Class 3 Lesson 3 Kanaklata Barua : A Brave Young Woman Question Ans

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1. What do you see in the picture?
Answer: I see students walking in a line and holding the national flag .

2. When do we hoist the national flag in school?
Answer: We hoist the national flag in school on Independence Day and Republic Day.

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2 (a) Answer the following questions:

i) Where was Kanaklata Barua born?
Answer: Kanaklata Barua was born at Borangabari, Gohpur in Assam.

ii) How old was Kanaklata Barua when she joined the Quit India Movement?
Answer: She was 17 years old.

iii) What was Kanaklata Barua carrying during the procession?
Answer: She was carrying the tricolour flag.

iv) Where did Kanaklata Barua want to hoist the flag?
Answer: She wanted to hoist the flag at the local police station.

v) “She was a brave young woman.” Who is ‘she’ referred to here?
Answer: ‘She’ refers to Kanaklata Barua.

vi) “She wanted to free it from the British rule.” Who is ‘it’ referred to here?
Answer: ‘It’ refers to India.

b) Pick words from the box and fill in the blanks to complete the sentences given below:

[loved | stop | sacrificed | brave | hoist]

Ans:

a) Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman.
b) Kanaklata Barua loved her motherland.
c) Kanaklata Barua wanted to hoist the flag.
d) The police tried to stop her.
e) Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life for her motherland.

3. Let’s read the sentences:

Kanaklata Barua loved her motherland.
She wanted to free her motherland from British rule.

Now, write two sentences about the things that you do to show your love for your motherland:

Ans: i) I keep my country clean and follow all the rules.
ii) I proudly sing the national anthem and respect my flag.

4. a) Listen to these words and say them aloud:

[blue | glue | clue | true | rule | June | tune | tube]

b) Read the following pairs of words aloud:

lead – led
keep – kept
become – became

give – gave
take – took
run – ran

c) Now, make sentences using any two pairs of words. One is done for you.

run: I run in the playground every morning.

ran: Yesterday, Rohan ran quickly to catch the bus.

Ans :

give – gave:

• I give food to my pet every day.
• Yesterday, I gave some food to a stray dog.

take – took:

• I take my books to school daily.
• I took my umbrella because it was raining.

5. We found the words ‘lived’ and ‘loved’ in the lesson. Now, read the lesson again and find words that have “-ed” at the end. Write down the words in your notebook.

Answer:

• carried
• lived
• loved
• wanted
• joined
• warned
• stopped
• started
• hoisted
• remembered

6. a) Say each sentence after joining the two parts under column ‘A’ and column ‘B’ with the word ‘because’:

e.g.: Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman because she sacrificed her life for her motherland.

Column A
i. Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman
ii. Assam was her motherland
iii. She wanted to free her motherland from British rule

Column B
i. she sacrificed her life for the motherland.
because ii. she was born in Assam.
iii. she loved her motherland.

b) Now, write down the sentences using ‘because’:

Ans: i) Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman because she sacrificed her life for the motherland.
ii) Assam was her motherland because she was born in Assam.
iii) She wanted to free her motherland from British rule because she loved her motherland.

7. a) Look at the poster:

LACHIT DIVAS
November 24
Remembering the valour and patriotism of the brave Ahom General Lachit Borphukan on his birth anniversary…

b) Now, say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’:

Ans: i) The poster is about the birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan. – Yes
ii) Lachit Borphukan’s birth anniversary is on November 24. – Yes
iii) Lachit Borphukan was a brave British hero. – No

c) Read the following information about Lachit Borphukan:

Lachit Borphukan : An Ahom General
Birth : November 24, 1622
Death : April 25, 1672
Battle fought : Battle of Saraighat.

• The teacher will explain the meaning of the words ‘valour’ and ‘patriotism’ to the learners.

Now, write down at least three sentences about Lachit Borphukan from what you read just now:

Ans:

• Lachit Borphukan was a brave Ahom general.
• He fought against the Mughal army to protect Assam.
• His birth anniversary is celebrated on November 24.

d) Work in pairs. Look at the two pictures and find five differences:

Ans:

Now, think and answer:

i) What are the boys and the girls doing?
Answer:

ii) Who among the four love their country?
Answer:

iii) Do you throw waste on roads or at public places?
Answer: No, I always throw waste in the dustbin.

iv) If someone throws garbage on the road, what should you do?
Answer: I should tell them politely to throw the garbage in a dustbin and keep the surroundings clean.

9. a) Draw our national flag in the box and colour it:

b) Now, write three sentences on our national flag:

Ans:

1. Our national flag is called the tricolour.
2. It has saffron, white, and green colours with a blue Ashoka Chakra in the middle.
3. We hoist it on Independence Day and Republic Day.

10. Look at the pictures. They are some famous personalities who contributed to their motherland in different ways. Work with your friend and try to write down their names. You can take help from the names given in the box below. Your teacher will help you.

• APJ Abdul Kalam
• Subhas Chandra Bose
• Jyoti Prasad Agarwala
• Sarojini Naidu
• Bishnu Prasad Rabha
• Mahatma Gandhi

11. a) There are many ways in which people express their care and concern for others and their country. Kanaklata Barua gave her life for her country. Others like Florence Nightingale saved many lives through her tireless work. Let’s read to know Florence Nightingale.

b) Write down true or false:

i) Florence Nightingale was born in 1820. – True
ii) Florence Nightingale established a nursing school. – True
iii) We celebrate her birthday as International Nurses’ Day. – True
iv) International Nurses’ Day is celebrated on June 12. – False (Correct date: May 12)

c) Answer the questions:

i) Where was Florence Nightingale born?
Answer: Florence Nightingale was born in Florence, Italy.

ii) Where did Florence Nightingale establish the nursing school?
Answer: Florence Nightingale established the nursing school in London.

iii) Why was she called ‘The Lady with the Lamp’?
Answer: Florence Nightingale was called ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ because she carried a lamp while caring for soldiers at night.

12. a) We have found the word ‘illness’ in the story. Now, let’s make new words by adding ‘ness’ at the end of the following words. One is done for you.

sad → sadness

Ans:

• kind → kindness
• sweet → sweetness
• weak → weakness
• bright → brightness

b) Underline the describing words in the following sentences:

Ans:

i) Sangeeta is a brave girl.
ii) Ali is a kind boy.
iii) Nirmali has a sweet voice.
iv) Pema is a brilliant child.

b) Choose the correct words from the brackets and complete the sentences:

Ans:

i) I want (two) chocolates.
ii) I saw a (deer) in the jungle.
iii) Florence Nightingale always carried a lamp at (night).
iv) I want to (be) a nurse when I grow up.

14. Listen and repeat the following words:

hoist
moist
noice
voice

Now, write ‘oi’ in between the given letters to make a word. One is done for you.

Ans:

i) j _ _ n → join
ii) f _ _ l → foil
iii) b _ _ l → boil
iv) c _ _ l → coil
v) s _ _ l → soil

15. There are many people who help us and make our daily life easy. Think about the people and match them with their description.

Ans:

Soldier → a person who protects our country

Farmer → a person who grows crops and vegetables

Dentist → a person who takes care of our teeth

Carpenter → a person who makes furniture

Doctor → a person who treats us when we are sick

17. Complete the conversation between Surajeet and his sister:

Ans:

Surajeet: Mala, Grandfather told me about a book yesterday.
Mala: What is the name of the book?
Surajeet: It is ‘Wings of Fire’.

Mala: Who wrote it?
Surajeet: It was written by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

19. Let’s solve the Word Puzzle:

Ans: