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Table of Contents Unit Name Page No. 1) Our Leafy Friends Section 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 Section 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 2) Tools We Use Section 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 11 Section 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 16 3) Places in my Town Section 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 21 Section 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 26 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 2 12/18/2019 12:28:05 PM

Unit 1: Our Leafy Friends (Section 1 – pages 65–74) Warm Up Trees are a very important part of our lives. They give us many kinds of fruits and nuts. They are also home to many insects, birds and animals. Look at the pictures of the fruits that grow on trees, and complete their names. c ___ ___ o ___ ___ t m ___ ___ ___ o o ___ ___ ___ g ___ b ___ n ___ ___ ___ a ___ p ___ ___ Word Meanings Word Meaning Example mighty A mighty banyan tree grew by the sustain very big side of a lake. grove to continue for a period of If we cut down all forests, we won’t time be able to sustain our lives on Earth. a group of trees planted There is a coconut grove near my close together house. Our Leafy Friends 1 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 1 12/18/2019 12:28:07 PM

Word Meaning Example laundry the dirty clothes and sheets Anya is taking her laundry to be puzzled that need to be washed cleaned. swiftly unable to understand Mona felt puzzled about her brother’s behaviour. quickly The man ran swiftly to catch the train. Comprehension 1) Who is the story about? (TB, QC-1, Pg. 71) (1M) Ans.   2) Where did Iniya live? (1M) Ans.   3) What did Iniya ask her father one sunny morning? (1M) Ans.   4) What did Iniya’s mother dream of one day? (1M) Ans.   5) What did Iniya’s mother make with fibre? (TB, QC-3, Pg. 71) (1M) Ans.   2 12/18/2019 12:28:08 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 2

6) Why did mother and father use a small basket for fish? (TB, QC-2, Pg. 71) (2M) Ans.    7) Why did Iniya make turtles? (TB, QC-4, Pg. 71) (2M) Ans.    Value-based Questions 8) How will you protect the trees around you? (TB, QC-5, Pg. 71) (2M) Ans.     9) Iniya’s mother said that we must only use what the trees give us. Do you agree with this? Give two reasons. (2M) Ans.    10) Write about two things you can do in your daily life to be like Iniya and her parents. (2M) Ans.     Our Leafy Friends 3 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 3 12/18/2019 12:28:08 PM

Vocabulary and Grammar 11) Look at the pictures and fill in the blanks. (1M per question) a) Raja’s mother gifted him a new ____ ____ cle on his birthday. b) Radha drew a big ____ ____ rcle in her notebook. c) The girl put an i ____ ____ cube in her glass. d) The doctor gave her some strong medi ____ ____ nes . e) Can I borrow your pen ____ ____ l please? 12) Fill in the blanks with the correct action words from the brackets. (1M per question) a) Shreya likes to ____________________ (climb/sleep) trees. b) Every morning Madhav ____________________ (waters/reads) the plants. c) N aina ____________________ (plays/plucks) jasmine flowers to 12/18/2019 12:28:10 PM wear in her hair. 4 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 4

d) Raghu stopped the men from ____________________ (cutting/playing) the tree. e) The children have decided to ____________________ (plant/cook) many trees in their locality. Speak 13) Do you know about the three ‘R’s: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle? Use the following hints to speak about the ways in which you can apply the three ‘R’s in everyday life. Hints: • Explain the three ‘R’s of conservation. • How can we apply them in our daily lives? • Give one example for each category. • Why is it important to save and protect nature? Our Leafy Friends 5 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 5 12/18/2019 12:28:13 PM

Unit 1: Our Leafy Friends (Section 2 – pages 75–84) Warm Up You may have seen different types of trees around you. However, all trees have some common parts. Unscramble and write the names of the parts of a tree. Use the pictures as hints.  brnasche _____________________________________ kntru _____________________________________ flae _____________________________________ orots _____________________________________ 6 12/18/2019 12:28:14 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 6

Word Meanings Word Meaning Example pillar a large post made of stone, The workers built strong pillars for metal or wood used to the tall house. support the roof of a building harm to hurt someone We should not harm the plants crush and animals around us. to press or squeeze Riya used a big stone to crush something so hard that it the seeds. breaks into very small pieces Comprehension 1) What did the king ask his men to do at the beginning of the story? Why? (2M) Ans.    2) What did the people ask the king’s men not to do? Why did they say this? (2M) Ans.     3) In the end, what did the king say he would build his palace with? (1M) Ans.   Our Leafy Friends 7 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 7 12/18/2019 12:28:15 PM

Value-based Questions 4) How do you think the neem tree saved people from falling sick? (1M) Ans.     5) Write two reasons why it is wrong to cut trees. (2M) Ans.    Vocabulary and Grammar 6) Complete the crossword puzzle given below. Use the pictures and hints to help you! (5M) a) b) R c) S F d) A O e) I 8 12/18/2019 12:28:15 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 8

Across b) A plant grows into a ________. d) Plants have green ________. e) ________ have wings and a beak. They fly. Down a) Apples, bananas, grapes and oranges are all ________. c) A ________ smells nice and looks colourful. 7) Fill in the blanks with the words that receive the actions. Choose from the words given in brackets. (1M per question) a) Reema got a gift for _________________________ (we/us). b) My father baked a cake for _________________________ (her/she). c) My parents took _________________________ (him/he) for a picnic. 9 Our Leafy Friends Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 9 12/18/2019 12:28:17 PM

d) Arya made _________________________ (he/him) clean the room. e) My mother gave _________________________ (I/me) a big balloon. Activity 8) It’s time for the Tree Hunt! Find out the names of five trees that grow around your house, school or playground. Note down their names. Ask your teacher or parents for help if you don’t know the names. Also, collect dried leaves from each tree and paste them in your scrapbook. Write the names of the different trees next to their leaves. Give your project a fun title as well. 10 12/18/2019 12:28:17 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 10

Unit 2: Tools We Use (Section 1 – pages 85–94) Warm Up A ‘tool’ is something that we use to do a particular task. Different people use different tools to do different tasks. For example, a tailor uses a pair of scissors to cut cloth. Look at the pictures of the tools given below. Match the tools to the people who use them. Tools People who use them doctor screwdriver carpenter net scientist stethoscope test tubes fisher saw mechanic Tools We Use 11 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 11 12/18/2019 12:28:28 PM

Word Meanings Word Meaning Example wail seam a loud cry of pain, sadness The baby wailed for his mother. crumpled or anger grumble scan a line along which two The pillow cover is torn at the sneak out edges of cloth are joined seams. together crushed into folds Raja’s uniform is very crumpled because he fell asleep wearing it. to talk about something in He began to grumble loudly on an unhappy and irritated seeing the dirty room. way to look at something very She scanned her essay and found carefully a few mistakes in it. to go somewhere secretly Harry sneaked out after dark and without permission went to the forest. Comprehension 1) Who is the main person in the story ‘A stitch in time’? (TB, QC-1, Pg. 91) (1M) Ans.   2) What happened to Shyam’s shirt? (TB, QC-2, Pg. 91) (1M) Ans.   3) What did Thatha show Shyam? (1M) Ans.   12 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 12 12/18/2019 12:28:29 PM

4) Why did Veni visit Shyam? (TB, QC-3, Pg. 91) (1M) Ans.   5) What did Veni scan? (1M) Ans.   6) What was wrong with the iron box? (TB, QC-4, Pg. 91) (1M) Ans.   7) Who helped Shyam and Veni repair the iron box? (1M) Ans.   Value-based Questions 8) What was the last broken thing that you or someone else fixed? How did you do it? (TB, QC-5, Pg. 91) (2M) Ans.      9) Do you think knowing how to sew on a button or to stitch a torn seam would help you in life? Give two reasons for your answer. (2M) Ans.   Tools We Use 13 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 13 12/18/2019 12:28:29 PM

10) Write about two tools that you have learnt to use or would like to learn about. (2M) Ans.     Vocabulary and Grammar 11) Rewrite the incorrectly spelt words using the correct letter clusters: ‘ge’, ‘gi’ or ‘dge’. (1M per question) a) The cart went over the brige. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ b) Add some genger and garlic paste. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ c) Sanya did not take any food from the strandger. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ d) I can imagene how cold it must be in the Himalayas. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ e) The bowl is kept at the ege of the table. Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 12) Fill in the blanks with the correct action words from the brackets. (1M per question) a) She will _____________________ (drill/stitch) a hole in the wall. b) The plumber _____________________ (irons/fixes) broken pipes. 14 12/18/2019 12:28:29 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 14

c) ‘Let’s _____________________ (wind/dig) a hole in the ground and plant this tree!’, said Lola. d) Rohit always remembers to _____________________ (eat/iron) his shirt at night. e) You must _____________________ (strike/dig) the nail hard with the hammer. Speak 13) Make a list of three easy, simple and useful household skills that you have learnt or want to learn. Speak about them in class. Hints: • N ame the skills you have learnt or want to learn. For example, ironing clothes, fixing bulbs, sewing buttons and so on. • Give reasons why you think these are useful. • Mention reasons why you want to learn these skills the most. Tools We Use 15 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 15 12/18/2019 12:28:29 PM

Unit 2: Tools We Use (Section 2 – pages 95–104) Warm Up We use many tools in the kitchen. We use a knife for cutting, a grater for grating and pots and ladles for cooking and serving. Look at the pictures of the given kitchen tools. Match the pictures to their names. Picture Name of the tool rolling pin sieve/strainer grater knife ladle 16 12/18/2019 12:28:30 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 16

Word Meanings Word Meaning Example pulley a wheel over which a rope The villagers used a pulley and a husk or cloth is pulled to lift or bucket to draw water from the lower heavy things well. the dry outer covering of We peeled off the coconut husk coconuts with great difficulty. lever a kind of handle used to The truck started to move when make a machine work the lever was pulled. cleaver a knife with a heavy and I cut the huge pumpkin with a broad blade cleaver. Comprehension 1) In the beginning of the story, what did Sabari ask Ammachi? What reply did Ammachi give? (2M) Ans.    2) Which tool did Ammachi use to crack the shell of the coconut? (1M) Ans.   3) What was the last step before the coconut barfi was ready to eat? (1M) Ans.  Tools We Use 17 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 17 12/18/2019 12:28:31 PM

Value-based Questions 4) Name two kitchen or household tools. What are they used for? (2M) Ans.     5) How do you help your parents at home? Give two examples. (2M) Ans.     Vocabulary and Grammar 6) Look at the pictures and the phrases given next to each picture. Make questions beginning with ‘Whose’ and answer them with the help of the phrases. One is done for you. (2M per question) a) (a dog’s tail) Question: Whose tail is it? Ans. It is a dog’s tail. 18 12/18/2019 12:28:31 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 18

b) (a cat’s eyes)  Question: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Ans. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ c) (Ramu’s shirt) Question: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Ans. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ d) (Tina’s house) Question: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Ans. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Tools We Use 19 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 19 12/18/2019 12:28:32 PM

e) (Radha’s car) Question: __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ Ans. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ 7) Join the given pairs of sentences by using ‘and’. (1M per question) a) I like to cycle. I like to swim. Ans.  b) She bakes cakes. She bakes biscuits. Ans.  c) Ameena can play the piano. Ameena can play the guitar. Ans.  d) Rita plays with her brother. Rita plays with her sister. Ans.  e) Aryan has a bat. Aryan has a ball. Ans.  Activity 8) What is your favourite food item or dish? Prepare the dish at home with help from a grown-up. List the ingredients and the recipe in your scrapbook. Share it with the class. You can also paste pictures of the dish you made. 20 12/18/2019 12:28:33 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 20

Unit 3: Places in my Town (Section 1 – pages 105–115) Warm Up A ‘public place’ is a place everyone can visit because it does not belong to any one person. These are places where everyone can go and use the available facilities. Parks, playgrounds, railway stations, libraries and banks are a few examples of public places. Answer the questions given below about public places. Choose the correct answers from the given box. airport     post office     bank     library Where do you read books and borrow them from? Ans. __________________________________________ Where do you go to send letters and parcels? Ans. __________________________________________ Where do you catch a plane from? Ans. __________________________________________ Where do you take out and deposit money? Ans. __________________________________________ Places in my Town 21 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 21 12/18/2019 12:28:36 PM

Word Meanings Word Meaning Example vast rotten stretching over a great distance There were many flowers in the trash vast field. litter spoiled or gone bad The rotten eggs smelled so bad! foul things that you throw away Robin threw out the broken glass because you do not want or with the trash. need them any more small pieces of rubbish lying in We should throw litter in dustbins. public places terrible or bad There was a foul smell around the garbage bin. Comprehension 1) What kind of a person was Charu? How did she behave with everyone? (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Name the things in the trash cloud. (TB, QC-2, Pg. 112) (3M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 3) Why did no one play with Charu? (TB, QC-1, Pg. 112) (1M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ 22 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 22 12/18/2019 12:28:36 PM

________________________________________________________________________________ 4) Why couldn’t Charu play hide-and-seek? (1M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 5) What would Charu’s Amma tell her? (TB, QC-3, Pg. 112) (1M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 6) How did Charu’s cloud become smaller? (TB, QC-4, Pg. 112) (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7) What happened to the village as Charu’s cloud became smaller and smaller? (1M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Value-based Questions 8) What will you do to keep places around you clean? (TB, QC-5, Pg. 112) (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 9) What would happen if we litter everywhere? Mention two examples. (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Places in my Town 23 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 23 12/18/2019 12:28:36 PM

10) How can we let more people know about the importance of cleanliness? Describe two ways. (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary and Grammar 11) Look at the pictures. Then, choose and write the correct spellings of their names. (1M per question) a) pear/pair b) cair/care Ans. ___________________________ Ans. ___________________________ stares/stairs hare/hair c) d) Ans. ___________________________ Ans. ___________________________ e) pair/pare 12/18/2019 12:28:38 PM Ans. ___________________________ 24 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 24

12) Choose the correct action words from the box to complete the given sentences. (1M per question) inject     paste     post     sell     deposit a) I need to ___________________________ this letter as soon as possible. b) The boy will ___________________________ the money in the bank. c) Does he ___________________________ notebooks at his shop? d) I need to ___________________________ the stamp on the envelope. e) The doctor used a big needle to ___________________________ the medicine into my arm. Speak 13) Cleanliness is a good habit. Prepare a speech about three good habits that you have developed. Use the given hints to prepare your speech. Hints: ● Mention the three good habits you have developed. ● Explain how you developed these habits. ● Mention any difficulties you came across while developing these habits. Places in my Town 25 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 25 12/18/2019 12:28:39 PM

Unit 3: Places in my Town (Section 2 – pages 116–125) Warm Up We play many games with our friends in the park. It is fun to play and spend time with our friends. Choose and write what the children are doing in the park. playing with a ball playing on a swing playing on a slide playing hide and seek ______________________________________________________ 26 ______________________________________________________ Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 26 12/18/2019 12:28:40 PM

______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Word Meanings Word Meaning Example take turns to do something one after the The children took turns to play on other, so that everyone gets a the see-saw. chance swing to move backwards and ‘It is fun to swing on these forwards or from side to side, branches!’ said the monkey. while hanging from a something Places in my Town 27 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 27 12/18/2019 12:28:42 PM

Comprehension 1) Where does the child go to play? Whom does he like to play with there? (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 2) Which snacks do the children share? (1M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 3) What is the last thing that the children do? (1M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ Value-based Questions 4) Mention two games that you like to play with your friends. Give reasons for your answer. (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 5) Do you like to play alone or with your friends? Give a reason to explain your answer. (2M) Ans. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 28 12/18/2019 12:28:42 PM Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 28

Vocabulary and Grammar 6) Sort the words given in the box into the correct columns. (5M) share   fair   wear   aware   air Words with the letter cluster Words with the letter cluster Words with the letter cluster as in ‘bear’ as in ‘dare’ as in ‘chair’ 7) Underline the action words in the given sentences. (1M per question) a) Diya ran the fastest at the race yesterday. b) Tina gives me a present on my birthday every year. c) Rita jumped with joy. d) We walked down this road last night. e) Lata sings beautifully. Activity 8) Collect pictures of the following. ● two things you can find in a park or playground ● two games you can play at a playground Paste the pictures on a chart paper and label them neatly. Give your chart an interesting name. You can also put up the charts in your classroom. Places in my Town 29 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 29 12/18/2019 12:28:43 PM

Project Work Do you know what spices are? ‘Spices’ are the seeds, fruits, roots, bark or other part of a plant or tree. Spices are used to colour, add flavour to or preserve food. Go into your kitchen. Look at the different spices that are used every day while cooking. Find out the following about three spices and note down the information in the table given below. ● Which part of the plant or tree are they from? ● Which recipes are they commonly used in? ● What are their health benefits? Name Part of Recipe it is Health tree/plant used in benefits Project Work 12/18/2019 12:28:45 PM 30 Pinnacle_G3_Term3_Final.indb 30