant told the answer to the riddle to the minister after
promising the king not to do so without seeing his face a hundred times, he cleverly
kept his promise by looking at the bag of coins each of which had the king’s face
engraved on it.
4. Do you think children should look after their parents? Why?
Ans: I think children should look after their parents in their old age because their
parents have always looked after them when were young.
5. On whom did the peasant spend the money he earned? Write the name of the
people.
A) His wife B) His childrenc) Himself D) His parents

Hand words:
1. Countryside
2. Peasant
3. Majesty
4. Gratitude
5. Interest
6. Grateful
7. Riddle
8. Delighted

Word meaning:
1. Gratitude - Thanks.
2. Interest - Money paid to you for the amount you have given someone.
3. See my face a hundred times - This way it would remain a secret forever
because a peasant will not see the king so many times.
4. Wit - Cleverness.
9-BORROWED FEATHERS
1. Why was Mor frightened?
Ans: Mor, the peacock, was frightened because, the human poachers were
hunting peacock to make fans of their feathers.
2. Why did Mor & the jackals go to Ulluji for advice?
Ans: Mor & the jackals went to Ulluji for advice because Ulluji was very were owl.
3. What was Ulluji’s plan?
Ans: Ulluji’s plan was to dress hoohoo, the four wolf & his three friends in
peacock feathers, so that they could frighten away the poachers who would
come to hunt them thinking that they were peacocks.
4. Why were the poachers pleased to see the five large peacocks?
Ans: The poachers were pleased to see the five large peacocks because they
thought they could get a lot of feathers by killing them.
5. The peacocks in the forest had sharp teeth & were a fierce as wolves. True or
False?
Ans: False
 6. What would have happened if hoohoo & his friends had not dressed up as
peacock?
Ans: If hoohoo & his friends had not dressed up as peacocks, the poachers would
not have been frightened away & they would have killed many peacocks in the
forest.
7. Do you think the poachers will return to the forest again?
Ans: No, I do not think the poachers will return to the forest again.

Word meaning
1. Sobbed - Cried noisily.
2. Took off - Lifted.
3. Dived - Jumped quickly.
4. Though looking - big & strong & looking dangerous.
5. Advice - Words you say to help somebody decide what to do.
6. Snarling & Growling - Angry noise made by animal.
7. Poachers - People who hunt wild birds & animals.
8. Strutted - Walked proudly

Hand words:
1. Frightened
2. Sobbed
3. Tough
4. Whisper
5. Hooted
6. Crawled
7. Snarling
8. Fanned
9. Strutted
5-CLOSE YOUR EYES
1. Where do you think the mother & baby are.
A. In a house in the city. [ ]
B. In a hut in a village. [√]
2. Why can’t the mother sing anymore?
Ans: The mother says that she cannot sing anymore because she is hungry thirsty &
tired & would like to fall asleep by the baby’s side on the floor.
3. Which of these words would you use to describe the mother in the poem?
[Sad, tired, rich, hand-working, loving]
Ans: Loving
4. Find the words in the poem that rhyme with.
A) Night-light C) Day-Play
B) Dream-Stream D) More-Floor

Word meanings:
1. Comet - Something that looks like a bright star with a tail & moves fast across
the sky.
2. Dark blue dome - The sky at night.
3. Break of day - early morning when the sun begins to rise.
4. Fruit bat - Large bats that come at night to look for food they eat fruits.

Hand words:
1. Comet
2. Dome
3. Break
4. Jeweled
5. Stream
 6- THE TAMARIND TREE
1. What words in the poem tell us that the poet was very fond of the tree?
Ans: In my opinion the following words like ‘my tamarind’, ‘drew me to my home’, ‘I
loved to sit beneath her shady boughs’, ‘I am eager to kind’, ‘favourite spot’,
‘magnificent tree’, etc.
2. Why do you think the poet calls the tree my tamarind?
Ans: The poet since his childhood had known the Tamarind tree & had developed an
intimate bond with it as one would with family members. ‘Just like me’ refers to
one’s family as my family. The poet calls the tree my Tamarind.
3. I listen to my heart. What do you think the poet hears?
Ans: In my opinion the following words in the poem tell us that the poet hears his
heart, that magnificent tree, that was my life, has just been ripped apart.
4. Do you think magnificent is a word to describe the Tamarind tree?
Ans: I think magnificent is a good word to describe the tamarind tree, which gave
fruit & shade to one & all & had brought peace & happiness to the poet.
5. Why do you think the tree was cut down? Give as many reasons as you can?
Ans: The tree was cut down perhaps to make space for widening the lane or perhaps
so that it’s could be used.

Word meaning:
1. Winding - Curving, not straight
2. Drew me - Called me.
3. Boughs - pranches.
4. Search in vain - search without
5. Magnificent - Grand impressive
6. Ripped apart - Pulled out
7. Soul - A very important part of me.
9 - THE POT THAT DIED
1. Nasreddin’s wife was happy when her husband asked her to cook the meat. True
or False?
Ans: False
2. Nasreddin’s neighbour was a rich man. True or False?
Ans: True
3. Why was Habibullah so surprised when Nasreddin brought the pot the next day?
Ans: Habibullah was very surprised when Nasreddin brought the pot back the next
day because according to Habibullah had a habit of borrowing things & not returning
them.
4. Was Habibullah happy to get the little pot? Yes or No?
Ans: Yes.
5. Habibullah & his wife were greedy people? True or False?
Ans: True
6. What reason did Nasreddin give for not returning the pot?
Ans: Nasreddin said that he could not return the pot to Habibullah because it had
died.
7. Nasreddin was mad. True or False?
Ans: False

Hard words:
1. Complain
2. Enough
3. Boars
4. Feasts
5. Strange
6. Wonder 7. Borrowing 8.Arrives 9.Thinking
10.Separate 11.Puzzled Crazy 12. Nonsense 13.Speechless