Best Friends is an imaginative story about four shapes—Circle, Square, Triangle and Rectangle—who argue over which of them is the best. A wise star settles their quarrel by showing that while each shape is special on its own, when they work together as best friends they can create wonderful pictures of houses, trees, trains and caterpillars.
What Class 3 English Chapter 3 Covers
Characteristics of Shapes: Circle (round, no sharp edges), Square (four equal sides), Triangle (three sides, like mountains) and Rectangle (four sides, two long and two short)
The Wise Star’s Lesson: Why cooperation and friendship create beauty beyond competition
Grammar — Use of ‘a’ and ‘an’: Using ‘an’ before vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) and ‘a’ before consonant sounds
Plural Nouns and Shape Art: Forming plurals (friend–friends, sweet–sweets) and drawing pictures using all four shapes
Exercises in Chapter 3
- Let us think & Let us speak (Pages 29–30): Answer who the four friends were, why they fought and who helped them end their fight.
- Let us learn, Let us write & Let us do (Pages 30–35): Fill in ‘a’ and ‘an’, write sentences about shapes and create art using cutouts of circles, squares, triangles and rectangles.
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FAQ
Why were Circle, Square, Triangle and Rectangle fighting?
Each shape claimed that it was the best and most beautiful shape of all.
What did the wise star tell the four shapes?
The star told them that if they stayed together as friends instead of fighting, they could combine to make the most beautiful pictures.