Unit-12 The Clever Mouse Deer
Grade-3
Instructions
-While write the notes, take care of the following things- Your notebook should be neat and clean.
You must write in a good handwriting.
Avoid spelling mistakes or over writings.
Underline all the headings in the notes.
Leave space after each answer or end of one topic or as given
in notes by teacher.
Use punctuations appropriately.
Outcomes-
• To spell and pronounce the key words.
• To identify the meaning of the new words and use them in sentences.
• To comprehend the story by answering the comprehension
questions.
UNIT-12
THE CLEVER MOUSE- DEER Folk tales
Folk tales are stories passed down through generations, mainly by telling. Different kinds of folktales include fairy tales ,
Word meanings-
1. Distance- the amount of space between two things. 2. Riverbank- at the edge of a river
3. Greeted- the thing seen first 4. Enormous- very large
5. Log- piece of wood 6. Alarm- fear
7. Mute- not clearly heard 8. Fearsome- scary
9. Plead- beg
10. Grateful- thankful
11. Sincerity- saying what you really feel
Antonyms-
1. Distance X close to 2. Enormous X tiny 3. Alarm X calm
4. Mute X clearly heard 5. Fearsome X not scary 6. Grateful X ungrateful 7. Sincere X insincere
8. Compassionate X uncompassionate Fill in the blanks-
1. Folk tales are stories passed down through generations, mainly by telling.
2. A buffalo was eating grass a short distance away from the riverbank.
3. The crocodile was having an enormous log on his back.
4. The buffalo was disappointed by the crocodile’s behavior. 5. The leg was caught between the crocodile’s fearsome jaws. 6. The crocodile pleaded to the buffalo to lift the log off from
the back again.
7. The crocodile thanked the mouse deer to teach him to be grateful to those who help him.
8. The mouse deer has used his cleverness again to help the other animals in the jungle.
Answer the following questions- 1. What are folk tales?
A-1. Folk tales are stories passed down through generations, mainly by telling.
2. At what time the buffalo was eating the grass?
A-2. The buffalo was eating the grass in the afternoon.
3. What type of a sound did the buffalo hear from the riverbank? A-3. The buffalo heard the sound of cry from the riverbank.
4. Who was making the sound and why?
A-4. The sound was made by a crocodile. A heavy log fell on his back and he was in pain.
5. How did the buffalo lift the log off the crocodile?
A- 5. The buffalo used his strong horns to lift the log off the crocodile.
6. Why was the buffalo not able to go after helping the crocodile?
A-6. The buffalo was not able to go after helping the crocodile because his left leg was bitten by the crocodile.
7. Why was the buffalo disappointed?
A-7. The buffalo was disappointed by the ungrateful behavior of the crocodile.
8. Who came to help the buffalo?
A-8. A clever mouse deer came to help the buffalo. 9. How did the mouse deer trick the crocodile?
A-9 The mouse deer tricked the crocodile by saying that the
buffalo cannot lift such a heavy log, he will only believe if he see the buffalo doing it.
10. Why did the crocodile release the buffalo’s leg from his jaws ?
because he was curious to know what the mouse deer is going to do.
11.Do you think, at the end of the story the crocodile realized his mistake? How?
A- 11. Yes, at the end of the story the crocodile realized that he was ungrateful to the buffalo.
12. After being ungrateful to the buffalo, why did he again remove the log?
A-12. The buffalo again removed the log because he was
convinced of the crocodile’s sincerity as he promised him that he realized his mistake and will not harm him again.
13. Why did the crocodile thank the mouse deer?
A-13. The crocodile thanked the mouse deer for teaching him to be grateful to those who help him.
14. Why was the mouse deer happy and glad at the end of the story?
A- 14. The mouse deer was happy and glad at the end of the story because the buffalo was safe now and the crocodile had learned his lesson.
15. What is the moral of the story?
A-15. The moral of the story is, we should not be ungrateful to those who help us.
Grammar- Conjunctions Outcomes-
• Watch the video and list out the conjunctions. • Identify the conjunctions from the sentences. • Use appropriate conjunctions in sentences.
• Conjunctions are called connecting words. It connects words or sentences. The easy way to remember some examples of
conjunctions are- FANBOYS. It stands as- • F- for • A- and • N- nor • B- but • O- or • Y- yet • S- so For example-
1. She goes to the tennis club, for she likes to play tennis. 2. I like tea and coffee.
3. I am not having a car, nor a bike to ride.
4. He reads magazines, but he doesn't like to read books. 5. Do you like ice cream or candy?
6. My sister was ill, yet she wrote her exam. 7. I received a torn book, so I returned it.
Complete the sentences using appropriate conjunctions- 1. It rained this afternoon, so we didn’t go out to play.
2. Billu is not feeling well so he doesn’t want to go to the picnic. 3. I want to watch the new film, but I have an exam tomorrow. 4. I asked my mother to help me, for I couldn’t do the project
myself.
conjunctions-
1. Shomu and I are best friends, but so we play together. 2. Gopi will not go to the stadium, yet but he will watch the
match at his home.
3. The sun is shining brightly, and but/so mom didn’t allow us to play outside.
4. I don’t like chocolates or and ice cream.