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NCERT
SOLUTIONS
CLASS - 3rd
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Class : 3rd
Subject : Environmental-Studies
Chapter : 6
Chapter Name : Foods We Eat
Q1 What did you eat yesterday? Write it on the plate.
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Q2 Now on the blackboard write the names of all the food items that you have written on your plate.
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Q3 Did all the children in the class eat the same food items yesterday? Why?
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Q4 You must have noticed that in the picture there is one child in whose house no food was cooked.
What could be the reason?
Answer. There could be one or multiple reasons for it. These can be:
i. The family of the child is poor and they could not afford to buy food items from the market.
ii. The family member who usually cooks food was not well.
iii. The fuel used for cooking could have been exhausted.
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Q5 Has it ever happened to you that on some day you were very hungry but there was nothing to eat? If
yes, why?
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Q6 How do you know that you are hungry?
Answer. When I am hungry, I crave for food and feel a slight pain in my stomach.
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Q7 How do you feel when you are hungry?
Answer. I feel like eating anything edible when I am hungry
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Q1 Why was Dadi not able to climb the stairs quickly?
Answer. Dadi was not able to climb the stairs quickly because she was old and weak.
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Q2 How does Dadi like to have her dal?
Answer. Dadi is old and her teeth has become weak. So, she eats food that is easy to chew and bite. Dadi
likes to have some sugar in her dal. She dips her chappatis in the dal so that it becomes soft and can be
eaten easily by her.
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Q3 How many persons in the story can eat bhutta easily and why?
Answer. Three persons in the story can eat bhutta easily. They are Vipul, his mother and his mami.They
can eat bhutta easily as they have strong teeth. Dadi is old and has weak teeth, while chhutki is too
young and does not have teeth. So, Dadi and chhutki cannot eat bhutta.
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Q4 Can all old people eat bhutta? Why?
Answer. No, all old people cannot eat bhutta. This is because, in most cases, the teeth become weak in
old age.
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Q5 For four months Chhutki will have only her mother’s milk. That is her only food. Why?
Answer. Chhutki is a four month old baby and has no teeth. Her digestive system is not strong enough to
digest other food products such as cow’s milk. The immune system of Chhutki is also not well
developed as she is an infant.
Mother’s milk is the only food for Chhutki as it is the best source of nutrition for all the babies. It
contains all nutrient in proper amount required by baby. It is rich in carbohydrates, proteins, fats,
vitamins, etc. and also protect the baby from diseases.
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Q6 Ask your elders and fill in the table.
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Q7 Put on the things that you eat often.
Rice
wheat
barley
oats
maize
millet
kappa (tapioca)
ragi
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Q8 Find out where each of these things is eaten more.
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Q9 We not only eat different things but we also use the same things to prepare a variety of food items.
Find out and write what all can be prepared from rice and wheat.
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Q1 Write the names of three food items you like to eat and three that you dislike.
Like _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
Dislike _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________
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Q2 Are your likes and dislikes similar to that of
♦ your family members?
♦ your friends?
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Q3 What are the reasons that decide what we eat? Put a ‘✔’ on them. Add to the list.
♦ What is easily available.
♦ What we can buy.
♦ Customs and traditions.
♦ ____________________
Answer. ♦ What is easily available. ✔
♦ What we can buy. ✔
♦ Customs and traditions.
♦ What keeps us healthy. ✔
♦ The climate we live in. ✔
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Q4 Names of some things are given below. Put a ‘✔’ on the things that can be eaten. If there is anything
about which you are not sure ask your teacher.
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Q5 Write the names of some food items that you have never eaten before but feel like eating.
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