Maharashtra Board Textbook Solutions for Standard Three

Lesson 23 – The Two Merchants of Seri

brass: bright yellow metal made by combining copper and zinc. 

tinware: things of tin, a metal. 

riches: wealth, valuable things. 

crafty: cunning, clever but dishonest. 

begged: requested.

wares: articles or things for sale.

Things to do

1. Copy the following words carefully:

    • exchanged 
    • granddaughter
    • immediately
    • words
    • enough 
    • dishonesty

2. Write the opposites of the following

buy

Ans: sell

 

poor

Ans: rich

 

honest

Ans: dishonest

 

high

Ans: low

 

pleasant 

Ans: unpleasant 

 

worthless

Ans: valuable 

 

everything

Ans: nothing

 

ever

Ans: never

3. Find the names of the following metals from the lesson.

b ____

Ans: brass

 

t ____

Ans: tin

 

g ____

Ans: gold

 

c ____

Ans: copper

 

Now, write the names of three more metals.

Ans: Aluminium, iron, silver.

4. Read aloud the conversations in the story. Enact the story.

Ans: Students must do this on their own.

5. What do we learn from this story?

Ans: We learn from this story that honesty is the best policy. Dishonesty and greed never win. Honesty always wins.