Textbook Solutions: Birbal Identifies the Thief | Class 3 English Alive PDF Download

Word Galaxy
Ans:

• Admired – respected
• Wit – the ability to use words or ideas in a clever and entertaining way
• Advisor – a person who tells you what you should do
• Intelligence – the ability to think and understand things logically
• Valuables – things of great value or importance

Q1.
(a).
Ans: (i) a minister

(b).
Ans: (i) Alim Khan’s house

(c) Birbal applied black paint to
Ans: (iii) the tail of a donkey

Q2.
Ans:
(a) Birbal thought that the thief must be one of the ministers because no thief would dare to enter a minister’s house.
(b) Birbal asked the guard to get a donkey to the court and tie it to the pillar.
(c) All ministers touched the donkey’s tail and said I have not stolen.
(d) Alim Khan did not have any black patch on his palms as he only pretended to touch the donkey’s tail.

Q3.
Ans: Vikram Veer was worried becauseall his valuables had been stolen by a thief.

Q4.
Ans: Akbar was shocked to hear this because the place where that minister lived was the safest place in the kingdom.

Q5.
Ans: The emperor Akbar invited Birbal to solve the mystery.

Q6.
Ans: Birbal asked the guard to get a donkey to the court and tie it to the pillar.

Q7.
Ans: Birbal ordered all the courtiers to lift the donkey’s tail and say, “I have not stolen”. After everyone has finished, he asked the courtiers to show their palm to him. All the courtiers except Alim Khan had a black patch of paint on their palm. Birbal had actually painted the donkey’s tail with a black coat of paint. In the fright, the guilty minister did not touch the donkey’s tail at all. That is how Birbal caught the thief and it again proved his intelligence.

Q8.
Ans: The lesson learnt is -Truth will always prevail.

Vocabulary

1. One Donkey - Two Donkeys
2. One Pen - Two Pens
3. One Chair - Two Chairs
4. One Kite - Two Kites 
5. One King - Two Kings 
6. One Bottle - Two Bottles

Grammar

B. Look at the list of nouns. Write C for common noun or P for proper noun.
Ans:

1. Australia - P
2. Christmas - P
3. Gorilla - C
4. Jane - P
5. Monument - C
6. Lane - C
7. Mr. Bhowmick - P
8. Nest - C
9. Jantar Mantar - P
10. Wednesday - P

C. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the following.
Ans: 

1. An army of soldiers. 
2. A bunch of grapes. 
3. A class of students. 
4. A cluster of flowers.
5. A deck of cards.
6. A set of tools. 

D. Choose the correct options. There may be more than one correct options for each of these. 

1. 
Ans: (c) grapes

2.
Ans: (b) people

3. 
Ans: (b) ships

4. 
Ans: (a) stairs

5. 
Ans: (b) litter

6. 
Ans: (b) constellation

7. 
Ans: (b) gang

8. 
Ans: (a) A garden

Listening and Speaking
Listening 
A. Listen about a few jobs that poeple do, Then fill in each blank with the correct word. 

1. 
Ans: 

• I work with a spade to dig soil.
• I use a hose to water plants.
• I am always in the middle of beautiful nature.
• I am a gardener.

2. 
Ans: 

• Once upon a time I used to visit every home.
• I wear a khaki uniform.
• I deliver parcels and letters.
• I am a Postman.

3. 
Ans: 

• I am always dressed in colourful clothes.
• I wear a conical cap on my head.
• I make people laugh.
• I am a Joker. 

Writing

1. One day a crow found a slice of bread on the grass.
2. It took the slice of bread in his mouth and went to a tree to eat.
3. A clever fox came by and saw the crow  with a slice of bread; the clever fox also wanted it.
4. The clever fox went under the tree and said ' Oh! You are such a beautiful crow. If only I could hear your beautiful voice. Won't you please sing a song for me?'
5. The foolish crow was filled with pride after hearing its praises, and open his mouth to sing.
6. The moment he opened his mouth, the slice of bread fell off and the clever fox picked it up and ran away.