Celebrating Festivals Class 3 EVS Worksheet with Quiz and Activities
NCERT Our Wondrous World Chapter 3: a trip to the Himalayas, spring flowers and festivals, festival food, road signs and the home of snow. On WitKnowLearn you get the Celebrating Festivals Class 3 online quiz, online activities and interactive games, science labs, a virtual lab and a worksheet-style practice sheet, all on one page.
Celebrating Festivals Class 3 Online Quiz
20 questions: 10 easy, 5 average and 5 thinking. Tap an answer and the next question comes up.
Celebrating Festivals Class 3 Activities
👆 Tap a tab to switch: Learn, Games, Labs, Challenges, Virtual Lab and Practice sheet
Celebrating Festivals: the Chapter Story
A short read for Class 3 before you play. These notes are written for this page and are not copied from the textbook.
🚌 The bus ride
Rishi from Jammu travels by bus with his parents to a village near the Himalayas to meet his Mama, Mami and cousins Chiya and Nonikaa. The road has hairpin turns, colourful flowers and tall trees.
🚧 Road signs
Along the way, road signs such as No Parking, Speed Breaker and School Ahead help drivers stay safe.
🌷 The garden
Mamaji receives them at the bus stop. In the garden Rishi sees roses, marigolds and hibiscus, and Nonikaa shows him a tulip. Over lunch they eat haakh with hot rice.
🌸 Spring festivals
Nonikaa tells Rishi about the Kashmir tulip festival. Rishi shares how people in his place put mustard and buransh flowers at doorsteps. Chiya talks about Vishu in Kerala.
🌿 A celebration of nature
Mami explains that spring is a celebration of nature, with bright sunshine, blooming flowers, new grass and new leaves after the harsh winter.
🏔 Other facts
The Himalayas are the home of snow, and Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. In Jharkhand, people celebrate Sarhul in spring.
Celebrating Festivals Class 3 Activities
Read, play and learn about spring festivals, flowers, festival food, road signs and the Himalayas. Earn up to 3 stars in every activity.
Festivals are times of joy, food, flowers and togetherness. This chapter shows how a trip to the mountains becomes a lesson about nature, safe travel and the many ways people celebrate spring in India.
The activities on this page turn each idea into a game. Children sort road signs, pop spring flowers, match foods to festivals, fill gaps from the story and record rules from road signs. Explore more Class 3 EVS worksheets on WitKnowLearn after this chapter.
Words and facts to know
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Buransh | A red spring flower (rhododendron) | Blooms in the hills |
| Haakh | A Kashmiri leafy vegetable dish | Eaten with hot rice |
| Vishu | A new year festival of Kerala | Uses amaltas flowers |
| Himalayas | The mountains of the north | Home of snow |
How to use this page
- Flip the six cards and try the Spring Festival Lab in the Learn tab.
- Play the five games and the five labs to practise each idea.
- Finish the five challenges to collect up to 15 points.
- Take the 20-question online quiz and fill in the practice sheet.
Worked examples
To slow down.
Gujiya.
In Jharkhand.
This Celebrating Festivals worksheet for Class 3 EVS (NCERT Our Wondrous World Chapter 3) gives you online activities and interactive games that turn the chapter into play. Every activity has a goal, a hint and a short fact, so children learn while they enjoy.
Complete Guide: EVS Celebrating Festivals Class 3
This guide is for Class 3 students, parents and teachers who are studying NCERT Our Wondrous World, Chapter 3, Celebrating Festivals. It explains the main ideas in simple words and shows how to use the quiz, labs and games on this page.
Introduction to NCERT Class 3 EVS Chapter 3
Chapter 3 of Our Wondrous World is called Celebrating Festivals and completes Unit 1, Our Families and Communities. A story about a trip to the Himalayas is used to explore spring, flowers, festivals, food and safe travel. This introduction is written for this page and is not copied from the textbook.
What is there in this chapter
- A bus journey with hairpin turns and views of flowers and trees.
- Common road signs and their meanings.
- Spring flowers such as tulip, rose, marigold, hibiscus and buransh.
- Spring festivals such as the tulip festival, Vishu and Sarhul.
- Special foods linked with festivals.
- Facts about the Himalayas and Mount Everest.
Learning objectives (written for this page, not copied from the book)
- Describe a journey and the things seen on the way.
- Read and follow common road signs.
- Name spring flowers and festivals.
- Match festival foods with festivals.
- Understand how festivals bring people together.
Learning outcomes
- The child can name some road signs and say what they mean.
- The child can match foods with festivals.
- The child can say why spring is a celebration of nature.
- The child can name the Himalayas and Mount Everest.
Celebrating Festivals Class 3 resources on this page
| Resource | What it gives |
|---|---|
| Online quiz | 20 questions: 10 easy, 5 average and 5 thinking, with a full review |
| Flip cards | 6 picture cards with one-line rules |
| Spring Festival Lab | A hands-on lab with 3 rounds |
| Games | 5 interactive games |
| Labs | 5 activity labs |
| Virtual Lab | 2 experiments with aim, procedure, observation table and conclusion |
| Challenges | 5 challenges, 15 points in all |
| Practice sheet | A worksheet-style sheet with 16 questions, name and date lines and a live score |
Key facts
| Topic | Key idea |
|---|---|
| Spring | Flowers bloom, grass grows and new leaves appear. |
| Road signs | Give rules and warnings for safety. |
| Festival food | Each festival has a special dish. |
| Himalayas | The home of snow. |
| Sarhul | A spring festival of Jharkhand. |
Types of questions you may see
- Short answers about the story.
- Matching foods with festivals.
- Meanings of road signs.
- Naming flowers and places.
Solved examples
Mama’s wife.
The tulip.
A leafy vegetable dish of Kashmir.
A ritual of sighting auspicious items on the Malayali new year.
School Ahead.
Sadya.
Common mistakes
| Mistake | Correct idea |
|---|---|
| Saying Mount Everest is in India. | Mount Everest lies in Nepal. |
| Ignoring road signs. | Road signs keep everyone safe. |
| Thinking all festivals have the same food. | Each festival has its own special food. |
| Plucking flowers without need. | Enjoy flowers and leave them to bloom. |
Celebrating Festivals in daily life
Children can notice road signs on the way to school, learn the names of local flowers and festivals, and share festival food with neighbours and friends.
Tips for parents and teachers
- Spot and name road signs on a walk or drive.
- Ask elders about local festivals in each season and make a chart.
- Show pictures of the Himalayas and Mount Everest on a map.
- Let children draw signboards for places in school.
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Celebrating Festivals Class 3 FAQs
What is Celebrating Festivals in Class 3 EVS?
Celebrating Festivals is Chapter 3 of the NCERT Class 3 book Our Wondrous World, in Unit 1 Our Families and Communities. Rishi travels to the Himalayas, meets his cousins, discovers spring flowers and learns how festivals are celebrated in different places.
What is the story of Celebrating Festivals about?
Rishi from Jammu travels by bus to visit his Mama, Mami and cousins Chiya and Nonikaa. He sees colourful flowers, learns about tulips, eats haakh with rice and shares spring festivals from Kashmir, Jammu and Kerala.
Who are Mama and Mami?
Mama is the mother's brother, and Mami is Mama's wife. Their children Chiya and Nonikaa are Rishi's cousins.
Which spring festivals are described?
The chapter describes the Kashmir tulip festival, the spring festival of Rishi's place where mustard and buransh flowers are placed at doorsteps, Vishu in Kerala with yellow amaltas flowers, and Sarhul in Jharkhand.
What special foods go with which festivals?
Thekua is made for Chhath Puja, Pitha for Bihu, plum cake for Christmas, gujiya for Holi, sadya for Onam, holige for Ugadi and seviyan for Eid-ul-Fitr.
What road signs are mentioned?
The chapter mentions No Parking, No Horn Please, Speed Breaker, No U-Turn, Men at Work and School Ahead. Road signs give rules and warnings so that travel stays safe.
What are the Himalayas?
The Himalayas are the majestic mountains in the north of India and mean the home of snow. Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world at about 8,848 metres, lies in Nepal.
What is Sarhul?
Sarhul is a spring festival of Jharkhand. People in traditional clothes walk in a procession to the sakhua tree with freshly germinated grains and sakhua flowers, make offerings to the Earth and the Sun, and sing and dance to the dhol and nagada.
Does this page have Celebrating Festivals Class 3 questions and answers?
Yes. The 20-question online quiz ends with a full review that shows the correct answer and a short reason for every question. The practice sheet has 16 questions and a Show answers button.
Which class and book is this worksheet for?
This worksheet is for Class 3 and follows NCERT Our Wondrous World (EVS) Chapter 3, Celebrating Festivals. The learning objectives and all questions are written for this page and are not copied from the textbook.
What can children do on this page?
Children can take the online quiz, play interactive games, try online activities and science labs, finish challenges, do the hands-on Spring Festival Lab, run two virtual experiments and solve a worksheet-style practice sheet. They can earn up to 3 stars in every activity.
What is included on this page?
This page has a 20-question online quiz, 6 flip cards, the Spring Festival Lab, 5 games, 5 labs, 5 challenges, a virtual lab with 2 experiments, a 16-question practice sheet, a chapter story, a topic description, a complete guide, related NCERT Class 3 worksheets and 12 FAQs.
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