NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English(workbook) Chapter 1 - The Big Laddoo

Question 1:

Complete the following lines of the poem.

  1. If all the laddoos ___________Oh! What a BIG ___________
  2. Then if the ___________ the BIG Laddoo
  3. And threw it into___________ Oh! What a BIG ___________ it would be!
Answer:
  1. If all the laddoos were one Laddoo
    Oh! What a BIG Laddoo it would be!
  2. Then if the BIG child
    Picked the BIG Laddoo
  3. And threw it into the BIG sea
    Oh! What a BIG SPLISH-SPLASH it would be!
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Question 2:

Answer the following questions.

  1. Have you seen a big laddoo? How big was it? Did you eat it by yourself?

  2. Have you eaten anything that is very big? What was it? Write about it.

  3. What different kinds of laddoos have you eaten?

  4. Name a few things that are round in shape? Can you eat all of them?

    5. Write them in the correct column.

    That can be eaten That cannot be eaten

  5. The child threw the Big Laddoo into the sea. What do you think happened to the Laddoo?

  6. Laddoos are sweet, commonly eaten in every house. Write words that tell us about the laddoos.

    ___________ ___________
    ___________ ___________
    ___________ ___________
    ___________ ___________
Answer:
  1. Self-attempt
  2. Self-attempt
  3. Self-attempt
  4. The things that are round in shape can be:
    Coin, chapatti, pizza, ball, cookie, clock, pie, wheel, plate, bangle, etc. No, all these can’t be eaten.
    Write them in the correct column.
    That can be eaten That cannot be eaten
    chapatti coin
    pizza ball
    cookie clock
    pie wheel
    plate
    bangle

    5. (Answers may vary.)

  5. The child threw the Big Laddoo into the sea. What do you think happened to the Laddoo? The BIG Laddoo would sink into the BIG sea.
  6. Laddoos are sweet, commonly eaten in every house. Write words that tell us about the laddoos.
    sweet round
    yellow big
    tasty sticky
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Question 3:

Match Columns A and B.

Column A Column B
(a) king (i) niece
(b) sir (ii) duck
(c) horse (iii) madam
(d) nephew (iv) hen
(e) cock (v) queen
(f) drake (vi) mare
Answer:
Column A Column B
(a) king (v) queen
(b) sir (iii) madam
(c) horse (vi) mare
(d) nephew (i) niece
(e) cock (iv) hen
(f) drake (ii) duck
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Question 4:

Frame a few sentences using the given words.

  1. play

  2. plum

  3. cloud

  4. clock

  5. blue

  6. blanket

Answer:
  1. play  :  Rohit and his friends play badminton.
  2. plum  :  I ate an orange, a plum and a peach.
  3. cloud  :  A white cloud floats in the sky.
  4. clock  :  He repairs clocks and watches.
  5. blue  :  She likes the blue dress.
  6. blanket  :  This new blanket is soft.

    7. (Sentences may vary.)

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Question 5:

Rearrange the following letters to make meaningful words.

(a) hlicredn ____________________
(b) ase ____________________
(c) pslahs ____________________
(d) wther ____________________
Answer:
  1. children
  2. sea
  3. splash
  4. threw
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Question 6:

Tick the objects that float and cross the objects that sink in water.

(a) a piece of paper
(b) a small stone
(c) a green leaf
(d) a pencil
(e) an eraser
(e) a feather
(e) a spoon
Answer:
(a) a piece of paper (✔)
(b) a small stone (✖)
(c) a green leaf (✔)
(d) a pencil (✖)
(e) an eraser (✖)
(e) a feather (✔)
(e) a spoon (✖)
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Question 7:

  1. Which is your favourite festival? Write the names of some sweets and dishes prepared on that day.

Answer:
Self-attempt
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Question 8:

Tick the correct option.

  1. Which one of these Indian desserts is similar to ice-cream?
    1. Kulfi
    2. Burfi
    3. Ras Malai
  2. Which vegetable is the main ingredient used to make Gajar ka Halva?
    1. Cucumber
    2. Radish
    3. Carrot
  3. This sweet dish is said to be the favourite of the Hindu deity, Lord Ganesh.
    1. Kheer
    2. Modak
    3. Rasgulla
Answer:
  1. Which one of these Indian desserts is similar to ice-cream?
    1. Kulfi (✔)
    2. Burfi
    3. Ras Malai
  2. Which vegetable is the main ingredient used to make Gajar ka Halva?
    1. Cucumber
    2. Radish
    3. Carrot (✔)
  3. This sweet dish is said to be the favourite of the Hindu deity, Lord Ganesh.
    1. Kheer
    2. Modak (✔)
    3. Rasgulla
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Question 9:

Paste/draw the picture of your favourite dish in the given space.

ACTIVITY

Choose your favourite fruit or vegetable. Have your teacher/parents cut them into slices. Coat the slices with paint or food colouring using a paintbrush. Take a plain sheet of paper and stamp the painted vegetable/fruit slice onto paper. Repeat with different fruits and vegetables to compare and contrast the stamps.

Answer:
Self-attempt
ACTIVITY
Self-attempt
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