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GRADE 3                                                                                                Start Up G.K



 23  Common comparisons   24  Indian colours



 Simile compares two things that are not the same, but have similar   People in India wear different  traditional dresses. The names of the

 features.  dresses are given below.

 Read the clues given below and complete the similes.  Read the clues and name the states to which these dresses belong.


 1.  As brave as a    (king of the jungle).  1.   Pakhi wears a long woollen kurta called

                 ‘phiran’. She belongs to                                   .
 2.  As busy as a    (she collects nectar from flowers).

            2.   Simmi wears a salwar kameez with
 3.  As cool as a    (a green vegetable used in salads).  a phulkari dupatta. She belongs to


 4.  As free as a    (flies in the sky with wings open).  .


 5.   As fresh as a    (beautiful flower in different   3.   Radha wears a 9-yard saree with a big nose

 shapes, sizes and colours).  ring. She belongs to                    .


 6.  As light as a    (birds have it).  4.   Dipa wears a mekhla-chadar, which is a
                 colourful skirt and pleated top. She belongs

 7.  As old as the    (small mountains).  to   .


 8.  As slippery as a    (swims in water).       5.   Baldev wears a dhoti and angarkha,
                                                      which is a loose kurta. He also wears
 9.   As smooth as    (soft cloth, made by the silkworm   a colourful turban. He belongs to

 larvae).                                                                    .


 10. As wise as an    (a bird which is active at night).  6.   Aadi wears a shirt and a mundu, which
                                                      is a white cotton cloth with a golden
 11. As black as    (black rock found in mines).      border. He belongs to                                  .


 12. As sweet as    (sweet food made by bees).   7.   Thikung wears a silk kho (cloak like

                                                      garment) with loose trousers. He
                                                      belongs to                             .
 Info-bites

 Worker bees are all female bees. They work hard to
 collect nectar from flowers. But one bee makes only   Assam  Rajasthan  Maharashtra  Jammu and
 1/12  of a teaspoon of honey in its entire life.  Kerala  Sikkim  Punjab         Kashmir
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