Worksheet Solutions: Saying Without Speaking - 1 | EVS for Class 3 PDF Download

Q1: Fill in the blanks.

(i) The game played in which people have to communicate without speaking is called ______.
Ans: Dumb Charades

(ii) People need to talk through actions when they cannot use their ________ to communicate.
Ans: Voice or speech

(iii) Children who cannot hear and speak use ________ to communicate with others.
Ans: Sign language

(iv) Aftaab’s favourite toy has fallen and broken, making him feel ________.
Ans: Sad

(v) Mudras and bhavs are used in ________ to convey feelings and emotions.
Ans: Dance

Q2: True or False.

(i) The poet Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson has a brother who is deaf.
Ans: False

(ii) Aftaab is happy because his favourite toy has broken.
Ans: False

(iii) Children can express themselves through their face and hands before they can speak.
Ans: True

(iv) Yamini’s mother is happy that the bottle of pickle broke.
Ans: False

(v) Rehana is afraid of dogs.
Ans: True

Q3: Name the following.

(i) Game where people communicate without speaking
Ans: Dumb Charades

(ii) What is Rehana afraid of?
Ans: Dogs

(iii) How many people should be in each group for the game of Dumb Charades?
Ans: Seven

(iv) What is Julie excited about?
Ans: The birth of her little sister.

(v) What happened to Yamini’s pickle bottle?
Ans: It fell from her hand and broke.

Q4: Give two examples of each.

(i) People who cannot hear or speak communicate
Ans: Through actions and sign language.

(ii) Purpose of teaching sign language in schools
Ans: To help children who cannot hear or speak communicate.

(iii) Young children express themselves before they can speak
Ans: Through their face and hands.

(iv) What are mudras and bhavs in dance?
Ans: Hand gestures and facial expressions used to convey feelings.

(v) How do people who cannot hear or speak communicate?
Ans: Through actions and studying lip movements.

Q5: Identify the images.

(i)
 
Ans: Piano

(ii)

Ans: Happy person

(iii)

Ans: Dance

(iv)

Ans: Sad person

(v)

Ans: Blind person

Q6: Short answer type questions.

(i) What is the game described in the passage, and how is it played?
Ans: The game is called “Dumb Charades” and it involves expressing a situation through facial and body actions without speaking. Players are divided into groups and given a situation to act out silently. Other groups have to guess what is being acted out.

(ii) How do people who cannot hear or speak communicate?
Ans: They communicate through actions and by studying lip movements. Sign language is also taught to them in schools.

(iii) What special ability does the sister in the poem have, and what can she not do?
Ans: The sister in the poem can play the piano, but she cannot sing because she cannot hear the tune.

(iv) How can children express their feelings and develop their creative expression abilities?
Ans: Children can express their feelings through various ways such as drawing, dancing, and storytelling. This can help develop their creative expression abilities.

(v) What are mudras and bhavs in dance?
Ans: Mudras are hand gestures and bhavs are facial expressions used in dance to convey feelings and emotions.