Gr.3 Sub:E.V.S. CH:19 Travel and Transport Notebook and Textbook work

CH:19 Travel and transport

New  Words:


  1. transport

  2. destination

  3. distance

  4. passengers

  5. alternative

  6. significant

  7. winding

  8. necessary

  9. slippery

10. forests

11. densely

12. connected

13. cable car

14. across

15. numerous

16. collectively

17. local trains

18. monorails

19. metro trains

20. auto-rickshaws

21. taxis

22. airplanes

23. scooter

24. private

25. vehicle

26. bicycles

27. Jaisalmer

28. Bikaner

29. Rajasthan

30. Mussoorie



Word Galaxy:











1. Choose the correct option.

 a. This vehicle is a means of private transport.

 i. bus ii. car iii. train iv. metro 

Ans. car


b. Which of these is known as the ship of the desert? 

i. horse ii. camel iii. tiger iv. yak 

Ans. camel


c. Which of these is used for safaris?

 i. truck ii. tractor iii. fire engine iv. crane 

Ans. truck



2. Fill in the blanks. 

a. Mussoorie is known as the ‘Queen of the Hills’. 

b. Cable cars are a means of aerial  transportation. 

c. The camels form a caravan  as  they travel in a group through the desert.



 3. Match the columns.

  a- iv, b- iii , c-ii , d-i








4. Answer the following questions. 

a. Distinguish between public transport and private transport.

Ans. 


Public Transport


Private Transport

1

Public transport includes vehicles that are collectively used by all people.

1

Vehicles which are owned by people and are used for their personal movement are known as private transport.

2

Public transport vehicles are local trains, buses, monorails, metro trains, auto-rickshaws, taxis, airplanes, etc.

2

Private transport vehicles are bicycles, scooters, cars, etc.







b. Name the animals used for transportation in hilly areas.

b. In hilly areas, where roads are winding, steep and narrow, animals like horses, mules and yaks are used for transportation. 


c. Why are camels used as a means of transport in the desert regions? 

c. The thick and padded feets of camels enable them to travel on hot sand. They are able to live without water for long periods. Therefore, they are widely used as means of transport in the deserts and are rightly called ‘the ship of the desert’. 


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