NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 8 Thank God! – step-by-step answers to every exercise and in-text question of the chapter, as per the latest NCERT syllabus for 2027. Read them online or download the free question-answer PDF.
Chapter 8 of Santoor comes in Unit 3, Good Food. Thank God! is a Jataka tale about a farmer who grows fruits. He carries a basket of grapes to the King as a gift. The King is in a playful mood and throws grapes at him. Each time, the wise farmer says, “Thank God!” After the story you learn opposite words, learn when to use is and are, listen to a funny poem called Aachoo!, put the steps of a fruit salad in order, and find fruit names in a grid.
NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 8 Thank God! PDF
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Summary and word meanings
Thank God! (story)
Summary
- A farmer grew many kinds of fruits on his farm.
- His best fruits this year were grapes and big watermelons.
- He wanted to take the best fruit to the King.
- Watermelons were too heavy, so he carried grapes to the palace.
- The King was playful and threw grapes at the farmer.
- Each time a grape hit him, the farmer said, “Thank God!”
- He was glad he had not brought heavy watermelons!
सारांश (हिन्दी में)
- एक किसान ने अपने खेत में कई तरह के फल उगाए। इस साल अंगूर और तरबूज़ सबसे अच्छे थे।
- वह राजा को सबसे अच्छा फल भेंट करना चाहता था। तरबूज़ भारी थे, इसलिए वह टोकरी में अंगूर लेकर महल गया।
- मज़ाक के मन में राजा ने उस पर एक-एक करके अंगूर फेंके। हर बार किसान ने कहा, “भगवान का शुक्र है!”
- समझदार किसान ने बताया कि अच्छा हुआ वह तरबूज़ नहीं लाया था।
Word meanings
| Word | Meaning | हिंदी अर्थ | In the text |
|---|---|---|---|
| variety | many different kinds | कई तरह के | “to grow a variety of fruits” |
| ripe | ready to be eaten | पका हुआ | “When the fruits were all ripe” |
| journey | going from one place to another | यात्रा, सफ़र | “it is a long journey to the palace” |
| palace | the big house where a king lives | महल | “walked to the king’s palace” |
| heavy | hard to lift or carry | भारी | “watermelons are too heavy” |
| bunches | many grapes growing together on one stem | गुच्छे | “he put bunches of grapes in a basket” |
| guard | a person who keeps a place safe | पहरेदार, रक्षक | “He told the palace guard” |
| royal | of a king or a queen | राजा का, शाही | “took him to the royal garden” |
| playful mood | feeling like having fun | खेल-मज़ाक के मन में | “still in a playful mood” |
| plucked | pulled off (one grape from the bunch) | तोड़ा | “He plucked out one grape” |
| popped | put in quickly | झट से डाला | “popped it into his mouth” |
| forehead | the part of the face above the eyes | माथा | “hit the farmer’s forehead” |
| blessed | very lucky, as if God is kind to you | भाग्यशाली, धन्य | “I am blessed!” |
| wise | clever; knowing the right thing to say or do | समझदार, बुद्धिमान | “The wise farmer replied” |
| mighty | very great and strong | महान, शक्तिशाली | “O mighty King!” |
Aachoo! (poem)
Summary
- This funny poem is about a big elephant with a cold.
- Part 1: The elephant went to a shop for a handkerchief.
- Part 2: The sales girl said no handkerchief was that big.
- Part 3: The elephant sneezed loudly and shook its head.
- It said, “Forget the handkerchief, give me a sheet!”
सारांश (हिन्दी में)
- यह एक मज़ेदार कविता है। एक बड़े हाथी को ज़ुकाम हो गया।
- हाथी रूमाल खरीदने दुकान पर गया। दुकान की लड़की हैरान हुई। उसने कहा कि इतना बड़ा रूमाल नहीं है।
- हाथी ज़ोर से छींका और अपना बड़ा सिर हिलाया।
- फिर उसने कहा, “रूमाल छोड़ो, मुझे एक चादर दे दो!”
Word meanings
| Word | Meaning | हिंदी अर्थ | In the text |
|---|---|---|---|
| mighty | very big and strong | बहुत बड़ा और ताकतवर | “Once a mighty elephant” |
| cold | an illness that gives you a runny nose and sneezes | ज़ुकाम, सर्दी | “Got a mighty cold” |
| handkerchief | a small cloth to wipe your nose | रूमाल | “It went to buy a handkerchief” |
| sold | given to people for money | बेचे जाते थे | “Where handkerchiefs were sold” |
| hanky | a short word for handkerchief | रूमाल | “A hanky for an elephant?” |
| sales girl | a girl who sells things in a shop | दुकान पर सामान बेचने वाली लड़की | “The sales girl was surprised” |
| surprised | feeling that something is strange and not expected | हैरान | “The sales girl was surprised” |
| size | how big or small something is | नाप, आकार | “A handkerchief that size” |
| Aachoo | the sound of a sneeze | छींकने की आवाज़ | “‘AACHOO!’ said the elephant” |
| shook | moved from side to side | हिलाया | “And shook its mighty head” |
| sheet | a big cloth that goes on a bed | चादर | “Give me a sheet instead” |
| instead | in place of something else | इसके बदले | “Give me a sheet instead” |
NCERT Solutions for Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 8 Thank God! – Questions and Answers
All 32 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 78 – 87) are answered below, in the order of the book – in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises. Each answer is written the way you would write it in the exam.
Let us read — Pages 78–81Thank God! (a Jataka tale)
- A farmer grew many fruits.
- His best fruits were grapes and watermelons.
- He took a basket of grapes to the King.
- Watermelons were too heavy to carry.
- The playful King threw grapes at the farmer.
- The farmer said, “Thank God!” He was glad he had not brought watermelons.
New words and Sight words — Page 81The two word boxes printed at the end of the story
Here are the five new words with their meanings.
| Word | What it means | A sentence of your own |
|---|---|---|
| journey | Going from one place to another. | Our journey to the village took four hours. |
| guard | A person who keeps a place safe. | The guard opened the school gate for us. |
| royal | Of a king or a queen. | We saw the royal chair inside the fort. |
| popped | Put in quickly. | I popped a sweet into my mouth. |
| wise | Knowing the right thing to do. | My grandfather is a wise old man. |
Sight words are words you should read at one look. Do not spell them out.
| Sight word | The line in the story | A sentence of your own |
|---|---|---|
| grow | “he decided to grow fruits on his land” | We grow tomatoes in a pot. |
| kept | “he quietly kept the basket” | I kept my books on the shelf. |
| front | “in front of him” | A tall tree stands in front of our school. |
| again | “He threw a grape again.” | Please read the poem again. |
In-text Question — Page 79The question in the yellow box, after the farmer sits down in the royal garden
This is a guess. Any guess that fits the story is fine.
Let us think — Page 82A. Answer the following.
The farmer grew fruits on his farm. He took special care to grow grapes and watermelons in a small corner of his farm.
His wife said, “This year, the best fruits on our farm are the watermelons and the grapes.”
The palace was far away, and watermelons are too heavy to carry so far. Grapes are light, so he took the grapes.
The King threw grapes at the farmer for fun. First he ate one grape. Then he threw another grape at the farmer. It hit the farmer’s forehead.
The farmer said, “Thank God!” because he had brought grapes, not watermelons. Small grapes did not hurt him. Heavy watermelons would have hurt him a lot!
Let us think — Page 82B. Think and say.
A farmer can also grow grains, dals, vegetables, cotton, sugarcane and flowers.
Yes, there are many women farmers. In India, women work on farms every day.
Let us learn — Page 83A. The words heavy and light are opposite in meaning. Write the opposite of the underlined word.
thin book
The opposite of thick is thin. A thick book has many pages. A thin book has only a few pages.
short journey
The opposite of long is short. A long journey takes many hours. A short journey takes only a little time.
hard rock
The opposite of soft is hard. Cotton is soft when you press it. A rock stays hard.
fast rabbit
The opposite of slow is fast. A tortoise walks slowly. A rabbit runs fast.
All four answers: thin book, short journey, hard rock, fast rabbit.
Let us learn — Page 83B. Read the sentences.
The ball is round.
The tables are brown.
Read both lines aloud. Look at the two words in dark letters.
| Sentence | How many? | Word used |
|---|---|---|
| The ball is round. | one ball | is |
| The tables are brown. | more than one table | are |
The rule: We use is for one thing. We use are for two or more things.
Let us learn — Page 84C. Fill in the blanks with ‘is’ or ‘are’. (The book prints a small picture beside each sentence. The picture does not decide the answer — the word before the blank does.)
There are animals in the jungle.
The word animals means more than one animal. For many things we use are.
The table is made of wood.
Here we are talking about one table. For one thing we use is.
These mangoes are sweet.
The word mangoes means many mangoes. So we use are.
Raghuram is a tall boy.
Raghuram is the name of one boy. For one person we use is.
The toys are on the shelf.
Toys means more than one toy. So we use are.
The book is on the table.
There is only one book here. For one thing we use is.
The girls are at the shop.
The word girls means more than one girl. So we use are.
The car is on the road.
There is only one car. For one thing we use is.
All eight answers together: are, is, are, is, are, is, are, is.
Let us listen — Page 85Aachoo! (poem). The book prints this poem for listening and gives no questions. The questions below have been added for practice.
Got a mighty cold.
It went to buy a handkerchief,
Where handkerchiefs were sold.
“A hanky for an elephant?”
The sales girl was surprised,
“Sorry sir but we don’t have
A handkerchief that size.”
“AACHOO!” said the elephant.
And shook its mighty head,
“Forget about the handkerchief
Give me a sheet instead.”
The poem is about a mighty elephant with a mighty cold. No shop had a handkerchief big enough for it. So it asked for a sheet instead!
She was surprised because an elephant came to buy a handkerchief!
She asked, “A hanky for an elephant?” Then she said, “Sorry sir but we don’t have a handkerchief that size.”
The elephant asked for a sheet.
An elephant’s nose is its long trunk. A handkerchief is far too small for it. A sheet is big enough.
It said, “Forget about the handkerchief
Give me a sheet instead.”
Words that sound alike at the end are called rhyming words.
- cold — sold
- head — instead
- surprised — size (these two sound nearly alike)
Let us speak — Page 86Imagine you are visiting the Big Elephant. You know that the elephant has a cold.
Pictures on page 86: The Big Elephant sits at a small table. It has a cloth tied round its head and a shawl over its back. A bottle of medicine stands on the table. Beside the question the book shows a heap of fruits: bananas, oranges, grapes, mangoes, cherries and a watermelon.
Let us write — Page 86Chandu’s Fruit Salad
| ( ) | Chandu’s slip of paper |
|---|---|
| ( ) | Next, I put in papaya cubes. |
| ( ) | Mother cuts some fruits for me. |
| ( ) | First I take some banana slices. |
| ( ) | Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt. |
| ( ) | Then I add the apple slices. |
| ( ) | Then I mix them all. |
| ( ) | After that I add some grapes from a bunch. |
Numbers in the brackets:
| ( ) | Chandu’s slip of paper |
|---|---|
| ( 4 ) | Next, I put in papaya cubes. |
| ( 1 ) | Mother cuts some fruits for me. |
| ( 2 ) | First I take some banana slices. |
| ( 7 ) | Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt. |
| ( 3 ) | Then I add the apple slices. |
| ( 6 ) | Then I mix them all. |
| ( 5 ) | After that I add some grapes from a bunch. |
The steps in the right order:
- Mother cuts some fruits for me.
- First I take some banana slices.
- Then I add the apple slices.
- Next, I put in papaya cubes.
- After that I add some grapes from a bunch.
- Then I mix them all.
- Finally, I squeeze a lemon on it, adding a pinch of salt.
Let us explore — Page 87A. Find fruits in the grid given below.
| S | M | F | X | C | U | D | M |
| P | A | P | A | Y | A | H | G |
| E | N | G | K | S | B | T | U |
| A | G | R | A | P | E | S | A |
| R | O | Z | D | H | Y | L | V |
| A | X | B | A | N | A | N | A |
| Z | P | E | A | C | H | O | G |
| P | L | U | M | H | Q | P | W |
The eight fruit names to find: MANGO, PAPAYA, GRAPES, BANANA, GUAVA, PLUM, PEACH, PEAR.
All eight fruits are in the grid. Some go across and some go down. They are marked in the grid below.
| S | M | F | X | C | U | D | M |
| P | A | P | A | Y | A | H | G |
| E | N | G | K | S | B | T | U |
| A | G | R | A | P | E | S | A |
| R | O | Z | D | H | Y | L | V |
| A | X | B | A | N | A | N | A |
| Z | P | E | A | C | H | O | G |
| P | L | U | M | H | Q | P | W |
Where each fruit hides:
| Fruit | Across or down | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| PAPAYA | across | Row 2, from the first letter |
| GRAPES | across | Row 4, from the second letter |
| BANANA | across | Row 6, from the third letter |
| PEACH | across | Row 7, from the second letter |
| PLUM | across | Row 8, from the first letter |
| MANGO | down | Column 2, from the top row |
| PEAR | down | Column 1, from the second row |
| GUAVA | down | Column 8, from the second row |
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- Next: Chapter 9 Madhu's Wish
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NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Santoor Chapter 8 Thank God! – Overview
| Class | Class 3 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Santoor |
| Chapter | 8 – Thank God! |
| Textbook pages | 78 – 87 |
| Questions solved | 32 |
| Session | 2027 |
| Format | Full answers on this page + PDF |
NCERT Solutions Class 3 English Chapter 8 – FAQs
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Is this for the 2027 session?
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How many questions are solved in NCERT Class 3 English Chapter 8?
All 32 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 78 – 87) – the in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises.
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