NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English(workbook) Chapter 1 - Out in the Garden

Question 1:

Look at the pictures and answer.

  1. Count how many there are and write in the blanks:
    children _________, girls _________, boys _________, women_________ and animals _________

  2. What games are the children playing?

  3. Children are playing in the open space in front of their houses. Where do you usually play?

  4. Some children are not playing games. What are they doing?

  5. There are some women in the picture. What are they doing?

  6. Who is reading the newspaper?

  7. What are the children playing with?

  8. What is the old man doing?

  9. What is your favourite game?

  10. If you were in the picture, which game would you play?

Answer:
  1. Count the number and write in the blanks.
    16 children, 7 girls, 9 boys, 3 women and 0 animals
  2. The children are playing marbles, Ring-a-roses, blind man’s buff, kite flying, hop-scotch and spinning tops.
  3. Answers may vary.
  4. Some children are reading the newspaper and helping their elders.
  5. Women are cleaning foodgrains and other items and making garlands
  6. The girl is reading the newspaper.
  7. The children are playing with marbles, kite and tops.
  8. The old man is watching the children play games
  9. Answers may vary.
  10. Answers may vary.
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Question 2:

Answer the following questions.

  1. What are the children doing with the ball?

  2. How are the children playing with the kite?

  3. Where are the children playing?

  4. What does the poet play with his/her friends?

  5. Where do you play with your friends?

  6. What games do you play outside?

  7. Do you enjoy playing with your friends?

  8. What happens if we are not careful while playing outside?

Answer:
  1. The children are bouncing, throwing and catching the ball.
  2. The children tug, pull and fly the kite.
  3. They are playing in the garden.
  4. The poet (child) runs, skips, jumps and sways with his friends. He/ She also enjoys slides and swings in the garden.
  5. I play in the park, garden, school playground, terrace of my house, etc.
    (Answers may vary.)
  6. Self-attempt
  7. Self-attempt
  8. We may fall or get injured if we are not careful while playing outside.
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Question 3:

Write words which rhyme with ‘day’.

(a) ____________________
(b) ____________________
(c) ____________________
(d) ____________________
Answer:
  1. pay
  2. say
  3. may
  4. way
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Question 4:

Complete the following sentences with respect to the poem.

  1. Out in the garden,

  2. With my ball,

  3. With my friends,

Answer:
  1. Each fine day.
  2. I like to play.
  3. I like to play.
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Question 5:

Fill in the missing letters to complete the words.

(a) t _ g
(b) p u _ _
(c) f l _
(d) s _ i p
(e) s _ a y
(e) s l _ d e
Answer:
  1. t u g
  2. p u ll
  3. f l y
  4. s k ip
  5. s w ay
  6. s l i de
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Question 6:

Make sentences with the following words:

  1. bounce

  2. throw

  3. slide

  4. sway

Answer:
  1. bounce  :  The child watched the ball bounce.
  2. throw  :  Throw the paper in the bin.
  3. slide  :  The blue slide in the park is my favourite.
  4. sway  :  The flowers sway with the wind.

    5. (Sentences may vary.)

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Question 7:

What games do you play with a ball with your friends?

(a) ____________________
(b) ____________________
(c) ____________________
(d) ____________________
Answer:
Self- attempt
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Question 8:

Write some rules you make and follow while playing games with your friends.

(a) ____________________
(b) ____________________
(c) ____________________
(d) ____________________
Answer:
Self- attempt
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Question 9:

Combine these words using ‘and’ and write them in the blanks. One has been done for you.

(a) give, take give and take
(b) sing, dance
(c) eat, drink
(d) catch, throw
(e) run, catch

  • Can you think of two more word pairs? Write them here.

Answer:
  1. give and take
  2. sing and dance
  3. eat and drink
  4. catch and throw
  5. run and catch

    Two more word pairs are:

  1. walk and talk
  2. use and throw

    3. Answers may vary.

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