Chapter 16: Games We Play
खेल-खेल में (पारंपरिक भारतीय खेल, स्टापू, सानिया मिर्ज़ा एवं शतरंज)
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- Traditional Indian Street Games: Stapoo (Hopscotch / किट-किट using chalked numbered squares and a marker stone called *Thippi*), Gilli-Danda, Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, Seven Tiles (Pithoo / सितोलिया), Marbles (*कंचे*), Flying Kites (*पतंगबाज़ी*), and Wrestling (*कुश्ती*).
- Indoor Mind Games: Chess (*शतरंज*), Ludo, Carrom, Playing Cards (*ताश*), and House-House (*घर-घर*).
- Sports Heroes & Gender Role Models: Children discuss **Sania Mirza** (international tennis star), realizing that girls can excel in rigorous global professional athletics.
- Trap: What is the marker stone used in the hopscotch game 'Stapoo' called? Correct: **Thippi (ठिप्पी)**.
- Trap: Games teach cooperation, rule-following, conflict resolution, and motor agility without discrimination.
NCERT Core Facts: Indigenous Sports, Cooperative Play & Athletic Icons
NCERT Class 3 Chapter 16 celebrates community play culture across generations.
1. How to Play 'Stapoo' (Hopscotch)
- Children draw boxes numbered 1 to 8 on the ground with chalk.
- A flat stone marker called a Thippi (ठिप्पी) is thrown into box 1.
- The player hops on one leg through boxes 2 to 8 without stepping on chalk boundaries or putting two feet down (except in double boxes 4–5 and 7–8).
- Chachi (Aunt) joins the children, recounting childhood games of Kabbadi, Gilli-Danda, and Pithoo.
2. Breaking Gender Barriers in Athletics
- Children recognize photograph of Sania Mirza holding a tennis racket.
- Even though she does not play street cricket or kabbadi, her discipline, stamina, and international championships inspire girls to pursue competitive athletics.
Test Your Mastery: Games We Play
Authentic CBSE exam questions tested directly from this NCERT chapter.
In the traditional Indian children's street game of 'Stapoo' (Hopscotch) described in NCERT Class 3, what is the stone marker tossed into the numbered squares called?
एनसीईआरटी कक्षा 3 में वर्णित पारंपरिक खेल 'स्टापू' में खानों के अंदर फेंकी जाने वाली चपटी गिट्टी को क्या कहा जाता है?
Which of the following is a classic indoor board game requiring deep tactical thinking on a checkered grid of 64 squares?
64 खानों वाले बोर्ड पर रणनीतिक सोच के साथ खेला जाने वाला प्रसिद्ध इंडोर खेल कौन-सा है?
What is the small stone marker thrown in the game of 'Stapoo' called?
A Thippi (ठिप्पी).
Which Indian female tennis icon is featured in NCERT Class 3 Chapter 16?
Sania Mirza.