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Class 3 The World Around Us — Making things

Follow the steps that turn clay into a pot and mud into a brick, know what a kiln and a mould are for, and see where the patterns on made things come from.

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  1. 1.The chapter says a leopard has spots and a squirrel has stripes. Tap the patch with stripes.

    Write the number of the part.

    123

  2. 2.The potter's oven, where a dried pot is baked in a very hot fire, has a name. What is it?

  3. 3.What does the chapter say the potter does to the pots once they have dried?

    • a) Leaves them in water for a few days
    • b) Puts them back on the wheel to reshape
    • c) Paints them and sells them straight away
    • d) Moves them into a very hot fire inside a big oven

  4. 4.Where does the chapter say many artists who paint on pots get their ideas from?

    • a) From nature
    • b) From books of designs
    • c) From other potters' pots
    • d) From old photographs

  5. 5.Which of these animals does the chapter name as carrying a pattern?

    • a) A goat
    • b) A crow
    • c) A camel
    • d) A peacock

  6. 6.Put the steps of making a clay pot in order.

    • Leave the pots to dry
    • Bake them in the kiln
    • Wet the clay and beat it well
    • Knead it like dough
    • Shape it on the spinning wheel

  7. 7.The chapter shows you how to make your own clay. Put the steps in order.

    • Sieve out the stones, sand and leaves
    • Put the soil in a flat vessel filled with water
    • Collect soil from a wet or muddy place
    • Make it into a dough you can shape into a ball
    • After a few days, pour off the water sitting on top

  8. 8.What makes a brick hard?

    • a) Being left out in the rain
    • b) Being pressed in the mould
    • c) Being baked in the kiln
    • d) Being mixed with cow dung

Answer key — Class 3 The World Around Us — Making things

  1. 1. 2 — Stripes
  2. 2.
    • kiln
    • a kiln
  3. 3. d) Moves them into a very hot fire inside a big oven
  4. 4. a) From nature
  5. 5. d) A peacock
  6. 6. 1. Wet the clay and beat it well 2. Knead it like dough 3. Shape it on the spinning wheel 4. Leave the pots to dry 5. Bake them in the kiln
  7. 7. 1. Collect soil from a wet or muddy place 2. Sieve out the stones, sand and leaves 3. Put the soil in a flat vessel filled with water 4. After a few days, pour off the water sitting on top 5. Make it into a dough you can shape into a ball
  8. 8. c) Being baked in the kiln