Class-3 Sp. English , Lesson-14 In the Desert / M.P. Board

Lesson-14

In the Desert

 (M.P. Board, Special English)

Give one word for the following:

1. baked clay used for building walls and buildings-          [brick]
2. an area in the desert where there is water and where plants grow. [oasis]
3. a shelter made of a large sheet of canvas, nylon etc.   [tent]

Match the words given in column A with the meanings or clues given in column B:

A                     B

crowd             a large number of people together

date                a kind of sweet fruit

sandy             full of sand

desert             a hot and dry place without much rain

oasis               travelers in the desert stop for sometime at this place for

drinking water

palm               a kind of tree, like the coconut tree

spring             water comes up from the ground tree

Match the words in column A with the pictures in column B

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Fill in the blanks with the word given:

from place to place, rolling, pages, load, goes about, sand, wild, dry

1. “ How many pages are there in this book? Count and say.”
2. Mr. Shastri sold his car last week. Hw now goes about on a bicycle.
3. There was no rain, so the wells in the village became try.
4. Lions and tigers are wild animals.
5. The Buddha went from place to place and taught people the Dharma.
6. Two men were pulling a cart with a heavy load of bricks.
7. We cannot run very fast on sand.
8. The man in this picture is rolling up a mat.

Answer these questions:

1. Gangaram showed Sita pictures of two animals. What were the animals?

Ans- Gangaram showed Sita pictures of two animals. The animals were camel and zebra.

2. Who are the two children on the camel’s back?

Ans- Salim and Razia are the two children on the camel’s back.

3. What is there father?

Ans- Their father is a merchant.

4. Where do Salim and Razia live?

Ans- Salim and Razia live in a tent.

5. Where can we find water and trees in the desert?

Ans- We can find water and trees in the desert near oasis.

6. Where do dates grow?

Ans- Dates grow in desert.

7. What is a date palm?

Ans- The tree of date fruit is called as date palm.

8. What work does the camel do for the Arabs in the desert?

Ans- Camel carry heavy loads and travel long distance on hot sand.

Read the statements given below and write ‘true’ or ‘false’:

1. A camel is a big animal.                                                                 [true]
2. Gangaram was not reading a book while Sita came into his room.[false]
3. Razia and Salim were going to their school on camel.              [false]
4. The Arabian desert is not all dry.                                                   [true]
5. Date is akind of sweet fruit grows on date palm tree.                [true]
6. There are some places in the Arabian desert with springs and shady tree called oasis.                                                                            [true]

Make seven meaningful sentences from the table given below:

A table My shirt Kites These boxes The ring A house These shoes

is made of are made of

rubber. gold. iron. paper. bricks. wood. silk.

1. A table is made of wood.
2. My shirt is made of silk.
3. Kites are made of paper.
4. These boxes are made of iron.
5. The ring is made of gold.
6. A house is made of bricks.
7. These shoes are made of rubber.

Fill in the blanks with ‘some of’, ‘many of’ or ‘one of’:

1. Today is Sunday. Many of the shops are shut. Only some of the shops are open.
2. There are four doctors in this hospital. One of them is from England.
3. Many of the boys go home for lunch. Only some of them have their lunch in the school.
4. Mr. Rao has four sons. One of them is a doctor. The other are still at school.

Is camel a useful animal? Write five sentences on its usefulness.

1. Camel is a big animal.
2. People travel from one place to another on camel.
3. Camel can carry heavy loads.
4. Camels can travel on hot sand.
5. Camel is called as the ship of desert.

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