The Monkey and the Crocodile | Class 3 English Lesson 2 Question Answer | Notes

Class 3 English Lesson 2 – The Monkey and the Crocodile is an important story from the Class 3 English book of the 2025 new syllabus Assam. Here you will get Class 3 English question answer, word meaning, summary, and moral of the story in simple language. These Class 3 English notes help students understand the lesson easily and prepare for exams. Learn what happens between the clever monkey and the greedy crocodile in this interesting story from Class 3 English Lesson 2 – The Monkey and the Crocodile.

The Monkey and the Crocodile

Let’s look at the picture and talk about it :

Let’s listen to a story of two friends:

Once, there lived a monkey in a rose apple tree. The rose apple tree was
beside a river. One day, the monkey was swinging on the rose apple tree. He
saw a crocodile swimming in the river.

A few days later, the crocodile took some rose apples to his wife. She enjoyed
eating the rose apples a lot.

Let’s see how much we have understood:

1. a) Answer the following questions:

i) Where did the monkey live?
Ans: The monkey lived in a rose apple tree.

ii) What did the monkey see in the river?
Ans: The monkey saw a crocodile
swimming in the river.

iii) Who became friends?
Ans: The monkey and crocodile became a friends.

iv) What did the monkey give to the crocodile?
Ans: The monkey gave some
rose apples to the crocodile.

b) Say Yes’ or ‘No’:

i) The crocodile lived in the river. 
Ans: Yes

ii) The monkey lived in an apple tree.
Ans: No

iii) The monkey was hungry.
Ans: No.

iv) The rose apples were
sweet.
Ans: Yes.

v) The monkey wanted to taste the heart of the crocodile.
Ans: No.

c) Think and say:

What would you do if you were the crocodile, the monkey’s friend?

Ans: I would have not listen to my wife because the monkey is my friend

2. You have found the word ‘sweet’ in the story. The word ‘sweet’ is used
to e the taste of rose apples. Now, choose words from the box which e taste.
Write down the words. One is done for you.

Ans: i) spicy

ii) __Sour.__

iii) __Bitter.__

iv) __Salty.__

3. a) There are three characters in the story.

i) The male crocodile

ii) The female crocodile

Now, name the third character.

iii) The monkey______________

b) Who is your favourite character and why?

I love ____the monkey____ because
___he___was smart enough to thought of an idea in that situation.

4. Match words in column ‘A’ with those in column ‘B’. One is done for
you.

Ans:

5. Read the following words aloud :

climb thumb comb dumb knee know knife knob

6. Read the following words. These are naming words :

monkey crocodile river tree

Now, read the lesson again and try to find some more naming words and write
them in the boxes given below:

wife, rose apple, heart, home

7. Look at the pictures and read the sentences below :

The monkey is swinging on a tree.

The crocodile is swimming in the river.

Now, look at the picture and write down a sentence about it :

The boy is swimming in the river.

8. The monkey and the crocodile were good friends. They talked with each
other. The monkey shared rose apples with his friend. Write down a few
things that you do with your friend. You may use words given in the bubble.
One is done for you.

Play, share, read, talk

i) I like to share toys with my friend.

ii) I Like to play with my friend.

iii) I like to read with my friend.

iv) I Like to talk with my friend.

9.a) Read the questions and answers :

Question 1: Where did the
monkey live?

Answer : The monkey lived in a
rose apple tree.

Question 2: What did the
monkey give to the crocodile?

Answer : The monkey gave rose
apples to the crocodile.

We can use ‘wh’ words like ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’ to ask
questions.

b) Write down questions to get the given answers:

Question 1: Where
did the crocodile live?

Answer : The crocodile lived
in the river.

Question 2: What did the crocodile give to his
wife?

Answer: The crocodile gave his
wife rose apples.

c) When the monkey and the crocodile met for the first time, the monkey
asked

the crocodile a few questions. Look at the answers of the crocodile and
write

down the questions:

What is your name ?
My name is crocodile.

Where do you live?
I live in the river.

d) Which of the following marks is used at the end of questions?

10. Read the sentences about actions that happened in the past:

• The monkey gave the crocodile some rose apples.
• The crocodile took
some rose apples to his wife.

Now, write down two things that you did yesterday. You can take help from
the word cards given below:

i) I went for a walk.

ii) I played football.

talked to a friend

helped mother in cooking

played football

listened to music

swam in the lake

went for a walk

11. Let’s read the following sentences:

i) He eats rose apples every day.

ii) I like to eat rose apples.

iii) We love to eat rose apples.

iv) She likes to eat rose apples.

Read the sentences carefully. Notice the underlined words. Some words end in

‘s’ while some do not have ‘s’ at the end. Think about when we use ‘T’, ‘he’,
‘she’,

‘we, or ‘they’ with these words. Now, write the words that are used before the

underlined words.

i) ___He____

ii) ___I_____

iii) ____We____

iv) ____She____

12. Read the words aloud:

13. Read the story again. Find words beginning with ‘th’ and write them down
:

14. Say as fast as you can:

15. Listen to your teacher and follow the instructions to find out the
sentence:

Read aloud the sentence and then write it down:

_________I can draw a crocodile_______

16. Look at the pictures and say the names of the birds:

Ans:

17. Let’s recite the rhyme of Little Robin Redbreast and Pussy-cat:

Little Robin Redbreast

Little Robin Redbreast
Sat upon a tree;
Up went the Pussy-cat,
Down
went he.

Down came Pussy-cat,
Away Robin ran;
Says Little Robin Redbreast
“Catch
me if you can.”

18. Add rhyming words to the list and say them aloud:

i) tree : see, pee, free, glee

ii) ran : fan, can, pan, ban

19. Write down the opposites of the following words from the poem:

up __down__

she __he__ 

came __went__

20. Complete the sentences:

i) Little Robin Redbreast is a ___bird.___

ii) Pussy-cat is a ____domestic animal.______

21. Look at the picture of the bird. It is a Little Robin Redbreast. Write a
few words to describe the bird. One is done for you.

22. Let’s look at the pictures and answer the questions. One is done for
you:

Question : Where is Little Robin
Redbreast?

Answer : It is behind a
rock.

Question : Where is Little Robin
Redbreast?

Answer : ___It is on a rock.___

Question : Where is Pussy-cat?

Answer : ___It is near a rock.___

23. Let’s read:

24. One day a monkey lost his way while he was looking for fruits. Help him
find his home.

25. a) Look at the pictures and read :

b) Now, write down at least four sentences with some of these opposite words in your notebook.

i) The sun rises in the
east and sets in the
west.

ii) My room is clean, but my
brother’s room is always dirty.