Unit 2 · Toys and Games · NCERT Class 3 Santoor

Talking Toys

A make-believe story where toys chat. We only name the story — every example here is our own — and use it to learn how a story shows talking: conversations, speech marks, and the question mark and exclamation mark. Tap each idea to begin.

👥 3 topics⏱ ~12 min📝 8-question quiz

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How a story shows talking

When characters speak, special marks help us. Tap each idea to see how.

Explore · Talking in a storytap an idea

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The three big ideas

A conversation — when two characters talk to each other, taking turns.
It tells us a lot — their words show how they feel and what they are like.
Make-believe — in a story, even toys can talk, because the writer uses imagination.

Speech marks — the marks “ ” go around the words a character actually says.
Example — The teddy said, “Let us play hide and seek.”
Why they help — they show exactly who said what, so the talking is easy to follow.

Where do the speech marks go? The doll said Good morning.

Around the spoken words: The doll said, “Good morning.” Now we know those were the doll’s words.

Question mark (?) — ends a sentence that asks: “Where is my ball?”
Exclamation mark (!) — shows strong feeling: “What fun!”, “Watch out!”
Full stop (.) — ends a plain telling sentence: “The toy is on the shelf.”

Tip: the end mark changes the feeling. “We are playing.” is calm; “We are playing!” is excited; “Are we playing?” is a question.

Where you'll meet it

Talking on the page

Reading a story aloud

Speech marks tell you when to use a character’s voice. The ? and ! tell you when to sound curious or excited.

Writing your own little play

Give your toys lines to say inside speech marks, add a ? when they ask and a ! when they cheer, and you have written a scene.

Texting and notes

Knowing when to use a question mark or an exclamation mark helps your messages say exactly what you mean.

Check yourself

Skill quiz

Eight quick questions that check the skill — speech marks, question and exclamation marks, and reading what characters say — not just remembering the story.

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