NCERT Solutions For Class 3 EVS Chapter-2 The Plant Fairy

 The Plant Fairy

Chapter - 2

Page No 11

Can you name the plant on which Didi was sitting?

Ans - Yes, Didi was sitting on the grass.

Have you seen a tree with a trunk as thick as the one shown in the picture?

Ans - Yes, I have seen such trees as the oak tree.

Page No 12

Do all the leaves have similar colors, shapes, and margins?

Ans - No, all the leaves have no similar colors, shapes, and margins. All the leave have different colors, sizes, and shapes.

Page No 14

Collect a few leaves of plants like lemon, mango, neem, basil (tulsi), mint (pudina), and coriander (dhania). Crush the leaves and smell them. Do they all smell alike? Can you identify the leaves just by their smell?

Ans - No, all the leaves do not smell alike. Different leaves give different smells. We can identify some of the leaves by their smell.

Page No 15

Look at the rubbings made by the others. Are the rubbings of different plants similar?

Ans - No, the rubbings of different plants are not similar.

Which leaf gave a good rubbing?

Ans. Leaves that have rough surfaces gave good rubbing.

In case of which tree was the rubbing of the trunk difficult? Why?

Ans – It is difficult to rub in a tree whose trunk is a plain and soft surface, while it is easy to get an imprint by rubbing in a tree whose trunk is a rough surface.

Page No 16

Look at the picture and name the things which have patterns of leaves and flowers on them.

Ans – There is a pattern of leaves and flowers on the wall painting, curtain, pillows, girl’s trouser, book, bedsheet, and carpet in the given picture.

Page No 17

Look for objects which have patterns of leaves and flowers on them in your house. Write their names.

Ans – Bedsheet       curtains          pillow cover       wall painting

You must have seen many plants and trees. How many of them.

Ans -

Tangerine	plum	peach	buransh
fig	coriander	mulberry	tulsi

 

Are there any plants that you have heard of, but never seen?

Ans –

black pepper	saffron	coconut	almond
clove	areca nut	cashewnut	date

 

Ask some older people if there were plants which they have seen when they were children but are not seen these days.

Ans – Dhaak tree, Kadam, Semol.

Also, ask them if there are any plants that can be seen these days, but which were not seen earlier.

Ans – Various types of rose, Tulip, bonsai plant, Kaal Jhaad (kumaoni tongue), etc.

 

Friendship with a Tree

Choose a tree near your school or house and make friends with it.

A lasting friendship!

What tree is it? Ask some elders if you don’t know.

Ans – Kafal tree.

Will you like to give your friend a special name? What will you name it?

Ans - Yes, I would like to give a special name to my friend it will be ‘king of Pahadi fruits’.

Page No 18

Does the tree bear flowers or fruits? Which ones?

Ans - This tree bears sweet and sour fruits.

How do the leaves of the tree look?

Ans – The leaves of the Kafal tree are small, thin, and triangular. And their edges look like the edge of a sickle.

Do birds or animals live in the tree? Which ones?

Ans - Yes, many birds and animals live in the tree. Example: Monkey, Ape, Crow, Parrot, Sparrow, Myna, etc.