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GRADE 3 Start Up G.K

10 In short 11 Below the earth

In the following sentences some words are shaded in yellow. They I. Match the definitions to the correct terms.

are the short forms of some bigger words.

Can you write the full words? 1.. Outermost layer of the earth made a. gravel
of rock, sand, silt and humus.

1. Samar jogs for half a km everyday. 2. Made of small grains and does not b. top soil

hold water well.

2. The Jr. team of St.Paul’s High School won 3. Small pieces of rock mixed with c. bed
the volleyball tournament. soil. rock
4. Top layer of the soil that we see
everyday. Plant roots are found d. humus
3. Rahul’s grandmother passed away last week. here.
We prayed for her soul to RIP.
5. Tiny particles of soil that holds e. sub soil
water well.

4. Avni has put on 3 kgs of weight in a month. 6. Decayed remains of anything that

was once alive. Adds nutrients to f. soil

5. Before joining the scouts camp, Rehan was the soil.
asked to submit an ID proof. 7. Middle layer of soil, made up of g. erosion

many layers of rocks.
6. When the bank is closed, my father uses an
ATM to withdraw cash. 8. Bottom layer of soil, made up of h. sand
many layers of rocks.
7. The hospital was asked to send help as ASAP. 9. Made up of many small broken

pieces of rocks. Larger than clay i. clay

8. The train arrived 4 hrs late at the station. and smaller than sand.

10. Movement of rocks and soil by wind, j. silt
water, people and animals.

Kilograms Kilometre Junior Info-bites

Hours As Soon as Possible Identification A small patch of soil, just 1 square metre in area can
hold a billion living things. These include insects,
Automated Teller Machine Rest in Peace spiders, worms, centipedes, mites, fungi and tens of

thousands of bacteria!

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