NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Chapter 20 - The Ship Of The Desert

Question 1:

Name the Ship of the Desert.

  1. lion
  2. crab
  3. camel
  4. tiger
Answer:

camel

Question 2:

Name the king of the forest.

  1. lion
  2. owl
  3. monkey
  4. crocodile
Answer:

lion

Question 3:

The feet of the camel are—

  1. thick and padded
  2. long and fat
  3. thick and fat
  4. thin and padded
Answer:

thick and padded

Question 4:

There are no rivers or lakes in—

  1. plains
  2. mountains
  3. plateaus
  4. deserts
Answer:

deserts

Question 5:

At a time a camel can drink—

  1. 200 bottles of water
  2. 400 bottles of water
  3. 100 bottles of water
  4. 300 bottles of water
Answer:

200 bottles of water

Question 6:

A camel stores its food in its—

  1. stomach
  2. hump
  3. legs
  4. lips
Answer:

hump

Question 7:

Why is the camel called the Ship of the Desert ?

Answer:

The camel can walk on the burning sand easily. It can live without food and water for many days. So it is called the Ship of the Desert.

Question 8:

For how many weeks can a camel store food in its hump ?

Answer:

A camel can store food in its hump for two weeks.

Question 9:

What does the camel eat in the desert ?

Answer:

It eats thorny bushes in the desert.