Maharashtra Board Textbook Solutions for Standard Three

Lesson 14 – I'd Like to Be a Lighthouse

Things to do

1. Answer the following questions with the help of the poem.

(a) What does a lighthouse look like? 

Ans: A lighthouse looks like it’s been scrubbed and painted white.

 

(b) What does a lighthouse do?

Ans: A lighthouse throws a flash of light, which helps the ships find their way safely to the port and also gives warmth if there are dangerous rocks under the sea.

 

(c) What does a lighthouse watch?

Ans: The lighthouse watches the patch of sea around it in order to help the ships sailing there.

2. If you were to be an object, what would you like to be? What would you like to do then? Write about it in short.

Ans: If I were to be an object, I would want to be a book. As a book, I can take people on adventures through my stories, letting my imagination run wild. I would like to be read by different people, learn new things, and bring joy and knowledge to others. Just like how books can inspire and entertain, they’d want to make a positive impact on those who interact with them.