Class 3 English Madhu’s Wish Questions and Answers Chapter 9

Madhu’s Wish Question Answer

Let us think (Page No. 93)

A. Answer the following.

Question 1.
What did Madhu enjoy?
Answer:
Madhu enjoyed eating different kinds of food and snacks.

Question 2.
Do you think the old man had magical powers? How do you know?
Answer:
Yes, the old man had magical powers because he granted a wish to Madhu for his kindness.

Question 3.
Why did the tree ask Madhu to ‘think over’ his wish?
Answer:
The tree asked Madhu to think over his wish because he asked the tree only for food items and not water which was much needed.

Question 4.
Name some of the things that Madhu ate.
Answer:
Madhu ate so many food items including laddoos, many fruits like grapes, mangoes, apples, bananas, jackfruit, melons, guavas, oranges, etc., some savouries like matri, samosas, kachori, potato chips and vada. He also tasted sharbat, kheer and badam milk.

B. Think and Say.

Question 1.
Have you experienced hiccups?
Answer:
Yes, I experienced hiccups many times while eating food.

Question 2.
What do you do when you get hiccups?
Answer:
When I get hiccups, I drink water.

Question 3.
Do you think water is important? Why do you think so?
Answer:
Yes, water is very important because we need water to drink, to take bath, to prepare food, to irrigate crops, etc.

Question 4.
If you were in Madhu’s place, what would you wish for and why?
Answer:
If I were in place of Madhu, I would have wished for a lot of knowledge about the world.

Let us learn (Page No. 94)

A. Madhu enjoyed the following items. Write them in the correct basket.

Answer:

B. Read the following sentences.

1. Madhu shared his food with the old man. He is kind.
2. Madhu wanted to eat everything. He is greedy.
3. The old man gave a special gift to Madhu. He is generous.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

C. Choose a word from the box to describe the people below.

Question 1.
Pramod doesn’t share his toys with anyone.
He is _______________

Answer:
Pramod doesn’t share his toys with anyone.
He is selfish.

Question 2.
The woman saved the boy from the robber.
She is _______________

Answer:
The woman saved the boy from the robber.
She is brave.

Question 3.
Advait is always lying in bed and doing nothing.
She is _______________

Answer:
Advait is always lying in bed and doing nothing.
She is lazy.

Question 4.
Prerna always wishes everyone in the morning.
She is _______________

Answer:
Prerna always wishes everyone in the morning.
She is polite.

D. Rewrite the following sentences using ‘and’ or ‘but’.

Question 1.
I eat an apple. I eat an orange. I eat a peach. (and)

Answer:
I ate an apple, an orange and a peach.

Question 2.
I like to watch cartoons. My sister likes to watch movies. (but)

Answer:
I like to watch cartoons but my sister likes to watch movies.

Question 3.
Anita plays volleyball. Anju plays volleyball. (and)

Answer:
Anita and Anju play volleyball.

Question 4.
Dolma wants a new comic book. She has spent all her pocket money on sweets. (but)

Answer:
Dolma wants a new comic book but she has spent all her pocket money on sweets.

Question 5.
Rajesh wants to go to the park. He has not finished his homework. (but)

Answer:
Rajesh wants to go to the park but he has not finished his homework.

Let us listen (Page No. 97)

A. Your teacher will read parts of the story. Listen carefully and tell the class what happened after that.

1. Madhu said, “Oh tree, let me have different types of food. Nothing else.”
2. As he was eating, he suddenly got hiccups. He wanted water.

Answer:
1. The tree asked Madhu to think again about his wish as he wanted only food items but no water.
2. He looked around for water after he got hiccups but there was no water as he asked only food items from the tree in his wish.

Let us write (Page No. 98)

A. Complete the following story.

Vijaya is a young girl. She lives with her father, mother, grandmother and grandfather in a small village. Each day _______________

Answer:
Vijaya is a young girl. She lives with her father, mother, grandmother and grandfather in a small village. Each day she goes to the farm with her grandfather and father. She also helps her mother in her household chores. She loves fruits and there are many kinds of fruits in her father’s farm. She studies in class 3 in a village school. She respects others and prays to God daily. (Answer may vary)

Fun with Words.

B. Notice that the first letter of each word has the same letter.

The first letter of each word is ______________________

The first letter of each word is ______________________
Answer:

The first letter of each word is ‘C’.

The first letter of each word is ‘A’.

C. Write down similar words as shown above using your name or any name of your choice.

The first letter of each word is _______________________
Answer:

The first letter of each word is ‘G’.

Let us write (Page No. 100)

A. Read the incomplete sentences. Discuss with your friends and complete them.

Question 1.
Madhu shared his food with the old man because ________________________________
Answer:
Madhu shared his food with the old man because he was a kind boy and felt sorry for that man.

Question 2.
Madhu was happy because ________________________________
Answer:
Madhu was happy because the old man gave him a wish to get anything from the banyan tree.

Question 3.
After eating fruits, Madhu asked for savouries because ________________________________
Answer:
After eating fruits, Madhu asked for savouries because he got bored of eating only fruits.

Question 4.
Madhu asked for water because ________________________________
Answer:
Madhu asked for water because he suddenly got hiccups when he was eating savouries.

Let us do (Page No. 100)

Let us make a table mat.

Materials needed: An A4 sheet paper, pictures of various fruits and vegetables, bits and pieces of coloured papers, glue and a pencil or a sketch pen.

Steps:
1. On the A4 sheet, draw fruits or vegetables of your choice like an apple, a mango or a pear.

2. Take the sheet of red coloured paper. Make small bits by tearing it.

3. Stick the bits of papers on the apple picture you made.

4. Likewise, stick the yellow paper or the colour you like in the mango picture.

5. You can cover it with any plastic sheet available in your house.

6. Your table mat is ready!

Madhu’s Wish Class 3 Summary

The chapter introduces the story of a boy who was a gourmand. He loved to eat different kinds of food and snacks sitting under a tree. It also focuses on the importance of water and result of overeating. It also teaches us the concept of thinking before speaking. In this chapter, the learners will learn the concept of quality and property.

Madhu’s Wish Class 3 Word Meanings

• Always (ऑलवेज) – all the time, हमेशा।
• Snacks (स्नैक्स) – light informal meals, नाश्ता।
• Tired of (टायर्ड ऑफ) – bored, बोर हुआ।
• Shared (शेयर्ड) – gave a portion, बाँटा, साझा किया।
• In return (इन रिटर्न) – as a response, बदले में।
• Wish (विश) – desire, इच्छा करना, माँगना।
• Granted (ग्रैंटिड) – gave, प्रदान की, मिला।
• Different (डिफरेंट) – various, भिन्न-भिन्न।
• Enjoy (एन्जॉय) – to take pleasure, आनंद लेना।
• Forever (फॉरएवर) – always, हमेशा।
• Heard (हर्ड) – listened, सुनाई दी।
• Think (थिंक) – have a particular mental attitude, सोचना।
• At once (एट वन्स) – immediately, तुरन्त।
• Appeared (एपीयर्ड) – came into existence, सामने आई, दिखाई दी।
• Happily (हैपिली) – in a happy way, प्रसन्नतापूर्वक।
• Immediately (इमीडिअट्ली) – at once, तुरन्त।
• Savouries (सेवरीज़) – aromatic and spicy dishes, चटपटे व्यंजन।
• Huge (हयूज) – big, बड़ी।
• Suddenly (सडन्ली) – quickly and unexpectedly, अचानक।
• Hiccups (हिकप्स) – loud noise you make in the throat without wanting to, हिचकियाँ।
• Everywhere (ऐवरीव्हेयर) – all around, चारों ओर।
• Desperate (डेस्परिट) – feeling a hopeless sense, बेचैन।
• Disappear (डिसअपीअर) – to cease to be visible, गायब होना।
• Instead (इन्स्टेड) – as an alternative, बदले में।
• Importance (इम्पॉर्टन्स) – the fact of being of great value, महत्व।
• Replace (रिप्लेस) – to take the place of, स्थान लेना।
• Thirsty (थ) – feeling a need to drink something, प्यासा।