CLASS – 3 SUBJECT – HISTORY TOPIC – THEY SHOWED US THE WAY

Long ago India was ruled by the British. The British wanted to keep India poor and backward. This made the Indians very unhappy. Many Indians fought for India’s freedom from the British people. Many Indian people died too. On 15th August 1947 India finally became a free country. We remember the leaders who helped India become an independent country. We remember the leaders who helped India become an independent country. Some of them are Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Vallabhbhai Patel and there are many more leaders. They protested peacefully, refused to pay taxes to the British government and refused to buy, sell and use the British made goods and also they reused to work in offices run by the British. We have learnt a lot from our leaders. They have taught us to work hard, lead to simple life, live peacefully, treat everyone equally, to feel proud of India’s art and culture and to fight for our rights.

QUESTION 1: Name them:

1. The people of a place called Great Britain ______. 2. The year India became independent ______. 3. Every year on 15th August we celebrate ______. 4. Gandhiji was fondly called ______. 5. Sardar means ______. 6. A book of poems written by Sarojini Naidu ______. 7. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was fondly called ______. 8. He was born into a poor family ______. 9. He was born on January 23rd 1897 ______. 10. He organized Satyaghrahas in Gujarat ______.

QUESTION 2: Choose the correct answer:

1. Vallabhbhai Patel / Mahatma Gandhi – worked as a lawyer in South Africa ______2. Subhas Chandra Bose / Sarojini Naidu – was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi ______3. Mahatma Gandhi / Jawaharlal Nehru – became the first Prime Minister of India ______4. B.R. Ambedkar / Sarojini Naidu – was born on 14th April 1891______5. Jawaharlal Nehru / Subhas Chandra Bose – became the leader of Indian National Army ______6. Sardar / Bapu means leader ______.

QUESTION 3:

Assignment – Pgs 80 and 81 Exercises A,B,C,D,E