NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Unit 6 - The Story of the Road

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Question 1: Learn New Words
A) Newspaper
B) Cucumbers
C) Cabbage
D) Potatoes
E) Radish
F) Cauliflower
G) Foolish
Answer:
A) Newspaper: printed publication containing news, articles and advertisements Example sentences:
1) The newspaper comes at seven in the morning daily.
2) The newspaper hasn’t come yet today.

B) Cucumbers: a long green skinned fruit Example sentences:
1) Cucumber is good for our health.
2) We should eat cucumber in summers.

C) Cabbage: a type of vegetable Example sentences:
1) I don’t like to eat cabbage.
2) Cabbage can also be eaten as a salad.

D) Potatoes: a starchy vegetable usually round in shape Example sentences:
1) We had roasted potatoes for breakfast.
2) We should eat boiled potatoes.

E) Radish: a small root, eaten raw with salad Example sentences:
1) Radish should be cooked for only few minutes.
2) We went to market to buy radish.

F) Cauliflower: a cabbage with small white flower buds Example sentences:
1) Eating boiled cauliflower is good for health.
2) I got cauliflower at a very cheap price.

7) Foolish: unwise Example sentences:
1) I was foolish to not trust her.
2) It was a foolish action to jump from the terrace.

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Question 1:

1. What sounds do you hear on the road in the morning?
2. What is the vegetable man selling?
3. Why is the road annoyed with the crow?

Answer:
1) We hear the birds calling ‘Chirrup, chirrup, chirrup’ and crows saying ‘Caw, caw and caw’.
2) The vegetable man is selling peas, cauliflowers and cabbages.
3) The road is annoyed with the crow, as he is asking the road to wake up when he is already awake.

Question 2:
1. Stop, Look and Listen Stop, Look and Listen Before you cross the street. Use your eyes, use your ears And then use your feet. Talk about how you would cross the road.
2. Can you make the sounds which you hear when you walk on the road? Talk about them.
3. Use can and cannot alternatively in the following sentences:
I ________ hear the sound of cars.
I ________ hear the train whistle.
I ________ hear the wind blow.
I ________ hear the clock.
I ________ hear the sound of feet.
I ________ hear the sound of moving of chairs.
I ________ hear the dogs barking.
Answer:
Disclaimer: These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answer based on their own experience and observation.
2) We hear many different sounds while walking on the road. Some of them are the sounds of tires and wheels like ‘zooo-zooo’ and dogs barking on the streets like ‘bow-bow’.
3) I can hear the sound of cars.
I can hear the train whistle.
I cannot hear the wind blow.
I cannot hear the clock.
I can hear the sound of feet.
I cannot hear the sound of moving of chairs.
I can hear the dogs barking.

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Question 1: Let’s sing
‘The Bus’
The wheels on the bus go round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round. The wheels on the bus go round, round, round. all through the town. The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep… The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish… The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink… The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa… The driver on the bus says, “Move on back”…The bell on the bus goes ding, ding, ding… The windows on the bus go up and down.
Answer:
‘The Bus’
The wheels on the bus go round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round, round. The wheels on the bus go round, round, round. all through the town. The horn on the bus goes beep, beep, beep… The wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish… The money on the bus goes clink, clink, clink… The babies on the bus go waa, waa, waa.. The driver on the bus says, “Move on back”… The bell on the bus goes ding, ding, ding… The windows on the bus go up and down…

Question 2: Let’s Act
The Race
I am going home in a bus.
There is a railway line alongside the road.
Look, there is a train coming.
I tell the bus driver, “Go fast!
Go faster than the train!”
But the driver slows down.
There is a railway gate.
“I must stop,” says the driver
The train whistles loudly.
“I am first!” it says.

Look at the picture and write four sentences about what you see.
1. I can see a tree.
2. __________________________________
3. __________________________________
4. __________________________________
Answer:
1. I can see a tree.
2. I can see an ambulance moving on the road.
3. I can see river water along the side of the road.
4. I can see a big stone lying at the left hand side of the road.