Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 3 (CBSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Celebrating Festivals
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Which of these is an Indian festival? [1]
(A) Diwali
(B) Only Monday
(C) Only summer
(D) Only rain
2. What do harvest festivals celebrate? [1]
(A) Seasonal changes and crops
(B) Nothing
(C) Only rain
(D) Only winter
3. Which of these is a harvest festival? [1]
(A) Pongal
(B) Diwali
(C) Eid
(D) Christmas
4. What do festivals commonly involve? [1]
(A) Family gatherings and special foods
(B) Nothing special
(C) Only silence
(D) Only school
5. What does learning about festivals help us do? [1]
(A) Respect diverse cultures
(B) Ignore cultures
(C) Confuse traditions
(D) Nothing useful
6. What do festivals encourage among communities? [1]
(A) Unity
(B) Division
(C) Conflict
(D) Nothing
7. Which festival is associated with lights? [1]
(A) Diwali
(B) Holi
(C) Eid
(D) Christmas
8. Which festival is associated with colours? [1]
(A) Holi
(B) Diwali
(C) Eid
(D) Christmas
9. What does Diwali commemorate? [1]
(A) The return of Lord Rama
(B) A harvest only
(C) A birthday
(D) A new year only
10. What does Eid mark the end of? [1]
(A) Ramadan fasting
(B) Summer
(C) Winter
(D) School year
11. What do harvest festivals express? [1]
(A) Gratitude for a good crop
(B) Nothing
(C) Fear of farming
(D) Dislike of nature
12. What do festivals strengthen? [1]
(A) Family and community bonds
(B) Nothing
(C) Only individual identity
(D) Distance between people
13. What happens when people gather for festivals? [1]
(A) They share meals and celebrate together
(B) They avoid each other
(C) They argue
(D) Nothing happens
14. What do festivals pass down? [1]
(A) Traditions and cultural values
(B) Nothing important
(C) Only food recipes
(D) Only clothing styles
15. Why is celebrating festivals important for heritage? [1]
(A) It keeps cultural heritage alive
(B) No reason
(C) It has no connection to heritage
(D) It erases heritage
16. What is one reason festivals are celebrated? [1]
(A) To honour traditions and express gratitude
(B) No reason at all
(C) Only for holidays from school
(D) Only for gifts