NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Chapter 5 Talking Toys

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NCERT Solutions
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Chapter 5: Talking
Toys

NCERT Textbook — Santoor

BOOK PAGES SECTIONS QUESTIONS MEDIUM

44 – 55 14 34 English

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l gli sh Chapter 5 Talking Toys A aS m · NCERT So ut ons

C L A SS 3 · E N G L I S H · S A NTOOR
NCERT So ut ons — C apt r 5: Ta n Toys
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Chapter 5 of Santoor is the second chapter of Unit 2, Toys and Games. Talking Toys is a short story set in a
toy shop on a holiday. The toys can talk to one another, and each one waits and hopes that a child will pick it
up. The chapter then teaches naming words, words that tell us more, and plural words with s and es.

T E XT B OOK B OOK PAGE S
Santoor Class 3 44  55

S EC T I ONS QU E ST I ONS
14 34

M EDI UM
En s gli h

Summary and word meanings
Talking Toys (story)
Summary
It w as a holiday, and the toy shop opened at 9 a.m.
All the toys could talk, and each one hoped to be bought.

A girl chose the board game ‘Snakes and Laddersʼ.

A little boy asked his Aayi for the Vande Bharat train.
Then two girls bought marbles and the toy aeroplane.
Last, some children bought the elephant, spinning top and dancing dolls.

साराशं (िहन्दी मे)ं
छु ी का िदन था। सुबह नौ बजे िखलौनों की दुकान खुली।
दुकान के िखलौने आपस मे ं बाते ं करते थे। हर िखलौना चाहता था िक कोई उसे खरीद ले।
एक लड़ की ने साँप-सीढ़ ी का खेल िलया। एक छोटे लड़ के की आई (माँ) ने उसे वंदे भारत रेलगाड़ ी िदलाई।
दो लड़ िकयों ने कंचे और िखलौना हवाई जहाज़ खरीदा। आिखर मे ं कु छ बच्चे हाथी, ल ू और नाचने वाली गुिड़ याँ खुशी-खुशी ले
गए।

Word meanings

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WORD MEANING िहं दी अथ IN THE TEXT

local of the place near your home स्थानीय, पास का “ The local market was
full of people.ˮ

board games played on a flat board, like पट पर खेले जाने वाले “board games, bats and
games Snakes and Ladders खेल, जैसे साँप-सीढ़ ी ballsˮ

passed by walked past without stopping िबना रुके पास से िनकल “ But t y pass
he ed byˮ
गए

e xclaimed said something loudly and अचानक ज़ोर से बोल उठे x a med all the toys at
“e cl i

suddenly onceˮ

pointed at showed something with a finger उँगली से इशारा िकया “ The girl pointed at the
b oard gamesˮ

di splayed put out so that people can see it सजाकर िदखाया गया “b oard games displayed
in the shopˮ

sighed le t out a long, sad breath आह भरी “‘Ohhhhʼ, sighed the toys

together.ˮ

e xcitement a happy, jumpy feeling inside you उत्साह, जोश “ There was excitement in
the shopˮ

racks shelves in a shop where things अलमारी के खाने “looking at the toys in the
are kept racksˮ

Aay i mother (the Marathi word) माँ (मराठी मे)ं “Aay ! I want t at Van
i h de

B arat tra nˮ
h i

e agerly wanting something very much बड़ ी उत्सुकता से “The toys looked at them
eager ly.ˮ

c onfidently ng very sure, without any
feeli पूरे भरोसे से “said the aeroplane
doubt confidentlyˮ

marbles small glass balls that children play कंचे “One girl bought
with marblesˮ

spinning a toy that goes round and round ल ू “ I w ta
ill ke this spinning
top on its tip topˮ

chee f r ully in a happy way खुशी-खुशी “ They left the shop
chee f r ully.ˮ

My Top (poem)
Summary

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This short poem is about a child and a top.
The top is red, green, yellow and brown in colour.
goes round and round when the child spins it.
It

The child plays with the top every single day.
The child watches it spin and happily jumps around too.
Main idea: a simple toy can give us lots of fun.

साराशं (िहन्दी मे)ं
यह छोटी किवता एक बच्चे और उसके ल ू के बारे मे ं है।
ल ू लाल, हरा, पीला और भूरा है। वह गोल-गोल घूमता है।
बच्चा हर िदन उससे खेलता है और उसे घूमता देखकर खुद भी उछलता-कूदता है।
एक छोटा-सा िखलौना भी हमे ं बहुत खुशी दे सकता है।

Word meanings

WORD MEANING िहं दी अथ IN THE TEXT

top a toy that spins on its pointed ल ू “ My top goes round and
tip round.ˮ

yellow the colour of a ripe mango पीला “Yellow and brownˮ

b rown the colour of soil or wood भूरा “ Yellow and brownˮ

round and turning in circles again and गोल-गोल घूमते हुए “g oes round and roundˮ
round again

e very day on each day, daily हर रोज़ “ I p ay w t t v ry ayˮ
l i h i e e d

seeing watching देखते हुए “ Seeing it go round and
roundˮ

along with it together with it, at the same उसके साथ-साथ A on w t t, I ump
“ l g i h i j

time around.ˮ

jump around jump here and there in fun इधर-उधर उछलना- “ j I ump aroun ˮ d

कूदना

Let us read — Pages 44–47

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Ta n Toys (story)
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L E T US R EAD
m as e
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ead aloud and enjoy it
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Story t us r n oys t story

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agl

co m
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m l as
m .co a g
l a se
a g
m a s
m .co agl
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The toy shop of the story, with some of its toys on the shelo ms. c
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s e m
m a
m . co agl
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The story in short: On a holiday, the toys in a toy shop talk and wait to be bought. Children
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aeroplane, an elephant, a spinning top .acnodm a
come in one by one. They buy Snakes and Ladders, a Vande Bharat train, marbles, an
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dancing dolls.
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The whole story in seven short steps:
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 It was a holiday. The local market w s u o p op . a f ll f e le The
s e a.m.
com b a d ga e ba galad ball
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The shop had wooden toys, soft toys, o r m s, ts ll he
n s. A t toys waited

l a se ee who would buy them.
to s

ag  The toy kitten shouted, “Look there!ˮ Two girls came near. But they only looked through
m .c
se
the windows and passed by. “Oh, no!ˮ said all the toys.

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 Then a girl and a little boy stopped
o mat the door with their father. The girl chose the board
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game ‘Snakes and Laddersm ʼ. . a
 Next a woman and helrason se came in. The little boy pointed at the toy train. His Aayi
bought him the Vaa
g
nde Bharat train.

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 Two girls came in. One bought marbles. The other bought the toy aeroplane.
 Last of all, a group of children came. They took the toy elephant, the spinning top and
t he dancing dolls. They left the shop cheerfully.

Why the story is called Ta lking Toys: In this shop the toys talk to one another.
They shout, sigh and hope. That is how we get to know what each toy is feeling.

Tip: Give each toy a different voice. Make the kitten shout, the doll speak softly
and the aeroplane say “Zooooom!ˮ in a big voice.

I -
n text Question — Page 46
T he question in the yellow box, beside the little boy
T HI NK A N D SAY

Q1 What do you call your mother ?
Sample answer: I call my mother Amma.
Say the word you use at home. In the story, the boy calls his mother Aayi.

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Aay means mother in Marathi. hildren in ndia call their mother by many names:
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Maa, Mummy, Ma
Amm a, Aayi, Ammi
Avva, Amme, Aai

Why the words are different ndia has many languages ach language has its
: I . E

own word for mother. All of them mean the same person.

Let us think — Page 49

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A. Answ r t e he f ollowing.
L E T US T HI NK

A.1 A. Answer the following.
1. Na e he
m t i
toys n t .
he toy shop

____________ ____________

____________ ____________

____________ ____________

____________ ____________

The book leaves eight lines. Here are eight toys from the story.

doll toy elephant

toy train aeroplane

toy phone marbles

spinning top dancing dolls

The shop also had a toy kitten, bats, balls and board games.

Tip: Go back over the story. Stop at every toy that speaks or is bought, and write its
name.

A.2 A. Answer the following.
2. Wha t toy did the little boy request his mother to buy him ?
He asked for the Vande Bharat toy train.
H e pointed at the toy train and said, “Aayi! I want that Vande Bharat train.ˮ His Aayi bought it for
him, and the little boy was happy.

Let us think — Page 49

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B. T n an answ r.
hi k d e

T HI NK A N D A NSW E R

B.1 B. Think and answer.
1. Talk in pairs. How do you feel when someone buys or gives a toy to you?
Sample answer: My uncle gave me a red car on my birthday. I felt very happy. I said thank you
and played with it all day.
Take turns with your partner.

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How to answer:
 Name the toy you were given.
 Say who gave it to you.
 Say in one word how you felt — happy, excited or glad.

Why we feel happy : A toy is a gift. It shows that somebody thought about us.

B.2 B. Think and answer.
2. Have you seen the ‘Jaadui Pitaraʼ?
Sample answer: Yes, I have seen it. My teacher opened it in class. I liked the story cards best.
The Jaadui Pitara is a magic box of toys, puzzles, games and story cards made by the NCERT.

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Answ er yes or no, and then say one thing about it. Children learn while they play with the
things in the box.

Tip: If you have not seen it, ask your teacher. She can show you the e-Jaadui
Pitara on a computer or a phone.

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Let us learn — Page 49
A. R a t s wor s.
e d he e d

L E T US L EA RN

A A. Read these words.
happy boy ‧ pretty doll ‧ blue frock ‧ red cap

Each pair has two words. The second one names a thing. The first one tells us more about it.

PAIR NAMING WORD WORD THAT TELLS US MORE
happy boy boy happy

pretty doll doll pretty

blue frock frock bl ue

red cap cap red

A out t
b ook: Page 49 says “red, talking and blueˮ. The list has pretty, not
he b

talking. Read it as red, pretty and blue.

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Why we use such words : “A capˮ tells us very little. “A red capˮ helps us picture
it at once.

Ta lking comes from “a talking dollˮ in the story. It also tells us more about a naming word.

Look at page 50 The book has drawn a big elephant with a small rat on its
trunk. Small tells us more about the rat.

Let us learn — Page 50

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A a wor rom t p box to the given naming words. You may use the same word more than once. One
co m
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dd d f he hel

as
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n done for you.
as
h bee

m l
.co a g
L E T US L EA RN

se m
g l a
aQ1 Add a word from the help box to the given naming words. You may use the same word
. .
e than once One has been done for you (yellow mango has been done.)
om
mor

1. .c ag
__________ food

s e m
a
Help Box agl
m
brown, clean, cold, white, cotton, large m .co
o m l a se
m .c ag
l a se
g
The Help Box printed above the list on page 50.
a
m a s
m .co agl
se

g l a
a
clean food
Clean tells us more about the food t says the food has no dust or dirt on it
. I .

My own sentence: Amma gives us clean food every day.
co m
m .
m as e
.cor t: cold food
A so oth words are in the Help Box.
a g l
m
. B

se
l igh

g l a
a
Add a word from the help box to the given naming words. You may use the same word se m
Q2 m
ce. O e ha bee .dco e f g l a
mor e than on n
em
s n on . yellow mango has been done
or you ( .)
a
2. a s
agl
__________ k a
urt

Help Box . com
m a s em
e m . co agl , large
brown, clean, cold, white, cotton
g l as
a c
The Help Box printed above the list on page 50.
m .
m a s e
e m . co agl
g l as
a
cotton kurta

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Cotton tells us what the kurta is made of . Cotton cloth is soft and cool.
My own sentence: My father wears a cotton kurta in summer.

A so r
l t white kurta, brown kurta or clean kurta.
igh :

Q3 Add a word from the help box to the given naming words. You may use the same word
mor . .
e than once One has been done for you (yellow mango has been done.)
3. __________ water

Help Box
brown, clean, cold, white, cotton, large

The Help Box printed above the list on page 50.

cold water
Cold tells us how the water feels when we touch it or drink it .

My own sentence: I drink cold water after playing.

A so r
l t clean water. We should always drink clean water.
igh :

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Q4 Add a word from the help box to the given naming words. You may use the same word
mor . .
e than once One has been done for you (yellow mango has been done.)
4. __________ paper

Help Box
brown, clean, cold, white, cotton, large

The Help Box printed above the list on page 50.

white paper
White tells us the colour of the paper. Colours make very good describing words.
My own sentence: I drew a kite on a sheet of white paper.

A so r
l t brown paper or clean paper.
igh :

Q5 Add a word from the help box to the given naming words. You may use the same word
mor . .
e than once One has been done for you (yellow mango has been done.)
5. __________ tree

Help Box
brown, clean, cold, white, cotton, large

The Help Box printed above the list on page 50.

large tree
Large tells us the size of the tree.
My own sentence: A large tree stands near our school gate.

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Why The book says we may use a word more than once
: .

Q6 Now try writing more such words .
________ ‧ ________ ‧ ________ ‧ ________

Pick any naming word. Put a word in front of it that tells us more.

 sweet mango
 soft toy
 long road
 green leaf

Mor you an try tall boy small rat hot milk old book new bag round ball
e c : ‧ ‧ ‧ ‧ ‧ .

Let us learn — Page 50
B. Loo at t s wor s. Wr t t
k he e d i e he plural of the given word by adding ‘sʼ.
L E T US L EA RN

B.1 B. Look at these words: toy – toys, boy – boys. You have learnt that we add ‘sʼ for more
t .
han one thing These are called plural words .
Write the plural of the given word by adding s ‘ ʼ.
—
cat __________

cats
One cat, but two or more are cats. We simply add s at the end.
The story has a toy kitten. Two toy kittens would be kittens.
My own sentence: Three cats sat on the wall.

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B.2 B. Look at these words: toy – toys, boy – boys. You have learnt that we add ‘sʼ for more
t .
han one thing These are called plural words .
‘ ʼ.
Write the plural of the given word by adding s
—
cup __________

cups
Add s to cup. Nothing else in the word changes.
One cup of milk, but four cups of milk for four children.
My own sentence: Put six cups on the table.

B.3 B. Look at these words: toy – toys, boy – boys. You have learnt that we add ‘sʼ for more
t .
han one thing These are called plural words .
‘ ʼ.
Write the plural of the given word by adding s
—
doll __________

dolls
Add s to doll. The story has many of them.
The boy in the blue shirt says, “I like these cute dancing dolls.ˮ He can see more than one.
My own sentence: My sister keeps her dolls in a box.

B.4 B. Look at these words: toy – toys, boy – boys. You have learnt that we add ‘sʼ for more
t .
han one thing These are called plural words .
‘ ʼ.
Write the plural of the given word by adding s
shop — __________

shops
Add s to shop. One shop, many shops.
Our story has one toy shop. The market around it has many other shops.
My own sentence: There are many shops in our market.

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B. Look at these words: toy – toys, boy – boys. You have learnt that we add.c‘osʼm
m
B.5 for more
.
omplural of the given word by adding s
han one thing These are called plural words .
l a se
Write.c g
t

‘ ʼ. a
stream
the

a —
agl
in __________

co m
trains
e m . ag
dd s to train.
g l as
a
A

The boy bought one Vande Bharat train. A shop may keep ten such trains.
My own sentence: Two trains stood at the station.
co m
e m.
Why Pclourmal words tell us there is more than one g l as
. a
: .

m
ase
agl
Let us learn — Page 51 m a s
For som wor s w a
m .co
s to make a plural word. Write the plural of the given word by adding ‘esʼ. agl
se
e d e dd –e

g l a
a
L E T US L EA RN

m given word by
For some words we add –es to make a plural word. Write the plural of othe
c
.
Q1
‘ ʼ.
adding es (box – boxes has been done.)
s e m
m— a
. co agl
box boxes
m
seNSW E R
l a
ag A
boxes — the book has done this one for you.
se m
com g l a
ends with x. So we add es.
. a
e einmthree big boxes.
Box

My own sentence: The toys cams
a
agl
T rule in one line: Words ending in x, s, ch, sh and some in o take es.
m
he

. co
em
m l as
.co a g
a s emQ2 For some words we add –es to make a plural word. Write the plural of the given word by
agl ‘ ʼ.
adding es (box – boxes has been done.)
—
class __________
.c
s e m
m a
e m . co agl
g l as
a
classes
C lass ends with s. So we add es and say class-es.

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Try saying “classsˮ with only an s. It is hard to say. That is why we need es.
My own sentence: Our school has five classes.

Q3 For some words we add –es to make a plural word. Write the plural of the given word by
‘ ʼ.
adding es (box – boxes has been done.)
—
bus __________

buses
Bus also ends with s, so it takes es. We write one s and then es: bus + es = buses.
My own sentence: Two buses came to our school gate.

Q4 For some words we add –es to make a plural word. Write the plural of the given word
‘ ʼ.
by adding es (box – boxes has been done.)
pouch —__________

pouches
Pouch ends with ch. Words like this take es.
Two more of the same kind are bench — benches and match — matches.
My own sentence: I keep my pencils in two pouches.

Q5 For some words we add –es to make a plural word. Write the plural of the given word by
‘ ʼ.
adding es (box – boxes has been done.)
—
brush __________

brushes
Brus h ends with sh. So we add es.
Two more of the same kind are dish — dishes and bush — bushes.
My own sentence: We washed the paint brushes after the art class.

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Q6 For some words we add –es to make a plural word. Write the plural of the given word by
‘ ʼ.
adding es (box – boxes has been done.)
mango —
__________

mangoes
Mango ends with o. Some o words take es. Mango is one of them.
My own sentence: Nani sent us a basket of mangoes.

Say t m a ou box es class es bus es
he l d: - , - , - . H ear the extra beat? Mangoes has no
extra beat, but it still takes es.

Let us listen — Page 51
A. L st n to your t a
i e e r Your teacher will recite a poem about a top. Then, you repeat along with your
che .

teacher.
L E T US L I ST E N

A A. Listen to your teacher. Your teacher will recite a poem about a top. Then, you repeat
along with your teacher .
My Top
Red and green ,
Yellow and brown ,
My top goes round and round .
I play with it every day
Seeing it go round and round ,
,
Along with it I jump around .
What the poem says: A child has a top with many colours on it. The top spins round and round.
The child plays with it every day and jumps around with it.
Words that rhyme: round and around. Brown sounds almost like them.

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Why the line “round and roundˮ comes twice: top really does go round and A

round. Saying it twice makes us feel the top spinning.

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How to say t w Say the first two lines slowly, one colour at a time. Then say
i ell:

“round and roundˮ a little faster, and turn your hand in a circle as you say it.

Let us listen — Page 52
B. Loo at tk he box given. Circle the names of colours used in the poem.
L E T US L I ST E N

B B. Look at the box given. Circle the names of colours used in the poem.

red pink green blue

yellow white brown purple

The box of colour words printed on page 52.

i cle these four: red, green, yellow, brown.
C r

red pink green blue

yellow white brown purple

The four colour words that come in the poem are ringed.

The poem says, “Red and green, / Yellow and brown.ˮ
Do not circle pink, blue, white and purple. They are not in the poem.

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T p ind each word in the poem before you circle it
i : F .

Let us write — Pages 52–53
A. Loo at tk he pictures. Use the following clues to complete the given sentences  Making a Kite
L E T US WR I T E

Q1 A. Look at the pictures. These pictures tell us how a mother bird made a kite for her
baby bird .
Use the following clues to complete the given sentences .
little chick – kite – onion peel – thread from spider web – gum from a tree – leaf blade
alm tree
from the p

Making a Kite
A baby bird wanted to fly a kite.
The mother bird brought ______________ from onions .

1 2 3

4 5 6

The six pictures printed on page 52, redrawn. Read them in order, 1 to 6.

The mother bird brought an onion peel from onions.
Look at picture 2. She is flying away from a basket of onions. In her beak she holds a purple
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Why: n onion peel is thin and light just right for a small kite
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Q3 A. Look at the pictures. These pictures tell us how a mother bird made a kite for her
baby bird .
Use the following clues to complete the given sentences .
little chick – kite – onion peel – thread from spider web – gum from a tree – leaf blade
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Making a Kite
A baby bird wanted to fly a kite.
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1 2 3

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The six pictures printed on page 52, redrawn. Read them in order, 1 to 6.

Next, the mother bird brought gum from a tree and a leaf blade from the palm tree.
In picture 4 she flies from a tree with gum in her beak. In picture 5 she carries a long green leaf
blade from the palm tree.

Why: The gum sticks the parts The stiff leaf blade holds the kite open
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Q4 A. Look at the pictures. These pictures tell us how a mother bird made a kite for her
baby bird .
Use the following clues to complete the given sentences .
little chick – kite – onion peel – thread from spider web – gum from a tree – leaf blade
alm tree
from the p

Making a Kite
A baby bird wanted to fly a kite.
Finally, .
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1 2 3

4 5 6

The six pictures printed on page 52, redrawn. Read them in order, 1 to 6.

Finally, the little chick flew the kite.
The whole paragraph reads like this:

A baby bird wanted to fly a kite.

The mother bird brought an onion peel from onions.

Then, she took a thread from a spider web.

Next, the mother bird brought gum from a tree and a leaf blade from the palm tree.

Finally, the little chick flew the kite.

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In picture 6 both birds are in the nest. The kite is up in the sky, and the string comes down
to the baby bird.

T p The words Then Next and Finally tell us the order Keep the pictures in the
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same order as these words.

Let us write — Pages 53–54

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B. Draw a r us n t bi d i g he le tter ‘Bʼ as shown in the picture.
L E T US WR I T E

B B. Draw a bird using the letter ‘Bʼ as shown in the picture.
You may follow the instructions :
1.Write the capital letter B ‘ ʼ.
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Draw a sleeping v as shown in the picture .
3.Now draw a circle in the upper loop of B and put a in it ‘.ʼ .
4.Now draw a w in the lower loop of B .
5.Next draw a tail as shown in the picture .
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Lastly draw feet and a small branch for the bird to sit on .
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Now colour the bird !
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The seven steps printed on page 54, redrawn.

This is a drawing task. Follow the seven pictures. Your bird should look like picture 7.
Where the parts go: the eye in the top loop, the beak (>) in the dent on the right, the w in the
bottom loop, the tail at the back.

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Step by step:
 Write a big capital B. Make it tall, with two round loops.

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 Add the beak. Draw a sleeping v (>) in the dent between the two loops, on the righ
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L E T US WR I T E

C C. Now, draw a picture like this one using any other letter of the alphabet.

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The seven steps printed on page 54, redrawn.

Pick any letter and turn it into an animal or a thing.
Sample answer: a swan made from the letter S.

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S S S
1 2 3

S S S
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A swan made from the capital letter S, in six steps.

Mor e le tters you can use: C for a catʼs face ‧ D for a drum ‧ U for a cup ‧ O for an
owl ‧ M for two hills.

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How to draw the swan:
 Write a big capital S. This is the swanʼs long neck.
 Draw a sleeping v at the top of the S. That is the beak.
 Put a small dot just behind the beak for the eye.
 Draw a big oval under the S. That is the body.
 Draw a wing inside the body and a small tail behind it.
 Draw two wavy lines for water. Now colour the swan!

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How to choose a letter: Look at the shape of the letter first. Then ask, “What
does this shape look like?ˮ Draw that thing.

Let us do — Page 55

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Letʼs make jute or cardboard puppets.

L E T US D O

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woollen thread and glue .
Steps :

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The eight steps printed on page 55, redrawn.

This is a making task. Follow the steps in order: sheet → d a a face → c i
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mouth → →
colour woollen hair handle at the back.→
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 Stick woollen thread on top faorglthe hair.
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Q2 8. Y our pupp t s re i eady .

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The eight steps printed on page 55, redrawn.

Hold the handle and let the puppet talk for you.

Samp pupp t ta le e lk:

My pupp t Namaste My name is Meena Who are you
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Fr n ʼs pupp t: Namaste
ie d e am Raju. Where are you going?
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M a een : I am going to the toy shop in the market.

Ra ju: Then take me too! I want a spinning top.

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How to give a small puppet show:
 Give your puppet a name.
 Hold it up and move it a little as you speak.
 Speak in a funny, high voice, so it sounds like the puppet.
 Ask a friend to bring a second puppet. Let the two puppets talk.

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Why this helps us When the puppet talks we speak nglish without any fear
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E verybody is looking at the puppet, not at us.

Chapter at a glance
The story (pages 4447. It was a holiday. The local market was full of people. The toy
h
s op op ne ed at 9 a.m. It had wooden toys, soft toys, board games, bats and balls. All the
toys waited to see who would buy them.

Who bought what. A girl chose the board game ‘Snakes and Laddersʼ. A little boy asked his
Aayi for the Vande Bharat train. One girl bought marbles and another bought the aeroplane.

A group of children took the toy elephant, the spinning top and the dancing dolls.

New words (page 48. displayed, excitement, eagerly. The Picture Glossary shows
Chennapatna Toys, Kondapalli dancing dolls, the Vande Bharat Train, a doll and a soft toy

elephant.
Let us learn. boy, doll, frock, cap are naming words. happy, pretty, blue, red tell us more
about them. We add s to make most plurals, and es to words like box, class, bus, pouch,
brush and mango.
Let us listen. A short poem, My Top. The top is red, green, yellow and brown, and it goes
round and round. brown, round and around rhyme.

Let us write and Let us do. Six pictures tell how a mother bird made a kite for her baby
bird. Then you draw a bird from the letter B, and make a jute or cardboard puppet.

Quick revision

TEXT TYPE KEY IDEA

Talking story On a holiday, the talking toys in a shop hope to be bought, and children happily buy
Toys them one by one.

My Top poem A childʼs colourful top goes round and round, and the child jumps around with it.

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