AP Board 3rd Class English Solutions 3rd Lesson The Loyal Mongoose

Andhra Pradesh AP Board 3rd Class English Solutions 3rd Lesson The Loyal Mongoose Textbook Exercise Questions and Answers.

AP State Syllabus 3rd Class English Solutions Chapter 3 The Loyal Mongoose

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Pre-reading

Look at the picture.

Activity – 1

Answer the following questions orally.

Question 1.
What animals do you see in the picture?
Answer:
Cows, Goats, Rabbit, Pigs, Buffalo, Dogs, Cats.

Question 2.
Do you have any pet animal?
Answer:
Yes, I have.

Question 3.
What is the name of your pet animal ?
Answer:
Subhani.

Question 4.
Which animal do you like ?
Answer:
Dog

Question 5.
Name the animals you see in your area ?
Answer:
Dog, Cat, Pig, Buffalo, Cow, Ox, Sheep.

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Activity – 2 : Comprehension

Answer the following questions.

Question 1.
What was the farmer’s pet ?
Answer:
The farmer’s pet was a mongoose.

Question 2.
Which animal entered the farmer’s house ?
Answer:
A snake entered the farmer’s house.

Question 3.
Why did the mongoose kill the snake ?
Answer:
Mongoose killed the snake as it would cause harm to the baby.

Question 4.
Who sent the mongoose out ?
Answer:
The farmer’s wife sent the mongoose out.

Question 5.
How did the farmer’s wife feel when she saw the baby alive ?
Answer:
The farmer’s wife felt sorry for what she had done to the mongoose.

Vocabulary

Your teacher will read out the following. Repeat after your teacher.

This is a cow.
She lives with us.
The cow is called a domestic animal.

This is a tiger.
He lives in a forest.
He is called a wild animal.

Your teacher will read aloud the following. Repeat after your teacher.

Is it a domestic animal ?
Yes, It is.

Is it a wild animal ?
Yes, It is.

Is it a domestic animal ?
No, it is not.

Is it a wild animal ?
Yes, It is.

Is it a domestic animal ?
Yes, It is.

Is it a wild animal ?
Yes, It is.

Read the names of some domestic and wild animals

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Activity – 3

Read the words given in the box.

Now classify them.

Answer:

Domestic animals	Wild animals
cow	lion
dog	giraffe
goat	tiger, elephant
sheep	deer
rabbit	crocodile
buffalo	fox
cat, pig	camel

Fill in the blanks with the word ‘domestic’ or ‘wild’ and say it aloud.

Question 1.
The cow is a ………………. animal.
Answer:
domestic

Question 2.
The snake is a ………………. animal.
Answer:
wild

Question 3.
The giraffe is a ………………. animal.
Answer:
wild

Question 4.
The dog is a ………………. animal.
Answer:
domestic

Question 5.
The cat is a ………………. animal.
Answer:
domestic

Grammar

Read the following sentences. Observe the words given in colour.

Is this a red apple?
Yes, it is red.
Is it a round apple?
Yes, it is round.

Is it a small tree?
No, it is not.
Is it a big tree?
Yes, it is.

Observe the underlined words in the following.

1. A small baby is in a cradle.
2. The baby is playing with a round ball.
3. The ball is brown in colour.

In the first sentence, the underlined word ‘small’ describes the size of the baby. In the second sentence, the underlined word ’round’ describes the shape of the ball, in the third sentence, the underlined word ‘brown’ describes the colour of the ball.

These words are called describing words or adjectives.

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Your teacher will read aloud the following adjectives. Repeat after your teacher.
big – small
cool – hot
flat – round
long – short
beautiful – ugly
strong – weak

Activity – 4

Match the following phrases with their pictures.

Answer:

Activity – 5

Fill in the blanks with suitable adjectives.

Question 1.
This is a __________ pupply.

A) blue
B) round
C) small
Answer:
C) small

Question 2.
The leaf is ___________ in colour.

A) green
B) white
C) blue
Answer:
A) green

Question 3.
The box is ____________ in shape.

A) round
B) triangular
C) square
Answer:
C) square

Question 4.
The elephant is ____________ in size.

A) small
B) big
C) little
Answer:
B) big

Question 5.
The bag is ________ in colour.

A) pink
B) green
C) blue
Answer:
A) pink

Writing

Read the following sentences.

Kala  :  Siddu, do you have any pet animal
Siddu  :  Yes, I have a puppy.
Kala  :  What is its name ?
Siddu  :  Tommy

The above sentences, asked by Kala, end with a question mark (?). These are called interrogative sentences. They generally start with ‘Wh’ like who, which, when, what, where, why and how (how also has a ‘w’ and a ‘h’) ‘I’, ‘is’, ‘are’, ‘do’, ‘can’, ‘will’.. etc. also end with a question mark (?).

Read the following examples.

1. What is your name ?
2. How old are you ?
3. Do you want water ?
4. Can you speak English ?
5. Will you come tomorrow ?

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Activity – 6

Read the following sentences and put a full stop (.) or a question mark (?) wherever necessary.
Question 1.
Who is your teacher ________
Answer:
Who is your teacher?

Question 2.
I am a boy __________
Answer:
I am a boy.

Question 3.
This is my book __________
Answer:
This is my book.

Question 4.
What is your father __________
Answer:
What is your father?

Question 5.
Why are you crying __________
Answer:
Why are you crying?

Question 6.
We are playing __________
Answer:
We are playing.

Question 7.
Is it true ____________
Answer:
Is it true?

Question 8.
Will you go to the market __________
Answer:
Will you go to the market?

Question 9.
She is reading __________
Answer:
She is reading.

Question 10.
Can you speak English ___________
Answer:
Can you speak English?

Activity – 7

Observe the following sentences.

The above sentences under column ‘B’ are in question forms.

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Change the following sentences into question form and put a question mark at the end of the sentence. One is done for you.
Eg. We will go to picnic.
Will we go to picnic ?

She is a doctor
Answer:
Is she a doctor ?

They are playing
Answer:
Are they playing ?

I can dance.
Answer:
Can I dance ?

You are coming.
Answer:
Are you coming ?

He can run fast.
Answer:
Can he run fast ?

Activity – 8

Write five lines about the picture. Use the following clues. One is done for you.

black cat
tall tree
big house
small plant
blue clouds

e.g.: There is a small bird in the picture.

1. There is a black cat in the picture.
2. There is abig house in the picture.
   
3. There are blue clouds in the picture.
   
4. There is a tall tree in the picture.
   
5. There is a small plant in the picture.

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Activity – 9

Your teacher will dictate the following words. Write them in your note book.
temper, stick, mongoose, loyal, entrance, crawl, cradle

Listening & Responding

Listen to the following conversations. Role play the characters (conversation)
Conversation – 1
A rabbit wants to prepare payasam. He requests his friends for the in-gredients to prepare payasam.

Rabbit  :  Dear Monkey, I want to prepare payasam. Can you give me some sugar ?
Monkey  :  Here it is.
Rabbit  :  Thank you. Dear fox, can you bring me sago ?
Fox  :  Oh, I am sorry. I have no sago.
Rabbit  :  It’s alright.
Elephant  :  May I help you friend ? Here is some sago.
Rabbit  :  Thank you very much. Dear cow, can you give me some milk ?
Cow  :  With pleasure.
Rabbit  :  Thank you friends. Let’s prepare payasam.

Conversation – 2
Leela is in Class three. One day, she forgot to bring her pencil to class. She wanted to draw a picture. She requested her friends for a pencil.

Leela  :  David, can you give me your pencil ?
David  :  Sorry, I have no pencil.
Leela  :  It’s O.K.
Leela  :  Rani, can you give me your pencil ?
Rani  :  Yes, here it is.
Leela  :  Thank you, Rani.
Rani  :  It’s alright

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Activity – 10

Now practice the above conversation in pairs or in groups.

Activity – 11

Your teacher will read the following words. Repeat after your teacher.

Team Time

Activity – 12

Find out your friends’ pet animals. List them as given in the table below. A sample is given for you.

Answer:

Name of the student	Pets	What it does	Where it lives
Vani	a dog	guards home	kennel
Divya	a cat	gives company	cattery, bordello
Ravi	a rabbit	gives company	burrow
Likitha	a fish	gives fun	aquarium
Nitya	a hen	gives eggs	chicken coops

Now, collect the pictures of pet animals from old magazines or news-papers, and paste them here.
Answer:
Student Activity

Summary:

THE LOYAL MONGOOSE

Once, there lived a farmer and his wife with their new bom baby. They had mongoose as a pet. One, day, both of them went to their work. A snake entered the house, the mongoose saw it.

Immediately it killed the snake. But when the farmer’s wife returned, seeing blood stains on the mongoose, she shouted and killed the mongoose. Thinking, it had killed their baby. As she went in, she saw her baby safe.

And saw a dead snake on the floor. Later, she regretted for what she has done.

సారాంశము

అనగనగా ఒక ఊరిలో రైతు మరియు అతని భార్య నివసించేవారు. ఆ దంపతులకు ఒక పసిబిడ్డ ఉండేది. ఒకరోజు వారిద్దరూ ఎవరి పనులకు వారు వెళ్ళారు. వాళ్ళ ఇంటిలో ఒక ముంగిస పెంపుడు జంతువుగా ఉండేది. పాము ఒకటి ఇంట్లోకి వచ్చి నేల మీద పాకుతూ కనిపించగ ముంగిస ఒక్క ఉదుటున దాన్ని చంపేసింది.

ఇంతలో రైతు భార్య ఇంటికి వచ్చింది. ముంగిసకి రక్తం మరకలు ఉండడం చూసి, తన బిడ్డను చంపేసిందని భావించి, కోపంతో దాని మీదకు కర్రను విసిరింది. ఇంటి లోపలికి వెళ్ళగా, బిడ్డ క్షేమంగా ఉందని తెలుసుకుంటుంది. నేల మీద చచ్చి పడి ఉన్న పామును చూస్తుంది. తాను చేసిన పనికి చింతిస్తుంది.

Glossary :

trust = belief ; (నమ్మకం)
cradle = a baby bed ; (ఉయ్యా ల)
guard = save ; (రక్షించి)
return = come back ; (తిరిగి రావడం)
stains = a coloured mark ; (మరక, మచ్చ)
crawl = move slowly on hands and knees ; (పాకడం)