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Chapter 3 Solutions — Nurturing Nature

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Step-by-step NCERT solutions for Nurturing Nature (Chapter 3, NCERT Class 6 English) — every question and answer worked out in full, not just the final result. You can also read the Nurturing Nature textbook chapter.

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All 30 questions in Nurturing Nature are solved in the PDF. Here's what's inside, exercise by exercise:

Let us discuss — Neem Baba (Fact Sheet)

Fill the fact sheet: LET US KNOW OUR NEEM. Complete: Common name, Given by, Period of birth, Born at, Found in, Common names in India, Names given by scientists, Names given by others.

Let us discuss — Neem Baba (Uses of Neem)

How is neem useful to farmers?
Mention some of the uses of the neem tree.

Let us think and reflect — Neem Baba

Write any two facts about the neem tree that surprised you the most.
Complete the following sentences: (1) Amber played in the shade of ______. (2) Neem seed powder protects crops from ______. (3) ______ is a cost-effective method to stop mosquitoes from breeding in stagnant water. (4) One reason why doctors advise us to use neem leaves for someone suffering from measles is ______.
Which parts of the neem tree are used to make medicines?
Why is the story of the neem tree thought-provoking?

Let us learn — Neem Baba (Compound Words)

Sort the following compound words into open, closed, and hyphenated types: something, neem oil, cleanliness-parting, well known, grandmother, seed powder, childhood, well trained, thought-provoking.
2.
Match the present-tense verbs in Column 1 with their past-tense forms in Column 2: (1) become, (2) find, (3) make, (4) discover, (5) tell, (6) give — with
- (i) made,
- (ii) gave,
- (iii) told,
- (iv) became,
- (v) found,
- (vi) discovered.

Let us discuss — What a Bird Thought

Read the poem again and identify the main idea of each stanza. Choose from: (1) The bird steps out into the world. (2) The bird lived happily in a small world. (3) The bird becomes blind due to leaves. (4) The bird flies away as an adult. (5) The bird is unhappy with the straw nest. (6) The bird lived in a cosy nest with its mother. (Two sentences are extra.)
Answer the following with a word from the poem and check with your partner: (1) What was the shape of the bird's first house? _ O ___ (2) What was the bird's second nest made of? __ R __ (3) What did the bird see when it came out of its nest? L ___ E _ (4) What did the bird do at the end? ___ W

Let us think and reflect — What a Bird Thought

Write whether the following sentences are True or False: (1) The bird changed its house two times. (2) The neighbours tell the bird about the world.
2.
Read the lines …
- (i) Who lived in the nest along with the baby bird?
- (ii) The bird thought the world was made of straw because ______. (A) it lived in a straw hut (B) its nest was made of straw (C) its mother fed straw to it (D) there was straw all around.
- (iii) Which word tells us that the baby bird was warm and comfortable?
3.
Read the lines …
- (i) Why did the bird think the world was made of leaves?
- (ii) What does the set of words 'I said' mean? (A) flew (B) shouted (C) spoke (D) cried.
- (iii) Fill in the blanks: The bird felt it had been very blind because it could not ___ the leaves from __ n __ __ __ e the nest.
Why did the baby bird think that its first world was small, round, and blue?
Where did the bird go when it fluttered from its straw nest?
What quality did the bird say it had when it flew away?
Who do you think were the bird's neighbours? Why do you think so? Discuss.

Let us learn — What a Bird Thought (Rhyming Words)

Find the rhyming word pairs from each stanza of the poem. The example given is: well / shell (Stanza 1). Find pairs for Stanzas 2, 3, and 4.

Let us think and reflect — Spices that Heal Us

Read: 'When I was a child, I learnt them from my grandmother. She used to find cures for most of the weather-related common illnesses in the kitchen.' (1) Where exactly in the kitchen did her grandmother find the cures? (2) Give one example of a weather-related common illness. (3) What kind of relationship did the speaker have with her grandmother?
Fill in the blanks: Daadi soaked methi seeds overnight and drank the water in the morning to manage ______ and ______.
Circle the spice that is NOT useful for body pain according to Daadi's letter: (1) Turmeric (2) Fennel seeds (3) Ginger (4) Black pepper.
Why did Daadi ask Vikram and Vaibhavi to share the natural cures with their friends?
What was Daadi's final advice to Vikram and Vaibhavi?
How do we know that natural cures are passed from one generation to another?
Why do you think we should know about the healing properties of spices?

Let us learn — Spices that Heal Us (Modal Verbs)

1.
Match the modal verbs in Column A with their functions in Column B:
- (i) may,
- (ii) should,
- (iii) can,
- (iv) must,
- (v) need to,
- (vi) used to — with A. past habit, B. suggestion, C. compulsion, D. advice, E. ability, F. necessity.
2.
Complete the dialogues with any four modals (use each only once): Ajay: Anand had fever last week. He
- (i) _____ take good rest. Suman: Yes, he
- (ii) _____ or he will fall ill again. Ajay: He
- (iii) _____ take grandmother's natural cures. Suman: Yes, we
- (iv) _____ remember how effective they are.

Let us explore — Spices that Heal Us (Riddles)

Guess the spice from the riddle: 'When your tummy felt funny / I was used by your granny / I made you fit and fine / And brought back your smile. Who am I?'
Guess the spice from the riddle: 'I come from under the ground / Thousands of years, I've been around. / For cooking you use me daily / From cold I can cure you surely. Who am I?'

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3 questions from Nurturing Nature, solved step by step.

Let us discuss — Neem Baba (Uses of Neem)

How is neem useful to farmers?

Neem seed powder mixed in water and sprayed on plants keeps locusts away.

When used in rice fields with standing water, it stops mosquito breeding and increases crop yield.

It saves crops from termites that eat roots.

It also stops other crop-eating insects from breeding.

Answer: Neem seed powder sprayed on plants keeps away locusts, termites, and other insects. In rice fields, it stops mosquitoes from breeding and helps increase crop yield.

Let us think and reflect — Neem Baba

Write any two facts about the neem tree that surprised you the most.

This is an open-ended question; model answers based on the text:

1. Neem was born millions of years ago and its family has spread to Asia, Africa, and even America.

2. Every part of the neem tree — leaves, bark, flowers, fruits, and even roots — can be used to make medicines.

Answer: Two surprising facts: (1) Neem originated millions of years ago and is found across Asia, Africa, and America. (2) Every part of the neem tree can be used to make medicines.

Let us learn — Neem Baba (Compound Words)

Sort the following compound words into open, closed, and hyphenated types: something, neem oil, cleanliness-parting, well known, grandmother, seed powder, childhood, well trained, thought-provoking.

Open compound words (space between words): neem oil, well known, seed powder, well trained

Closed compound words (no space): something, grandmother, childhood

Hyphenated compound words (hyphen between words): cleanliness-parting, thought-provoking

Answer: Open: neem oil, well known, seed powder, well trained. Closed: something, grandmother, childhood. Hyphenated: cleanliness-parting, thought-provoking.

All 30 questions in Nurturing Nature are solved step by step in the Solutions PDF above.

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Chapter 3 Solutions — Nurturing Nature

Overview

What these solutions cover

Let us discuss — Neem Baba (Fact Sheet)

Let us discuss — Neem Baba (Uses of Neem)

Let us think and reflect — Neem Baba

Let us learn — Neem Baba (Compound Words)

Let us discuss — What a Bird Thought

Let us think and reflect — What a Bird Thought

Let us learn — What a Bird Thought (Rhyming Words)

Let us think and reflect — Spices that Heal Us

Let us learn — Spices that Heal Us (Modal Verbs)

Let us explore — Spices that Heal Us (Riddles)

Worked examples

How is neem useful to farmers?

Write any two facts about the neem tree that surprised you the most.

Sort the following compound words into open, closed, and hyphenated types: something, neem oil, cleanliness-parting, well known, grandmother, seed powder, childhood, well trained, thought-provoking.

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