NCERT Solutions for Class-3 Chapter-14 Story: Little Tiger, Big Tiger
The Little Tiger Big Tiger story is about a small tiger cub who lives with his mother in a shady jungle. She hunts a jungle fowl or river fish, but she does not hunt every night. Sometimes the cub liked to play with the mother tiger. In a year, the tiger-cub was a full-grown tiger. He hunted for fun at night and roared to tell all the animals in the jungle.
The NCERT solutions for class 3 English Little Tiger Big Tiger helps the child to:
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Match the animal names with their young ones.
Identify the habitat of wild animals.
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Chapter 14: Little Tiger, Big Tiger
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Question 1(i):
Where did the mother tiger and her small tiger cub live?
a. near a river c. near a forest
b. near a mountain d. near a sea
Answer :
a. near a river
Question 1(ii):
What did the mother tiger hunt when the sky was dark?
a. sheep and goats c. deer and pigs
b. fish and frogs d. donkeys and horses
Answer :
c. deer and pigs
Question 1(iii):
What did the tiger cub catch one night?
a. a deer c. a pig
b. a frog d. a cat
Answer :
b. a frog
Question 2: What happened to the little tiger cub when he chased the frog?
Answer : A big Tiger came near the cub when he chased the frog.
Word building
Question i): Match the animals with their young ones.
| horse kittens dog calf cat colt cow puppy pig cub tiger piglet sheep kid goat duckling duck lamb |  |
Answer :
Question ii): Word Game: Can you place these letters in their right order to form
the names of animals?
e.g. a t c — cat
s e m o u ______
r e s o h ______
o i n l ______
p e s h e _____
r e d e ______
l u b l ______
g i t e r _____
f o l w _____
Answer :
s e m o u mouse
r e s o h horse
o i n l lion
p e s h e sheep
r e d e deer
l u b l bull
g i t e r tiger
f o l w wolf
Question iii): The animals/birds in Column A have to reach their homes in Column
B.
Find out where they live.
| A | B |
| A bee | burrow |
| An ant | web |
| A duck | nest |
| A tiger | lives in a den |
| A rabbit | hive |
| A spider | pond |
| A sparrow | ant hill |
Answer :
Let’s write
Question 1: Now write six sentences from the pictures given in exercise (iii) of
word building. One has been done for you below.
A tiger lives in a den
Answer :
1. A bee lives in a hive.
2. An ant lives in an anthill.
3. A duck lives in a pond.
4. A rabbit lives in a burrow.
5. A spider lives in a web.
6. A sparrow lives in a nest.
Talk time
Question: The little tiger cub slipped away when his mother was asleep. He soon got into trouble. Tell the class about a similar incident when you did not listen to your parents and found yourself in trouble.
Answer : My mother had told me to wait inside the school premises till she came to pick me up. However, I thought to try going home by myself. But I got lost and could not find my way back home.
Team time
Question 2: Make groups. One person from each group should act like:
1. The mother tiger 2. The cub
3. The large male tiger 4. The frog
5. The sambhar/kakar deer 6. The langur monkey
Now act out the story, first in your own language and then
in English.
(Note: Students should attempt this above answer on their own.)
Say aloud
Question :
Who am I?
Look at the pictures and read the clues. Then complete this crossword
puzzle. The first clue is done for you.
1. I give wool
2. I lay eggs
3. I give you milk
4. I carry loads
5. I neigh
6. I am man’s best friend
7. I live in a sty
8. I bleat
9. I am the Ship of the Desert
Answer :
