Class 3 English lesson 2 the monkey and the crocodile question answers

Let’s look at the picture and talk about it:

Q: Name the animals you see in the picture.
A: Rabbit , Elephant

Q: What are they doing?
A: They are playing football .

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Q: Are they friends?
A: Yes.

Q: Are they talking?
A: Yes.

Now, think and say:

• Who is your friend? (Student’s own answer)
• What do you like about your friend? (Student’s own answer)

Story Summary

• A monkey lives on a rose apple tree beside a river.
• One day, he meets a crocodile and offers him rose apples.
• They become friends, and the crocodile visits the monkey daily.
• The crocodile’s wife wants to eat the monkey’s heart.
• The crocodile tries to trick the monkey.
• The monkey escapes by pretending his heart is on the tree.
• The monkey ends the friendship.

Let’s see how much we have understood:

1. a) Answer the following questions:

i) Where did the monkey live?
A:The monkey lived in a rose apple tree.

ii) What did the monkey see in the river?
A: The monkey saw a crocodile in the river

iii) Who became friends?
A: The monkey and the crocodile became friends.

iv) What did the monkey give to the crocodile?
A: The monkey gave a Rose apples to the crocodile .

1. b) Say Yes or No:

i) The crocodile lived in the river. — Yes
ii) The monkey lived in an apple tree. — No (rose apple tree)
iii) The monkey was hungry. — No
iv) The rose apples were sweet. — Yes
v) The monkey wanted to taste the heart of the crocodile. — No

1. c) Think and say:
What would you do if you were the crocodile, the monkey’s friend?
A: (Student’s own response; e.g., “I would not harm my friend.”)

2. You have found the word ‘sweet’ in the story. The word ‘sweet’ is used to describe the taste of rose apples. Now, choose words from the box which describe taste. Write down the words. One is done for you.

Words that describe taste:

i) spicy
ii) hot
iii) sour
iv) bitter
v) salty

3. a) There are three characters in the story.

1) The male crocodile ii) The female crocodile

Now, name the third character.

Ans: iii) Monkey

3. b) Who is your favourite character and why?
I love the monkey because he is smart and kind.

4. Match words in column ‘A’ with those in column ‘B’. One is done for you.

Ans:

Animals	Where they live
bird	nest
monkey	tree
lion	den
rabbit	burrow

5. Read the following words aloud :

Read aloud:

climb, thumb, comb, dumb, knee, know, knife, knob
Note: ‘b’ in “mb” and ‘k’ in “kn” are silent.

6. Read the following words. These are naming words:

Now, read the lesson again and try to find some more naming words and write them in the boxes given below:

• monkey
• crocodile
• river
• tree
• apples
• wife
• heart
• friend

7. Look at the pictures and read the sentences below:

The monkey is swinging on a tree.
The crocodile is swimming in the river.
Now, look at the picture and write down a sentence about it:

Ans: The boy is swimming in the pool.

8. The monkey and the crocodile were good friends. They talked with each other. The monkey shared rose apples with his friend. Write down a few things that you do with your friend. You may use words given in the bubble. One is done for you.

i) I like to share toys with my friend.
ii) I play with my friend.
iii) I read books with my friend.
iv) I talk to my friend.

9.b) Write down questions to get the given answers:

Question 1: Where did the crocodile live?
A: The crocodile lived in the river.

Question 2: What did the crocodile give his wife?
A: The crocodile gave his wife rose apples.

9. c) When the monkey and the crocodile met for the first time, the monkey asked the crocodile a few questions. Look at the answers of the crocodile and write down the questions:

What is your name?
– My name is crocodile.

Where do you live ?
– I live in the river.

9. d) Which of the following marks is used at the end of questions?
Ans: Correct punctuation mark for questions: ?

10. Read the sentences about actions that happened in the past:

The monkey gave the crocodile some rose apples.
The crocodile took some rose apples to his wife.
Now, write down two things that you did yesterday. You can take help from the word cards given below:

i) I played football.
ii) I helped mother in cooking.

11. Let’s read the following sentences:

i) He eats rose apples every day.
ii) I like to eat rose apples.
iii) We love to eat rose apples.
iv) She likes to eat rose apples.

Read the sentences carefully. Notice the underlined words. Some words en while some do not have ‘s’ at the end. Think about when we use ‘T, ‘he, ‘s ‘we, or they’ with these words. Now, write the words that are used before underlined words.

Ans: i) He
ii) I
iii) We
iv) She

13. Read the story again. Find words beginning with ‘th’ and write them down.

Ans: Here are the words beginning with ‘th’ from the story:

• throw
• the
• these
• thank
• think
• they
• them
• thumb

16. Look at the pictures and say the names of the birds.

Ans: Here are the names of the birds in the image, listed from left to right and top to bottom (row-wise):

Top row:

1. Parrot
2. Crane
3. Kite

Middle row:
4. Crow
5. Hen
6. Kingfisher

Bottom row:
7. Raven (or Jungle Crow)
8. Robin
9. Pigeon

18. Add rhyming words to the list and say them aloud:

• tree: see, bee
• ran: fan, can

19. Write down the opposites of the following words from the poem:

• up → down
• came → went
• behind → in front

20. Complete the sentences:

i) Little Robin Redbreast is a bird.
ii) Pussy-cat is a cat.

21. Look at the picture of the bird. It is a Little Robin Redbreast. Write a few words to describe the bird. One is done for you.

Example:
small beak, bright orange feathers on its chest, tiny claws, round eyes

22. Let’s look at the pictures and answer the questions. One is done for you:

Question: Where is Little Robin Redbreast?
Answer: It is behind a rock.

Question: Where is Little Robin Redbreast?
Answer: It is on top of a rock.
Question: Where is Pussy-cat?
Answer: It is beside the rock.

25. b) Now, write down at least four sentences with some of these opposite words in your notebook.

Ans: Here are four sentences using opposite words from the given list:

1. The tall tree is next to the short tree.
2. I saw a big elephant and a small elephant at the zoo.
3. The happy face smiled, but the sad face frowned.
4. My grandfather is an old man, and my brother is a young man.