The Balloon Man - 1 Class 3 Worksheet English Unit 5

Q1: Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions that follow.

Some day perhaps he'll let them go
And we shall see them sailing high,
And stand and watch them from belowThey would look pretty in the sky!

(i) Who is 'he' in the above lines?
Ans: 'He' refers to the balloon man in the poem.

(ii) What will sail high in a the sky?
Ans: The balloons will sail high in the sky.

(iii) Find a pronoun from the first line.
Ans: The pronoun in the first line is 'he.'

(iv) Find an adjective from the above lines.
Ans: The adjective in the above lines is 'pretty.'

Q2: Match the following words in Column A with their meanings in Column B.

Ans:

Q3: Fill in the blanks.

(i) The balloon man comes on __________ days.
Ans: market

(ii) He stays in the market  __________.
Ans: square

(iii) The balloon man does not seem to bother much about  __________.
Ans: lunch.

(iv) On a sunny day __________ and __________ come to the market.
Ans: carts and people

(v) The balloons are in different __________ and are tied together with a __________
Ans: colors, String

(vi) When there is wind the balloons __________ and __________.
Ans: wind, tug and tug

Q4: Write the opposites of the following words.

(i) Below
Ans: Above

(ii) Pretty
Ans: Ugly

(iii) High
Ans: Low

(iv) Always
Ans: Never

Q5: Very Short Answer Type Questions

(i) What all colours of balloons did the balloon man have?
Ans: The balloon man had balloons of red and purple, blue and green colors.

(ii) What happens to the balloons when the wind blows?
Ans: When the wind blows, the balloons tug and tug like anything.

(iii) Where does the balloon man stand?
Ans: The balloon man stands in the market square.

(iv) What does the child like to see the balloon man do?
Ans: The child likes to see the balloon man let the balloons go.

(v) Who comes on market days?
Ans: The balloon man comes on market days.

Q6: Short Answer Type Questions

(i) When does the balloon man come?
Ans: The balloon man comes on market days.

(ii) Why does the balloon man never think of lunch?
Ans: The balloon man never thinks of lunch because he is busy with his balloons in the market.

(iii) What happens when the balloon man lets the balloon go? What do the children do?
Ans: When the balloon man lets the balloon go, the balloons sail high in the sky. The children stand and watch them from below.

(iv) When and why do the children find the balloons shining far away?
Ans: When the balloon man lets the balloons go, the children watch them sail high in the sky.

(v) How are the balloons tied?
Ans: The balloons are tied together with a string.

(vi) How would the balloons look in the sky?
Ans: The balloons would look pretty in the sky.