Class 3 English Unit 39 Story : The crow

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Story : The crow Lessons 1 – 3

Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 :
It is summer. Mother Crow and her young crows are living in a nest. The nest is above a corn field. Every morning, Mother Crow flies away to get corn. She leaves the young crows. One morning the farmer comes to check his corn. He does not see the nest. Mother Crow is not in the nest. But the young crows see the farmer. They are afraid. In the afternoon Mother Crow comes back. The young crows say, “Is it time to leave the nest, Mother?” Mother Crow says, “No. It’s not time yet!”

1. Write only the answer on the answer paper :
i) It is ___.
A. Spring B. Winter
C. Summer D. Autumn
Ans: C

ii) The crows ____ living in a nest.
A. is B. were
C. are D. have
Ans: C

iii) What is above a corn field?
A. the crows B. the mother crow
C. the young crows D. the nest
Ans: D

iv) The Mother Crow fly away ____.
A. every summer B. every day
C. every night D. every morning
Ans: D

v) Mother crow _____ the young crows.
A. likes B. lives
C. leaves D. loses
Ans: C

vi) Who comes to check his corn?
A. the man B. the farmer
C. the crow D. the young crow
Ans: B

vii) The young crows see ____ farmer.
A. one B. the
C. a D. none
Ans: B

viii) The farmer does not see the _____
A. crows B. mother crow
C. young crows D. nest
Ans: D

ix) The young crows are _____.
A. sad B. afraid
C. happy D. nice
Ans: B

x) Mother crow says, _____.
A. “No. Its not time!”
B. “No. It’s not time!”
C. “No. Its not time yet!”
D. “No. It’s not time yet!”
Ans: D

2. Match the words of the column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the column B :

Column AColumn B
a) Summer
b) Corn
c) Farmer
d) Leave
e) Afraid
i) fear.
ii) go away.
iii) the hot season.
iv) plant.
v) good feelings.
vi) a person who works for a farmer.
vi) a person who works in the field.

Ans. a + iii, b + iv, c + vii, d + ii, e + i.

3. Answer the following questions in sentences(s).
a) Where do the crows live in?
b) When does the Mother Crow fly away?
c) Why does the Mother Crow fly away?
d) Why doesn’t the Mother Crow leave the nest?
e) Why are the young crows afraid?
Ans.
a) The crows live in a nest.
b) The Mother Crow flies away every morning.
c) The Mother Crow flies away to get corn.
d) The Mother Crow doesn’t leave the nest because of the young crows.
e) The farmer comes to check his corn. The mother crow is not in the nest. Seeing the farmer, the young crows are afraid.

4. Write five sentences about “The Mother Crow and Her Young Crows”.
Ans. The Mother Crow
and Her Young Crows
It is summer. Mother Crow and her young crows are living in a nest. The nest is above a corn field. Every morning, Mother Crow flies away to get corn. She leaves the young crows.

 Arrange and rewrite the following words so that they make sense :
a) field, nest, a, the, corn, above, is.
b) crows, the, she, young, leaves.
c) corn, farmer, his, the, comes, morning, one, to, check.
d) nest, does, he, the, not, see
e) are, they, afraid.
Ans.
a) The nest is above a corn field.
b) She leaves the young crows.
c) One morning the farmer comes to check his corn.
d) He does not see the nest.
e) They are afraid.

 Rewrite the sentence (s) using punctuations and capital letters where necessary :
mother crow says no its not time yet
Ans. Mother Crow says, “No. It’s not time yet!”

 Make five sentences from the table below.

ItThe crowsMother CrowOnce morningThe farmerisareleavescomesthe young crows.living in a nest.summerto check his corn.not in the nest.

Ans.
a) It is summer.
b) The crows are living in a nest.
c) Mother Crow leaves the young crows.
d) Once morning the farmer comes to check his corn.
e) Mother Crow is not in the nest.

 Say True or False.
a) Mother Crow and her young crows are leaving the nest.
b) The nest is above a green field.
c) Mother Crow flies away to get corn.
d) The farmer sees the young crows.
e) They are afraid.
Ans.
a) False.
b) False.
c) True.
d) False.
e) True.

 Rewrite the following sentences with the correct form of verbs.
a) It ____ summer. (be)
b) Mother Crow ____ away to get corn. (fly)
c) Mother Crow ____ the young crows. (leave)
d) One morning the farmer comes to ____ his corn. (check)
e) The farmer _____ not see the nest. (do)
Ans. a) is, b) flies, c) leaves, d) check, e) does.

Story : The crow Lessons 4 – 6

Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 :
The next morning the young crows see the farmer again. There is another man with him. The man sees the nest. Mother Crow comes back. The young crows say to their mother, “Is it time to leave now?” Mother Crow says, “No. It’s not time yet!” The next day, the young crows see the farmer and the man again. The man has a stick. Mother Crow comes back. She sees the farmer and the man with the stick. The young crows say, “Is it time to leave the nest now, Mother?” “Yes,” Mother Crow says. “Now it’s time!”

1. Write only the answer on the answer paper :
i) The next morning the ____ see the farmer again.
A. another man B. Mother Crow
C. crows D. young crows
Ans: D

ii) There is another  with the farmer.
A. men B. women
C. man D. crow
Ans: C

iii) Who sees the nest?
A. the farmer B. the man
C. Mother Crow D. the girl
Ans: B

iv) Mother Crow sees _____ back.
A. come B. go
C. comes D. came
Ans: C

v) The young crows say to their ____.
A. father B. sister
C. brother D. mother
Ans: D

vi) The young crows see again____.
A. their mother B. the farmer
C. the farmer and the man D. the man.
Ans: B

vii) The man has ____.
A. stick B. nest
C. crow D. field
Ans: A

viii) ____ Crow comes back.
A. Every B. Some
C. Young D. Mother
Ans: D

ix) Mother Crow _____ with the stick.
A. the farmer
B. the farmer and the man
C. some people
D. only the man
Ans: B

x) At last Mother crow says ____.
A. “No”
B. “No. it’s not time yet!”
C. “Yes, it’s time!”
D. Now it’s time!”
Ans: D

2. Match the words of the column A with their meaning that is mentioned in the text in the column B :

Column AColumn B
a) Again
b) Next
c) Stick
d) Say
e) Come back
i) a thin piece of wood.
ii) tell.
iii) express.
iv) one more time.
v) after this.
vi) repeat.
vii) return.

Ans. a + iv, b + v, c + i, d + ii, e + vii.

3. Answer the following questions in sentences(s).
a) Who sees the nest?
b) What does the Mother Crow see?
c) Why do the crows leave the nest?
d) Whom do the young crows see again?
e) Is the mother crow fool?

Ans.
a) The man with the farmer sees the nest.
b) The Mother Crow sees the farmer and the man with the stick.
c) The crows see the farmer and the man with a stick. The crows become afraid. So they leave the nest.
d) The young crows see again the farmer with a man?
e) No, the mother crow is wise.

4. Write five sentences abou “The Mother Crow and Her Young Crows”.
Ans.
The Mother Crow and Her Young Crows
The next morning the young crows see the farmer again. There is another man with him. The man sees the nest. Mother Crow comes back. The young crows say to their mother, “Is it time to leave now?”

 Make five sentences from the table below.

ThereThe manMother Crowseesiscomeshassaysback.to leave the nest.the nest.another man with the farmer.a stick.

Ans.
a) There is another man with the farmer.
b) The man sees the nest.
c) The man has a stick.
d) Mother Crow comes back.
e) Mother Crow says to leave the nest.

 Arrange and rewrite the following words so that they make sense :
a) him, is, man, with, another, there.
b) nest, sees, the, man, the.
c) a, has, the, stick, man.
d) now, time, is, it, leave, to?
e) back, mother, comes, crow.
Ans.
a) There is another man with him.
b) The man sees the nest.
c) The man has a stick.
d) Is it time to leave now?
e) Mother Crow comes back.

 Rewrite the sentence (s) using punctuations and capital letters where necessary :
yes mother crow says
Ans. “Yes,” Mother Crow says.

 Make sentence with the following words.
see, farmer, again, come back, leave
Ans.
see : I see a bird.
farmer : Kashem is a farmer.
again : Write the letter again.
come back : Come back soon.
leave : Leave me.

 Fill in the blanks with a suitable word.
a) The next morning the young crows see the ____.
b) There is ____ man with him.
c) The man ____ the nest.
d) Mother Crow ____ back.
e) ‘Yes,’ Mother ____ says.
Ans. a) farmer, b) another, c) sees, d) comes, e) Crow.

 True or false? Write T for True or F for False.
a) The next day the young crows see the man again.
b) The farmer sees the nest.
c) The man has a stick.
d) Mother Crow sees only the man with the stick.
e) At last Mother Crow says to leave the nest.
Ans. a) F b) F c) T d) F e) T