NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Unit 4 - A Little Fish Story

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Question 1: Learn New Words
A) Million
B) Floundering
C) Meshes
D) Haul
E) Contented
F) Splashing
G) Emptied
H) Wriggled
I)  Warning
Answer:
A) Million: a product of thousand and thousand Example sentences:
1) A million people were present there.
2) I have heard this song a million time.

B) Floundering: struggling mentally in water to come out of something Example sentences:
1) She was floundering when her turn came.
2) The fish was floundering in the fisherman’s net.

C) Meshes: a network of wire or thread to catch hold of something Example sentences:
1) The fish got caught in a mesh.
2) It was very easy to make a mesh out of the leftover wires.

D) Haul: to pull with effort Example sentences:
1) He hauled his bike, as the petrol got over in it.
2) The engine hauls the other coaches of the train.

E) Contented: satisfied Example sentences:
1) I was contented with my final results.
2) My mother was contented with her work.

F) Splashing: sound made by something falling into any liquid Example sentences:
1) Reena was splashing cold water on her face.
2) The fish was splashing in the fresh water.

G) Emptied: to remove its contents Example sentences:
1) She emptied her lunch box after she reached home.
2) Rohit emptied the contents of his suitcase.

H) Wriggled: twist and turn movement Example sentneces:
1) She wriggled along with her friends in the park.
2) He wriggled after hearing the good news.

I) Warning: an advice on a serious note given in advance Example sentences:
1) He was scared of the warning.
2) The warning made him worried.

Question 2:

1. How many fish are there in the sea?
2. Why was the little fish unhappy?
3. What happened to the fish one day?
4. Why was the fish thankful to be a little fish?

Answer:
1) There are a million fish in the sea.
2) The little fish was unhappy because he was so very small.
3) One day the fish got caught in the meshes of a great net.
4) The fish was thankful to be a little fish, as he was able to come out of the meshes of the net because of its small size.

Question 3:

1. Imagine you are a little fish. Describe what you might see around you.
2. In your class, talk about the time you were caught doing something you were not supposed to do. You can discuss in your own language as well as in English.

Answer:
1) If I had been a fish, I might have seen sharks, whales and tortoises around me.
2) One day my mother asked me to promise her that I wouldn’t watch television when she will be out of home for two hours. I promised her the same. But, I wasn’t able to resist myself, as I was getting very bored all alone at home doing nothing. I forgot to lock the door of my room and switched on the television. It was only a few minutes later that my parents came and saw me watching television. It was a very embarrassing moment for me, as I did not mean to hurt her.
Disclaimer: These are sample answers. Students are advised to write the answers based on their own experience and observation.

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Question 1: Look at the pattern and fill in the blanks.

Fill in the blanks with the right word from the box.
paper    flowers    water    matches    cows    wolves

Answer:


Question 2: Look at the following sentence.
If I were only larger, how much happier I could be. Make more sentences like this using the words in the box.

1. Taller
2. Thinner   
3. Smaller
4. Cleverer
5. Younger
6. Older

1. If I were only___________________, how much happier I could be.
2. If I were only______________________________,
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
Answer:
1. If I were only thinner, how much happier I could be.
2. If I were only smaller, how much happier I could be.
3. If I were taller, how much happier I would be.
4. If I were younger, how much happier I could be.
5. If I were cleverer, how much happier I could be.
6. If I were older, how much happier I could be.

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Question 1: Say aloud

1. Blunder
2. Wonder
3. Thunder
4. Plunder
5. Flounder

Answer: 

1. Blunder
2. Wonder
3. Thunder
4. Plunder
5. Flounder

Question 2: Singing or Crying?
Mahesh sings a little song. Venkatesh looks at him. “Why are you crying, Mahesh?” he asks. Mahesh says, “I’m not crying. I’m singing an English song!”
Choose the right words.
Mahesh sings a ________ (long/little) song.
Venkatesh ________ (looks/shouts) at him.
Venkatesh thinks Mahesh is ________ (crying/laughing).
Mahesh is ________ (singing/saying) a song.
The song is in ________ (Telugu/English).
Answer:
Mahesh sings a little (long/little) song.
Venkatesh looks (looks/shouts) at him.
Venkatesh thinks Mahesh is crying (crying/laughing).
Mahesh is singing (singing/saying) a song.
The song is in English (Telugu/English).