Current Affairs 3rd Class

Comprehensions  

•                    Example 1

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow: Did you know...  

•        ... That most fishes can see to the right and left at the same time? A fish has no neck so it cannot turn its head. It does not have eyelids. A fish?s eyes remain moist. by the flow of water over them.

   

•         ...That the world?s smallest bat is also the smallest known mammal? It is the rare hog-nosed bat of the southern Thailand. It has a body length of about 3 cm and a wing span of about 16 cm. The bat is also the only mammal that can fly Some bats actually catch and eat fish. They fly down to the surface of the water to scoop out the Fish with their long sharp claws.
•        ...That Christopher Columbus, an Italian explorer, set out to sail in search of China when he found America? When he reached the Caribbean Islands he thought he was near India, so he called them the Indies.
•        ...That children have more bones than adults? As the body of children grow some of their bones join together. There are normally 206 bones in the adult body- 32 bones in each arm, 31 in each leg, 2 in the skull, 26 in the spine and 25 bones in the chest.
•          ...That camels do not store water in their humps? Their humps contain fat that their bodies use when there is little food or water available. Camels can go without water for long period of time because their bodies are designed so. They sweat very little because they have very few sweat glands and, therefore, lose little water through perspiration.

 

•         ...The Puffin, a bird, steals a rabbit?s burrow to build its nest? The burrow is often up to 6 feet deep. Sometimes they dig these burrows themselves but often they use a rabbit's burrow after scaring the rabbit away. The Puffin more...

Classification   Classification is a process to group things with similar properties. Some more examples are given below to get better understanding of this topic.  

•                        Example 1

  A set of four things is given below: (a) Mango                      (b) Guava                      (c) Potato                      (d) Orange   Answer: (c) Among these four, potato is the only vegetable so we can take it out from the group of four.   Similarly take another example of four things: (a) Chocolate                 (b) Ice-cream                  (c) Sugar                           (d) Chowmein   Answer: (d) Chowmein is the only eatable item which is not sweet in taste in the group, so we can classify it in sour-tasting eatables.   1.            Classify the following according to their properties: Malta, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Pineapple, Apple, Peas, Oranges   Answer: Fruits: Malta, Pineapple, Apple, Oranges Vegetables: Cauliflower, Cabbage, Peas   2.            Take the odd one out: (a) March                            (b) April             (c) Monday                        (d) September                 (e) None of these   Answer: (c) Monday is the name of a day while all others are the names of the months.   3.            Which one of the following is different from the rest three? (a) Bus                                      (b) Car              (c) Scooter                             (d) Ship             (e) None of these   Answer: (d) Ship floats on water while the other three vehicles run on road.   4.            Identify the odd one among the following:                    (a) Father                             (b) Uncle            (c) Brother                           (d) Sister (e) None of these   Answer (c) Sister is a female while the other three are males.   5.            Choose the odd    out: (a) Shirt                                (b) Jeans       (c) Coat                                 (d) Towel (e) None of these   Answer: (d) Towel is an odd thing among the four as it is used atter bath while shirt, jeans and coat are used to wear during the day or night.

Analogy   In an analogy a pair of images is given. The images in the pair are connected to each other in a particular way. You have to find the right image to complete another pair of images just like the first pair.  

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  Which image below completes the second pair in the same way as the first pair?     (a)                                  (b)          (c)                                  (d) (e) None of these Answer (b)  

Answering General Questions   Questions frequently asked by parents:   1.                For how many hours did you watch television today? Ans: I watched television for one hour today.   2.                Would you like to water the plants? Ans: Yes, I would like to water the plants.   3.               Did you finish the meal properly? Ans: Yes, I finished the meal properly   4.               Did you keep the utensils in the kitchen? Ans: Yes, I kept the utensils in the kitchen.   5.               Do you want to go to the market? Ans: Yes, I want to go to the market.   6.                Do you want to buy anything? Ans: Yes, I want to buy a toy.   7.                Which toy do you want to buy? Ans: I want to buy a toy car.   8.                Did you clean your room? Ans: Yes, I cleaned my room.   9.                Are you feeling sleepy? Ans: Yes, I am feeling sleepy.   10.            How many times did you brush your teeth today? Ans: I brushed my teeth twice today.   Questions frequently asked by neighbours:   1.               Can you speak in English? Ans: Yes, I can speak in English.   2.               Which country do you live in? Ans: I live in India-   3.               Who is your best friend? Ans: my best friend is Molly   4.                What is your favourite activity? Ans: My favorite activity is to dance-   5.                What. did you eat in the morning today? Ans: I ate a cheese sandwich m the morning today   6.                Do you like cycling? Ans: Yes, I like cycling. I do cycling in the evening regularly.   7.                When is your birthday? Ans: My birthday is on 22nd December.   8.                Do you have any pet? Ans: No, I don't have any pet   9.               Would you like to keep a pet? Ans: Yes, I want to keep a kitten as my pet.   10.            Do you want to eat something? Ans: No, I am not hungry   Questions frequently asked by teacher:   1.                Did you complete your homework? Ans: Yes, I completed my homework.   2.                Have you written the homework in the diary? Ans: Yes, I have written the homework in the diary   3. more...

Understanding through Definitions and Examples   In this lesson, we will try to identify the things through their definitions and. Some examples:  

•                    An electronic device to see films, serials, etc is called a television.

 

•                  A device which tells the time is called a watch.

  Some more definitions and examples describing some important things are given as follows:   1.            It is used to cook food and is available in a cylinder.                                   L. P. G.   2.            It is used to clean our body while taking a bath.                                            Soap   3.            A type of cloth we wear in winter.                                                                        Sweater   4.            A drink which is a health builder and is obtained from the cow.         Milk   5.            All the garbage and the dirt is collected in it.                                                  Dustbin   6.            It keeps a record of every day and every month of a year.                     Calendar   7.            One can see one's own image in it.                                                                      Mirror   8.            It is used to carry the lunch.                                                                                    Lunch box   9.            A means of voice communication.                                                                      Telephone   10.          It gives us information of the world every morning.                               Newspaper    

Sentences   Sentence: A group of words which makes complete sense is called a sentence.   There are two parts of a sentence: (a) Subject (b) Predicate   Let us look at the following examples to understand both the parts:   (a) A big saint                             came up the valley. Subject                                         Predicate   (b) A pretty girl                         is smiling.                 Subject                                           Predicate   The above given sentences indicate that the nouns in the sentences are subjects and the verbs and objects are predicates. Sentences can be broadly classified into five kinds:   1.            Assertive sentences   2.            Imperative sentences   3.            Interrogative sentences   4.            Exclamatory sentences   5.            Optative sentences

Jumbled Words and Sentences   Jumbled Words A group of letters which makes a sense is called a word. In a Jumbled word, the letters of the alphabet are not in order. They are in mixed form. You have to arrange these letters to make a meaningful word.   Look at the following examples.   1.            TORYS    =   STORY   2.            RHICA     =  CHAIR   3.            LNGEISH =  ENGLISH   4.            TOURC    =   COURT   5.            GTNHI     =   NIGHT   Jumbled Sentences A group of words that makes a sense is called a sentence. In a jumbled sentence, the words are not in order and do not make any sense. You have to arrange these words to make a meaningful sentence. Look at the following examples.   1.               Teacher/mother/is/my/a My mother is a teacher.   2.               Him/I/know/well/very I know him very well.   3.               Sets/in the/Sun/the/West. The Sun sets in the West.    

Noun   Noun: A noun is the name of a person, place or thing. There are five kinds of noun.   (i) Proper Noun                                       (ii) Common Noun          (iii) Collective Noun                                 (iv) Material Noun           (v) Abstract Noun   To identify the nouns let us look at some examples:   1.                Madhu was born on a Tuesday.    (Proper Noun) 'Madhu' is the name of a particular girl and Tuesday' is the name of a specific day Thus, proper nouns denote the name of a particular person, place or mina"   2.                Boys are playing in the field.       (Common Noun) 'Boys' denotes a common name shared by a group. Thus, common noun is the name shared in common by everyone in a class or a group   3.               The herd is grazing on the hill.    (Collective Noun) 'Herd? represents a number of things regarded as a group. Thus, the collective noun is the name given to the number of things regarded as a whole or a collection. 4.                Copper is a useful metal.           (Material Noun) 'Copper' is a metal used for making other substances. Thus, material noun is the word used for the substance of which things are made.   5.               Poverty is the greatest curse.       (Abstract Noun) 'Poverty' is the state of bad quality which we can only think or feel. Thus, an abstract noun is the name of some quality or idea which we can only think or feel but cannot touch or see.      

Pronoun   A pronoun is a word which replaces a noun. Singular Pronouns The girl is walking on the road. The word "girl" is a singular noun. She is walking on the road. "She" is the word which has replaced "girl?, therefore, "she" is a singular pronoun. Some more singular pronouns: I, me, you, he, she, her, him, it, this, that, etc.   Plural Pronouns                                  The girls are walking on the road. The word "girls" is a plural noun. They are walking on the road. "They" is the word which has replaced "girls", therefore, "they" is a plural pronoun. Some more plural pronouns: we, us, them, they, these, those, etc.  

Verb   A verb describes an action. It tells us what someone or something is doing. A sentence is incomplete without verbs. Let us understand verbs better.     A mother is telling a story to her children. All the children are listening to the story very carefully. The children are sitting on the ground. The mother is sitting on the chair. She is holding a book. The children are looking at her. They are smiling. The underlined words are verbs and describe actions.