Paper Boats tells the story of Meena floating colourful paper boats down a stream near a bamboo bridge when a naughty boy starts overturning them for fun. Instead of fighting, Meena discovers that the boy simply wants to play too and does not know how to fold a boat—so she patiently teaches him to fold coloured paper into boats, and they happily sail their boats together.
What Class 3 English Chapter 6 Covers
Empathy and Friendship: How Meena turns a conflict into friendship by teaching the boy how to fold paper boats
Pronouns (He, She, It, They): Replacing repeated naming words with suitable pronouns
Position Words (In, On, Under, Near): Describing where objects and people are in a picture
Step-by-Step Instructions: Following and writing sequence steps to fold a paper boat
Exercises in Chapter 6
- Let us think & Let us speak (Pages 60–61): Answer why the boy overturned the boats and how Meena helped him.
- Let us learn, Let us do & Let us write (Pages 62–68): Fill in pronouns (he/she/it/they), fold a paper boat and describe the park picture using prepositions.
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FAQ
Why was the boy overturning Meena’s paper boats?
He thought it was fun at first, and he also wanted to play with paper boats but did not know how to fold them.
How did Meena solve the problem?
Meena gave the boy coloured paper and taught him step-by-step how to fold and make his own paper boats.