Saturday, March 28, 2020
HINDI DICTATION WORKSHEET
PODAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CHANDKHEDA
AHMEDABAD
CLASS - 3
श्रुतलेख (अभ्यासकार्य)
HINDI PRACTICE SHEET - VARNAMALA
PODAR
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
CHANDKHEDA
AHMEDABAD
PRACTICE
WORKSHEET
CLASS- 3
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Practice sheet- The Blind Men and the Elephant
Practice sheet- The Blind Men and the Elephant
·
Match the
following similes.
a.
As cute as 1. Nails
b.
As black as 2. A kitten
c.
As cold as 3. coal
d.
As light as 4. ice
e.
As busy as 5. A feather
f.
As blind as 6. A bee
g.
As hard as 7. honey
h.
As sweet as 8. A bat
·
Answer in a word
or a phrase.
a. Where did the six men of Indostan
go?
______________________________
b. What was very round, smooth and sharp?
______________________________
c. Who said that the elephant is like a fan?
______________________________
d. What was exceedingly stiff and strong?
______________________________
*Answer
the following questions:
1.How did the blind men hope to ‘see’?
2.Pick out the words that tell you that each man was very sure of his
opinion.
3.How everyone can be right and all of them wrong too?
4.How could the blind men have known what a spear/a tree/a fan etc might
look like?
5.Were the blind men well-learned? support your answer with a line from
poem.
6.Why did each blind man have a different opinion about the elephant’s
appearance?
7.Why were they quarrelling in the end?
Notes- Blind Men and the Elephant
Blind Men and the Elephant
Word meanings:
1.
approached- came near to
2.
bawl- to cry or shout loudly
3.
deny- refuse to accept
4.
disputed- engaged in an argument
5.
eager- keen or ardent in desire or feeling
6.
grope- to feel with hands as if you are blind
7.
inclined- to lean or bend
8.
observation- an act of noticing
9.
resemble- to be similar to
10.
spear- a long weapon used for thrusting or throwing
11.
stiff- rigid, firm
12.
sturdy- strong
13.
squirming- moving with wriggling motion
14.satisfy:
meet the expectations, needs or desires
15.broad:
large, wide
16.
tusk: a long pointed tooth
17.
‘tis : short form of ‘it is’
18.
wonder: desire to know something;feel curious
19.
approached: speak to (someone) for the first time about a proposal or request
20.
spake: another past tense of speak
21.
beast: an animal, especially a large or dangerous four-footed one
22.
quoth: said
23.
e’en: even
24.
marvel: a wonderful or astonishing person or thing
25.
scope: range, reach, capacity
26.
exceed: go beyond, go over, go above
Answer the following:
1.
What were the six men inclined towards?
Ans:
The six men were inclined towards learning.
2.
Why did the six men go to see the elephant?
Ans: The six men went to see the elephant so that by observation
they might satisfy their mind as to how the elephant looked.
3.
What was the problem with all the six men?
Ans:
The problem with all the six men was that, all of them were blind.
4.
How did the first person describe the elephant?
Ans. The first man touched the broad and sturdy side of the
elephant and described that the elephant was like a wall.
5.
How did the second person describe the elephant’s tusk?
Ans.
The second person described the elephant’s tusk
as round, smooth and sharp- like a spear.
6.
Which part of the elephant did the third person
observe?
Ans.
The third person observed the squirming trunk of the elephant with his hands.
7. All the six men observed the elephant and each
had their own views about it. What did they do at the end?
Ans. Each person stuck to his opinion about the elephant and they
argued and disputed with each other for a long time.
HW
·
Write down good comparisons(similes) done in the
poem.
Ans- a) The elephant is like a _______.
b) The
elephant is like a _______.
c) The
elephant is like a ______.
d) The
elephant is like a ______.
e) The
elephant is like a ______.
f) The
elephant is like a ______.
Monday, March 2, 2020
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Practice sheet of The Beginning of time
Practice Sheet
Q1.Fill in the blanks.
a.In timeline,the series of events are written
in______order.
b.A very old society developed on the bank
of________.
c.BCE stands for_______.
d.Meaning of AD is__________.
e.In BCE years are counted________.
Q2. True or false.
a.Events can be written randomly on the
timeline._____
b.Timeline is the method of calculating the years
between two events.____
c.The kalinga war began in 261 BCE.______
d.The time after the birth of Jesus is known as
timeline._____
e.The timeline look likes a Number line._______
Q3.Answer the following questions.
1. What is history?
Ans.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How timeline is helpful?
Ans.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.Who
are historians?
Ans.______________________________________________________________________________________
Evs-The beginning of time notes
The Beginning of time
Word galaxy
1)Chronological
2)Caveman
3)Ancestor
4)Indus valley
civilization
5)History
6)Historians
7)Christ
8)Anno
domini
9)timeline
10)memorable
11)witnessed
12)arranged
13)ancient
14)developed
15)amazing
*Name the following:-
1)Very
old societies that developed on the banks of river Indus - Indus valley civilization
2)Relatives
typically older than grandparents - Ancestors
3)The
systematic record of significant events of history - Timeline
4)Any
event taken place in the past -
History
5)People
who gather information & study about the past - Historians
Q1.
Answer the following question:-
Q1-What
does the term Caveman means?
A-Thousands
of years ago when man was a monkey, lived in caves. He wore clothes made from
leaves and barks of trees, ate animal meat and fruits.
Q2-How is
timeline useful?
Ans-A
timeline is an easy way to remember events happened in past. It makes a complete picture
of our history.
Q3-What
are important events called?
A-The
important events are called Milestones.
Q4-How
the birth of Jesus Christ is marked on timeline?
A-The
birth of Jesus Christ is marked as the year 1AD on timeline.
*Parts
of timeline
BC -Before Christ
AD -Anno Domini
*New
terms to represent timeline
CE –
Christian or common Era
BCE –
Before Christian or Common Era
Give reasons.
1. 150 BCE comes before 100 BCE on the timeline.
Ans. In BCE, the years are counted backwards. The events
happening in 100 BCE will come after the events that happened in 150 BCE.
2.Timeline is important.
Ans. A timeline is an easy way to remember events in History
where a series of events are written in chronological order.
*Draw the
Timeline
(0, 5BC, 5AD, 10BC, 10AD, 15BC, 16AD)
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