Kid Wiz

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(A Step to Know the World)

Class-III

CONTENTSLanguage & Literature

Get Them Right 1

Cartoon Network 2

Valuable Learning 3

As Same As 4

Common Sense 5

The Animal Family 6

Fact File 7

Test Your Wisdom 8

Environment Around

Colourful Blossoms 10

Kitchen Cure 11

Place Them Correctly 12

Bird Watch 13

Health Is Wealth 14

Health Facts 15

Not at Ease 16

Space Territory 17

Environmental Protection 18

No Hunting Please! 19

Fact File 20

Test Your Wisdom 22

World Around

Group Names 24

Puzzle It Out 25

Quiz Yourself 26

Map Search 27

Abbreviations 28

Nicknames 29

India—Largest, Smallest, Highest 30

Slogans 31

Indian Tastes 32

Speed.Com 33

Fact File 34

Test Your Wisdom 36

Art & Culture

What’s There in Name? 38

The Founders 39

Happenings 40

Myths and Legends 41

Temples of India 42

Fact File 43

Test Your Wisdom 44

Math Magic

What Shape Am I? 47

Tricky Shapes 48

Fun with Numbers 49

Know Your Time 51

Fact File 52

Test Your Wisdom 53

Sports & Games

Head Start 55

Picture Words 56

Sports Track 57

Fact File 58

Spot Light 59

Fact File 60

Test Your Wisdom 61

Answers 64

World Around

Art & Culture

Sports & Games

Environment Around

Language & Literature

1

Titles of some famous fairy tales are given below along with their pictures. Read them and see the pictures for help. Correct the mistakes in the coloured boxes.

1. Goldilocks and Three Lions

2. Jet Black and Seven Dwarfs

3. Lucy in Wonderland

4. Little Red Riding Wood

5. The Beauty and the Beautiful

6. Pinnochio of Hamelin

7. Alladin and the Forty Thieves

8. Alibaba and the Magic Lamp

Get Them Right

Language & Literature

2

Cartoon NetworkGiven below are some famous cartoon characters. Identify the animals they represent. First one is done for you.

1. Mickey _________________

2. Donald _________________

3. Tom _________________

4. Garfield _________________

5. Jerry _________________

6. Pluto _________________

7. Simba _________________

8. Bambi _________________

DID YOU KNOW?The first full length cartoon film was Walt Disney’s Snow White and Seven Dwarfs.

Mouse

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3

Valuable LearningValues are important for all of us. They help us to do the right things. What values do you learn from the given pictures? Write with the help of clues given.

H gO s

E oF y

S y a n d D e

H h a n dH e

C g f o r A s

P m

1.

3.

5.

2.

4.

6.

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4

As Same AsSimile is an expression that describes a thing by comparing it with another. For example, ‘as brave as a lion’.

Some incomplete similes are given below. Complete the blanks by unscrambling the words given in the brackets.

1. as light as a _________________ (eathfer)

2. as white as _________________ (owsn)

3. as clever as a _________________ (oxf)

7. as blind as a _________________ (atb)

8. as black as _________________ (oacl)

9. as slow as a _________________ (nials)

10. as clear as _________________ (ycrstal)

11. as tiny as an _________________ (nat)

12. as round as a _________________ (allb)

4. as busy as a _________________ (eeb)

5. as sweet as _________________ (onhey)

6. as cold as _________________ (eic)

Language & Literature

5

Homonyms are the words which have same spellings and pronunciation but are different in meanings. For example, well: feeling well and well: for water

Common Sense

With the help of pictorial clues, find the word which is common to both the pictures. One has been done for you.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Trunk

B

B

S

B

G

Language & Literature

6

The Animal FamilySolve the crossword puzzle with the help of following clues.

Down

The Female of — 1. ox4. fox6. horse8. deer

Across

The Youngone of—

2. lion3. zebra5. albatross7. whale9. goat10. cat

c b v

f c k

m n

c f

k d

k e n

1

6

7

9

10

8

42

3 5

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Fact File

Amar Chitra Katha

Amar Chitra Katha is one of the largest selling comic book series. It is available in twenty Indian languages.

The series was founded in 1967 and has more than 400 titles. The captivating stories have been taken from great epics, history, fables, etc.

The comic series was started by Anant Pai. It was first published by India Book House. The purpose was to teach Indian children about their cultural heritage.

The collection is published as a single book, three-in-one book, five-in-one book or special issue, and is reasonably priced.

Language & Literature

8

Test Your Wisdom1. Complete the names of the given fairy tales.

2. Fill in the blanks.

3. A word train is given to you. Complete each train by filling the blanks with a letter and make a new word. The first one is done for you.

a. Snow White and _________________________

b. Alladin and the __________________________

c. The Beauty and the _______________________

d. Goldilocks and ___________________________

e. Alibaba and the __________________________

a. _________________ is a sound made by a dog.

b. The female of a deer is _________________

c. Garfield is a _________________ character.

d. _________________ is a place to deposit money.

e. Amar Chitra Katha was started by _______________________

TOP POP POT PIT PIN

NEW N__W NO__ __OT LOG

BAG BIG BI__ __IN GIN

NUT __UT B__T BI__ LID

CRY __RY T__Y TO__ TOE

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4. Give one word for the following set of words. Your answer should start with ‘sta’. One example is done for you.

5. The youngone of each animal has a different name. Think and match them.

6. Unscramble the words in the brackets and fill in the blanks.

a. building in which horses are kept stable

b. pile or heap neatly arranged sta

c. platform for performance sta

d. a patch or mark sta

e. not fresh sta

f. look in a fixed gaze sta

g. to begin sta

a. lion chick

b. whale foal

c. zebra cub

d. albatross calf

a. as ______________ as coal (kbalc)

b. as ______________ as snow (twhie)

c. as ______________ as honey (twees)

d. as ______________ as a bee (suby)

e. as ______________ as an ant (nity)