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NCERT Solutions Poorvi Chapter 3 Neem Baba — Let us speak

Book page 83 Updated on2026-09-05

Q1.
Collect dry leaves of four different trees and plants around you. Make one card as given below. On the top, draw the shape of the leaf looking at the dry leaf and colour it. Inside the card, write the name of the tree/plant the leaf is taken from and one of its uses.
Answer

How to make the card:

  1. Fold a sheet of thick paper in half so that it opens like a greeting card.
  2. Place the dry leaf on the front and trace around its edge with a pencil. Draw in the mid-rib and the veins, then colour it.
  3. Do not write the name outside — the whole game depends on the name being hidden.
  4. Inside the card write two lines: the name of the tree or plant, and one use of it.
Sample cards:
  • Neem — its twigs are used to clean the teeth and its leaves keep insects away from clothes.
  • Tulsi — its leaves are boiled in tea to give relief from cough and cold.
  • Mango — its leaves are tied at the door as a toran on festival days; the tree gives us fruit and shade.
  • Banana — its big leaves are used as plates for serving food.
Choose leaves that look different: a long thin neem leaflet, a small round tulsi leaf, a long pointed mango leaf and a huge banana leaf. If all four look alike, no one can guess them.
Q2.
Now, speak about the whole process of making the card in front of the class.
Answer

Describe the process in order, using sequence words — first, then, after that, next, finally. Keep it to five or six sentences and hold the card up while you speak.

Sample answer: “First I collected four dry leaves from the trees near my house. Then I took a sheet of thick paper and folded it into a card. After that I placed the neem leaf on the front and traced its shape with a pencil. Next I drew the veins carefully and coloured the leaf green. Finally I opened the card and wrote inside it the name of the tree and one of its uses — that neem twigs are used to clean our teeth.”

Tip: Speak slowly and look at the class, not at the card. Practise once at home in front of a mirror.
Q3.
Ask your classmates to identify the leaf and tell them one of its uses. After they answer, open the card, and share what you have written.
Answer

Turn this into a guessing game with three simple steps.

  1. Show the closed card and ask, “Which tree does this leaf come from?” Let three or four classmates guess.
  2. Give one clue if nobody gets it — “This leaf is very bitter,” or “We tie these leaves at our door on festivals.”
  3. Open the card and read out the name and the use. Ask the class whether they know any other use of the same tree.
Sample exchange:
You: “Which tree does this small round leaf belong to?”
Classmate: “Is it tulsi?”
You: “Yes! Do you know one use of tulsi?”
Classmate: “We put its leaves in tea.”
You (opening the card): “That's right — Tulsi: its leaves are boiled in tea to give relief from cough and cold.”
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