Class-3 English (Marigold) Unit-10_2 The Ship of the Desert / NCERT / CBSE Syllabus

Unit- 10_2
The Ship of the Desert

New Words

Ship of the desert- camel

Miles- measure of distance

King of forest- lion

Sand- granular material made from rocks

Thorns- A sharp pointed projection/part of plant

Answer these questions:

Q. Why is the camel called the ship of the desert?
Ans- Camel is called the ship of the desert because it has padded feet and it can walk on the burning sand.

Q. For how many weeks can a camel store food in its hump?
Ans- A camel can store food in its hump for two weeks.

Q. What does the camel eat in the desert?
Ans- Camel eats the thorny bushes in the desert.

Choose the right answer

1.    Name the ship of the desert

a.    lion

b.    camel (√)

c.    crab

d.    tiger

2.    Name the king of the forest

a.    lion (√)

b.    monkey

c.    owl

d.    crocodile

3.    The feet of the camel are

a.    thick and padded (√)

b.    thick and fat

c.    long and fat

d.    thin and padded

4.    There are no rivers or lakes in

a.    plains

b.    plateaus

c.    mountains

d.    deserts (√)

5.    At a time a camel can drink

a.    200 bottles of water (√)

b.    100 bottles of water

c.    400 bottles of water

d.    300 bottles of water

6.    A camel stores its food in its

a.       stomach

b.      legs

c.       humps (√)

d.      lips

Word Building

Make as many words as you can from within the given words:

Roaring	In	Ran	Roar	Or
Frowning	Frown	For	Own	Win
Wonderingly	Won	Ring	On	oily

Let’s Write

Look at the goats in the pictures given on page 106 and write about them:

1-    Two goats started crossing the same narrow bridge from opposite directions.

2-    Only one goat can cross it at a time. They met in the middle and started fighting to cross the bridge.

3-    As a result both of them fell down in the river.

Make sentences with each of these words:

1-    Eye

I close my eyes while praying.

2-    Hour

The bus is half an hour late today.

3-    Weak

This stool is too weak to sit.

4-    Knead

Mother kneads dough to make chapatti.

5-    Inn

We reached at inn around 7:00pm

6-    Sea

My creatures live in sea.

7-    Know

I know that you have brought chocolate from the shop.

8-    Hear

We hear the bells of church everyday.

9-    Knot

Put a knot in this rope.

10- Ate

They all ate fruits.

11- Off

Please switch off the lights.

12- Too

This bag is too big to fit into my car.

13- By

      I go to school by bus everyday.

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