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ASK ME A RIDDLE

CLASS 3

COMPREHENSION PASSAGE 1

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A. Look at the pictures and solve the riddles.

I’m red, I’m round, On a tree I’m found. I’m juicy, I’m sweet, I’m ready for you to eat! I am an ______________ I’ve a handle like a cane, You need me when it rains, You also need me in the sun, Or from the heat you’ll have to run, I am an _______________ You carry me everyday down the road, Oh dear! Why am I such a load? But I have all you need each day, To help you in school in every way! I am a ________________ You throw me here, you throw me there, You throw me just about everywhere. When you see me, you just pounce, For you just love to see me bounce! I am a ________________

B. Complete the rymes to solve the riddles. Lines 1 and 2 should have a set of rhyming words, which should be different from the rhyming words you use in lines 3 and 4. The pictures will help you.

1. On me you lay your ______________________. I’m found on a __________________________. I’m soft and ________________________. On me right now is ______________________. I am a __________________________.

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2. You sit at me and _____________________. Six people I do _____________________.

I have four strong ____________________. On me is a plate with ____________________. I am a ___________________________. 3. Every hour I ______________________. And I tell you the ______________________. You find me on a ______________________. In a bedroom or a ______________________. I am a ______________________. 4. In me you put your ______________________. Tied laces make me look __________________. Today I’m in the ______________________. In one of me there is a ____________________. I am a pair of ______________________.

C. You have seen that if you are given hints about something, you can guess what it is. Read these sentences carefully. Some words in them tell us more about people, animals and things. Underline such words. One has been done for you.

1. The fat man wore a red coat. 2. The naughty puppy chewed my new black shoes. 3. The angry lady shouted at the lazy boy. 4. The pretty girl held a beautiful red rose in her hand. 5. It was a rainy day, so I took my big, black umbrella with me.

D. Fill in the blanks with the opposites of the highlighted words.

1. This coat is old. That one is ______________________. 2. I have a _____________ bag. Mary has a light one. 3. Mr Spratt was thin, but his wife was ______________. 4. Meeta is _______________, but her sister is short. 5. The first sum was difficult, but the second one was _______________.

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6. Ravi is _________________. Rohit is sad. 7. Nancy’s handwriting is neat, but her brother’s is _______________. 8. Cindrella was beautiful, but her sisters were __________________. 9. Everything looks___________________ on a sunny day, but dull on a

cloudy day. 10. The paint on the door is still wet, but it is _________________ on the

gate.

E. Make up two short riddles of your own. Write them in the scroll. Read them aloud in the class and see who can guess the answer. (you could describe a classmate or an object in the class.)

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CHICKEN OR THE EGG

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One day, a very learned scholar came to Emperor Akbar’s court. He had heard a lot about Birbal’s wisdom, and wanted to test him. He challenged Birbal to answer his questions. Birbal agreed. The scholar said, “Would you like to answer a hundred easy questions or just one difficult question?” Birbal had had a tiring day, and wanted to go home early. “I’m ready to answer one difficult question,” he said. “All right, as you wish," said the scholar. “Now, answer this riddle. Which came first —the chicken or the egg?” “The chicken,” replied Birbal, without hesitation. “How do you know?” the scholar cried out in amaze-ment. “We had agreed on only one question,” replied Birbal and walked away, smiling.

A. Answer the following questions.

1. Who came to Akbar’s court one day?

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2. What did the learned scholar want?

The learned scholar wanted _____________________________________

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3. What choice did he offer Birbal?

He said that Birbal could _______________________________________

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4. What did he ask Birbal?

He asked Birbal _______________________________________________

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5. What did Birbal do to show that he was indeed clever?

Birbal ___________________________________________________

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B. Give the opposites of the following words, from the story.

1. Foolish _______________________

2. Easy _______________________

3. Late _______________________

4. Foolishness _______________________

C. Pick out all the nouns (naming words) in the passage, and write them in your notebook. D. Circle al the verbs (doing words) in the passage. E. underline all the adjectives (describing words) in the passage. F. Have you ever done anything clever like Birbal did? Write a short para-graph about it in your notebook.

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THE RAINBOW IN THE SKY

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Sometimes, when it has just stopped raining, the sun comes out. Just step out and look up. You might see a broad band of colours in the sky. It looks as if seven different-coloured ribbons have been strung across the sky. Yhis is a rainbow. The next time you see a rainbow, count it’s colours. This group of letters will help you to remember the different colours found in a rainbow:

V for VIOLET

I for INDIGO

B for BLUE

G for GREEN

Y for YELLOW

O for ORANGE

R for RED

Use your crayons or colour pencils to colour the seven boxes with the right colour. Now you will never gorget the seven colours of the rainbow. Do you know where the seven colours of the rainbow come from? They come from sunlight. When the sun shines through the raindrops, each raindrop splits the light into seven colours, and a rainbow is formed. A. Colours can be mixed to make other colours.

Mix these colours Colour these spaces What is the new colour? Mix yellow and red.

Mix blue and yellow.

Mix red and blue.

Mix red and white.

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B. Now complete the answers to these questions.

1. When can a rainbow be seen in the sky? A rainbow can be seen in the sky __________________________________

2. How many colours are there in a rainbow? ___________________________________________________________________

3. Name the colours in the rainbow. The colours in the rainbow are ______________, _______________, ________________, _________________, _________________, ________________ and ___________________.

4. Where do the colours of the rainbow come from? The colours of the rainbow come from ______________________________.

5. How is a rainbow formed? A rainbow is formed when the ____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________

C. Match the following: D. Play a quiz with your partner. Ask him/her to list five favourite colours. He/She will then have to name three different things (it may be a fruit, flower, animal, food item,etc) of each col-our. Write down all the information and then compose a short article. (write your partner’s name in the blank.) _____________________’s favourites ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

1. as red as 2. as yellow as 3. as orange as 4. as white as 5. as black as 6. as blue as 7. as green as 8. as purple as 9. as pink as 10. as brown as

a. Mud b. A sheet c. A rose d. A berry e. An apple f. A grape g. A sunset h. The sky i. The grass j. butter

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THE COW

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The friendly cow, all red and white, I love with all my heart; She gives me cream with all her might, To eat with apple tart. She wanders lowing here and there, And yet she cannot stray, All in the pleasant open air, The pleasant light of day. And blown by all the winds that pass, And wet with all the showers, She walks among the meadow grass, And eats the meadow flowers.

A. Find words and phrases in the poem which mean the same as:

1. Field __________________________ 2. Rainfall __________________________ 3. Strength __________________________ 4. A kind of pastry __________________________ 5. Mooing __________________________

B. Answer the following questions.

1. Who has written this poem?

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2. Why does the poet love the cow?

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3. What does the cow do the whole day?

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4. What word does the poet use to describe the open air and the light of day?

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5. Where does the cow walk?

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C. The cow gives us milk. Milk is good for all of us. It makes our teeth and bones strong. Circle all the things below which contain milk. D. Pick out the rhyming words in the poem and write them in pairs as shown below. E. Write a poem about an animal you like. Use rhyming words as the poet has done. The ___________________________________

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Ice-cream cold drink milkshake

meat curd juice

porridge peanuts custard

chocolate Fish potato

cake cheese cold coffee

white

magic

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THE SMALL PEOPLE

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Pygmies are a race of very small people. Pygmies line in the rain forests of Africa. A pygmy is just about the size of a boy or girl in your class. Pygmies have reddidh-brown skin and very curly brown hair. Most of them have round heads and broad faces. They also have round bellies. No one knows why pygmies are small. However, their small size helps them to move very quickly. Their small size and brown skin help them to hide in the forest easily. Pygmies use small bows and arrows to hunt animas in the forest. They also eat berries, mushrooms, roots and nuts. They love honey. Pygmies are very happy to have the forest as their home. They know that the forest gives them all that they need. It gives them clothes, food and a safe place to stay. They do not harm the forest in any way.

A. Make sentences with the following words and phrases. 1. Curly brown hair ____________________________________________________

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2. Wild animals _______________________________________________________

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3. Easily ______________________________________________________________

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4. Harm ______________________________________________________________

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5. Called _____________________________________________________________

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B. Match the following: C. Ask your teacher to show you where Africa is, on the map of the world. She may also be able to show you pictures of pygmies. After you have talked about them, answer these questions.

1. Who are pygmies?

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2. Where do pygmies live?

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3. What do pygmies look like?

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4. What do pygmies eat?

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5. Why don’t pygmies harm the forest they live in?

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D. Imagine you met a pygmy. Write about the meeting. You may describe an adventure you

had in the forest. Draw a picture to make your story more interesting.

Life in the forest is full of adventure.____________________________________________

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1. Broad 2. Honey 3. Enjoy 4. Rainforests 5. Quickly 6. Bellies

a. Fast b. Stomachs c. Forests which have a lot of rain d. Sweet juice made by bees e. Wide f. (here) like a lot

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