NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English(workbook) Chapter 2 - Thank God !

Question 1:

Answer the following questions:

  1. What did the farmer grow on his farm?

  2. What did his wife say?

  3. Why did the farmer decide to take the grapes?

  4. What did the king do playfully?

  5. Why did the farmer say, ‘Thank God!’?

  6. The farmer in the story grew fruits. What else can a farmer grow?

  7. Are there any women farmers? Do you know any?

  8. If you meet a farmer, what would you say to them?

Answer:
  1. What did the farmer grow on his farm? The farmer grew fruits on his farm.
  2. What did his wife say? The farmer’s wife said that the best fruits on their farm that year were the watermelons and grapes.
  3. Why did the farmer decide to take the grapes? The farmer decided to gift the best fruits to the king. Since it was a long journey to the palace, he decided to take the grapes as watermelons were too heavy.
  4. What did the King do playfully? The King plucked one grape from the bunch and threw it playfully at the farmer.
  5. Why did the farmer say, ‘Thank God!’? When a grape thrown by the King, hit the farmer’s forehead, he said ‘Thank God!’ because if he had brought watermelons, he would have been badly injured
  6. The farmer in the story grew fruits. What else can a farmer grow? A farmer can grow vegetables, grains, pulses, etc./li>
  7. Are there any women farmers? Do you know any? yes, there are women farmers also.

    8. (Answer may vary.)

  8. If you meet a farmer, what would you say to them? I will thank them for providing us food to eat.
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Question 2:

Rearrange the words to form meaningful sentences.

  1. farmer/the/palace/reached/the

  2. the/was/playful/king/still/mood/in/a

  3. grape/he/threw/again/a

  4. thank/I/blessed!/God!/am

  5. God/great/is/indeed!

Answer:
  1. The farmer reached the palace.
  2. The king was still in a playful mood.
  3. He threw a grape again.
  4. Thank God! I am blessed!
  5. Indeed! God is great.
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Question 3:

Match each word in the left column with its opposite in the right column.

(a) hot (i) dark
(b) rough (ii) new
(c) light (iii) bad
(d) fast (iv) low
(e) old (v) cold
(f) good (vi) small
(g) big (vii) smooth
(h) high (viii) slow
Answer:
(a) hot (v) cold
(b) rough (vii) smooth
(c) light (i) dark
(d) fast (viii) slow
(e) old (ii) new
(f) good (iii) bad
(g) big (vi) small
(h) high (iv) low
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Question 4:

Write the opposite of the underlined word.

Answer:
thick book thin book
long journey short journey
soft cotton hard rock
slow tortoise fast rabbit
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Question 5:

Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ or ‘are’.

  1. There ___________________ animals in the jungle.
  2. The table ___________________ made of wood.
  3. These mangoes ___________________ sweet.
  4. Raghuram ___________________ a tall boy.
  5. The toys ___________________ on the shelf.
  6. The book ___________________ on the table.
  7. The girls ___________________ at the shop.
  8. The car ___________________ on the road.
Answer:
  1. There are animals in the jungle.
  2. The table is made of wood.
  3. These mangoes are sweet.
  4. Raghuram is a tall boy.
  5. The toys are on the shelf.
  6. The book is on the table.
  7. The girls are at the shop.
  8. The car is on the road.
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Question 6:

Make sentences using the following words:

(a) special ____________________
(b) heavy ____________________
(c) wise ____________________
(d) grow ____________________
(e) imagine ____________________
Answer:
  1. special : Are you doing something special for your mother’s birthday?
  2. heavy : This box is too heavy to lift.
  3. wise : The farmer was a wise man.
  4. grow : Farmers grow fruits and vegetables.
  5. imagine : Can you imagine me making a cake?
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Question 7:

  1. What are your most favourite and least favourite fruits and vegetables? Give reasons for your likes and dislikes.

Answer:

(Answers may vary.)

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Question 8:

Read the following words and break them to make three different words. One has been done for you.

(a) surprised
dip
   
sip
   
rise
(b) playful
   
   
(c) basket
   
   
(d) watermelons
   
   
(e) plucked
   
   
Answer:
(a) surprised
dip
   
sip
   
rise
(b) playful
lay
   
pay
   
pull
(c) basket
ask
   
bet
   
take
(d) watermelons
water
   
term
   
loan
(e) plucked
luck
   
duck
   
clue
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Question 9:

Chandu has written the steps for preparing a salad on a few slips of paper. He mixed them up. Think of the proper order and number the steps in the space provided.

* Next, I put in papaya cubes. ( )
* Mother cuts some fruits for me. ( )
* First I take some banana slices. ( )
* Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt. ( )
* Then I add the apple slices. ( )
* Then I mix them all. ( )
* After that I add some grapes from a bunch. ( )
Answer:
* Next, I put in papaya cubes. (3)
* Mother cuts some fruits for me. (1)
* First I take some banana slices. (2)
* Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt. (6)
* Then I add the apple slices. (4)
* Then I mix them all. (7)
* After that I add some grapes from a bunch. (5)

Sentences 3, 4 and 5 are interchangeable.

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Question 10:

Find the names of fruits in the grid given below.

Answer:

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Question 11:

Fill in the missing letters and complete the names of fruits.

  1. g _ a p _ s
  2. m u _ k m _ l _ n
  3. p _ p _ y a
  4. s t _ a w _ e _ _ y
  5. p _ n e a _ p l _
  6. p o m _ g _ a n _ t _
  7. p _ u m
  8. b _ n a _ a
  9. c _ e _ r y
Answer:
  1. g r a p e s
  2. m u s k m e l o n
  3. p a p a y a
  4. s t r a w b e r r y
  5. p i n e a p p l e
  6. p o m e g r a n a t e
  7. p l u m
  8. b a n a n a
  9. c h e r r y
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