Kanaklata Barua – A Brave Young Woman Class 3 Chapter 4 English Question Answer

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What do you see in the picture ?

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When do we hoist the national flag in school?

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2. Let’s see how much we have understood:

a) Answer the following questions:

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

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

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

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

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

vi) “She wanted to free it from the British rule.” Who is ‘it’ referred to here?
Ans: ‘It’ refers to her motherland, Assam.

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 surroundings clean and do not throw garbage on the road.
ii) I respect the national flag and stand during the national anthem.

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:

• Lead:
• led:
• keep:
• kept:
• give : I give water to the plants every day.
• gave: My friend gave me a book last week.
• take: I take my school bag every day.
• took: Rina took her umbrella as 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.

Ans:

• lived
• loved
• wanted
• joined
• warned
• stopped
• started
• walked
• carried
• remembered
• sacrificed

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

Ans:

1. Kanaklata Barua was a brave young woman because she sacrificed her life for the motherland.
2. Assam was her motherland because she was born in Assam.
3. She wanted to free her motherland from British rule because she loved her motherland.

Look at the poster: 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: 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 was born on November 24, 1622.
• He led the Assamese army in the Battle of Saraighat.

8. Look at the picture: Now, think and answer:

i) What are the boys and the girls doing?
Ans: The boys are throwing garbage on the road, and the girls are using the dustbin.

ii) Who among the four love their country?
Ans: The girls love their country because they are keeping the place clean.

iii) Do you throw wastes on roads or at public places?
Ans: No, I always use a dustbin to throw waste.

iv) If someone throws garbage on the road, what should you do?
Ans: I will politely tell them not to do it and ask them to use a dustbin.

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

Ans:

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

The teacher will tell learners about the contributions made by these famous personalities to their motherland.

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

c) Answer the questions:

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

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

iii) Why was she called “The Lady with the Lamp”?
Ans: She was called “The Lady with the Lamp” because she carried a lamp at night while taking care of sick people.

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.

Ans:

• sad → sadness
• 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.

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.

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

i) join
ii) foil
iii) boil
iv) coil
v) soil

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

i) a person who protects our country → Soldier
ii) a person who grows crops and vegetables → Farmer
iii) a person who takes care of our teeth → Dentist
iv) a person who makes furniture → Carpenter
v) a person who treats us when we are sick → Doctor

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: The name of the book is Wings of Fire.
Mala: Wow! Is it about A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
Surajeet: Yes, he was a scientist and President of India.
Mala: I want to read it too!

19. Let’s solve the Word Puzzle: