Gr.3 - English - Poem : 2 Books - TB, NB, WB work

 

Poem - 2

Books

Textbook work :

1. Tick the correct option.

a) The poet feels that books are better than friends .

i) the same as friends

 ii) better than friends

iii) worse than friends

b) The poet compares a book to a door .

i) door                    ii) magic wand                   iii) light

c) When you open a book you fill your world with brightness.

i) darkness                          ii) brightness                      iii) cleanliness

 

Notebook work :

* Dictionary activity

Comfort - a state of ease and relaxation

Hurt - cause pain or harm to

Unseen - not seen or noticed

Darkness - with little or no light

Brightness - giving out or filled with light

 

* Wonder words

Companions - friends

Scatter - separate, move apart

* Answer the following questions.

a) Why does the poet think that books are better than toys?

Ans. Because they don’t hurt anyone, they do not break nor do they get old or stop working.

b) What happens when you open and read books?

Ans. When you open and read books, they take you to a strange and beautiful lands of kings, dragons, stars, planets, people, places, animals, plants and more.

c) Which unseen lands will books take you to?

Ans. The books take you to the unseen land of kings, dragons, stars, planets, people, places, animals, plants and more.

d) Why does the poet call books the ‘best companions’?

Ans. The poet calls the books as best companions because they give him joy and comfort.

 

* HOTs

Que.  How does the book helpful to you?

 

Workbook work :

1. Complete the paraphrase of the poem. Use the given clues.

Books are our best companions through life. They give us joy and comfort, unlike the toys that sometimes break. They are like a door to an unseen land. They scatter the darkness and fill our world with brightness.

 

2. Complete the pages with rhyming words from the poem.

comfort - hurt                                   door - before                                     darkness  - brightness

 

3. Answer the following questions in one sentence each.

a) What is the poet’s opinion of books?

Ans. The poet thinks that books are the best companions through life.

b) What are we made aware of after we open a book?

Ans. After we open a book, we come to know about kings, dragons, stars, planets, different people, places, animals, plants and so on.

c) Who does to poet compare books to?

Ans. The poet compares books to friends, toys and doors.

d) How are books different from our friends?

Ans. Books are different from our friends because they will never hurt us.