Question 1:
Do you like to eat with others ?
Answer:
Yes, I like to eat with others.
Question 2:
On what occasions do you eat together with your friends ?
Answer:
On festivals and in parties.
Question 3:
Have you ever had a party in your class ? When ? What all did you do to arrange a party ?
Answer:
Yes. A party was arranged on the day of ‘‘Basant Panchmi’’. Everyone in the class brought cooked food and other eatables. We ate together and enjoyed a lot. We sang and danced together.
Question 4:
What did you and your classmates bring to the party ?
Answer:
I and my classmates brought cooked food and other eatables such as cake, pastries, samosa and cold drink to the party. We also brought buntings and balloons.
Question 5:
What all did you eat ?
Answer:
We all ate cake, pastries, samosa, food, brought from home and cold drink.
Question 6:
Who were the people you invited for the party ?
Answer:
We invited seniors, teachers and parents to the party.
Question 7:
Were there some people who work in your school, whom you could not invite ? Who were these people ?
Answer:
Yes, we did not invite the clerical staff to the party.
Question 8:
Did you wear any special dress for the party ?
Answer:
No, we did not wear any special dress for the party. All were wearing gorgeous clothes.
Question 9:
What are the things that you can do to make the party greater fun for everyone ? Discuss.
Answer:
We can invite the physically challanged children to the party to make it a greater fun for everyone.
Question 10:
Where is the festival of Bihu celebrated ?
Answer:
It is celebrated in Assam.
Question 11:
Which are the festivals you celebrate together with other families ?
Answer:
Bihu, Holi and Diwali etc. are the festivals we celebrate with other families.
Question 12:
Does everyone cook and eat together on such festivals ?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 13:
What are some of the special dishes that are cooked ? How are they cooked ?
Answer:
It is cheva rice. At first water is boiled in a big vessel (tao). Then Kadhahi containing soaked rice is put in tao. It is then covered with banana leaves. After sometime it will be found that cheva rice have been cooked. It is now ready to serve.
Question 14:
Are some special vessels used for cooking these items ? What are they ?
Answer:
Yes, Kadahi and tao are some special vessels used for cooking these items
Question 15:
Which is the biggest vessel that is used ? Can you draw a picture of it ? Can you guess how many people can eat the food that is cooked in it at one time ?
Answer:
Tao and Kadahi.In these vessels, food can be cooked at one time for about 300 people.
Question 16:
Can you guess how many people must have eaten together in the village feast ?
Answer:
About 300 people must have eaten together in a village feast.
Question 17:
Have you ever seen the bihu dance. Did you like it ?
Answer:
Yes, I like it very much.
Question 18:
Do you wear clothes of some special colours on some festivals ? Make a picture of these clothes in your notebook ?
Answer:
On Bihu festival, women are dressed up in pat and Muga mekhala-chador. On the other hand, men are dressed in white Dhoti and red pat.
Question 19:
Are there special songs that are sung at different festivals in your place ? Learn some of these songs and sing them in the class.
Answer:
Yes, as on Bihu when Mezi is lighted (put on fire) all sing and dance together while on Lohri festival a special song ‘‘Sunder Mundriye, Tera Kaon Vichara’’ is sung.
Question 20:
When you meet friends of your own age do you do anything special-like play a game, chat or watch a movie ? What else do you do ?
Answer:
We sit together and chat and thereafter play some game.
Question 21:
What time is the meal served ?
Answer:
After four periods.
Question 22:
What do you get in the meal at school ?
Answer:
Chapati, mix vegetable, dal, salad and rice-curry.
Question 23:
Do you like the mid-day meal that you get ?
Answer:
Yes, I like it.
Question 24:
Is the food that you get enough for you ?
Answer:
Yes, it is enough.
Question 25:
Do you bring your own plate, or do you get it in school ?
Answer:
I get plate in the school.
Question 26:
Who serves the food ?
Answer:
Class teacher with the help of a peon
Question 27:
Do your teachers eat with you?
Answer:
Yes.
Question 28:
Is the week’s meenu put up on the school board ?
Answer:
Yes, the week’s menu is put up on the school board.
Question 29:
What will you get on Wednesday and Friday ?
Answer:
Chapati, Matar Paneer and Halwa.
Question 30:
If you got a chance to change the menu for the meal in your school, what would you like to change ? What would you like to eat ? Make your own menu.
Answer:
| S.No. | Day | Food Items |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Monday | Dal, Bhat and Salad |
| 2. | Wednesday | Roti, Dal and Mix vegetable |
| 3. | Friday | Roti, Dal Makhni. |
Question 31:
If you do not get food in the school, find out why ?
Answer:
t may either due to non-receipt of funds or the teacher incharge has not come to school for some reasons beyond his control.
Question 32:
Where will you lodge your complaint about the mid day meal ?
Answer:
Do yourself.
Question 33:
Find out the toll free phone number, the website or e-mail address to make a complaint ?
Answer:
Do yourself.