Summer Holiday Homework

Grade 3

Q. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

In the summer holidays, Reema and Neeru went to see a circus. Their uncle took them there. He bought the

tickets and they all entered the main hall. They occupied chairs in the first row. Soon, other people also

came. Reema and Neeru were happy to see smart girls swinging and performing acrobatics on ropes. They

were amused to see an elephant playing football. The clowns tricks made them laugh. They were afraid to

see the big lions roaring. Their uncle told them that the lions were tamed and would do no harm. There

were other animals like the zebra, the tiger and the camel which Reema had never seen before. When the

show was over, they returned home. Their uncle promised them a visit to the zoo next time where they

would see many more animals.

Answer the questions.

1.Where did Reema and Neeru go? Who took them there?

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2. What were Reema and Neeru happy to see?

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3. Name the animals the two girls saw at the circus?

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Q.Fill in the blanks.

1.The ______________ tricks made them laugh.

2. They were ________________ to see the big ____________ roaring.

3. Reema had never seen _______________, ________________ and _______________ animals before.

4. Their uncle promised them a visit to the _______________.

Q. Make sentences with the given words.

1.Laugh -

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2. Smart -

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3. Promised -

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4. Surprised -

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Q. Have you been to a circus? What did you like the most there? Write in 5 6 lines.

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Q. Rearrange the following group of words to make sentences. Use capital letters and full stop wherever

required.

1. barked dog the at boy the

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2. Chinese in speak people the china

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3. harvest is kerala festival onam of the

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4. the boys in playing are the park cricket

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5. Fastest the is bullet worlds the of train Japan

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Q. Put commas where you think they are needed:

1. He bought tomatoes potatoes butter milk and eggs.

2. Sophie asked what is your favourite sport.

3. My sister demanded complete the work.

4. Hema Varun Shalu and Jaya are absent.

5. I can play cricket hockey football and badminton

Q - Answer the following questions:

1. What does notice on the gate say?

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2. Which sentence tells the giant has a soft heart?

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3. Which games do you think the children play in the giants garden?

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4. What had happened to Van Dammel?

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5. Why was Rip Van Winkle overjoyed?

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Q- Vocabulary (Use dictionary to find the meanings and learn the spelling) A 1) Abolish 2) Abrupt 3) Afford

4) Achieve 5) Adjust 6) Admire

B 1) Barely 2) Bowl 3) Betray

4) Beautiful 5) Behalf 6) Breach

C 1) Cancel 2) Connect 3) Choose, chose

4) Capable 5) Contract 6) Complete

Q. READING PROJECT THE BLUE UMBRELLA BY RUSKIN BOND

The Blue Umbrella was written by Ruskin Bond in 1980. A Hindi film by the same name, directed by Vishal

Bhardwaj, has also been made and has won the National Film Award for Best Childrens Film.

Pre-reading Activity Watch the movie The Blue Umbrella directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.

While-reading Activity Now, read the story The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond.

After-reading Activity After you have read the story, select seven major events that take place in the story. Draw each part in the

correct sequence on an A4 size sheet. Present your drawing when you come back to school.

Read Chapter-1 Binya and Her Lucky Charm Binyas Lucky Charm was the leopards claw. If you have a lucky charm too, then bring it to class for a

Show and Tell activity. If you dont, then make your own lucky charm and bring it to the class.

Read Chapter-2 Binya and Ram Bharosa

Do worksheet 1 after reading this story.

Read Chapter-3 The Blue Umbrella Protects Binya and Bijju

Now its time to be creative. Use any waste object- old paper plates, straws, buttons, threads, origami

sheets and make a cute small umbrella!

Read Chapter- 4 The Blue Umbrella and the Snake

Now, on a separate sheet of paper, draw the picture of Raja Ram on one side and write as many adjectives

as you can to describe his nature. Use these words to write five sentences on him.

Chapter-5 Rajaram tries to steal the blue umbrella

Before you read the chapter, try to imagine whats going to happen next in the story and draw a picture.

After reading the chapter, draw another picture to show what really happens.

Read Chapter-6 Binya gives away her Blue Umbrella

Now, do Worksheet 2

Read Chapter-7 Ram Bharosas gift to Binya

Gift a Smile Just like we like to receive gift, others like it too. The best you can give is to anyone you

see. Give a Gift of smile to everyone and you will notice how your smile brings a smile on their faces

and makes them feel better.

You can also do something special for our parents. Help them in the household work, finish your food on

your own and keep your room clean. Your actions will surely bring a smile on the face of their face.

Happy Gifting!

Catch the sound and have fun with the Rhymes!

Write two rhyming words for each of the words given below from the story.

a) while _____________ _____________

b) together _____________ _____________

c) head _____________ _____________

d) skies _____________ _____________

e) smile _____________ _____________

f) roof _____________ _____________

g) climb _____________ ______________

h) sing ______________ ______________

i) splash ______________ ______________

j) caught ______________ _______________

Worksheet 1

1. Make sentences with the following words from the chapter: a)promptly..

b)doze

c)steep.

2. Find out the word from the chapter that is the opposite of:- a) dull - ..

b) started - ..

c) tough - .

d) active - .

3. Find out the word from the chapter which means the same as:- a) purchase - .

b) hot - .

c) beautiful - .

d) stopped - .

Worksheet 2

Since we have already read a major part of the story, lets try to fill in the following details:

Write the names of all the characters of the story:

In which part of India are the events of the story occurring?

Math

1. Roll no. 1 to 5- make a number kite on 2-digit addition.

2. Roll no. 5 to 10- make a number kite on 2-digit subtraction.

3. Roll no. 11- make a number kite on table 2

4. Roll no. 12- make a number kite on table 3

5. Roll no. 13- make a number kite on table 4

6. Roll no. 14- make a number kite on table 5

7. Roll no. 15- make a number kite on table 6

8. Roll no. 16- make a number kite on table 7

9. Roll no. 17- make a number kite on table 8

10. Roll no. 18- make a number kite on table 9

11. Roll no. 19- make a number kite on table 10

12. Roll no. 20- make a number kite on table 11

13. Roll no. 21- make a number kite on table 12

14. Roll no. 22- make a number kite on table 13

15. Roll no. 23- make a number kite on table 12

16. Roll no. 24- make a number kite on table 13

17. Roll no. 25- make a number kite on table 13

18. Roll no. 26- make a number kite on table 12

19. Roll no. 27- make a number kite on table 13

EVS

Make 3D pictures of sources of water. (Use cardboard and thermacol)

Paste pictures and make a collage on family get together in holidays and how you enjoyed your holidays

with your family in holidays.(use half chart paper).

Draw a beautiful picture of your house on a chart paper with all the rooms and colour it.

ICT

Draw and colour the pictures of any 2 Input and Output devices in MS Paint and bring a

coloured print out of the same on an A4 Sheet.

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