Kid Wiz (A Step to Know the World) Class-III Publication Division D.A.V. College Managing Committee Chitra Gupta Road, New Delhi-110055 d CONTENTS Slogans31 Language & 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 Abbreviations28 Nicknames29 India—Largest, Smallest, Highest 30 Indian Tastes 32 Speed.Com33 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 Answers64 Language & Literature Get Them Right 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 1 Cartoon Network Language & Literature Given below are some famous cartoon characters. Identify the animals they represent. First one is done for you. 1.Mickey Mouse _________________ 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. 2 Language & Literature Valuable Learning Values 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. 1. 2. H O 3. F 5. S D s E o y g H 4. y 6. a n d e 3 C P H A h a n d g f o r e s m Language & Literature As Same As Simile 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) 4. as busy as a _________________ (eeb) 5. as sweet as _________________ (onhey) 6. as cold as _________________ (eic) 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 Language & Literature Common Sense Homonyms are the words which have same spellings and pronunciation but are different in meanings. For example, well: feeling well and well: for water With the help of pictorial clues, find the word which is common to both the pictures. One has been done for you. 1. Trunk 2. B 3. B 4. S 5. B 6. G 5 Language & Literature The Animal Family Solve the crossword puzzle with the help of following clues. Down The Female of — 1.ox 4.fox 6.horse 8.deer Across The Youngone of— 3 1 2 b f 6 7 c 4 5 v c k m n c f 2.lion 3.zebra 5.albatross 7.whale 9.goat 10.cat 10 k 6 9 k 8 d e n Language & Literature 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. 7 Language & Literature Test Your Wisdom 1. Complete the names of the given fairy tales. a. Snow White and _________________________ b. Alladin and the __________________________ c. The Beauty and the _______________________ d. Goldilocks and ___________________________ e. Alibaba and the __________________________ 2. Fill in the blanks. 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 _______________________ 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. 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 8 Language & Literature 4. Give one word for the following set of words. Your answer should start with ‘sta’. One example is done for you. 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. sta look in a fixed gaze sta g. to begin 5. 6. The youngone of each animal has a different name. Think and match them. a.lion chick b.whale foal c.zebra cub d.albatross calf Unscramble the words in the brackets and fill in the blanks. 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) 9