SCHOOL ACCOLADES

Standard III
First Term Guideline
Subject-Elementary Science

Learn the answers of the following questions:

1. Explain what is environment is?
2. Write five components of a natural environment.
3. Where do we live?
4. What are living and non living things?
5. What is nonflowering plant?
6. What is flowering plant?
7. Write about herbs.
8. Write about shrubs.
9. Write about tree.
10. What is called invertebrate?
11. What is called vertebrate?
12. What is matter?
13. What is steam made of?
14. What are the three forms of water?
15. Name five liquids.
Answers:
1. There are many things around us such as friends, trees, animals, soils, water, air,
sunlight and houses. All the things surrounding us make our environment.
2. The five components of a natural environment are- trees, hills, flower, river and soil.
3. We live in both natural and man made environment.
4. People, animals, plants are living things which can grow, change. Cars, chairs, table,
books are type of non living things which can’t eat, drink, grow.
5. A plant that does not bear flowers is called a non- flowering plant.
6. A plant that has flowers is called a flowering plant.
7. Plants such as paddy, musturd and chilli are called herbs. A herb is smaller than a shrub
and have soft stems.
8. Plants such as Rose, Rongon and Hibiscus are shrubs. A shrub is a woody plant, smaller
than a tree.
9. A plant which is large in size with a woody main stem and with branches, leaves is called
a tree.
10. Animals without backbone are called invertebrate. Example- earthworm, shrimp etc.
11. An animal that has a backbone is called a vertebrate. Example – snakes, frogs etc.
12. The things which have weight and volume and occupy space are called matters.
13. Steam is made of water.
14. The three forms of water are- water vapour, liquid water and ice.
15. The name of five liquids are- water, milk, oil, juice, tea.
Fill in the Blanks:
1. All the things surrounding us make our ___________.
2. The environment can be classified into ________ environment and __________
environment.
3. Trees, birds and air are components of __________ environment.
4. An environment having things made by people is known as _________ environment.
5. There are trees, _______, ______, water, air and sunlight in the field.
6. Our environment consists of living things and ________.
7. Living things need _____, _____, and ____ to survive.
8. Prawns and earthworms are ________ animals.
9. People depend on ______and animals.
10. All animals need to eat ____ to survive.
11. Ice is the ______ state of water.
12. Water changes into ice by _____.
13. Water changes into vapour by _____.
14. All things are made of ______.
15. _____ is an frozen form of water.
Answers:
1. environment
2. natural, man made
3. natural
4. man made
5. cattles , soils
6. non living things.
7. food,water,air
8. invertebrates
9. plant
10. food
11. solid
12. cooling
13. heating
14. matters
15. Ice

Put a tick (√) on the correct answer:

1. Which one is solid?
a) Water b) vapour c) ice cream
2. Which one is liquid?
a) Oil b) ice c) mango
3. Which one is a living thing?
a) Chilli plant b) house c) table
4. Which can grow?
a) Car b) pigeon c) stone
5. Which one is a non flowering plant?
a) Mango b) fern c) paddy
 6. Which one is a component of the natural environment?
a) Tree b) table c) chair
7. Which one is component of the man-made environment?
a) Birds b) hills c) house

Answers: 1-c, 2-a, 3-a, 4-b, 5-b, 6-a, 7-c

Match the sentences on the left with the related words on the right :
1. The matter that has definite volume and shape.  Ice
2. The matter that takes the whole space of a closed container.  Liquid
3. The matter that has definite volume but does not have definite  Made of
shape. wood
4. Water vapour is-  Steam
5. Solid state of water.  Tree
6. Chair-  Chair
7. Having definite volume but no shape-  Liquid
8. Visible particles of water-  Solid
9. Living thing-  Gas
10. Non living thing-
 Invisible
form of
water

Answers:
1. The matter that has definite volume and shape- Liquid
2. The matter that takes the whole space of a closed container-Solid
3. The matter that has definite volume but does not have definite shape-Gas
4. Water vapour is- Invisible form of water
5. Solid state of water- Ice
6. Chair- Made of wood
7. Having definite volume but no shape- Liquid
8. Visible particles of water- Steam
9. Living thing- Tree
10. Non living thing- Chair