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NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English chapter 9 – The Balloon Man
Back Exercise
READING IS FUN
Question 1:
Where does the balloon man stand?
Answer:
The balloon man stands at the market square.
Question 2:
What happens to the balloons when there is a wind?
Answer:
When there is a wind, the balloons tug a lot of times.
Question 3:
What does the child like to see the balloon man do?
Answer:
The child likes to see that someday the balloon man will let go of all the balloons. Then the balloons will fly high in the sky and the child would see them from below.
TALK TIME
Question 1:
How high can balloons fly?
Answer:
The balloons can fly very high, depending upon the wind.
Question 2:
What do you like about this poem?
Answer:
I love watching colourful balloons fly. The child in the poem also likes the same. That’s what I like about the poem.
WORD BUILDING
Question 1:
Identify the words from the jumbled letters and write the word in the space provided.
llaboons _____________ cunlh _____________
ulbe _____________ ploeep _____________
wolbe _____________ crat _____________
Answer:
llaboons – balloons cunlh – lunch
ulbe – blue ploeep – people
wolbe – below crat – cart
Question 2:
Put the words given in the box into the following groups:
(a) nature ______________ ______________
(b) food ______________ ______________
(c) colours ______________ ______________
|
wind |
turnip |
purple |
pineapple |
sky |
|
green |
grass |
white |
yellow |
rice |
Answer:
(a) nature sky grass wind
(b) food turnip pineapple rice
(c) colours green purple yellow white
Question 3:
How many colours can you find hidden in this maze? Write their names below.
Answer:
1. White 2. Violet 3. Red 4. Purple 5. Yellow
6. Blue 7. Black 8. Brown 9. Pink 10. Orange
Question 4:
Fill in the blanks in the balloons with their opposites. You can find them in the poem The Balloon Man. One is done for you.
Answer:
TEAM TIME
Question 1:
Take any magazine or newspaper which has colourful pages.
Cut out balloons of various sizes and shapes carefully, using a pair of scissors.
Paste the balloons on a large sheet of paper.
Arrange them to make a colourful bunch of balloons.
Draw a string for each balloon in a different colour.
Answer:
The student has to do as directed.
SAY ALOUD
Question 1:
string stand
stream sting
strong still
haul hall
mite might
tail tale
sale sail
Answer:
The student has to do as directed in the question.
summary
“The Balloon Man” is about a balloon man who carries balloons with him. This poem mentions a kid who wishes that the balloon man would someday let loose all the balloons high up in the sky.