“The World Under Water” 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.
Unit – I
The Three Fishes
Let’s do…
Activity 1
Let’s choose the right answer and complete the sentences:
1. The fish that overheard a fisherman talking was
(a) the Wise Fish.
(b) the Intelligent Fish.
(c) the Fish who believed in fate.
Answer: The fish that overheard a fisherman talking was – the Wise Fish.
2. The fish that wanted to leave the lake was
(a) the Fish who believed in fate.
(b) the Intelligent Fish.
(c) the Wise Fish.
Answer: The fish that wanted to leave the lake was – the Wise Fish.
3. The fish that the fisherman threw back into the lake was
(a) the Wise Fish.
(b) the Intelligent Fish.
(c) the Fish who believed in fate.
Answer: The fish that the fisherman threw back into the lake was – the Intelligent Fish.
Activity 2
Let’s answer the following questions:
1. What did the first fish believe in?
Answer: The first fish believed in fate.
2. What did the Wise Fish overhear?
Answer: The Wise Fish overheard one fisherman talking to another “Look at that one! What a big fish! This lake is full of big fishes. Let us come tomorrow and catch them.”
3. How did the Intelligent Fish save himself?
Answer: The Intelligent Fish acted as if he were dead. Then the fisherman threw him back into the water. Thus the Intelligent Fish saved himself.
Activity 3
Let’s fill in the blank with words ending in -d or-ed:
| Now | Then |
| turn | |
| jump | |
| ask | |
| smile |
Answer:
| Now | Then |
| turn | Turned |
| jump | Jumped |
| ask | Asked |
| smile | Smiled |
Unit – II
Aquatic Animals
Activity 4
Let’s put tick [✓] marks and cross [x] marks in the boxes according to the information given in the text:
| Has scales | Lives in water | Eats worm | Has bones | |
| Fish | ||||
| Prawn | ||||
| Crab | ||||
| Frog |
Answer:
| Has scales | Lives in water | Eats worm | Has bones | |
| Fish | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prawn | X | ✓ | X | X |
| Crab | X | ✓ | X | X |
| Frog | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Activity 5
Let’s complete the following sentences:
1. Fishes breathe in water with the help of ______________ .
2. Three main parts of a prawn’s body are head, ____________ and ___________ .
3. The head of a prawn has _________ and __________ .
4. The crab pinches with its ____________ .
5. The skin of a frog is __________ and __________ .
Answer:
1. Fishes breathe in water with the help of gills.
2. Three main parts of a prawn’s body are head, thorax and abdomen.
3. The head of a prawn has antenna and eyes .
4. The crab pinches with its pioncers .
5. The skin of a frog is rough and moist .
Activity 6
Use words from the help box and write four sentences about fish. You may begin like this:
Help box:
| fins, gills, scales, tail, eyes, water, worms |
Answer: Fishes live in water. They have fins, eyes and a tail. They move in water with the help of its tail. They can breathe in water with gills. They eat worms and keep water clean.