NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Unit 03 Good Food Chapter 08 Thank God

Chapter 8. Thank God!

A. Answer the following.

Question 1. What did the farmer grow on his farm?
Answer: The farmer grew many different kinds of fruits on his land. [1/26]
In simple words: The farmer grew many types of fruits on his farm.

Exam Tip: Remember to write the past tense 'grew' instead of 'grow' to make your sentence correct.

Question 2. What did his wife say?
Answer: His wife told him that the finest fruits they grew that year were grapes and watermelons. [1/26]
In simple words: His wife said that watermelons and grapes were their best fruits.

Exam Tip: Mention both "watermelons" and "grapes" as the two best fruits.

Question 3. Why did the farmer decide to take the grapes?
Answer: The farmer chose to carry the grapes because they were very light to hold. [1/26]
In simple words: He chose grapes because they were light and easy to carry.

Exam Tip: The reason he chose grapes over watermelons was that grapes are "light in weight".

Question 4. What did the king do playfully?
Answer: The king playfully threw the grapes at the farmer's forehead. [1/26]
In simple words: The king threw the grapes at the farmer's forehead for fun.

Exam Tip: Use the verb "threw" or "hurled" to describe the king's playful action.

Question 5. Why did the farmer say, 'Thank God!'?
Answer: The farmer thanked God because a heavy watermelon would have hurt him badly if the king threw it. [1/26]
In simple words: He thanked God because a heavy watermelon would have hurt him.

Exam Tip: Explain that grapes are soft and light, while watermelons are hard and heavy.

B. Think and say.

Question 1. The farmer in the story grew fruits. What else can a farmer grow?
Answer: Farmers can also plant and grow grains, lentils, and healthy vegetables on their farms. [2/26]
In simple words: Farmers can also grow vegetables, rice, wheat, and grains.

Exam Tip: Give a few examples of crops like "grains" or "vegetables" that farmers grow.

Question 2. Are there women farmer? Do you know any?
Answer: Yes, there are many women farmers working hard across most states in India. [2/26]
In simple words: Yes, there are many women farmers in India.

Exam Tip: Write "Yes" and mention that women also do farm work in India.

Question 3. If you meet a farmer, what would you say to them?
Answer: I would like to thank the farmer for growing food and feeding our entire nation. [2/26]
In simple words: I would thank them for growing food for all of us.

Exam Tip: Expressing gratitude (saying thank you) for "providing food" is the best way to answer.

Let us learn

Question A. Write the opposite of the underlined word:
Answer: The opposite descriptive phrases are: [2/26, 3/26]

Exam Tip: Find the exact opposite of the descriptive word (adjective) in the phrase.

Question C

Question. Fill in the blanks with 'is' or 'are':
Answer: The completed sentences using 'is' and 'are' are: [3/26]
1. There **are** animals in the jungle.
2. The table **is** made of wood.
3. These mangoes **are** sweet.
4. Radhuram **is** a tall boy.
5. The toys **are** on the shelf.
6. The book **is** on the table.
7. The girls **are** at the shop.
8. The car **is** on the road.
In simple words: We use 'is' for one person or thing, and 'are' for more than one.

Exam Tip: Look at the subject (singular or plural) to choose between 'is' and 'are'.

Let us speak

Question. Imagine you are visiting the Big Elephant. You know that the elephant has a cold. What food items will you take with you? Say them aloud.
Answer: If I visit the sick elephant, I will carry fresh fruits like kiwis, sweet mangoes, and red cherries to make him feel better. [4/26]
In simple words: I will take kiwis, mangoes, and cherries for the sick elephant.

Exam Tip: You can list any soft, healthy fruits that animals like to eat.

Let us write

Question. Chandu’s Fruit Salad: Chandu has written the steps for preparing a salad on a few slips of paper. He mixed them up. Think of the proper order and write down in the space given below.
Answer: The correct chronological order of the recipe steps is: [4/26, 5/26]
1. **Mother cuts some fruits for me.**
2. **First I take some banana slices.**
3. **Then I add the apple slices.**
4. **After that I add some grapes from a bunch.**
5. **Next, I put in papaya cubes.**
6. **Then I mix them all.**
7. **Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt.**
In simple words: These seven steps show the correct way to make a tasty fruit salad step-by-step.

Exam Tip: Follow order words like "First", "Next", "Then", and "Finally" to arrange the steps correctly.

Let us explore

Question A. Find fruits in the grid given below.
Answer: The names of the fruits hidden in the grid are: [5/26, 6/26]
- **MANGO** (horizontal)
- **PAPAYA** (horizontal)
- **GRAPES** (horizontal)
- **BANANA** (horizontal)
- **GUAVA** (vertical)
- **PLUM** (horizontal)
- **PEACH** (horizontal)
- **PEAR** (horizontal)
In simple words: We can find eight different fruit names in this word grid, like mango, apple, and grapes.

Exam Tip: Look for the first letter of each fruit name in the grid to find them easily.

Thank God! (Reading Note)

This chapter describes a humorous story about a farmer: [16/35, 17/35, 18/35, 19/35]
A hard-working farmer grows grapes and watermelons. When they are ripe, his wife suggests taking them to the king. Since watermelons are too heavy to carry on a long journey, the farmer carries only a basket of grapes. The king, who is in a playful mood, starts throwing grapes at the farmer's forehead. Each time he is hit, the farmer thanks God. The surprised king asks why, and the farmer replies that if he had brought heavy watermelons instead of grapes, he would have been badly hurt. The king realizes the farmer's wisdom.
In simple words: A wise farmer brought light grapes instead of heavy watermelons to the king. When the king threw grapes at him, he thanked God because watermelons would have hurt him.

Exam Tip: This story teaches us that everything happens for a good reason, and we should always be grateful.

Poem 8 : What's in the Mailbox? - Reading is fun

Question 1. Who does the postman bring letters for?
Answer: The postman delivers letters specifically for the child's mother and father. [20/35]
In simple words: The postman brings letters for the child's parents.

Exam Tip: The postman does not bring any letters for the child; they are only for the parents.

Question 2. Does the child ever get a letter?
Answer: No, the young child never receives any letters from the postman. [20/35]
In simple words: No, the child never gets any letters.

Exam Tip: Start your answer with "No" and write a complete sentence.

Question 3. What does the child decide to do?
Answer: The child decides to write letters to friends so that they will write back to them. [20/35]
In simple words: The child decides to write letters to friends so they will send letters back.

Exam Tip: Explain that writing letters is the child's plan to receive letters in return.

Talk time

Question 1. Have you written letters?
Answer: Yes, I have written and sent friendly letters to my cousins and friends before. [20/35]
In simple words: Yes, I have written letters to my friends.

Exam Tip: A simple "Yes" with an example of who you wrote to is a great answer.

Question 2. Who have you written to?
Answer: I have written letters to my school friends during summer vacations. [20/35]
In simple words: I wrote letters to my school friends.

Exam Tip: You can say you wrote to your grandparents, friends, or cousins.

Question 3. Who would you like to write to today? Why?
Answer: I would love to write a letter to my grandfather today because his birthday is coming up very soon. [21/35]
In simple words: I want to write to my grandfather because it is his birthday soon.

Exam Tip: Mention who you want to write to and give a simple reason (like a birthday or festival).

Let’s write

Question. Now write a letter to your friend, telling her about your school. You can use some of these words: [classrooms, children, bell, blackboard, teacher, building]
Answer: The formatted letter is: [21/35]
H. No. 124
Swan Park
New Delhi - 110041
10 January 2022

Dear Abhishek,
Today I want to write and tell you about my school. My school has a very large and beautiful building. There are many classrooms and many children study here together. In every room, we have a clean blackboard. Our teachers are very kind and teach us our lessons very well. We also have a loud school bell that rings at the end of each class.
I enjoy going to school every day.

Yours lovingly,
Sarika
In simple words: This is a letter to a friend describing a school with a big building, many classrooms, and kind teachers.

Exam Tip: Ensure you use proper letter format with an address, date, salutation (Dear...), body, and closing (Yours lovingly...).

Word building

Question. Match the people on the left with what they do on the right.
Answer: The matched professions are: [22/35, 23/35]

Exam Tip: Learn these helper descriptions carefully, as they are very common match-the-following questions.

Chapter 8 : My Silly Sister - Reading is fun

Question 1. What does the baby do with the pebbles?
Answer: The playful baby tries to put the pebbles in her mouth, thinking they are real food to eat. [24/35]
In simple words: The baby tries to eat the pebbles because she thinks they are real food.

Exam Tip: Explain that her childish nature makes her think "pebbles are food".

Question 2. What does the baby do with the book?
Answer: The baby tears up the book pages and laughs happily at her action. [24/35]
In simple words: She tears the pages of the book and laughs.

Exam Tip: Tearing the pages and laughing shows she thinks it is a game.

Question 3. When does the baby laugh?
Answer: The baby giggles and laughs when her older brother angrily shakes his head and scolds her. [24/35]
In simple words: She laughs when her brother gets angry and shakes his head.

Exam Tip: The brother's angry reaction looks like a funny game to the baby, which makes her laugh.

Question 4. Why does the washerman bring donkeys?
Answer: The washerman uses donkeys to carry heavy bundles of dirty laundry to the river. [24/35]
In simple words: The washerman brings donkeys to carry dirty clothes.

Exam Tip: The main job of the donkeys is "carrying dirty clothes".

Talk time

Question 1. What is the funniest thing the baby does?
Answer: The funniest thing is when she thinks her brother is playing a game when he is actually trying to teach her or scolding her. [24/35]
In simple words: The funniest thing is when she laughs at her brother when he is angry.

Exam Tip: Describe any funny habit of the baby, like eating pebbles or tearing books.

Question 2. Do you think the baby sister is really silly? Why?
Answer: No, she is not actually silly. She is just a very small infant who does not understand the difference between toys, books, and real food. [25/35]
In simple words: No, she is not silly. She is just too small to understand anything yet.

Exam Tip: Explain that she is "too small" or an "infant" to be called silly.

Word building

Question 1. Fill in the blanks to spell words from the story.
Answer: The completed spelling words are: [25/35]
- si **ll** y
- pe **bb** l **e** s
- str **e** ets
- s **c** old
- le **ss** ons
- n **au** g hty
- exc **i** t **e** m **e** nt
- d **on** k **e** y
In simple words: These are spelling words from the story, like silly, lessons, and donkey.

Exam Tip: Learn the spellings of words with double consonants like 'silly' and 'lessons'.

Question 2. Write similar words from the story.
Answer: The similar meaning words (synonyms) are: [26/35]

Exam Tip: These are synonyms. Make sure you use the exact words used in the story.

Question 3. Fill in the blanks with words from the box. [children, they, bell]
Answer: The completed sentences are: [26/35]
The **children** are playing in the field. **They** are happy.
**They** are playing ‘catch-me-if-you-can.’
The **bell** has rung. It is time for lessons.
In simple words: We use 'they' to replace 'children' so we don't repeat the word.

Exam Tip: Use plural pronouns like 'they' when talking about a group of children.

Question 4. Fill in the blanks with plurals:
Answer: The singular and plural words are: [27/35]
i. One child, many **children**.
ii. One fox, many **foxes**.
iii. One duck, many **ducks**.
iv. One goose, many **geese**.
In simple words: These are singular (one) and plural (many) words, like one child and many children.

Exam Tip: Some plurals are irregular, like 'child' becomes 'children' and 'goose' becomes 'geese'.

Question 5. Add ‘ful’ to make a word.
Answer: The descriptive words using '-ful' are: [27/35]
a. The children are **playful**. (play)
b. The flowers are **beautiful**. (beauty)
c. The books are **useful**. (use)
d. The vegetables are **plentiful**. (plenty)
In simple words: Adding 'ful' to words like play and use turns them into describing words.

Exam Tip: When adding 'ful' to words ending in 'y' (like beauty, plenty), change the 'y' to 'i' first.

Question 6. Add ‘ly’ to make a word.
Answer: The completed words using '-ly' are: [28/35]
a. The new shoes are **lovely**. (love)
b. He is **really** smart. (real)
c. We should eat **slowly**. (slow)
d. Let us sing **softly**. (soft)
In simple words: Adding 'ly' to words tells us how an action is done, like eating slowly.

Exam Tip: Just add 'ly' to the base word to form these adverbs.

Question 7. Add ‘ish’ to make a new word.
Answer: The completed words are: [28/35]
a. That girl is always crying. She is **childish**. (child)
b. I slipped on a banana peel. I feel **foolish**. (fool)
c. My sister is **babyish**. (baby)
In simple words: Adding 'ish' means acting like something, like acting like a baby is babyish.

Exam Tip: Change 'y' to 'i' in 'baby' before adding 'ish' to write 'babyish'.

Let’s write

Question. Write five sentences on how you help at home.
Answer: The ways to help at home are: [29/35]
1. I help my mother clean and dust the rooms.
2. I help my father by bringing him his spectacles and the newspaper.
3. I assist my little brother in finishing his math homework.
4. I help my elder sister water the plants in our garden.
5. I do many small chores to keep our home neat and tidy.
In simple words: We can help our family members by doing small chores like cleaning, gardening, or helping with homework.

Exam Tip: Write simple, clear action sentences starting with "I help my..."

Chapter 8: The Golden Touch (Reading Note)

This chapter describes the story of greedy King Midas: [30/35, 31/35, 32/35]
King Midas, a wealthy ruler of Greece, greedily wishes for the 'golden touch'. When an angel grants his wish, everything he touches turns to gold - leaves, doors, and even his food and water. When his beloved daughter runs to hug him, she also turns into a cold golden statue. The horrified king weeps and begs the angel to remove the curse. The angel tells him to wash his hands in the river Yamuna and sprinkle the water to turn everything back. King Midas happily saves his daughter and learns that love and nature are far more precious than gold.
In simple words: King Midas wanted everything he touched to turn to gold. When his daughter turned to gold, he realized that love is much more valuable than gold.

Exam Tip: This story teaches us that greed is bad, and material wealth cannot buy happiness or love.

Skill Test - WORK OUT

A. Answer the following questions :

Question 1. Who was king Midas ? What was his wish ?
Answer: King Midas was a rich and greedy ruler of Greece whose ultimate wish was to have the 'golden touch'. [30/35, 33/35]
In simple words: He was a greedy king of Greece who wanted everything he touched to turn to gold.

Exam Tip: Mention that he was from "Greece" and his wish was the "golden touch" to get full marks.

Question 2. What happened in the palace after angel gave Midas the golden touch ?
Answer: In the palace, every object the king touched - including tree leaves, wooden doors, his food, and water - instantly turned into gold. [31/35, 33/35]
In simple words: Everything the king touched in his palace turned to gold, even his food and water.

Exam Tip: Explain that even his "food and water" turned to gold, which became a big problem for him.

Question 3. What happened to king Midas' daughter ?
Answer: When King Midas touched his beloved daughter, she immediately transformed into a cold, golden statue. [31/35, 33/35]
In simple words: She turned into a golden statue when the king touched her.

Exam Tip: The daughter became a "golden statue", which made the king very sad.

Question 4. How did Midas get rid of the golden touch ?
Answer: He got rid of the curse by washing his hands in the river Yamuna and sprinkling its water over the golden objects. [32/35, 33/35]
In simple words: He washed his hands in the river Yamuna and sprinkled the water to break the curse.

Exam Tip: The name of the river is "Yamuna". Mention "washing hands" and "sprinkling water" to explain the cure.

Question 5. What lesson did Midas learn at the end ?
Answer: In the end, King Midas learned that family love, green trees, and nature are much more valuable than gold. [33/35]
In simple words: He learned that love and nature are much more precious than gold.

Exam Tip: The moral lesson is that "love and nature are more precious than gold".

B. Mark the following as true (T) or false (F):

Question. Identify if the statements are true or false:
Answer: The correct true or false markings are: [33/35]
1. King Midas was wise and greedy. - **False** (He was foolish and greedy)
2. Angel grant Midas his wish. - **True**
3. King Midas was very happy when everything turned into gold. - **False**
4. King Midas did not love his daughter. - **False**
5. King Midas learnt a lesson at the end. - **True**
In simple words: This exercise checks if you remember the main events of King Midas' story.

Exam Tip: Recall that Midas was foolish for choosing gold over food and family.

C. Who said the following to whom ?

Question. Identify the speaker and listener of each statement:
Answer: The speakers and listeners of the dialogues are: [34/35]
- **“I’ll be the happiest if I get more gold.”** -> Said by **King Midas** to **the Angel**.
- **“Whatever you will touch, will turn into gold. Are you ready for it?”** -> Said by **the Angel** to **King Midas**.
- **“Oh! I have the golden touch! I have the golden touch!”** -> Shouted by **King Midas** to **himself**.
- **“Please take back the golden touch from me. I do not want it.”** -> Said by **King Midas** to **the Angel**.
In simple words: These are dialogues spoken during the story when King Midas got and then returned the golden touch.

Exam Tip: Pay attention to who was greedy (Midas) and who gave the warning (the Angel) to identify the speakers.

GRAMMAR

Question A. Write suitable questions for the following statements:
Answer: The statements changed into question forms are: [34/35]
1. King Midas was both foolish and greedy. -> **How was King Midas?**
2. Midas asked the angel to grant him his wish. -> **What did Midas ask the angel to do?**
3. Midas was no longer a happy man. -> **Was Midas still a happy man?**
4. She had turned into a laughing statue of gold. -> **What had she turned into?**
5. Midas fell down on his knees weeping. -> **Why did Midas fall down on his knees?**
In simple words: We write question sentences using words like 'how', 'what', or 'why' to ask about the statements.

Exam Tip: Always put a question mark (?) at the end of every question sentence you write.

Question B. Cross out the incorrect word in the given sentences:
Answer: The correct sentences after choosing the right word are: [34/35]
1. They decided to take a **break** (break/brake) after a long journey.
2. **Due** (Dew/due) to his hard work he was praised.
3. They gave me all **their** (their/there) books to read.
4. These utensils are made up of **steel** (steal/steel).
5. He **hurt** (heart/hurt) himself yesterday.
In simple words: This activity helps you choose the correct homophone, like 'break' instead of 'brake' for taking a rest.

Exam Tip: Homophones sound identical but have different spellings and meanings, like their (belonging to them) and there (a place).

VOCABULARY

Question. Write the plurals of the given words:
Answer: The singular and plural words are: [35/35]

Exam Tip: Some words have irregular plurals like 'man' becomes 'men' and 'leaf' becomes 'leaves'.

COMPOSITION

Question. Based on the same moral frame a story in your own words:
Answer: Once, a greedy dog found a juicy bone. While crossing a stream, he saw his own reflection in the water and thought it was another dog with a bigger bone. Out of greed, he opened his mouth to bark and grab the other bone. As he did, his own bone fell into the water and sank. The greedy dog was left with nothing and felt very sorry for his greed. [35/35]
In simple words: A greedy dog lost his bone trying to snatch another bone from his own reflection in the water.

Exam Tip: The moral of the story is 'Greed is a curse'. Write a simple story like the 'Greedy Dog' to fit this moral.