NCERT Solutions for Class 3 Environmental Studies Chapter 7 - Foods We Eat

Question 1:

Now on the blackboard write the names of all the food items that you have written on your plate.

Answer:

Chapati, Dal, Salad, Kheer, Pickle, Rice.

Question 2:

Did all the children in the class eat the same food items yesterday ? Why ?

Answer:

No, all children in the class did not eat the same food items because they belong to different regions and have different food habits.

Question 3:

You must have noticed that in the picture (Page 38 of Textbook) there is one child in whose house no food was cooked. What could be the reason ?

Answer:

The probable reasons may be :
(i) Her mother may not be at home.
(ii) Her father might not have earned a penny yesterday.
(iii) There were no food items at home.

Question 4:

Has it ever happened to you that on some day you were very hungry but there was nothing to eat ? If yes, why ?

Answer:

Yes, mother was bed ridden with fever and had not prepared anything.

Question 5:

How do you know you are hungry ?

Answer:

When I feel lazy and my stomach is empty, I am hungry.

Question 6:

How do you feel when you are hungry ?

Answer:

When I am hungry, I feel weakness.

Question 7:

Why was Dadi not able to climb the stairs quickly ?

Answer:

Dadi was old enough.

Question 8:

How does Dadi like to have her dal ?

Answer:

Dadi likes to have sugar in her dal.

Question 9:

How many persons in the story can eat bhutta easily and why ?

Answer:

Vipul, Mani and Vipul’s mother can eat bhutta easily as they all are young and have strong teeth.

Question 10:

Can all old people eat bhutta ? Why ?

Answer:

No, all old people cannot eat bhutta because they have either lost their teeth or their teeth are not strong enough.

Question 11:

For four months Chhutki will have only her Mother’s milk. That is her only food. Why ?

Answer:

Chhutki is in her infancy and she has no teeth.

Question 12:

Write the names of some food items that you have never eaten before but feel like eating.

Answer:

Camel’s milk, leaves of ani, chapati made of Bajra, Sarson ka saag, Lotus stem, Amla are some of the food items that I have never eaten before but I feel like eating them.