NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 11 – Chanda Mama Counts the Stars
NCERT Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 11 ‘Chanda Mama Counts the Stars’ question answers solutions available here.
(A) Answer the following.
(1) Does the Moon look the same every night?
Ans:- No, the Moon doesn’t look the same every night. Some days it looks like a bright circular ball and some other days it appears in other different shapes.
(2) What did Chanda Mama try to count?
Ans:- Chanda Mama tried to count the little stars in the sky.
(3) Why did Chanda Mama fall asleep?
Ans:- As the night got over Chanda Mama fell asleep.
(4) Who helped Chanda Mama?
Ans:- The wise sun helped Chanda Mama.
(5) Complete the sentence:
The number of stars in the sky is the same as the number of lovely children .
(B) Think and say.
(1) I call the Moon, Chanda Mama. What do you call him in your language?
Ans:- I also addressed the moon as Chanda Mama.
(2) Chanda Mama was not able to count the stars. What things can you not count?
Ans:- We cannot count the liquid things or gases, hair, rice, sugar etc. There are many more things that cannot be counted.
(3) The Moon is visible during the night. What can you see in the night sky?
Ans:- In the night sky we can see many stars. Sometimes comets and meteor showers can also be seen at night.
Fill in the blanks with ‘here’ or ‘there’.
One has been done for you.
Ans:-
The students are playing kabaddi there.
Here is your shirt.
There is my bicycle.
This is my bench. I sit here with my friends.
(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.
Ans:-
|
Can be counted easily |
Too many to be counted |
| Children in the classroom |
Flowers in a garden |
|
Pencils in your pencil box |
Books in the library |
| Fingers on your right hand |
Children in your city or town. |
|
Pages in your English notebook |
The hairs on your head |
(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.
Ans:- 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.