Chapter 3
Trees
1.Why are trees important for birds?
Answer: Trees provide shelter, food, and nesting places for birds. Birds use trees to build nests and stay safe from predators.
2.How are trees useful to children?
Answer: Children use trees to play games like hide-and-seek, swing swings, climb, and make tree houses or have tea parties under them.
3.Why are swings attached to trees enjoyable for children?
Answer: Swings provide fun and outdoor exercise. Trees give strong branches to support the swings safely.
4.How do trees help in summer?
Answer: Trees provide shade and cool areas, helping people and animals escape from the heat.
5.Why don’t trees provide shade in winter?
Answer: Many trees shed their leaves in winter, allowing sunlight to pass through.
6.Name some trees that give fruits.
Answer: Mango, apple, guava, papaya, and tamarind are examples of fruit trees.
7.Besides fruits, what do trees give us?
Answer: Trees provide wood, oxygen, flowers, leaves, and protection for animals and humans.
8.Why should we plant more trees?
Answer: Planting trees improves air quality, provides food, supports wildlife, and helps reduce global warming.
9.How are trees useful for kite flying?
Answer: Sometimes kites get stuck in trees, which act as resting points or safe catchers.
10.What are the benefits of trees for picnics and tea parties?
Answer: Trees provide shade, coolness, and a comfortable place to sit outdoors during social gatherings.
11.What is the importance of trees for making tree houses?
Answer: Trees provide strong branches that can safely support tree houses where children can play.
12.Why should people protect trees?
Answer: Trees are essential for life, provide oxygen, food, shelter, and beauty, and prevent soil erosion.
13.List three things in your home made from trees.
Answer: Furniture, doors, and shelves are commonly made from wood obtained from trees.
14.Name the types of shade trees you know.
Answer: Banyan, neem, peepal, and gulmohar are examples of trees that provide shade.
15.What does the word ‘swing’ mean?
Answer: A swing is a seat suspended by ropes or chains on which one can move back and forth.
16.What games can be played around trees?
Answer: Hide-and-seek, tag, climbing, and swinging are games children often play around trees.
17.Why is the mango tree mentioned as important for the parrot story?
Answer: The mango tree represents a goal or desire, teaching the lesson of clever planning to achieve something valuable.
18.How do trees contribute to environmental balance?
Answer: Trees absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, support wildlife, prevent soil erosion, and regulate climate.
19.How can we make an album of trees for a project?
Answer: Collect pictures or leaves of various trees and write notes about how each tree is useful to humans.
20.What lesson do these lessons teach about observation and clever thinking?
Answer: They teach that careful observation, intelligence, and planning help solve problems and make life better for humans and animals.
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