NCERT Solutions Class 3 The World Around Us Chapter 1 Family and Friends

F R E E S T U D Y M AT E R I A L F O R E V E R Y S T U D E N T

CLASS 3 · THE WORLD AROUND US

NCERT Solutions

Chapter 1: Family
and Friends

NCERT Textbook — Our Wondrous World

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

3 – 18 17 34 English

Every question Step by step Exam ready
Activities, in-text questions The working shown, not Written to match how
and all exercises. just the final answer. marks are awarded.

Solutions, notes, sample papers & more at 29 pages

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C L A SS 3 · T HE WORL D A ROUN D US · OUR WON D ROUS WORL D
NCERT So ut ons — C apt r 1: Fam y an Fr n s
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Chapter 1 opens Unit 1, Our Fam s an Commun t s. Bela welcomes you to her home. You meet her
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brothers Banku and Bishu, her parents, her Dadaji and Dadiji, and Shiru the dog. The chapter also asks about
your own family — who is in it, how you help each other, and what you learn from each other.

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Our Wondrous World Class 3 3  18

S EC T I ONS QU E ST I ONS
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In-text Questions — Page 3
Playing Together

Q1 Do you know how to play chhupan-chhupai (hide and seek)?

Yes. One child closes their eyes and counts to 20. The others hide. Then that child looks for
them.
Sample answer: Yes, know how to play it. play it with my friends in the evening.
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How to play, step by step:
 One child is the seeker. The seeker closes their eyes and counts to 20.
 ll the other children run and hide.
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 The seeker opens their eyes and looks for them.
 The first child who is found becomes the next seeker.

Why Bela plays this game with her brothers Games like this let family and
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friends have fun together.

D iscuss — Page 6

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Singing Together
DISCUSS

Q1 Who are the members in Belaʼs family?

Belaʼs family has seven people and one dog.
 Bela
 Banku Bhaiya — her elder brother
 Little Bishu — her younger brother
 Her mother
 Her father
 Dadiji — her grandmother
 Dadaji — her grandfather
 Shiru — their pet dog

Why Bela says Shiru is a member of our family
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Q2 What do and your family members do when it rains?

Sample answer: When it rains, we sit near the window and watch the rain. make paper boats
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with my brother. My aunt makes hot tea. Then we all play ludo together.

About the book: The question should read What do you and your family members
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do when it rains?ˮ

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First, see what Belaʼs family does when it rains.
They sit under a small shelter in the garden.
They play antakshari and snakes and ladders.
er mother and Dadiji make hot pakodas and tea.
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Dadiji sings rain songs, and the children sing along.
Now think about the last rainy day at your home. Tell what you did and what the others did.

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Q3 Can you think of a rain song and sing it with your friends in the class?

Yes. You can sing the rain song on page 5 of your book.
Sample answer: We sang “ Rain Songˮ from page 5
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Look at the dark clouds in the sky,
The rain will come by and by,
Oh, how we love to soak in the rain,
See raindrops on the window panes.

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 Choose a rain song. It can be from the book, from your family, or in your home
language.
 Learn the lines by heart.
 Sing it with your friends. Clap along to the beat.

Why Bela s Dadiji taught her rain songs Songs pass from elders to children in
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this way.

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Why We often call people by a relation name not by their own name The word
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Mausi tells us she is motherʼs sister.

Tip: Every family is different. Write about your own family, just as it is.

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Laughing Together
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Q1 Do you know what games your grandparents used to play when they were young?

Ask your grandparents or any elder at home. Write the games they name.
Sample answer: My Nani played pitthoo, chhupan chhupai and kho-kho when she was young.
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Do this:
 Ask a grandparent, or any elder at home or in your neighbourhood.
 Ask, “What games did you play when you were my age?ˮ
 Write down the names of the games.
 Ask them to teach you one game.
What you will find: many old games were played outside. They used simple things like
stones, sticks or a ball.

Why Bela s Dadaji taught her the games he played at her age This is how old
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games reach children.

Tip: If your grandparents live far away, ask them on the phone. You can also
ask any elder you know.

In-text Questions — Pages 7–8

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Types of Families

Q1 There are parents in a family,
And children too,
And of course grandparents,
And others too, can you tell who?

Many others can be part of a family.
Other elders, like Chacha, Bua, Mama and Mausi.
Their children.
nimals, like elaʼs dog Shiru.
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The next lines of the poem give the answer too:
Families are people,
Who care about you.

Why A family is made of people who care about you So anyone who cares for
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you like this can be family.

Q2 Would you call Belaʼs family a big or a small family?

Belaʼs family is a big family.
 Count the people: Bela, Banku, Bishu, mother, father, Dadaji and Dadiji.
 That is 7 people. Shiru the dog is also a member.
 Children, parents and grandparents all live together.

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Why A family can have a few or many members Bela s family has many
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members, so it is big.

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Remember: No kind of family is better than another. “Families are big, families
are small … and we love them all.ˮ

Discuss — Page 8
Types of Families
DISCUSS

Q1 What games do you play with elders and other members of your family?

Sample answer: play ludo with my mother. play antakshari with my grandmother. play
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catch with my uncle in the evening.

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Bela plays many games with her family.
Old games that Dadaji taught her.
Antakshari and snakes and ladders on rainy days.
Peek-a-boo with little ishu. B

Now think of the games you play at home. Name one indoor game and one outdoor game.

Why When we play together the whole family laughs and has fun It brings us
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closer.

Q2 Which animals come to your home or your neighbourhood?

The book names some animals that live near people: cows, buffaloes, dogs, parrots, cats and
goats.
Sample answer: cow and two dogs come to our lane. cat sits on our wall. Sparrows and
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crows come to our roof.

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Do this: look around your home for one day. Write down every animal and bird you see.

Why Animals share our neighbourhood with us They come looking for food
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water and shade.

Q3 Have you ever shared food with the animals who come to your home? Share your
experience.

Sample answer: Yes. brown dog comes to our gate every night. My grandmother gives it a
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Bela and Banku share their food with Shiru. You can share your own story like this.
 Which animal was it?
 What food did you give?
 What did the animal do? How did you feel?

Tip: Always ask an elder before you feed an animal.

Q4 Why do you think we should not hurt or tease animals?

We should not hurt or tease animals because they feel pain and fear, just like us.
 hurt animal feels pain.
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 Many animals are part of our families, like Shiru.

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 Look at each of the six pictures.
 Ask yourself, “Does someone do this in my home?ˮ
 If yes, put a tick (✓) in the box. Then colour that picture.
What a correct answer looks like: there is no one right set of ticks. ach family will tick
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different boxes.
A ll six pictures show one thing. Family members help and care for each other — the young,
the old and the sick.

Why Bela says In our homes we do many activities together Doing things
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together is how a family helps each other.

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Q1 You can draw some more pictures to show how your family members help each other.

Sample answer:
Picture 1 My brother and fold the clothes together.
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Picture 2 My mother helps my grandmother walk to the park.
Picture 3 water the plants with my uncle.
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Do this:
 Think of two or three ways people in your home help each other.
 Draw each one in its own box.
 Write one line under each picture.
Ideas from Belaʼs home: Dadiji oils and braids elaʼs hair. er parents share the
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housework. anku chops vegetables. ela helps Dadaji in the garden.
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Why When we help each other work gets done quickly No one gets too tired
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In-text Questions — Page 12
Helping Each Other

Q1 What all have you learnt from your family and from whom?

Bela has learnt many songs from her Dadiji. Think about what you have learnt, and who taught
you.
Sample answer:

WHAT I LEARNT WHO TAUGHT ME

A rain song My ran mot
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To ma a ra
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Why We all learn many things from our family members and neighbours
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Q2 Has anyone learnt anything from you?

Yes. hildren can teach too.
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Sample answer: Yes. taught my little sister to count to 10. taught my grandmother a new
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Think of a time you showed someone how to do something. t can be a song, a game or a
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word.

Why Everyone knows something So in a family everyone can learn and
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everyone can teach.

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Activity 2 — Page 12
Helping Each Other
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Q1 Collect some leaves and flowers that have fallen on the ground and create a rangoli.

Use only leaves and flowers that have already fallen on the ground.
Sample answer: made a round rangoli. The middle is yellow marigold petals. round it is a
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ring of green leaves. The outside ring is red petals.

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Do this:
 Pick up leaves and flowers that have fallen on the ground. Do not pluck them from
plants.
 Draw a simple shape on the floor with chalk, like a circle or a flower.
 Fill the shape with petals and leaves, one ring of colour at a time.
 When you finish, put the leaves and petals in a plant pot.
What this shows: a rangoli can be made from many things. Munni uses colours made from
dried flowers. Sometimes she uses leaves and flowers too.

Why They cost nothing and we do not hurt any plant to get them
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Tip: Make it on the classroom floor, with your teacher watching.

Discuss — Page 12
Helping Each Other
DISCUSS

Q1 How do you help your family?

Sample answer:

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I put the plates out for dinner.
I water the plants.

I keep my toys and books back in their place.

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Bela helps her Dadaji in the garden. Banku helps to clean and chop vegetables. Think of
what you do every day.

Why When everyone helps the work gets done faster Everyone gets time to
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rest and play.

Q2 Some people in the family need special care and support like grandparents, small
children or someone who is sick. How do you help them?

We can help each of them in small ways.

WHO HOW I CAN HELP

Grandparents Bring them water or their glasses. Walk slowly with them.

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Som on w o s s
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Sample answer: My grandmother cannot see well. read the newspaper to her. When my sister
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Why These people cannot do everything by themselves So the rest of the
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family takes care of them.

Write — Pages 12–13

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Why Tallest is about height not age The tallest person need not be the oldest
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Q4 Do you have any members in your family who do not live with you? Who are they and
where do they live? How often do you meet them?

Sample answer: Yes. My Nana and Nani live in a village near Jaipur. We meet them every
summer holiday. My Bua lives in elhi. We meet her at festivals.
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Answer the three parts one by one.
 Who are they? Think of relatives who live in another house, village or city.
 Where do they live? Write the name of the place.
 How often do you meet them? Every week, in the holidays, or at festivals?

Why Our family also includes relatives who may not live with us They are
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related to us through our parents (mother or father).

Tip: If all your family members live with you, just write “Noˮ.

Q5 What are the names of your friends who play with you at home or in your
neighbourhood?

Write the names of the friends you play with most.
Belaʼs friend Munni lives near her house. n the park, she plays with Niku, Rinki, Rohit, Ronnie
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and Tara.
Sample answer: My friends are man, Sana, Pinky and Joseph. We play in the lane near my
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house.

Activity 3 — Page 13

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Q1 Look at the pictures below and write down Belaʼs relationship with all the members of
her family.

boy, old woman,
blue shirt grey hair

man, old man,
moustache grey hair

girl,
pink top

woman, little boy,
orange sari Bela white vest

woman, brown
green sari dog

The picture in Activity 3 (page 13, drawn simply. The book shows a painted face in each
circle; here each circle says in words what that face looks like. Bela is in the middle.

The same people appear on pages 3, 7 and 11. Match each face to them.

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Elder brother Grandmother

boy, old woman,
blue shirt grey hair

Father man, old man, Grandfather
moustache grey hair

girl,
pink top

Mother woman, little boy, Younger brother
orange sari Bela white vest

woman, brown
green sari dog

Kusum Mausi Pet dog

Activity 3 completed: Belaʼs relationship with each member of her family.

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Boy in a blue shirt  Banku Bhaiya, her elder brother.
Little boy in a white vest  Bishu, her younger brother.
Old woman — Dadiji, her grandmother. Old man — Dadaji, her grandfather.
Woman in the orange sari — her mother. Man with a moustache — her father.
Woman in the green sari — Kusum Mausi, her motherʼs close friend who is like a sister.
Brown dog  Shiru, their pet dog.

Why Kusum Maus is not a relative The book puts her in the picture because
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she is close like family. She joins all their festivals.

Activity 4 — Page 14

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Q1 Draw a picture of the members of your family and write your relationships with them.
You can look at the example given on page 13.

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A blank family chart to fill in. Draw yourself in the middle circle. Draw one family member in
each circle round you, and write your relationship in the box. Use as many circles as your
family needs — leave some empty, or add more.

Draw yourself in the middle and your family members around you. Next to each one, write
how they are related to you.
Sample answer: this is one childʼs family. Yours will be different.

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relationship — mother, Nani, elder sister, and so on.
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Q1 Write down the names of relatives who visit your family. How are they related to you?

NAME OF THE HOW ARE YOU WHAT DO YOU CALL
RELATIVE RELATED? THEM?

Write each relativeʼs name, how they are related to you, and what you call them.
Sample answer: one childʼs table.

NAME OF THE RELATIVE HOW ARE YOU RELATED? WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM?

Ram s e h Mot her ʼs brother Mama
Geeta Fatherʼs sister Bua

S ant
h i Mot her ʼs mother Nani
Mo an h Fatherʼs younger brother Chacha

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Do this:
 Think of relatives who come to your home — on festivals, weddings or holidays.
 Write each oneʼs name in the first column.
 Write how they are related to you. Then write what you call them.
What a correct answer looks like: relatives are related to us through our mother or father.
So the middle column often says “motherʼs brotherˮ or “fatherʼs sisterˮ.

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Why Our family includes relatives who may not live with us They are related to
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us through our parents.

Find out — Pages 15–16
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Q1 In Belaʼs family everyone does some work.
Who does what work in your family?
Find out and fill in the table on page 16.

WORK WHO DOES IT?

Cooking food

Watering plants
Mending things repairing household items sewing buttons etc
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Cleaning the house

Buying things from the market

You may add to the list other work that your family members do in your home.

Everyone in the family does some work. Write who does each job in your home.
Sample answer: one childʼs table. The new jobs are in bold.

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 Watch the work done in your home for one day.
 Ask, “Who does this work?ˮ Write their name next to it.
 If two people share a job, write both names.
 Add two more jobs in the empty rows.
What you will find: everyone in the family does some work. n elaʼs home, her parents I B

cook, clean and shop. Dadaji does the gardening. anku chops vegetables. ela helps in
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the garden.

Let us reflect — Pages 17–18
Fun with Family and Friends
L E T US R EF L EC T

Q1 A. Wr t i e

1. How do family members show their love and care for each other?

Family members show love and care by helping each other, spending time together and
sharing.
For example, elaʼs Dadiji oils and braids her hair. er parents help each other in all the
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Belaʼs family shows this in many ways.
Dadiji oils and braids elaʼs hair.
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Her parents help each other in all the housework.
Dadaji teaches the children games and takes them to the park.
Everyone eats hot pakodas together on rainy days.

Banku and Bela share their food with Shiru.

Why Family members love us care for us and support us Small acts like these
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show it every day.

Q2 A. Wr t i e

2. Wha t games do you play with your friends?

Bela and her friends play pitthoo in the park. One team piles up stones. The other team tries to
hit those players with the ball.
Write the games you play with your friends.
Sample answer: play pitthoo, chhupan-chhupai and ludo with my friends.
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Q3 B. Draw
Draw some of the happy moments you enjoy together with your family.

Sample answer: drew my family on a rainy day. We sit on a mat by the window. My Nani gives
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us hot pakodas. My sister and sing a rain song.
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Do this:
 Think of one or two happy times with your family.
 Draw the people and the place.
 Write one line under your drawing.

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Circle five words related to games in the grid below. One example is done for you.

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T E F L F S S

The word grid on page 18. The book has already circled one word as the example.

The example is TOYS, going down the last column. The five words to circle are:
 CHESS — going down, sixth column
 TOP — going across, second row
 BALL — going across, third row
 LUDO — going across, fourth row
 BAT — going across, fifth row

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T E F L F S S

The grid with all the game words circled. Blue is the bookʼs example; the other five are the answers.

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Check it yourself: words go only across left to right or down top to bottom
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Read each row, then each column.

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Chapter at a glance
B ela lives with her mother, her father, her Dadaji and Dadiji, Banku Bhaiya, little Bishu and
Shiru the dog.
Families are big, families are small, families are different. A family can have a few or many

members.
Family members, friends, neighbours and relatives love us, care for us and support us.

Animals like cows, buffaloes, dogs, parrots, cats and goats can also be part of a family. We

should never hurt them.
In a family, everyone helps with the work of the home. Grandparents, small children and

anyone who is sick need special care.
Some relatives do not live with us. They are related to us through our parents (mother or
father).

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