Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Class 3 Question Answer NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Chapter 11

Class 3 English Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Questions and Answers Chapter 11

Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Question Answer

Let us think (Page No. 112)

A. Answer the following.

Question 1.
Does the Moon look the same every night?
Answer:
No. sometimes the Moon looks round like a circle and sometimes, he is different.

Question 2.
What did Chanda Mama try to count?
Answer:
Chanda Mama tried to count the number of stars in the sky.

Question 3.
Why did Chanda Mama fall asleep?
Answer:
He counted 999 stars and began to yawn. He was tired and fell asleep.

Question 4.
Who helped Chanda Mama?
Answer:
The Sun helped Chanda Mama.

Question 5.
Complete the sentence:
The number of stars in the sky is the same as _________________
Answer:
The number of stars in the sky is the same as the number of lovely children.

B. Think and Say.

Question 1.
I call the Moon, Chanda Mama. What do you call him in your language?
Answer:
The Answer depends on the mother tongue of the children.

Question 2.
Chanda Mama was not able to count the stars. What things can you not count?
Answer:
We cannot count water, powder, and gases.

Question 3.
The moon is visible during the night. What can you see in the night sky?
Answer:
We can see many stars in the night sky.

Let us learn (Page No. 113)

Fill in the blanks with ‘here’ or ‘there’.
One has been done for you.

The students are playing kabaddi there.

Question 1.
_________________ is your shirt.

Answer:
Here is your shirt.

Question 2.
_________________ is my bicycle.

Answer:
There is my bicycle.

Question 3.
I went to Chandigarh last year. My brother is _________________

Answer:
I went to Chandigarh last year. My brother is there.

Question 4.
This is my bench. I sit _________________ with my friends.

Answer:
This is my bench. I sit here with my friends.

We use ‘here’ to tell the location of things that are near us. Similarly, ‘there’ is used to tell the location of things that are far from us.

Let us listen (Page No. 115)

A. In the story, we read that the stars were too many to be counted.

Now, your teacher will read out a list of items for you. Put the items in the correct column in the given table.
1. Children in the classroom.
2. Flowers in a garden.
3. Books in the library.
4. Pencils in your pencil box.
5. Fingers on your right hand.
6. Children in your city or town.
7. Pages in your English notebook.
8. The hairs on your head.

Answer:

Can be Counted Easily	Too many to be Counted
1. Children in the classroom.	2. Flowers in a garden.
4. Pencils in your pencil box.	3. Books in the library.
5. Fingers on your right hand.	6. Children in your city or town.
7. Pages in your English notebook.	8. The hairs on your head.

Let us write (Page No. 116)

A. It was a full moon night. Children had come out to see the Moon. Complete the conversation they had by picking the words from the help box.

Govind: Wow, look!
Safura: The moon looks so big and bright.
Sukanya: Isn’t it?
Dhruv: My grandfather (1) _________________
Ramani: Let us take a picture.
Safura: My mother has (2) _________________
Dhruv: Come. Stand here and (3) _________________
Govind: The moon is (4) _________________

Help Box:

Answer:
Govind: Wow, look!
Safura: The moon looks so big and bright.
Sukanya: Isn’t it?
Dhruv: My grandfather says the full moon looks very beautiful.
Ramani: Let us take a picture.
Safura: My mother has a camera for the picture.
Dhruv: Come. Stand here and let’s take a picture.
Govind: The moon is so bright and big.

Let us do (Page No. 117)

Project Work

Wind Chimes

Let us make ‘Wind Chimes’ with the shapes of the moon and the stars.

Follow the instructions stepwise.

Materials required:

Steps
Step 1: Take a cardboard sheet. Cut a crescent-shaped moon from it as shown in the picture.

Step 2: Draw stars on cardboard and cut them.

Step 3: Use paper to decorate the sun.

Step 4: Attach all the above shapes as shown in the picture using thread and glue. Our beautiful ‘Wind Chimes’ are ready.

Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Class 3 Summary

Once Chanda Mama tried to count the stars. He tried several times, but he failed often. Sometimes he slept in the middle of count. He became very sad. The Sun came for his help. The Sun told Chanda Mama that the number of stars is the same as that of happy children. From that day, he would look at the stars and then at the children and smile.

Chanda Mama Counts the Stars Class 3 Word Meanings

• Round (राउंड) – having the shape of a ball, एक गेंद का आकार।
• Different (डिफरेंट) – not the same, एक सा नहीं।
• Counting (काऊन्टिंग) – to say numbers one after another in order, संख्याओं को क्रम से एक के बाद एक बोलना।
• Yawn (यॉन) – to open your mouth wide and breathe in more air than usual, अपना मुँह पूरा खोलना और सामान्य से अधिक हवा में साँस लेना।
• Asleep (अस्लीप) – sleeping, सोया हुआ।
• Peeped (पीप्ड) – looked at something quickly and secretly, किसी चीज़ को जल्दी और छुपके से देखा।
• Behind (बिहाइंड) – at the back of something, किसी चीज़ के पीछे।
• Woke up (वोक अप) – got up in the morning, सुबह उठा।
• Forgotten (फॉरगॉटन) – unable to recall something when you need it, जब आपको किसी चीज़ की आवश्यकता हो तो उसे याद न कर पाना।
• Stopped (स्टोप्ड) – finished doing something, कुछ करना समाप्त कर दिया।
• Remembered (रिमेम्बर्ड) – recalled, याद किया।
• Continued (कटिन्यूड) – kept doing something without stop, जारी रखा।
• Upset (अप्सेट) – disturb, परेशान, चिंतित।
• Complete (कम्पलीट) – to finish something, कुछ खत्म करना।
• Really (रियली) – what is true or real, क्या सत्य या वास्तविक है।
• Surprised (सरप्राइज्ड) – felt wonder, आश्चर्य महसूस किया।
• Replied (रिप्लाईड) – gave answer, उत्तर दिया।
• Joyfully (जोयफुल्ली) – cheerfully, खुशी से।
• Same (सेम) – equal, समान।
• Smile (स्माइल) – to show a happy expression on face, चेहरे पर खुशी का भाव दिखाना।
• Happily (हैपिली) – with feelings of pleasure, खुशी की भावनाओं के साथ।

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