Family and Friends Class 3 Questions and Answers Solutions
EVS Class 3 Chapter 1 Family and Friends Question Answer
Discuss (Page 6)
Question 1.
Who are the members in Bela’s family?
Answer:
Grandfather, grandmother, father, mother, elder brother Banku and younger brother Bishu are the members in Bela’s family.
Question 2.
What do and your family members do when it rains?
Answer:
When it rains, my family members and I sit in the living room, enjoy snacks like pakodas, popcorn and potato chips and play antakshari.
Question 3.
Can you think of a rain song and sing it with your friends in the class?
Answer:
Rain, rain falling down
Making Puddles all around
Dancing drops on my face
A happy rhythm, a cozy place.
Write (Page 6)
Question 1.
Write the names of your family members in the table below:
Answer:
| Name | Relationship with you | You call them (You address them as) |
| Urmila | Mother’s Sister | Mausi |
| Ved Prakash | Grandfather | Dadaji |
| Rakesh | Father | Papa |
| Jaya | Mother | Mummy |
| Pooja | Elder Sister | Didi |
Find Out (Pages 7-8)
Question 1.
Do you know what games your grandparents used to play when they were young?
Answer:
My grandparents were used to play games like Kho-kho, kabaddi, hopscotch, hide and seek, gilli danda and many other games.
Question 2.
Would you call Bela’s family a big or a small family?
Answer:
We would call Bela’s family a big family.
Discuss (Page 8)
Question 1.
What games do you play with elders and other members of your family?
Answer:
I play badminton, ludo, carrom-board, snake and ladder and many other games with elders and other family members.
Question 2.
Which animals come to your home or your neighbourhood?
Answer:
Cows, dogs, cats, monkeys, goats come to my home or my neighbourhoods.
Question 3.
Have you ever shared food with the animals who come to your home? Share your experience.
Answer:
Onetime a little puppy tried to hide in my house because of the rain outside. At that time, my family allowed it to come inside and I happily shared my favourite milk cookies with him.
Question 4.
Why do you think we should not hurt or tease animals?
Answer:
We should never hurt or tease animals as they are living beings that have feelings and feel pain just like us.
Activity-1 (Page 9)
Tick and colour the activities that you see in your family.
Answer:
Draw (Pages 11-12)
You can draw some more pictures to show how your family members help each other.
Answer:
Question 1.
What all have you learnt from your family and from whom?
Answer:
My grandparents taught me gardening, songs and stories. My parents taught me manners and new skills.
Question 2.
Has anyone learnt anything from you?
Answer:
Yes, my younger sister learnt numbers and drawing from me.
Activity-2 (Page 12)
Collect some leaves and flowers that have fallen on the ground and create a rangoli.
Answer:
Do yourself.
Discuss (Page 12)
Question 1.
How do you help your family?
Answer:
I help my family by doing small tasks such as grabbing things from other rooms, carrying groceries, dusting and watering the plants.
Question 2.
Some people in the family need special care and support like grandparents, small children or someone who is sick. How do you help them?
Answer:
I help them with tasks like cleaning or bathing, remind time to take their medicine on time and spend quality time with them.
Write (Pages 12-13)
Question 1.
Who is the oldest person in your family?
Answer:
Grand father is the oldest person in my family.
Question 2.
Who is the youngest person in your family?
Answer:
My younger brother is the youngest person in my family.
Question 3.
Who is the tallest person in your family?
Answer:
My father is the tallest person in my family.
Question 4.
Do you have any members in your family who do not live with you? Who are they and where do they live? How often do you meet them?
Answer:
Yes, my father’s sister (Buaji) do not live with us. She lives in another city. I meet her at festivals and on vacation.
Question 5.
What are the names of your friends who play with you at home or in your neighbourhood?
Answer:
The names of my friends are Anrav, Golu and Pinky. We play at home.
Activity-3 (Pages 13)
Look at the given pictures and write down Bela’s relationship with all the members of her family.
Answer:
Activity-4 (Pages 14)
Draw a picture of the members of your family and write your relationships with them. You can look at the example given on page 13.
Answer:
Do yourself.
Write (Page 15)
Question 1.
Write down the names of relatives who visit your family. How are they related to you?
Answer:
| Name of the Relative | How are you Related? | What do you call them? |
| Rachit | Mother’s brother | Mama ji |
| Pinky | Father’s sister | Buaji |
| Sonali | Mother’s sister | Mausi |
| Deepak | Father’s brother | Uncle (Tau ji) |
| Shubham | Mother’s nephew | Bhaiya |
| Rohan | Father’s nephew | Bhaiya |
Find Out (Pages 15-16)
- In Bela’s family everyone does some work.
- Who does what work in your family?
- Find out and fill in the table on page 16.
Answer:
| Work | Who does it? |
| Cooking food | Mother and grandmother |
| Watering plants | Grandfather |
| Mending things (repairing household items, sewing buttons, etc.) | Mother and father |
| Cleaning the house | Mother, brother and I |
| Buying things from the market | Father, mother |
| Washing clothes | Father |
| Folding clothes | Mother and I |
Let us Reflect (Page 17)
A. Write
Question 1.
How do family members show their love and care for each other?
Answer:
Family members show their love and care for each other by
- helping each other with tasks.
- sharing food and meals together.
- spending quality time together.
- showing kindness and forgiveness.
Question 2.
What games do you play with your friends?
Answer:
I play pithoo, hide and seek, cricket, badminton, ludo and many other indoor and outdoor games with friends.
B. Draw
Question 1.
Draw some of the happy moments you enjoy together with your family.
Answer:
C. Discuss
Question 1.
What do you learn from elders in your family?
Answer:
Elders have a lot of knowledge and experience to share, and we can learn many valuable things from them like good values, manners, stories, household skills, respect and importance of family and relationships.
Question 2.
How do we show our love and care for people in our family?
Answer:
We can show our love and care for people in our family by helping each other in different tasks, sharing food and meals together and being there for each other in good and bad times.
Question 3.
We care for many others who are not in our family. Who are they? How do we care for them?
Answer:
They are animals, trees and plants. Animals like cows, buffaloes, dogs, cats and goats can also be part of a family. We should be loving and caring towards animals. We should never hurt or tease them.
D. Activity
Find and Circle
Circle five words related to games in the grid below. One example is done for you.
Answer:
