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Class 3 Water—A Precious Gift worksheet

CBSE Science. Where rainwater goes, how water reaches our homes, storing water, saving and reusing water, a birdbath. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.

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Sample questions

Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.

Section A · multiple choice

  1. 1.

    The water in our wells comes from:

    1. clouds inside the well
    2. the tap
    3. the sea
    4. water stored under the ground
    Answer

    (d) water stored under the ground

  2. 2.

    A bucket on a rope is pulled up over a pulley. Where does the water come from?

    1. well
    2. stream
    3. pond
    4. borewell
    Answer

    (a) well

  3. 3.

    On which of these does rainwater soak in most easily?

    1. a plastic sheet
    2. a cement road
    3. a soft garden bed
    4. a smooth rock
    Answer

    (c) a soft garden bed

Section B · short answer

  1. 4.

    Write two clues that tell you it may rain soon.

    Answer

    Any two: dark clouds, a cool wind, the sky turns dim, thunder, the smell of rain.

  2. 5.

    Name where the water comes from (hand pump, well, tap, tanker, borewell, stream or pond): (a) people fill pots at the village pond (b) you move a handle up and down and water gushes out

    Answer

    (a) pond (b) hand pump

Section C · long answer

  1. 6.

    Watch the rain. Is it heavy or light, straight or slanting? Collect some rainwater and say whether it looks clean.

    Answer

    Observations of the rain and of the collected water.

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