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Class 3 The World Around Us — The food we eat

Work out which part of a plant a vegetable is, tell plant foods from animal foods, and say why a plate with many things on it beats a plate with two.

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  1. 1.Tap the part of this carrot plant that ends up on your plate.

    Write the number of the part.

    12

  2. 2.Which fruits does the chapter give as coming in the summer?

    • a) Apples and pears
    • b) Guavas and oranges
    • c) Sapotas and bananas
    • d) Mangoes and melons

  3. 3.What did the champion runner tell Shirin to do?

    • a) Practise less and rest more
    • b) Eat much larger meals than before
    • c) Eat a wider variety of foods, cooked at home
    • d) Give up rice and potatoes completely

  4. 4.Guava, sapota, apple and mango are pictured together. Which part of a plant are they?

    • a) Leaves
    • b) Fruits
    • c) Stems
    • d) Seeds

  5. 5.Which of these lists gives foods the chapter says are taken from animals?

    • a) Carrot, radish and beetroot
    • b) Guava, sapota and mango
    • c) Rice, ragi, jowar and bajra
    • d) Milk, curd, paneer, honey and eggs

  6. 6.Why does the chapter say we drink more nimbu pani, buttermilk and coconut water in summer?

    • a) Because they are cheaper in the summer months
    • b) Because they are harder to find in winter
    • c) Because they are sweeter than plain water
    • d) Because we sweat, and sweating loses water from the body

  7. 7.What did Shirin notice after some months of practising harder and eating a variety of food?

    • a) She had to train at a different time of day
    • b) She felt energetic and healthy, and ran faster than before
    • c) She stopped enjoying rice and potatoes
    • d) She grew tired more quickly in races

  8. 8.What does the chapter say we like to eat and drink when it is cold?

    • a) Aam panna and sugarcane juice
    • b) Warm food, soups and stews, and hot drinks
    • c) Kulfi and ice-cream
    • d) Tender coconut water

Answer key — Class 3 The World Around Us — The food we eat

  1. 1. 2 — The root we eat
  2. 2. d) Mangoes and melons
  3. 3. c) Eat a wider variety of foods, cooked at home
  4. 4. b) Fruits
  5. 5. d) Milk, curd, paneer, honey and eggs
  6. 6. d) Because we sweat, and sweating loses water from the body
  7. 7. b) She felt energetic and healthy, and ran faster than before
  8. 8. b) Warm food, soups and stews, and hot drinks