Ali Made Impossible Possible All Questions Answers Class 8 || Odisha Board English Solutions

 
7. What was the judge's first question?
Answer: The judge as first question asked when the theft was made and whether it was day or night.

8. What did the witness reply?
Answer: The witness replied that it was day.

9. What was the judge's second question?
Answer:  The judge's second question was how many persons were there at the time of the theft.

10. What did the first witness reply?
Answer: The first witness replied that there were five persons at the time of the theft.

11. What was the judge's third question?
Answer: The judge's third question was what the colour of the purse was.

12. What did the first witness reply?
Answer: The first witness replied that it was black in colour.

Can you guess who is going to be called next? Read the next part and see.

 
The questions were the same. But the answers of the second witness were very different from the answers of the first witness. Do you think the man whose purse was stolen will win the case? Let's read the rest of the story and see.

Comprehension Questions:

1. Why was the lawyer not happy?
Answer:  The lawyer was not happy because his two witnesses gave contradictory statements regarding the theft. He was sure that he would lose the case.

2. Whom did he scold ?
Answer: The lawyer scolded the witnesses.

3. What did the witnesses reply ?
Answer: The witnesses firmly replied that they were speaking the truth.
 
4. Do you believe that they told the truth? How?
Answer:  It is very hard to tell who was actually speaking the truth. The witnesses were arrogantly sticking to their own respective versions.

5. Who was listening to all that happened ?
Answer: The lawyer's loyal cook Ali was listening to all that happened.

6. Who was Ali?
Answer: Ali was the cook of the lawyer who had been cooking for the lawyer for the last ten years.

7. What did Ali say to the lawyer ?
Answer:  Ali poked his nose in between the conversation and requested the lawyer to send him as the third witness. He had been cooking for the lawyer for the last ten years and such was his confidence that he would also be able to cook the judge and the governor.

8. Did the lawyer believe him? Why?
Answer: The lawyer at first hesitated to send Ali as third witness, but seeing Ali's self confidence he agreed to send Ali to the court. Moreover, he was almost at the verge of losing the case. He took a last chance by sending Ali there.

9. How was Ali's English?
Answer: Ali's English was faulty or broken full of many grammatical mistakes.

10. There were errors in Ali's English. Which was the first error? And the second error?
Answer: The first error was in the line "I have been cooking you for the last ten years." in which the preposition 'for' is missing before 'you'. The second mistake lies in the line "I know how to make impossible possible." with omission of the article 'the' before the word 'impossible'.

11. Did the errors change the meanings ?
Answer: The first mistake, the omission of the preposition completely change the meaning by altering the meaning of 'you' as object of the verb 'cook'. While the second mistake, the omission of 'the' makes a slight impact on the meaning.

12. Can you correct the errors?
Answer:  (i) I have been cooking for you for the last ten years.

(ii)  I know how to make the impossible possible.

Do you think the lawyer will agree to Ali's suggestions? Let's read the last part and see..

Comprehension Questions : 

1. Did the lawyer agree to take Ali as the third witness?
Answer: Yes, the lawyer agreed to take Ali as third witness after a little hesitation.

2. Did the judge ask the same three questions?
Answer: Yes, the judge asked the same three questions as he put to the first two witnesses.

3. What was Ali's answer to the first question?
Answer: In answer to the first question, Ali replied that the time of theft was both day and night since it was the meeting time of day and night.

4. Is it possible that the theft time was both day and night?
Answer: Yes, it is possible that the theft time was both day and night because at the time of theft there was light but gradually it became dark.

5. Is it possible that the number of persons present in the court was both five and twenty five? How?
Answer: Yes, it is possible that the number of persons present in the court was both five and twenty five because at first there were only five people but slowly number increased to twenty five.

6. What did Ali do when the judge asked about the colour of the purse ?
Answer: Ali showed a purse to the judge which was white inside and black outside to convince the judge that the same purse could be of two distinct colours.

7. Was the judge satisfied? How do you know?
Answer: Yes, the judge was satisfied with Ali's answers. He smiled in a very unusual way and nodded his head in full agreement.

8. Was Ali clever enough to save the case?
Answer: Yes, Ali was clever enough to save the case. Using his clever presence of mind, he conciliated the contradictory statements given by the two witnesses.

9. Did Ali make impossible possible?
Answer: Yes, Ali made the impossible possible using his presence of mind.

10. Is Ali intelligent?
Answer: Yes, Ali is very intelligent.

11. Do you like Ali? Why?
Answer: Yes, I like Ali because he was very intelligent and he was very loyal to his boss, that is the lawyer. He saved the lawyer from a very complicated case.

12. Can you think of giving another title to the lesson?
Answer:

POST-READING
Visual Memory Development Technique (VMDT) :

Whole Text: Take the photograph of the whole lesson in your eye cameras. The lesson has 4 parts. In which part does Ali solve the problem ? Which part is about the second witness? Which part is on the first witness? Which part is on Ali as a cook?

Last Part: Take the photograph of the last part. Listen to your teacher and put your finger on — full agreement, the first question, the third question, the second question.

Comprehension Activity : 

(i) MCQs : Choose the correct alternatives and complete the sentences.

 
1.    The most important character / person in the story is   

A) The Judge

B) The lawyer

C) Ali

D) The witness 

2.    The three witnesses except Ali 

A)    were present at the time of theft

B)    were not present at the time of theft

C)    were present in the court

D)    were not present in the court

3.    The first question was answered by
 
A) the first witness as night 

B)  the second witness as day
C)  Ali as both day and night
D)  both the witnesses as night,

5.    The second question was answered by  

A. the second witness as five  

B. the first witness as twenty five 

C. Ali as five and twenty five,

D. the second witness as five and twenty five.

6.    The third question was answered by  

A.    the first witness as 'black'
B.    Ali as 'black'
C.    the second witness as 'black and white'
D.    both witnesses as 'white'

7.    The judge nodded his head at the end showing

 A.    half agreement
B.    no agreement
C.    full agreement
D.    indifference

(ii) Match the paragraph under 'A' with the contents/themes under 'B'. Write the numbers of 'A' in brackets of 'B'.

A. Paragraphs                B. Contents/themes

1. Stealing of the purse.

2. the second witness.

3. Ali, offered to be witness.

4. Ali convinced the judge.

 SESSION-5

(3) Listening:

(a)    Your teacher will read some of the words / phrases aloud. Tick those which your teacher reads aloud.

purse, court, witness, postponed, witness - box, upset, grumble, in full agreement, unusual

(b)    Your teacher will read aloud a paragraph, You listen to him/her and fill in the blanks.

The lawyer agreed and the next day Ali was called to the witness box. The judge asked, "When was the theft committed?" Was it day or night?  Ali replied, "You call it a day, Your Honour. You may call it a night".

4. Speaking:

a. Chain—drill (i) I know how to make impossible possible. 

                         (ii) You may call it a day or a night, sir.

b. Dialogue — [Rehearsal: Teacher vs, students, students vs, students with change of roles]

Judge  :         When was the theft committed ? Was it day or night ?
Witness :       It was day , Your Honour,
Judge :          How many persons were there?
Witness :       Five, Your Honour.
Judge  :         What was the colour of the purse?
Witness :       Black, My Lord.

c. If in a word, there is  ie, ee, oo, ea', this part of the word is usually pronounced with a long sound taking more time, Pronounce the following words, thief, need, agree, meeting, seem, increase

Session - 6

 5. Vocabulary:

English spelling is very tricky. One way of learning spelling is to see a word, cover it, next write and finally verify. Do this with the following words.
Four steps: First, look at the word; second, cover the word with your left palm; third, write; finally, verify and correct if not correct.

6. Usage 

 Read what Ali said:

 Sir , I have been cooking you for the last ten years and you know, I can cook the judge and the Governor".

What errors did Ali make here in his English ? Can you correct his English? His mistake is dropping the preposition 'for' after 'cooking', See, how the meaning becomes so different in the absence of a simple preposition 'for'. So you have to be very careful about using prepositions in your writing. Prepositions act as gum to join words in sentences.

7. Writing: 

a. Answer the following questions. 

(i) Who are there in the story?

(ii) What did the thief steal?

(iii) Where did the police send the thief?

(iv) How many questions did the judge ask?

(v) Who is intelligent in the story?

 b.    Let's keep a record of the trial in the court of law in the format given below. You may consult your lesson for getting the facts you need to fill in. Some support is given.

1. Questions by the judge

(a) When was the theft made? Was it day or night?

(b) How many persons were there at the time of theft?

(c) What the colour of the purse was?

Witness 1 replied: 

Witness 2 replied: 

Witness 3 replied: 




 

 Odisha Board Solutions for Class 8 English || A New Approach to English

Welcome little one to our educational website Theinfobell.com. Here we provide notes for all classes, board NCERT, SCERT including Board of Secondary Education, Odisha. In this post you will get Odisha Board Solutions for Class 8 English. We hope this will help the students of Odisha to excel in their Examination. Scroll down below to get all the lesson of Class 8 English Odisha board. Click the lesson name to access particular lesson. 

Odisha Board Solutions for Class 8 English

 Odisha Board Solutions for Class 8 English

Odisha Board Class 8 English textbook helps in the development of listening and speaking skill of the students along with the skills of reading and writing. There are poem, rhymes and stories with very interesting mind-engaging activities. 

There are eight lessons which comprises of five prose and three poems. Each lesson has three major sections. Pre-reading, while reading and post-reading. 

There are in fact, sub-lessons of the main lessons. The sub lesson are simpler and shorter than the main lessons. In our website we have provided all the answers of comprehension  questions, activity questions, MCQ, Vocabulary.

CONTENT 

(PART I)

Brush Up Your English

01. Ali Made Impossible Possible

02. The Rainbow (Poem) 

03. Mongoose

(PART II) 

01. The Riddle Master

       A Slave's Riddle

02. Accident Poem

      Safety First

03. The Olympic Games

      The Olympic Champion and the Ducks

TEST-1

04. The Mountain and The Squirrel (Poem)

05. The Lost Camel

      Tips from the wise old woman

06. Music Helps Plants Grow

      Jagdish Chandra Bose

07. Scarecrow (Poem)

      Face Masks Fool the Bengal Tigers.

08. Biju Patnaik and His Dakotas

      Ranapratap and his Chetak

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 A Tiger in the house Questions Answers | Lesson 4 | Class 7 | English | Sankardev Shishu Niketan Solutions | Assam

A Tiger in the house Questions Answers | Lesson 4 | Class 7 | English

Word Note 

 
(a) sumptuous  - very luxurious, splendid
(b) strolling - walking
(c) retriever -  a type of dog trained to fetch birds which have been
shot   

(d) superintendent- a person with power to manage and control mace.

(e) crouched- to put body close of the ground by blending legs 

(f) smach-  to hit someone or something with the hand.

(g) Reunion - a party of people who have not met each other for
long
(h) distinction - honour
(i) stalk - move secretly towards someone
(j) snarling -  growling with bared teeth
(k) tempting - attractive
(l) retreat - go back
(m) crafty - sly
(n) briskly - rapidly
(o) terrain an area having preponderance of a particular rock.

(p) intricate making a great deal of fine detail or complexity.

 
Working with the text 

A Tiger in the house questions answers Sankardev Shishu Niketan Assam solutions

1 Answer the following questions :

 
(i) By whom was the tiger cub discovered? 

Answer: The tiger cub was discovered by the Narrator's Grandfather.

ii) Where was it discovered?

Answer: The tiger cub was discovered by the narrator's grandfather on a hunting expedition in the Terai jungle near Dehra.

 
iii) What was the name of the tiger cub?

Answer: Timothy was the name of the tiger cub.

 iv) Who named it?

Answer: Timothy was named by narrator's grandfather.

(v) What were the two companions of the tiger cub in grandfather's house? 

Answer: Toto the monkey, and a small mongrel puppy were the two companions of the tiger cub in grandfather's house.

vi) What was the favorite place of the tiger cub in the house? 

Answer: The favorite place of the tiger cub in the house was the drawing room, and he would make himself comfortable on the long sofa,

 
vii) What was the visible change of the tiger cub when it was six months old?

Answer: When timothy was about six months a change came over him, e grew steadily less friendly.

 viii) Why was the tiger transferred to the zoo?

Answer:  When timothy was about six months a change came over him, he grew steadily less friendly. Timothy had to be chained more often. And finally, when he began to stalk Mahmoud with villainous intent, grandfather decided to transferred him to a zoo.

 ix) What annoyed grandfather when he went to meet his tiger in the
Zoo? 

Answer:  The grandfather was annoyed by the leopard when he went to meet his tiger in the Zoo. He was very frustrated by that leopard because whenever timothy came closer to him the leopard would rush at the bars, and the timothy would slink back to his corner.

Working with language 

 
1.Study the following phrases and their meanings. Use them appropriately to complete the sentences that follow:  

 
(a) Give up: abandon
(b) Give off: emit
(c) Give away: distribute
(d) Give out: exhaust
(e) Give over: hand over
(f) Give in: yield 

i) They were give over to the enemy.
ii) The President give away the prizes.
iii) I tried hard but ultimately I had to give up.
iv) He at first opposed the proposal, but at last give in.
(v) This flower give off a sweet smell.
vi) My patience give out at last.

Read the following sentences: 

 
a) I was having my breakfast when the light went out. 
b) She was reading when the teacher came. 

The verbs in italics are in the past continuous tense. Find six examples of
verbs in the past continous tense in the text and write them down.

(a) Grandfather took the opportunity of calling at the zoo to see how Timothy was getting on.

(b) When my grandparents were visiting relatives in Lucknow.

(c) He had been stroking and slapping timothy.

(d) The keeper was observing him with some alarm.

(e) The tiger was still licking his arm, with increasing relish.

(f) When Granfather was strolling down the forest path.

3. The young one of a tiger is called 'cub'. Write what the young ones of the following animals are called- 

 
animals           Young ones
 

lion -  cub
horse - foal
elephant - calf
wolf - pup
fox - kit
buffalo - calf

4. Notice the following sentences-

 
a) He said, "I am reading now".
b) He told that he was reading then. 

The first sentence is in direct speech. Direct speech shows what people
actually said. Reported (or indirect) speech is how we later report this,
making changes to the words the speaker originally said. Second sen
tence is in reported speech. 

Now turn the following sentences into reported speech-

 
(i) The keeper said to grandfather, "Timothy died of Pneumonia two  months ago." 

Answer: The keeper told grandfather that Timothy died of Pneumonia two months ago.

(ii) Grandfather said to the keeper, "The leopard keeps frightening the
tiger" 

Answer: Grandfather told keeper that leopard kept frightening the tiger.

iii) The keeper said to grandfather, "Please continue your conversa-tion." 

Answer:  The keeper requested grandfather to continue their conversation.

(iv) Grandfather said, "Why don't you put him somewhere else?"

Answer: Grandfather asked why don't they put him somewhere else?

 
(v) Grandfather said, "Goodnight, Timothy"

Answer: Grandfather wished goodnight to Timothy.

5. Find out the meaning of the following words by looking them up in the dictionary. Then use them in sentences of your own.

tickle, smack, ridiculously, intricate, magnificent, steadily, writing

(a) Tickle: lightly touch or prod

Grandfather tickled Timothy under the chin.

(b)  Smack: A Sharp slap or blow.

Leopard smacked Timothy across the face.

(c) ridiculously: Absurdly

That play was so ridiculous 

(d) Intricate: Complicated

I read a book with intricate story.

(e) magnificent: impressively beautiful.

Taj Mahal is a magnificent monument.

(f) steadily: in a regular manner

The state has been steadily developing.

(g) writing : ability of composing words

He is writing a book

 6. Do you have a pet? Write a short paragraph on your pet. 

I Have a pet tiger named Timothy, it was discovered by my Grandfather
on a hunting expedition in the Terai jungle near Dehra. It's colour is orange with black stripped. It is eighteen inches long. Toto the monkey, and a small mongrel puppy are the two companions of the timothy. Timothy's favourite amusements is to stalk anyone who could play with him. His favourite place in the house is drawing room, their he make himself comfortable on the long sofa. Timothy had clean habits, and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat. He slept at night in the cook's quarters. He is happy living with us.

7. Make a visit to the zoo and write a paragraph on it using the following points. You can use some of your own. Paste some pictures of birds and
animals you have seen there.

*your journey to the zoo.
* birds and animals you have seen there.
*the name of the places where they are found. 

* their eating habits. *
*your return journey.

8. Write a short paragraph (in about 30 words) on the tiger cub's habits.

Answer: One of the Timothy's favourite amusement was to stalk anyone who can play with him.  Timothy had clean habits, and would scrub his face with his paws exactly like a cat.

 
9 Mark the correct answer in each of the following: 

 
i) Timothy was put on a diet of raw mutton and cod liver oil because 

a) it was good for him
b) milk proved too rich for Timothy
c) he loved eating meat 

Answer: (b)  milk proved too rich for Timothy

ii) The zoo authorities were glad to receive Timothy because of its 

 
a) eating habits
b) cleanliness
c) well feeding and fairly civilized habits. 

Answer: c) well feeding and fairly civilized habits.

ii) The keeper told the grandfather that his tiger died of 

 
a) Cholera
b) Jaundice
c) Pneumonia 

Answer: c) Pneumonia

Lesson 3 | The Arrow and The Song poem Questions and Answers | Class 7 English Solutions Sankardev Shishu Niketan Assam

The Arrow and the Song poem Questions and Answers

In this post, we will share Sankardev Shishu Niketan School Assam Class 7 English Questions Answers. I hope this post will help you in understanding the poem and also in your exam preparation. The arrow and the song is a very famous lyrical poem, the poet of this poem is Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 

The Arrow and the Song

 I shot an arrow into the air, 

It fell to earth, I knew not where; 

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight 

Could not follow it in its flight. 

I breathed a song into the air, 

It fell to earth, I knew not where; 

For who has sight so keen and strong, 

That it can follow the flight of song? 

Long, long afterward, in an oak 

I found the arrow, still unbroke; 

And the song, from beginning to end, 

I found again in the heart of a friend. 

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Arrow and the song questions answer class 7

WORD NOTE

(a) Swiftly: quickly

(b) keen: sharp

(c) flight: in motion

(d) oak: a huge tree

(e) follow: to come and go after in the same direction.

Working with the poem 

1. It fell to earth, I knew not where 

(a) What is the 'it'? 

Answer: Here 'it' refers to the arrow.

(b) How did it fall? 

Answer: It falls very swiftly.

(c) Why did the person not know where it fell? 

Answer: The person was unsure where it fell because the arrow flew so swiftly that the person could not follow its flight.

2. 'I found the arrow still unbroke'. 

(a) Which 'arrow' does the poet talk about? 

Answer: The poet of this poem in the last stanza talks about the same arrow which he shot earlier. Finally, he found the arrow which was still whole, not broken.

(b) When did he find it? 

Answer: After a long long period of time The poet found that the arrow which he shot earlier.

(c) What does 'still unbroke' mean'? 

Answer: Here by the term 'Still unbroke' the poet means that the arrow had possibly hit the target and it is still a whole not damaged.

3 Give a word from the poem that rhymes with each of the following Words:

(a) sight: Flight.

(b) strong: Song

(c oak: unbroke

(d) end:  friend

4. Fill in the blanks using a word from the poem: 

i) The arrow was shot into the air.

ii) The poet could not follow the sight of the arrow. 

iii) He found the song in his friend's heart.

iv) He breathed a song into the air.

5. Answers the following questions: 

i) What did the poet do? 

Answer: The poet shot an arrow into the air.

i) Where did the arrow fall? 

Answer: The arrow fell somewhere on the earth.

ii) Where did the poet find the arrow? 

Answer: The poet found the arrow in an oak tree.

iv) Where did the poet find the song? 

Answer: The poet finds the song in the heart of his friend.

Working with language 

1. Look at the following sentence of the poem. 

I know not where. 

This is a negative sentence. This sentence can be made negative in the 

following way also-

I did not know where. 

Now make the following sentences negative as shown in the example given above. 

i) He paid the money by cheque.

Answer: He did not paid the money by cheque. 

ii) The boys come to school in time 

Answer: The boys do not come to school in time.

ii) She plays tennis. 

Answer: She does not play tennis.

iv) I have a toy pistol. 

Answer:  I do not have a toy pistol

2. Form proper adverbs from the following words: 

i) Swift - Swiftly

i) Careful - Carefully

ii) Quick - Quickly

iv) Blind - Blindly

v) Heart - Heartly

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The Clever Shepherd All textual Questions and Answers | Lesson 2 | Class 7 | Sankardev Shishu Niketan Solutions Assam 

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 Where the Mind is Without Fear All Questions Answers | Lesson 1 |  Class 7 | Sankardev Shishu Niketan Solutions Assam 

Where the Mind is Without Fear All Questions Answers | Class 7

Where the mind is without fear is a Pre-independent poem written by Nobel Laurete Rabindranath Tagore. In this poem the poet Rabindranath Tagore depicts the picture of a new and awakened India. Where The Mind is without  fear is one of the Tagore's most anthologised poems. In this Post we are about to discuss questions and answers of the poem Where the Mind is without fear. The very first Lesson of Class 7 | English of Sankardev Shishu Niketan school contain this amazing poem by Rabindranath Tagore. So in this post you will get all the textual questions and answers of Where the mind is without fear.

Where The Mind is Without Fear 

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; 

Where knowledge is free; 

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments 

By narrow domestic walls; 

Where words come out from the depth of truth; 

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; 

Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into 

the dreary desert sand of dead habit; 

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening 

thought and action 

Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake. 

                                                                                    - Rabindranath Tagore 

Exercises 

I. a) Let's look at the interesting use of the relative adverb 'where' in all but 1 line of 

the poem. The lines start with 'where 

Line 1 Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; 

Here 'where' relates to 'mind' and now find out what 'where' relates to lead' in the other lines. 

Answer: In the other line, 'Where'  the mind is led forward into ever-widening thought and action.

b) Find out the negative words in the poem, eg, fear, broken. 

Answer: Other negative words are fragments, dead, lost, dreary.

c) Say whether true or false 

1. The poet describes an ideal place 

Answer: True

 2. Narrow domestic walls mean a lack of understanding between man and man.

Answer: True. 

3. 'Dead habit' means old habits. 

Answer: True.

4. Truth, perfection, and reason are not to be found in that 'heaven' 

Answer: False.

5. Tireless striving cannot reach perfection.

Answer: True. 

II. Give 5 short sentences to describe the heaven that the poet wants for his country men eg. a place where knowledge is free 

Answer: 

(i) A Place where Mind is without fear.

(ii) Place where people is honest, open - minded and industrious.

(iii) A Place where people use reasons over their blind faiths.

(iv) A Place where people are free from corruption, slavery and manipulation.

(v) A place with freedom of mind and expression of ideas.

1. Who does 'thee' refer to? 

Answer: In this poem 'thee' refers to God.

2. What does the poet expect a man to possess? 

Answer: The poet expect a man to possess the 'heaven of freedom' and happier future for mankind.

3. How can one achieve perfection? 

Answer: One can Achieve perfection only if he is open-minded, honest and industrious.

4. What is a 'dead habit'? 

Answer:  Here in this poem by the term 'Dead Habit' poet means 'Old habit' of blind faith.  People need to use their reasons over the blind faiths and must accept new thoughts and ideas. 

5. What are 'narrow domestic walls? 

Answer: Narrow Domestic walls means Prejudice, blind faith and superstitions.

6. Does this poem remind you of any poem of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore? 

Answer: Yes this poem reminds me of "Freedom of thought' another famous poem of Rabindra Nath Tagore.

7. The word Where' is frequently used in this poem. Why?

Answer:  In this poem the poet Rabindranath Tagore depicts the picture of a new and awakened India. The use of 'Where' so many times enables the poet to describe the 'Heaven of freedom' which he wants for his country.

 Lesson 19 | The story of a smart boy questions answers | Class 3 | Shankardev Shishu Niketan Solutions Assam

The story of a smart boy questions answers

THE STORY OF A SMART BOY 

(I)

Barun is a boy of seven. He studies in class three. He lives with his parents. His grandparents also live with them. They are a happy family. 

(II)

Barun gets up at six in the morning. First, he washes his hands and face. Then he goes to the toilet. He takes a bath with warm water. He takes a glass of milk with biscuits. Then he starts to read and write. He goes to school at eight-thirty. Before that, he takes his meal. He keeps his books and exercise books in the school bag. He takes a tiffin box and a water bottle also. He becomes ready without his parent's help. He is a smart boy. 

(III) 

Barun plays in the afternoon. He plays with Mrinmoy. Mrinmoy is a sweet child. The child is four years of age. Sometimes a lass also comes to play with them. Her name is Dhriti. The children play in the courtyard. They play hide and seek. Often Barun's grandfather comes to see them. He enjoys the company of the children. 

(IV)

Barun's grandfather is an elderly person. He is bald. Barun calls him 'Baldy Grandpa'. Again Grandpa Calls him 'Naughty the Great'. They are good friends. Barun likes to hear folktales from Grandpa. Barun loves his grandmother too. She makes cakes for him. 

(V)

One day Barun was playing in Grandma's room. A stick was in his hand. Suddenly the stick hit the looking glass. It was on the dressing table. It broke into pieces. His grandmother was sleeping then. Barun called out. "Look Grandma, I have broken your looking glass. What should I do now?" The old woman looked at him. He was right. She said, 'Oh sweet boy! don't worry. I will buy another mirror soon. But be careful .in future'. 'Thank you, Grandma. I am very sorry. I will play carefully in future, please don't mind', said Barun. Grandma replied, 'that's alright. 

(VI)

One day Barun was playing with a ball. An old man was standing on the road. Barun didn't see the man's face. He thought the man was his Grandpa. So he called him, 'Hi baldy Grandpa!'Grandpa. He went to the old man and said, 'Please don't mind, Sir. I mistook you. The old man was amused. 'Oh, my smart boy, don't be nervous. I am just like your grandfather. Anyway, what's your name?' 'My name is Barun'. 'Oh! What a nice name! Do you know its meaning?' 'Yes, I do. Barun is the name of the Rain god.' 

(VII) 

Barun goes to the reading table at seven o'clock in the evening. He completes his homework himself. Of course, grandpa helps him sometimes. That day Barun was reading with a heavy mind. His grandfather came. Barun told him, 'Grandpa, I called an old · man Baldy'. The Grandfather laughed. 'Do you know, he is my good friend. His name is Sri, Mohan Bora. He told me about you. He feels you are a very smart boy.' 'That's OK Grandpa, but I feel sorry for myself. Grandpa consoled him, 'Do you know Barun, my friend says, you would be a good officer in future. Barun smiled, But you know Baldy, my aim is to be a teacher. I will try to be a good teacher, maybe in a university or 1n a college or in a school'. Grandpa was delighted, 'Oh, what a smart boy you are!' 

Class 3 Solutions Shankardev Shishu Niketan Class 3 

1. Fill up the blanks : 

A) Barun is 7 years old. 

B) Mrinmoy is a lad of four years. 

C) Grandpa enjoys the company of the Children. 

D) Barun's grandfather is an elderly person. 

E) Barun's grandmother makes cakes for him. 

F) The name of the Rain god is Barun. 

G) Barun completes his homework in the evening.

H) Barun is a smart boy. 

I) His aim is to be a teacher. 

J) Grandpa helps Barun in doing homework. 

K) Barun broke his grandmother's looking mirror.

2. Write true or false : 

Barun is a smart boy, Because 

A) Barun gets up at six in the morning. - True

B) He does not go to school always. False

C) He plays in the afternoon. True

D) He quarrels with his friends. False

E) He completes his homework himself. True

F) He feels sorry for his mistakes. True

G) He does not take his breakfast. False

H) He takes meals before going to school. True

I) He does not forget to take a tiffin box and water bottle. True

J) He never tells a lie. True

3. Answer the following : 

A) Who are the playmates of Barun? 

Answer: Mrinmoy and Dharitri are the playmates of Barun.

B) Barun loves his grandmother, why?

Answer: Barun loves his grandmother because she makes cakes for him. 

C) Barun loves his grandfather, why? 

Answer: Barun loves his grandfather because they are like good friends.

D) What is the name of the friend of Grandpa? 

Answer: Mohan Bora is the name of the friend of Grandpa.

E) At what time does Barun get up in the morning? 

Answer: Barun gets up at six in the morning.

F) At what time does Barun start reading in the evening? 

Answer: At 7'o clock in the evening Barun start reading.

G) Barun calls his grandfather 'Baldy', why? 

Answer: Barun calls his grandfather 'Baldy', because he is bald.

H) Who did break the mirror into pieces? 

Answer: Barun broke the mirror into pieces.

4. Answer the following : (Yes or No) 

A) Do you get up early in the morning? 

Answer: Yes.

B) Do you go to reading table in the evening? 

Answer: Yes.

C) Do you respect your parents? 

Answer: Yes.

D) Do you take your breakfast and meal regularly? 

Answer: Yes.

E) Do you play with your friends?

Answer: Yes. 

F) Do you quarrel with your playmates?

Answer: No. 

5. Write five sentences about what you do in the morning before going to school. 

Answer: 

(i) I wake up at six in the morning

(ii) Then I go to the toilet.

(iii) Take a bath

(iv) Take a glass of milk.

(v) Get ready for school.

6. Why Barun is called 'A Smart Boy'? Write five sentences. 

Answer:

(i) Barun gets up at six in the morning.

(ii) He completes his homework himself.

(iii) He feels sorry for his mistakes.

(iv) He takes meals before going to school.

(v) He never tells a lie

7. (a) What did Barun say to his grandmother after breaking the looking glass? 

Answer: Barun thanked Grandma for not scolding him and he asked sorry for his mistake and promised his Grandma to be careful in the future.

(b) What was the reply of the grandmother to Barun when she found the looking glass broken?

Answer: Grandma was very happy by the honest behavior of her grandchild. She smiled and said her grandchild to not worry they will buy a new one.