Poonam’s Day out NCERT Solutions | EVS for Class 3 PDF Download

Page No. - 2

Ques: Poonam looked up. She saw many animals on the tree. Which animals can you spot on the tree in the picture? Write down their names.

Ans:

• Monkey
• Squirrel
• Sparrow
• Pigeon
• Parrot
• Mynah
• Ants
• Crow
• Butterflies

Ques 2: Which animals did Poonam see at the pond? Look at the picture and write their names.

Ans:

• Egret
• Black-winged stilt
• Frog
• Tortoise
• Buffaloes
• Goat

Page No. - 3

Ques 1: Can you act like the animals seen at the pond? Which animal makes what kind of sounds and movements. Try to make similar sounds.
Ans:  Yes, I can act like the animals seen in the pond.
Given below are the sounds produced by some of the animals.
1.Dog : Bow — Bow
2.Cat : Mew — Mew
3.Lion : Grr — Grr
4.Frog : Croak — Croak
5.Goat:  Mein — Mein
6.Crow : Caw — Caw
7.Cuckoo : Koo — Koo
Hint: The purpose of this section is to make students interact actively with their surroundings and perform activities to observe the facts. This involves experimentation and logical deductions. Keeping the process of experimentation and activity in mind, it is strongly recommended that the students should perform the activity and draw conclusions on their own.

Ques 2: You must have seen many animals too. Write which of them
(a) can fly _________ _________ __________

(b) can crawl _________ __________ _______

(c) can walk _________ _________ _________

(d) can hop _________ _________ __________

(e) have wings _________ _________ _______

(f) have feet __________ _________ ________

(g) have a tail __________ _________ _______
Ans:
(a) The animals that can fly: Sparrow, Pigeon, Crow, Eagle
(b) The animals that can crawl: Earthworm, Snake, Snail
(c) The animals that  can walk: Dog, Cat, Pig, Deer
(d) The animals that  can hop: Kangaroo, Rabbit, Grasshopper
(e) The animals that  have wings: Butterfly, Sparrow, Peacock, Pigeon
(f) The animals that have feet: Dog, Cat, Pig, Deer
(g) The animals that have a tail: Monkey, Rat, Horse, Elephant

Hint: The purpose of this section is to make the students observe their surroundings. The answer may vary from student to student based on his/her experience. It is highly recommended that the students prepare the answer on their own.However, a model answer comprising some of the animals are listed here.

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Ques 1: Look at the pictures given below. Color the animals that do not live in your house.

Hint: The purpose of this section is to make students observe their surroundings. Thus, it is recommended that the students prepare the answer on their own. 

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Ques 1: Here are some incomplete pictures of animals. Complete them and write their names below.
Ans: The completed pictures of the animals with their names are given below:

Dog

Fish
Cockroach

Ques 2: Find my name in the crossword and put a circle around it. One example has been given.
1. Banana is what I love eating,

I spend my time jumping and leaping.

2. On the walls, webs I weave,

Where insects stick and cannot leave.

3. I remain awake the whole night,

And go to sleep in broad daylight.

4. Croak, croak, croak is my sound,

In water or on land I am found.

5. I appear after rainfall,

Have no feet so I crawl.

6. Slow and steady is my pace,

I always win when there is a race.

Ans:

i) Monkey
ii) Spider
iii) Owl
iv) Frog
v) Snail
vi) Tortoise

Page No. - 8

Ques 1: 

(a) Spend some time under a tree. Observe the animals carefully. (a) Name the animals which can be seen

on the branches _________ ________ _______
on the leaves ___________  ___________  ____
on the trunk  ___________  ___________  ____
on the ground  ___________  __________ _____
around the tree  ___________  __________ ____

(b) Now arrange these animals in the order of their size — smallest being the first.

1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________
6. _______________
7. _______________
8. _______________
9. _______________
10. _______________
11. _______________
12. _______________
13. _______________
14. _______________
15. _______________

Ans:
(a) Hint: The purpose of this section is to make the students observe their surroundings. The answer may vary from student to student based on his/her experience. It is highly recommended that the students prepare the answer on their own. A sample answer is provided below for reference.

• On the branches: Monkey, Squirrel, Crow
• On the leaves : Aphid, Fly, Ant
• On the trunk:   Ant, Termite, Beetle
• On the ground: Dog, Cat, Earthworm
• Around the tree: Ant, Squirrel, Lizard
  

(b)

Hint: The purpose of this section is to make students interact actively with their surroundings and perform activities to observe the facts. It is recommended that the students write the answers based on the names of the animals which they noted down in the previous question.