Best Friends – Class 3 English NCERT Solutions

Explore the solutions for “Best Friends,” Class 3 English NCERT. This chapter teaches children the important values of friendship, unity, and avoiding unnecessary competition. It shows how everyone is unique and special in their own way, and when we work together, we can create wonderful things.

Story Summary (English)

The story revolves around four geometric shape friends – Circle, Square, Triangle, and Rectangle. One day, they begin arguing about who is the best among them. Each shape boasts about their unique features and uses. Circle claims to be the best because it’s round and beautiful, Square thinks it’s the best due to its equal sides, Triangle boasts about its three sides, and Rectangle brags about its parallel sides. Unable to decide who’s the best, they meet a star who wisely explains that they are all special and can create beautiful things when they work together. The friends realize their mistake and promise to never fight again.

कहानी का सारांश (Hindi)

कहानी चार ज्यामितीय आकारों के मित्रों – वृत्त, वर्ग, त्रिभुज और आयत के बारे में है। एक दिन, वे इस बात पर बहस करने लगते हैं कि उनमें सबसे अच्छा कौन है। प्रत्येक आकार अपनी विशेषताओं और उपयोगों की डींग मारता है। वृत्त गोल और सुंदर होने का दावा करता है, वर्ग अपनी बराबर भुजाओं के कारण खुद को सर्वश्रेष्ठ मानता है, त्रिभुज अपनी तीन भुजाओं की बड़ाई करता है, और आयत अपनी समानांतर भुजाओं पर गर्व करता है। यह तय न कर पाने पर कि सबसे अच्छा कौन है, वे एक तारे से मिलते हैं जो बुद्धिमानी से समझाता है कि वे सभी खास हैं और मिलकर सुंदर चीजें बना सकते हैं। दोस्त अपनी गलती समझ जाते हैं और फिर कभी न लड़ने का वादा करते हैं।

Word Meanings

Let us think – Exercise Solutions

1. Who were the four friends?

The four friends were Circle, Square, Triangle, and Rectangle. They were different geometric shapes who were good friends with each other.

2. Why were they fighting?

They were fighting because each one thought they were the best among them. Every shape was trying to prove its superiority by talking about their unique features and usefulness.

3. Who helped them to end their fight?

A wise star helped them end their fight. She explained to them that instead of fighting, they should work together to create beautiful patterns and designs.

4. What lesson did the friends learn in the end?

The friends learned that instead of fighting over who is the best, they should work together. They understood that each one of them is special and when they combine their unique qualities, they can create wonderful things.

5. Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.

a) The circle does not have sharp edges. – T

b) A square has four sides but not all of them are equal in size. – F

c) The triangle has two sides – F

d) The friends could decide who was the best among them. – F

6. Who is your friend? What are the things you can do when your friend helps you?

My best friend is Riya. When we help each other, we can do many things like:

• Complete our homework faster and better
• Learn new games and sports together
• Share our lunch and enjoy eating together
• Make beautiful art and craft projects
• Study together for tests and help each other understand difficult topics

7. Look around you. Talk about the shapes of what you see.

When I look around, I can see many different shapes:

• The clock on the wall is circular in shape
• The door and windows are rectangular
• The computer screen is also rectangular
• The lunch box is square-shaped
• The roof of houses in drawings are often triangular
• The wheels of my bicycle are circular

Let us learn – Exercise Solutions

A. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’:

1. A dog is barking at the postman.

2. My mother gives chapattis to a cow everyday.

3. In summers, a sparrow builds its nest on the mango tree near our house.

B. Fill in the blanks using ‘an’:

1. I saw an eagle yesterday.

2. Maya bought an umbrella for the monsoon.

3. An ice-cream man brings his cart in the evenings.

C. Fill in the blanks using ‘a’ or ‘an’:

1. A brown hen laid an egg.

2. An eagle sat on a building.

3. Mary ate an apricot, a chikoo and an orange.

Let us write – Exercise Solutions

Write a few lines about your friend

My Friend

1. My friend’s name is Rahul.
2. He is a boy.
3. He is 8 years old.
4. His favourite colour is blue.
5. He likes to play cricket.
6. He wants to become a doctor.

I love my friend.

Let us do – Drawing Activity

Draw the four friends – Circle, Square, Triangle, and Rectangle – in the space provided in your textbook. Make them colorful and add smiling faces to make them look friendly.

Let us explore – Creative Activity

Using the four shapes (Circle, Square, Triangle, and Rectangle), you can create many pictures like:

• A house (using square for base, triangle for roof)
• A robot (using rectangles for body and limbs)
• A train (using rectangles for compartments, circles for wheels)
• A tree (using triangle for leaves, rectangle for trunk)