Sikkim SCERT Class 3 English Chapter 5 Rivers and Mountains Solution
Sikkim SCERT Class 3 English Chapter 5 Rivers and Mountains Solution by expert teacher. We have covered all questions and answers.
Board |
Sikkim SCERT |
Class |
3 (III) |
Chapter |
Rivers and Mountains |
1.) What do you see in these two pictures? Write below.
Things you see in picture A |
Things you see in picture B |
Five yaks |
Cut trees |
Six sheep |
Two yaks |
Green meadow |
One hyena |
Yellow flowers |
Used clothes |
Prayer flags |
Waste materials |
Three hyanas |
Logs of trees |
Snow covered mountain |
Unclean environment |
2.) Which picture do you like? Give reasons for why you like and dislike the given picture and fill in the lines given below.
I like picture A
Because it has clean and pure environment. The mountain is white for being covered with snow. Wild animals like yaks, sheep and hyanas are roaming within nature freely. They are happy and healthy to be within their natural habitat. Sheep are grazing in the meadows while yaks aremoving in groups. It feels so good to see animals happy within nature.
I dislike picture B
Because nature has lost its beauty due to unplanned usage of natural resources. The mountain snow is melt due to pollution and global warming. People have made heap of garbage on the ground. Sheep are absent there for the lack of natural habitat and food. Due to unclean environment and pollution the number of wild animals are decreased. Trees are cut down relentlessly. So, many wild creatures lost their natural habitat and the forest became empty.
3.) Discuss with your friend, how can we solve the problems found in picture ‘B’?
Answer. To solve the problems in picture B we should starting planting more trees. At first, we have to make people aware about protecting the environment for our own benefits. If we come together to keep our environment pure and clean then we get effective result shortly. We must keep garbage in dustbins and through it in specific place. There should be restriction against throwing garbage here and there.
4.) Observe your surroundings at school. Discuss with your friends, how do your surroundings look? Are they different from the pictures given above?
Answer. The surroundings of our school is quite clean and organized. Gardener keeps the garden of school premises clean and plant seasonal trees to make it colourful. Dustbins are kept inside the school and outside the building so that students can use it. Students are taught this discipline to keep school premises clean from the beginning in our school. So, we can see our school as clean and tidy always.
Yes, the surroundings at school are different from the given pictures.
B.) Rivers:
1.) Let’s Write:
i) The river sometimes flows straight and sometimes goes round. During its flow, what are the different things it passes by?
Answer. The river passes by mountains, valleys, plateau, plains, small towns, villages, boulders, pebbles, stones, mountain slopes etc. when it flows straight and round in its way.
ii) How does a river make you happy?
Answer. A river makes me happy with the sound of water flowing during high and low tides. I feel delighted when water comes to my feet and goes again after touching it. I feel happy to just sit and see the flow of water calmly. I like to touch water when it flows. I enjoy to see the reflection of sunset on water of river.
iii) The poet says ‘giving happiness to everyone for free’. What does he mean by this?
Answer. The poet means by saying that river is giving happiness to everyone for free that it provides happiness without asking anything in return. We become happy to see the flowing of water just by sitting beside the bank of river. We can swim in river whenever we want and catch fishes from it. We can roam in water by boat and cross it. All these activities we can enjoy in river water.
iv) Have you seen a river in the rainy season? Is it safe to go near a river during a rainy day? Why?
Answer. Yes, I have seen a river in the rainy season.
No, it is not safe to go near a river during rainy day. It is unsafe because water level in river arises during rainy season. Water overflows the banks and can make nearby areas flooded. So, it is better to stay away from river during rainy season.
v) What are the things we get from river?
Answer. We get water, fish, shells, turtle etc. from river.
2.) Let’s Write:
You see a shining new football in a shop. Your kaka buys it for you. You feel very happy. After playing with it for a few days, how do you feel? Share with your friend how your feelings change.
Answer. After playing with the new football I feel to change the ball. I want a new ball as the air in it became less. So, I feel it difficult to play with it in the same pace.
3.) Now read the following words aloud. Understand the pattern. Add more words to each line.
Let, set, bet, pet, net, get.
Foil, toil, soil, boil, oil.
Sale, whale, tale, male, pale.
Rail, fail, jail, sail, tail.
Sake, make, fake, bake, lake.
D.) Which river/s have you seen?
Answer. I have seen Ganga, Damodar, Kangsabati, Jalangi and Teesta river.
Teesta and Rungeet:
1.) Let’s Write:
i) Did the bird help Rungeet? Why do you think so?
Answer. The bird helped Rungeet initially by moving ahead and showing the way. But Rungeet was not calm and she was pushing the bird constantly to go faster to win the race. She disturbed the bird when it flew above just to eat fishes from river. Later when Rungeet asked the bird to move faster and blamed him for slowing down it lost its temper. So, Rungeet River lost the race finally.
ii) Which guide was better? The snake or the bird? Why?
Answer. The snake was better as guide. It showed the right way of flowing to Teesta River. It remained calm and focused with the company of calm Teesta River. She encouraged the snake too so it reached the destination faster.
iii) What did Rungeet do while coming down the mountain?
Answer. Rungeet harmed the trees, the hills and everyone who came in her way while she was flowing down the mountain.
iv) How did Teesta come down the mountain?
Answer. Teesta came down calmly and patiently by following her guide the snake through the mountain.
v) How are the two rivers different from each other? Describe.
Answer. The two rivers are different from each other in many ways. Rungeet is impatient and more competitive. On the other hand, Teesta is calm and focused to enjoy the journey more. She followed the snake patiently but Rungeet was always impatient to win the race.
Given below is the summary of the story you have read. Fill in the blanks taking help from the words given in the brackets.
Once upon a time, Teesta and Rungeetdecided (decide) to have a friendly race from the hills of Sikkim to the plains. Teesta picked (pick) the snake as her guide. Rungeetchose(choose) the bird as his guide. The race started(start). Teesta reached(reach) first to the plains. She wasguided(guide) by the snake. Rungeetfollowed(follow) the bird. He lost(lose) the race. So, Rungeetcried(cry). Teestahelped (help) him. She said(say) that it was just a friendly race. Rungeetfelt (feel) happy.
You are planning to go for a trek to Tendong hill with your friends. You can only take 6 things which will save your life and keep you safe. Tick the things from the box below that you will take.
Backpack, water bottle, first aid box, sleeping bag, rope, torch.
4.) Let’s think.
Do you eat chips, sweets, biscuits in school? Where do you throw their cover? Who picks them up for you? Where does all this waste go?
Answer. Yes, I eat chips, sweets and biscuits in school.
I throw their covers in specific dustbin near me.
The garbage cleaner picks garbage from dustbin at the end of day.
All this waste go to garbage heap where it is recycled thorough machine.
E.) Boats Sail on the River:
1.) Given below are some words from the poem. But the spellings are incorrect. Write the words correctly. One is done for you.
a.) atbo- boat, b. asil- sail, c. evrir- river, d. hips- ship, e. ridegb- bridge, f. repytt- pretty, g. wob- bow, h. doar- road,i. crosas- across.
G.) Picture Reading:
2.) Tick the correct answer:
i) What are the children doing?- catching fish.
ii) The JCB (excavator) in the picture is taking out- sands and rocks.
iii) When we clean our homes, garbage must be thrown in- garbage trucks.
iv) The mountain looks white because of- snow.
v) A ….. is sailing in the river.- boat.
vi) Dolma caught ….. fish- one.
i) ….. caught the most number of fishes- Pempa.
Given below is a diary entry of the journey where some words are missing. Complete it by looking at the picture.
Date:
Our English teacher took us for a class picnic to Guru Dongmar Lake, North Sikkim. We went there by car. While travelling, I saw apple, cherry and orange trees by the side of the road. I also saw two hyanas. But after seeing us, they ran away to the jungle. As we were travelling since morning, we soon felt hungry. We stopped at a shop to eat. The aunty in the shop was selling lots of things. She was selling vegetables like radish and carrot. She was also selling other things to eat. I ate momos and maggi.
After having lunch, we started our journey again to the lake.