Class 3 Understanding Poem on The Busy Bee
Class 3 Understanding Poem on The Busy Bee
The Little Worker: Understanding the Poem “How Doth the Little Busy Bee” – Reading Comprehension for Grade 3
This Grade 3 worksheet, brings Isaac Watts’ timeless poem “How Doth the Little Busy Bee” to life. The poem praises the bee’s hard work and cleverness, inspiring children to use their time wisely and stay active in good work. Through vivid imagery and rhythm, learners understand the value of diligence and productivity in everyday life.
Why Reading Comprehension Matters in Grammar?
Poem reading helps children connect moral lessons with language learning. For Grade 3 learners, this worksheet helps:
1. Develop focus, responsibility, and time management through moral reading.
2. Build vocabulary with words like labor, skill, and busy.
3. Strengthen grammar through understanding action words and rhyming patterns.
4. Encourage positive habits of learning and helping others.
What’s Inside This Worksheet?
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
Students identify the poem’s main subject, the bee’s actions, and the poet’s message.
Exercise 2 – Short Answer Questions
Learners describe what the bee collects, why it is called busy, and what children should learn from it.
Exercise 3 – Critical Thinking & Vocabulary
Students reflect on the benefits of work, the danger of idleness, and find a synonym for “labours.”
✅ Answer Key (For Parents & Educators)
Exercise 1 – Multiple Choice Questions
1. b) A bee
2. c) Honey
3. b) Work and use time well
Exercise 2 – Short Answers
1. The bee collects nectar and honey all day.
2. It is called busy because it works all the time.
3. Children should learn to be hardworking and active.
Exercise 3 – Long Answers
1. Work brings goodness because it helps create and improve life, like how the bee makes honey.
2. People who stay idle waste time and may end up doing wrong things.
3. Time should be used wisely to learn, play, and do good deeds.
4. Synonym for “labours”: works.
Inspire hard work and smart habits with this delightful Understanding Poem on The Busy Bee worksheet—where learning buzzes with meaning!
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Frequently Asked Questions
They teach that steady effort and patience lead to success while improving English reading skills.
Talk about how hard work helps in school and life, reinforcing moral understanding.
It builds focus, curiosity, and discipline while making reading practice enjoyable.
