Gr.3 : English : Ch - 3 Baker's Village : NB, TB, WB work

 

Ch - 3

The Baker’s Village

Textbook work :

2. Complete the following sentences.

a) The villagers were growing old and could not push the handcarts for long distances.

b) To reach other villages, the villagers had to cross a shallow lake.

c) The elephant was sad as he wasn’t getting any fresh bread.

d) The elephant learnt that the villagers did not have enough money to buy flour.

 

3. Fill in blanks with the correct articles from the brackets.

a) A prince was the head baker.

b) The villagers had to cross a shallow lake.

c) An elephant lived near the pond.

d) The elephant had an idea.

e) The prince and the villagers were delighted.

 

4. Fill in the blanks by selecting the correct joining word from the brackets.

a) The villagers had no riches or valuables.

b) The villagers did not have much money but they were happy living and working together.

c) The elephant helped the villagers pull out their carts when they got stuck.

d) The prince and the villagers were delighted because the elephant decided to help them.

e) The villagers started baking and selling bread again.

 

Notebook work :

Dictionary Activity.

1. poor - having little money

2. stuck - be fixed or unable to move

3. flour - a powder produced by grinding grain

4. beside - at the side of

5. baker - a person whose trade is making bread and cakes

 

Wonder words.

1. valuables: things that are precious and costly

2. humble: not proud

3. kneaded: made dough with flour using hands

4. giant: huge

5. shallow: not deep

6. assistance: the action of helping someone by sharing work

7. delighted: pleased or happy

 

Answer the following questions in one sentence.

a) What kind of people were the villagers?

Ans. The villagers were honest and humble.

b) Who was the head baker in the bakers’ village?

Ans.  A prince was the head baker in the bakers’ village.

c) What did the prince and his workers do early every morning?

Ans.  Early every morning, the prince and his workers baked fresh loaves of bread.

 d) What did the villagers do when the loaves were ready?

Ans.  When the loaves were ready, the villagers loaded their handcarts and went to sell the bread in     other villages.

e) What did the villagers do while returning to their village in the evening?

Ans. The villagers collected wood to make fire and bought flour to make more bread the next day.

f) Who helped the villagers pull out their carts when they got stuck?

Ans. An elephant that lived near the pond helped the villagers to pull out their carts when they got stuck.

 

Workbook work :

1. Match the columns:

Answers :

a) iv        b) i          c) ii         d) iii

 

2. Answer the following questions in one sentence.

a) What did the villagers do every morning?

Ans. Every morning the villagers kneaded the flour and built a giant fire in the oven to bake the bread.

 b) How would the villagers reach the other village?

 Ans. The villagers would cross a shallow river to reach the other village.

c) What did the elephant receive in return for his assistance?

Ans. The villagers gave the elephant some bread in exchange for his assistance.

d) How did the villagers spend their life in the village?

Ans. The villagers did not have much money but they were happy living and working together.