“Know Your Birds” is a lesson from the Textbook “Butterfly“ approved by the West Bengal Board of Primary Education for Students of Class 3. Here all the Activity Questions are done by teachers.
The Peacock and the Crane
Activity 1
Put [T] for true and [F] for false statements in the given boxes. One is done for you:
1. The crane was catching frogs for lunch. [ F ]
2. The peacock lived by the side of a river. [ ]
Answer: The peacock lived by the side of a river. [ F ]
3. The feathers of the crane were colourless. [ ]
Answer: The feathers of the crane were colourless. [ T ]
4. The peacock was sorry for his beauty. [ ]
Answer: The peacock was sorry for his beauty. [ F ]
5. The crane came to live by the lake. [ ]
Answer: The crane came to live by the lake. [ T ]
6. The peacock felt ashamed at last. [ ]
Answer: The peacock felt ashamed at last. [ T ]
Activity 2
Fill in the blanks with the words in the help box. One is done for you:
1. The peacock felt very proud of his beauty.
2. The peacock ________ in a forest.
Answer: The peacock lived in a forest.
3. The crane ________ him a good lesson.
Answer: The crane taught him a good lesson.
4. The peacock _________ at the crane.
Answer: The peacock mocked at the crane.
5. The peacock _________ away ashamed.
Answer: The peacock went away ashamed.
6. The peacock _________ a crane in the lake by chance.
Answer: The peacock met a crane in the lake by chance.
Activity 3
Now look again at the sentences in Activity 2. Put them in correct order to frame a story:
1. The peacock lived in a forest.
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
6. The peacock went away ashamed.
Answer:
1. The peacock lived in a forest.
2. The peacock felt very proud of his beauty.
3. The peacock met a crane in the lake by chance.
4. The peacock mocked at the crane.
5. The crane taught him a good lesson.
6. The peacock went away ashamed.
Activity 4
A. In the text you will find some underlined words. Some of them end with ‘-ed’ and some of them end without ‘-ed’. Make a list of them. One is done for you:
| Words ending with ‘-ed’ | Words ending without ‘-ed’ |
| 1. looked 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. | 1. came. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. |
Answer:
| Words ending with ‘-ed’ | Words ending without ‘-ed’ |
| 1. looked 2. Lived 3. Used 4. Murmured 5. Spread 6. Mocked | 1. came. 2. Saw 3. Felt 4. Went 5. Said 6. Introduce |
B. Write six words of your own. Remember, the words should end with ‘-ed’. One has been done for you:
1. Helped
2. ___________
3. ___________
4. ___________
5. ___________
6. ___________
Answer: 1. Helped
2. Danced
3. Visited
4. Played
5. Shocked
6. Wanted
Activity 5
Look at the chart below. Work in groups. Frame as many sentences as you can. One has been done for you:
| I We Sabina Sabina’s friends | can | dance well. do the work. sing a song. help him. |
Answer: I can dance well.
We can do the work .
Sabina can sing a song .
Sabina’s friends can help him .
Activity 8
Let’s find the names of these birds from the help box :
Answer:
1. parrot
2. Sparrow
3. Crow
4. Owl
5. Peacock
Activity 10
Match and write five sentences about birds. One is done for you:
Birds | sing lay eat build carry | eggs. sweet notes. nests. seeds of a tree from one place to another. harmful worms and save corn. |
Answer:
1. Birds build nests.
2. Birds sing sweet notes .
3. Birds lay eggs .
4. Birds eat harmful worms and save corn .
5. Birds carry seeds of a tree from one place to another.