NCERT Solutions for Class 3 EVS Chapter 12 - Work We Do

1. Look carefully at the picture and write what work is being done by different people. 

__________  __________  __________  __________

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1. In the first photograph,

1. A woman sweeps. 

2. A woman is on her way to work. 

3. A house is being built by two men and a lady. 

4. A man (Balbir) has built a tea business with his brother Satvinder. He is being served tea by a coworker. 

5. There's a lady selling flowers. 

6. A traffic cop is on the scene, directing traffic. 

7. An elderly gentleman has launched a shoe repair shop. 

8. A barber has set up his business. 

9. Under a tree, two children are playing with their mother. 

10. A young lady is on a scooter. 

11. The kids are off to school.

2. In the second picture,

1. A man has opened his medical business in the second picture. 

2. The kids are off to school. 

3. A young boy is on his bicycle. 

4. A guy and his daughter are pushing a pushcart selling veggies. 

5.  A teacher is on her way to school, but her sandal appears to be damaged. 4. A nurse and a man appear to be on their way to the hospital. 

6. A goods carrier is being driven by a man. 

7. An automobile is being driven by two men.

2. What kind of work do people in your neighbourhood do? Name any five. What are these workers called?

         Work                                               What they are called 

Repair cars and scooters                           Mechanic 

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 __________________                       __________________

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      Work                                               What they are called 

Repair cars and scooters                           Mechanic 

teaches the students                                    teacher

sweep and clean road                                 sweeper

plays cricket                                                   cricketer

washes clothes                                              washerman

repairs electric appliances                         electrician

3. In the picture on the first page of this lesson, some buildings have been shown. In the list below put a red circle on the names of these buildings. Also, put a green or yellow circle on the names of those buildings that are in your neighbourhood.

 Post Office                            Hospital                         Temple 

Telephone booth                  School                           College

Government office              Church                       Multi-storeyed building                                                                              Dharamshala                         Hotel                              Bus stand

Cinema hall                          Police station                Bank 

Petrol pump                          Shop                             Gurudwara Mosque                                Mosque                                  Railway station            court

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        Telephone booth         (image will be uploaded soon)                College

        Government office              Church                          Multi-storeyed building                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

          dharamshala                      hotel                              bus stand

          Cinema hall                         Police station               Bank 

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          mosque                               Railway station              court

   4. Write the names of any five buildings and the work done in them.

5. Write what work is done in the school.

 _________   _________   _________   _________

Ans: The school provides a variety of facilities as well as a nurturing and supportive environment for all students' overall growth.

6. Are there any children in the picture who are not going to school? What are they doing?

 _________   _________

Ans: Yes, there is a girl and a boy in the photograph who do not attend school. With her father, the boy serves tea and the girl sells veggies.

7. What work does Deepali do in her own house?

 _________   _________  

Ans: In her own home, Deepali performs the following tasks: 

1. She prepares meals for her brother and sister. 

2. She cleans and washes the utensils as well as the house. 

3. She departs from her brother. 

4. She goes to school to drop off her younger sisters, Suman and Sheila.

5. She assists her mother in preparing the family's meal.

8. Do you also do household work? If yes, what?

 _________   _________ 

Ans: Yes, I also help out around the house. I assist my mother in the kitchen and with the dusting.

9. Besides household work, do you do any other work at home? If yes, what?

 _________   _________   _________   _________ 

Ans: I don't do any other work at home besides housework.

10. : Given below are some daily activities. Show on the face of the clocks at what time of the day you do them

Pic-1,2,3 (left to right)

Pic-4,5,6 (left to right)

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11. Which of your family members do household work? What work do they do?

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12. Which of your family members work to earn money?

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13. Which of your family members do work but do not get money for it?

Ans: We all help out around the house, such as my mother and grandma cooking for us, my father and grandfather washing the car, and so on, but we don't get paid for it. 

14. Find out from your grandparents what work they did when they were children. 

Ans: My grandfather used to help his uncle on the farm when he was a kid. My grandmother used to help her mother with household chores when she was a child.

15. You had written about the work you do and the work done by your elders in their childhood. Is there a change?

Ans: Yes, there has been a shift. My grandfather used to assist his uncle with farming, and I used to assist my mother with cooking and dusting.

16. Deepali had to leave school to do household work. Find out if there are any children in your neighbourhood who are over five years and do not go to school.

Ans: Do this on your own.

17.Talk to any two children and find out why they do not go to school.

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