Sub- English; Grade- 3; Topic- Adventure of Gulliver (Notebook Exercise)

 

Date: 18-1-21             An Adventure of Gulliver

 

New Words:

Adapted

Extract

Voyage

Brobdingnag

Discovered

Vessels

Inhabitants

Explore

Barren

Rowing

Observed

Overtake

Barley

Hedge

Utmost

Astonishment

Trumpet

Reaping

Reapers

Curiosity

 

Word Meaning

 

1. inhabitants- people living in that place

2. Explore- To travel around an area to learn about it.

3. barren- empty land with few plants

4. Overtake- to go past and ahead of a moving vehicle/person

5. hedge- a fence formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs

6. astonishment- great surprise

 

Qu. Answer the following questions.

1.    Why did the captain send the men to the land?

Ans: The captain sent the men with vessels to look for water.

 

2.    Why did the men rush back to the ship?

Ans: The men rushed back to the ship because a monster was walking after them in the sea as fast as he could.

 

3.    What happened when the monster called out in a loud voice?

Ans: When the monster called out in a loud voice, seven monsters like him came towards the field ready to reap the corn.

 

4.    How did the author greet the farmers?

Ans: The author walked slowly backward and forward, pulled off his hat and made a low bow to greet the farmers.

 

5.    What did the farmer who first found the writer do with him?

Ans: The farmer took the writer to his house and placed him at some distance on the dining table which was thirty feet high from the floor.

 

Dictionary Activity

 

 Write the meaning and frame a sentence using the word.

 

1.    Adapt

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2.    Adventure

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3.    Discovered

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4.    Observed

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5.    Rowing

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6.    Reaping

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Dictation Activity