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The Value of Time

Lesson-3

CLASS - 3Lesson-3

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What have you understood ?A

1. What kind of a boy was Bhikhu ?

Ans. Bhikhu was a young, fun-loving and lazy boy.

2. Why was the farmer annoyed with his son ?

Ans. The farmer was annoyed with his son's laziness.

3. What would the farmer often think of ?

Ans. The farmer would often think of a way that would stir his young son to activity.

4. How did the farmer try to make his son learn the value of time ?

Ans. By telling him about the sunrise and the song of chirping birds.

5. Where did the farmer hide the gold ?

Ans. The farmer hid the gold in the hollow of a barren tree.

6. 'So, Bhikhu put off for another day.' What did he put off ? Why ?

Ans. He put off his visit to the spot of hidden gold because he was lazy.

7. How did Bhikhu's laziness cost him a fortune ?

Ans. Bhikhu did not go to the place, where his father had hidden the gold, because

of his laziness. A wood cutter had got away with the money one day, thus his

laziness cost him a fortune.

The Value of TimeThe Value of Time

1. Is the farmer lazy ?

2. Is the farmer hard working ?

3. Has Bhikhu ever seen the sunrise and heard the song of chirping birds ?

4. Did Bhikhu go to work from the next morning ?

5. Did you ever see the sun rising late ?

6. Did Bhikhu get the hidden fortune ?

No

Yes

No

No

No

No

a) Answer the following questions.

b) Write 'Yes' or 'No'.

Workbook PartWorkbook Part

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Since he woke up late, Bhikhu had never seen the sunrise from the nor horizon

had he heard the song of the birds. He had not seen how the bends chirping breeze

the trees with its caring . once spent can be got back but once lost is touch Money time

lost . forever

c) Complete the following lines with suitable words from the story.

Language in UseB

1. Bindu was clever. She was lazy.

Bindu was clever but she was lazy.

2. Our team played well. We lost the match.

Our team played well but we lost the match.

3. He promised to get up early. He again woke up late.

He promised to get up early but he again woke up late.

4. He was tempted to go. He was overtaken by laziness.

He was tempted to go but he was overtaken by laziness.

5. Lakshman was poor. He was generous.

Lakshman was poor but he was generous.

a) Now rewrite the following pairs of sentences using 'but'.

b) Now rewrite the following sentences using 'though'.

1. Ravi woke up early, but he missed the school bus.

Though Ravi woke up early, he missed the school bus.

2. Raju was ill but he came to school.

Though Raju was ill, he came to school.

3. He was young but he was lazy.

Though he was young, he was lazy.

4. The farmer was angry but he did not punish his son.

Though the farmer was angry, he did not punish his son.

5. I started first but I finished last.

Though I started first, I finished last.

c) Now complete the sentences given below with the clues given. 1. If he had not been lazy, . ___________________________ (he/get up/early)

2. Had he got up early, ._________________________________________________

(he/see/sunrise/ from horizon)

he would have got up early

he would have seen the sunrise from the horizon

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3. If he had got up before the sunrise, ____________________________________

_______________. (he/hear/song of chirping birds)

4. Had the sleep not overtaken him, .______________________________

(he/go/work)

5. If he had gone to the work, ._____________________________________

(his father/be happy)

chirping birds

he would have heard the song of

he would have gone to work

his father would have been happy

Word KnowC

1. Bhikhu was lazy. But his father, the farmer was ._______

2. He would often think about his son and he would think about himself .________

3. The sun appears during the day and the moon appears at .______

4. Our land is . But the lands around us are barren.________

5. The tree has become dry. If you water it regularly, it will become .____

active

seldom

night

fertile

wet

a) Now fill in the blanks in the following sentences with the opposites of the

underlined words.

b) Given below are some words. Which of them would best describe Bhikhu

and which of them his father ?

first rays of the sun lazy fun - loving

sleeping gossiping hard working

stir chirping sunrise

: lazy, fun-loving, sleeping, gossipingBhikhu

: first rays of the sun, hard working, stir, chirping, sunriseBhikhu's father

The farmer would start working in his field with the till it was twilight. He was ____

______________ _____ __________ but his son Bhikhu, though young was and and would

spend his time , and just lazing away. His laziness annoyed the _________ __________

farmer and he would often think of a way that would his young son to activity. But _____

his son Bhikhu continued to be lazy. As a result he had never seen the from the ________

horizon nor had he heard the song of the birds. _________

sun

hard-working lazy fun-loving

sleeping gossiping

stir

sunrise

chirping

Now complete the following lines using the words above.

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SpellingD

stirring = +________ _____

________ _____chirping = +

________ _____caring = +

________ _____walking = +

________ _____inspiring = +

ing

ing

ing

ing

ing

stir

chirp

care

walk

inspire

promising = +_________ ________

_________ ________taking = +

_________ ________going = +

_________ ________coming = +

_________ ________calling = +

ingpromise

take

go

come

call

ing

ing

ing

ing

Divide the following words.

PronunciationE

Find two words from the story in which the underlined part is pronounced in the

same way as in the words given below.

lazy village young think touch

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Imagine you were Bhikhu. Write a letter to your friend how your laziness cost you a

fortune. Tell him the importance of learning the value of time.

lazy : crazy breezy

village : marriage carriage

young : bring strong

Dear Maurya,

How are you ? I am not fine here as I have lost a great fortune because of my

laziness.

You know, my friend, I am a very lazy boy. In spite of my father's repeated

counsellings and warnings, I have not mended my ways. One day he told me about

a great fortune that he had hidden for me. The fortune, which was actually a bag of

gold coins, was shown to me by my father.

As I was lazy, I went on postponing my visit to the treasure, hidden in a burrow

on a tree's trunk. At last after many days, I went to the tree to take my treasure (my

father had already died). There was nothing there. Obviously, a thief might have

stolen the bag of treasure.

So, my dear friend, laziness is the worst quality that anyone can possess. You

must learn the value as well as the importance of time.

Reply soon.

Yours lovingly,

Bhikhu

think : thank thief

touch : rich catch

Writing Skills

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Speaking SkillsG

Anu : How do we measure the time?

Gopi : Why should we not waste time?

Balu : Time is precious. We should use it carefully.

Bharat : Time once passed cannot be gained back. So we should no t waste time.

Anu : My brother always wastes his time watching television. He always likes that.

Gopi : My sister wastes her time chatting with her friends on phone.

Balu : If we waste time we cannot progress in life.

Bharat : You're right. Let us not waste time unnecessarily.

Form pairs. Take turns to speak about the importance/ value of time. Talk about how

people generally waste their time.

Write singulars/plurals.I

6. ears - __________________

__________________7. village -

8. tree - __________________

9. leaves - __________________

__________________10. son -

1. rays - _________________

_________________2. farmer -

3. activity - _________________

4. design - _________________

_________________5. blossoms -

Write opposites for the following words.II

6. never x __________________

__________________7. loss x

8. night x __________________

9. lost x __________________

__________________10. flat x

1. barren x _________________

_________________2. young x

3. lazy x _________________

4. annoyed x _________________

_________________5. late x

WoksheetActivity with

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1. He worked hard but failed.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________________

2. She started late but finished first.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

3. They played well but lost the match.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

4. She is poor but generous.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

Combine the following sentences using 'Though'.V

Correct the wrongly-spelt words given below.IV

6. holow - _________________

_________________7. repentence -

8. tomarow - _________________

9. welth - _________________

_________________10. breaze -

1. twlight - ________________

________________2. lazyness -

3. blosom - ________________

4. delited - ________________

________________5. feild -

Write the other forms of the following verbs.III

1. gone ______________ ______________ ______________

2. bring bringing______________ ______________

3. overtook ______________ ______________ ______________

4. sleeping______________ ______________ ______________

5. wake ______________ ______________ ______________

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5. Rani is weak but she cooked food for us.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

1. He did not work hard. He failed.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________________

2. You did not meet me. I did not give you the invitation.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

3. I did not get up early. I missed the school bus.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

4. They did not leave early. They were late to the meeting.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

5. It did not rain. The crops failed.

Ans. ____________________________________________________________ ________

Combine the following sentences using 'If'.VI

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ActivityActivityActivity

I. Write singulars/plurals.3. The Value of Time

1. ray 2. farmers 3. activities 4. designs 5. blossom

6. ear 7. villages 8. trees 9. leaf 10. sons

II. Write opposites for the following words.

1. fertile 2. old 3. active 4. pleased 5. early

6. always 7. gain 8. day 9. found 10. round

III. Write the other forms of the following verbs.

1. go went -- going

2. -- brought brought --

3. overtake -- overtaken overtaking

4. sleep slept slept --

5. -- woke woken waking

IV. Correct the wrongly-spelt words.

1. twilight 2. laziness 3. blossom 4. delighted 5. field

6. hollow 7. repentance 8. tomorrow 9. wealth 10. breeze

1. Though he worked hard, he failed.

2. Though she started late, she finished first.

3. Though they played well, they lost the match.

4. Though she is poor, she is generous.

5. Though Rani is weak, she cooked food for us.

V. Combine the following sentences using 'Though'.

1. If he had worked hard, he would not have failed.

2. If you had met me, I would have given you the invitation.

3. If I had got up early, I would not have missed the school bus.

VI. Combine the following sentences using 'If'.

4. If they had left early, they would not have been late to the meeting.

5. If it had rained, the crops would not have failed.

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