Class 3 English Balbharati Chapter 1.6 Attentive Ant | Complete Solutions, Notes, Activities & Question Answers
1.6 Attentive Ant
Attentive Ant Solutions, Class 3 English Chapter 1.6, Std 3 English Balbharati
STD 3 English โ Unit 1.6 Attentive Ant
Model Answers (Only Textbook Questions)
Based on the lesson “1.6 Attentive Ant”.
1. Read and Learn
(Reading passage only โ No written answers are required.)
2. Rearrange the letters and make meaningful words.
Letters: a, t, r, s, e
Example:
- star
Other meaningful words:
- rates
- stare
- tears
3. Look at the pictures, find its description and write the correct number.
| Picture | Correct Number |
| Rabbit | 3 |
| Snake | 5 |
| Dog | 1 |
| Ant | 2 |
| Fish | 4 |
4. Write the qualities of an ant.
An ant is:
- Attentive
- United
- Disciplined
- Hardworking
- Helpful
5. Find and circle the odd word based on syllable count.
Words:
- garden
- elephant
- teacher
- pencil
Answer: elephant
(Elephant has 3 syllables while the others have 2 syllables.)
6. Read, identify and sort the following words by syllable count.
Words:
- family
- school
- butterfly
- holiday
- teacher
- calculator
| Syllables | Words |
| 1 | school |
| 2 | teacher |
| 3 | family, holiday |
| 4 | butterfly, calculator |
Additional Question Answers (Extra Practice)
Very Short Answer Questions
Q1. Who is the speaker in the lesson?
Answer: An ant.
Q2. What is an ant colony?
Answer: It is a big family of ants living together.
Q3. Who lays all the eggs?
Answer: The queen ant.
Q4. How many legs does an ant have?
Answer: Six legs.
Q5. What helps ants smell and touch?
Answer: Their antennae.
Q6. How do ants breathe?
Answer: Through spiracles.
Q7. What chemical do ants use to communicate?
Answer: Pheromones.
Q8. What acid do ants release while biting?
Answer: Formic acid.
Short Answer Questions
Q1. Where do ants build their homes?
Answer:
Ants build homes underground, inside trees, leaves and even walls.
Q2. What are the duties of worker ants?
Answer:
Worker ants clean the nest, find food, take care of babies and protect the colony.
Q3. Name the three body parts of an ant.
Answer:
- Head
- Thorax
- Abdomen
Q4. Why are ants called hardworking?
Answer:
They always work together, collect food and help one another.
Q5. Why do people say, “Be busy and united like ants”?
Answer:
Because ants are attentive, united, disciplined and hardworking.
Fill in the Blanks
- Ants live together in a colony.
- The queen lays all the eggs.
- Ants have six legs.
- Ants breathe through spiracles.
- Ants communicate using pheromones.
- Worker ants find food.
- Ants can carry things twenty times heavier than themselves.
- Ants release formic acid.
True or False
- Ants live alone. False
- The queen ant lays eggs. True
- Ants have eight legs. False
- Ants use pheromones to communicate. True
- Worker ants protect the colony. True
Match the Following
| A | B |
| Queen | Lays eggs |
| Worker ant | Finds food |
| Spiracles | Breathing |
| Antennae | Smell and touch |
| Colony | Ant family |
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Ants live in a ________.
a) nest
b) colony
c) cage
d) pond
Answer: b) colony
2. The queen ant lays ________.
a) flowers
b) eggs
c) food
d) leaves
Answer: b) eggs
3. Ants have ________ legs.
a) four
b) six
c) eight
d) ten
Answer: b) six
4. Ants talk using ________.
a) sound
b) pheromones
c) whistles
d) signals
Answer: b) pheromones
5. Ants are ________.
a) lazy
b) careless
c) hardworking
d) weak
Answer: c) hardworking
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
| Colony | A group of ants living together |
| Queen | Mother ant |
| Worker | Ant that works |
| Spiracles | Tiny breathing holes |
| Pheromones | Chemical smell used for communication |
| Antennae | Feelers on the head |
Opposites
- Busy ร Lazy
- Strong ร Weak
- Tiny ร Huge
- United ร Divided
- Hardworking ร Lazy
Synonyms
- Tiny โ Small
- Busy โ Active
- Strong โ Powerful
- Protect โ Defend
- Talk โ Communicate