Std 3 English Lesson 1.4 The Mango Tree Question Answers + Summary | Class 3 Balbharati

1.4 THE MANGO TREE

Do you know?  

Name the things that grow on trees and we eat.

Ans: Fruits like mango, apple, banana, orange, guava.  

Which fruit is called the king of fruits?

Ans: Mango is called the king of fruits.

(1) Read carefully. 

    A farmer was living with his daughter Aditi, who was in Grade Three. The farmer owned a large orchard including number of fruit trees.  One day he saw a barren mango tree. It didn’t bare any fruit. Aditi said to her father, “Baba, look at this tree. There are so many nests in which birds are living. It also has a big hive, with number of bees.” Farmer replied, “It is of no use. It doesn’t bear any fruit. We must cut it down.”

    Next day the farmer decided to cut the tree. He started using his axe. Aditi was upset, she didn’t want the tree to be cut. Suddenly a bird pleaded, “Please don’t cut this tree. If you cut it down, we will have no shelter.” The farmer replied, “I am sorry, I can’t help you. It will be better if you leave this tree.” He continued to cut the tree. Aditi could not bear it. She said, “Baba, this tree is a shelter for many bird families including baby birds and bees. We should not destroy their nests, please don’t cut this tree. The trees give us oxygen and shade which is important to human beings. What will we do if someone breaks our house? Where would we go? We should not cut this tree.” The farmer realised the importance of trees. He took back his decision. Aditi felt happy. All birds started chirping with happiness. 

Read and learn.

barren tree : tree without fruit.

orchard : a piece of land planted with fruit trees.

owned : to possess

pleaded : requested

destroy : to damage

(2) Name the trees which give us the following things.

Use of Trees/Plants	Names
Fruits	Mango Tree, Apple Tree, Banana Tree
Flowers	Jasmine Plant, Rose Plant, Hibiscus Plant
Medicines	Neem Tree, Tulsi Plant, Aloe Vera Plant
Wood for Furniture	Teak Tree, Sheesham Tree, Sal Tree

3) Read the story and complete the following sentences. 

 The farmer owned an orchard with many fruit trees.

He saw a barren mango tree.

He wanted to cut down the tree.

The farmer realised the importance of trees. 

 Aditi was in Grade Three.

Aditi was upset because her father wanted to cut the tree.

Aditi wanted to save the mango tree and the birds.  

(4) Enlist the characters from the story.

  The farmer  

Aditi  

The bird  

(5) Create a poster on “Save Trees, Save Earth” and write about it.

Poster lines:  

Save Trees, Save Earth 

Trees give us oxygen and shade. 

Don’t cut trees, plant more trees.

Trees are home for birds 

     We should save trees because trees give us clean air, shade, fruits, and shelter for birds and animals. If we cut trees, Earth will become hot and we will have no oxygen.

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