Grade -3: Subject- The English Fabric Chapter- The Bakers' Village [N.B. Work]

 

                               2. The Bakers' Village

* Characters:-

1.      The Prince

2.      villagers

3.      an elephant

Q1. Word Galaxy:-

1.      valuables: things that are worth a lot of money

2.      humble: considering yourself unimportant

3.      kneaded: pressed and stretched

4.      giant: very large

5.      shallow: with very little distance from the surface to the bottom

6.      assistance: help

7.      delighted: very happy

Q2. Dictionary Activity:-

1. honest – truthful and sincere

2. baker – a person whose trade is making bread and cake

3. poor –having little money

4. flour –(HW)

5. mud- (HW)

Q3. Make sentences:-

1. village-  There is a beautiful village.

2. prince- The prince lives in his castle

3. elephant- I saw an elephant yesterday.

4. bread- (HW)

5. old- (HW)

Q 4. Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

A. The villagers… the pond.

a. What were the villagers carrying in their carts?
Ans.- The villagers were carrying loaves of bread in their carts.

b. Were their carts pulled by hand or by horses?
Ans.- Their carts were pulled by hand.

c. Why were they going to the other villages?
Ans.- They were going to the other villages to sell the bread.

d. Who helped the villagers pull their carts out of the wet mud?
Ans.- An elephant who lived near the pond helped the villagers pull their carts out of the wet mud.

B. “I can carry… the forest.”

a. Who said this to whom?
Ans.- The elephant said this to the villagers.

b. Why did he say this?
Ans.- He said this because he wanted to help the poor villagers.

c. What did he get in exchange for his help?
Ans.- He received food from the villagers in exchange for his help.

d. Why did the villagers need logs of wood?
Ans.- The villagers needed logs of wood to make fires and bake more bread.

Q 5. Answer the following questions in one sentence.

a. Name two things the bakers did before baking the bread.
Ans.- The bakers kneaded the flour and built giant fires in the oven before baking the bread.

b. How did the villagers prepare every evening for the next day’s baking?
Ans.- The villagers collected wood to make fires and bought flour to bake more bread the next day’s baking.

c. When the villagers stopped coming to the pond, why was the elephant feeling sad?
Ans.- The elephant was sad because he stopped getting any food from the villagers.

d. By what name is bread referred to in different regions of India? Give two examples from any two languages.
Ans” .- In different parts of India, bread is called by different names. In Hindi, it is called roti or naan. In Tamil, it is called chappathi or barotta.

HOTS:-

1.Why is it important to help others?

Ans.-It is important to help others because it makes others feel happy and makes us feel happy too.

2. Imagine the villagers wanted to thank the elephant in a special way. What could they do?

Answer: The villagers could throw a celebration for the elephant, decorate him with flowers, and bake a giant loaf of bread just for him to show their love and appreciation.