DAV Class 3 SST Chapter 3 Question Answer – Our Food

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DAV Class 3 SST Chapter 3 Question Answer – Our Food

DAV Class 3 SST Ch 3 Question Answer – Our Food

Something To Know

A. Tick (✓) the correct option:

Question 1.
What is the food speciality of West Bengal?
(a) Dal-batti-churma
(b) Fish and rice
(c) Gostaba
Answer:
(b) Fish and rice

Question 2.
The staple diet of Punjab is –
(a) Chappatis
(b) Rice
(c) Com
Answer:
(a) Chappatis

Question 3.
The vegetable that can be eaten, cooked as well as raw is –
(a) Carrot
(b) Jackffuit
(c) Brinjal
Answer:
(a) Carrot

Question 4.
The spice that is commonly eaten fresh is –
(a) Pepper
(b) Ginger
(c) Clove
Answer:
(b) Ginger

B. Fill in the blanks:

Help Box:
pickles, plants, dried, climate, animals

1. Food habits of people depend on …………… and crops grown in that area.
2. We get milk from ……………
3. People of Rajasthan use a great variety of ……………
4. Most spices are …………… and used.
5. We get most food items from ……………
Answer:
1. climate
2. animals
3. pickles
4. dried
5. plants

C. Match the following:

1. Kolkata	(a) Sarson-ka-saag
2. Ganesh Chaturthi	(b) dosa
3. Punjab	(c) gostaba
4. Tamil Nadu	(d) rasogulla
5. Kashmir	(e) modak

Answer:

1. Kolkata	(d) rasogulla
2. Ganesh Chaturthi	(e) modak
3. Punjab	(a) sarson-ka-saag
4. Tamil Nadu	(b) dosa
5. Kashmir	(c) gostaba

D. Answer the following questions:

Question 1.
Why are the food habits of people changing?
Answer:
The food habits of people are changing because they are moving from one part to another within the country and outside the country.

Question 2.
Name three food items that we get from plants.
Answer:
Wheat, rice and pulses.

Question 3.
List two factors that influence the food habits of people.
Answer:
Two factors that influence the food habits of people are –

• The climate of the area
• The crops grown in that area.

Question 4.
Name three food items that we get from animals.
Answer:
Milk, eggs and mutton.

Question 5.
Why is it important not to waste food, water and electricity? Write two points about each.
Answer:
1. We should not waste food because –

• farmers do hard work in their fields to grow crops.
• our parents/guardians buy food items with their hard-earned money. If we waste food, it means we neither value farmers’ hard work nor our parents.

2. We should not waste water because –

• water scarcity is becoming widespread.
• our population is rising day by day which is ultimately increasing pressure on water resources.

3. We should not waste electricity because –

• it is limited in quality.
• with a growing population, the demand for electricity is increasing day by day.

Value-Based Questions

Renu is not playing with the other children on the swings. She is standing in a comer and not talking to anyone. Her friends want to know the reason of her sadness. But she does not want to tell them that no one in her family had eaten anything since morning. Her father does not have a permanent job. He is a daily wager. He has not been able to find any work for the last one week. He does not have money to buy food.

(a) How can you help children like Renu?
Answer:
Giving food to such children is not a permanent solution of their problem. So, I’ll tell my father to manage a permanent job for Renu’s father. Once her father gets a job, it will be easy for him to buy food.

(b) What type of help can your parents provide for Renu’s family?
Answer:
As mentioned above my parents can provide a permanent job for Renu’s father.

(c) Narrate an incident where you have helped someone. How did it make you feel?
Answer:
One day while coming back from school I saw a small boy of almost my age crying bitterly. I went near him and asked the reason. He told me that he was hungry and his mother was sick at home. I brought the boy home and gave him food. The boy ate voraciously and gave a sweet smile after his stomach was filled. His smile gave me immense joy.

Map Skill

gave a sweet smile after his stomach was filled. His smile gave me immense joy. On a political map of India, colour and label –
1. Punjab
2. West Bengal
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Maharashtra
5. Tamil Nadu
Answer:

Something To Do

Question 1.
List three methods by which you can avoid wastage of food, water and paper at home.
Answer:
Three methods by which we can avoid wastage of food at home are –

• We should take only small portion and then take some more if we want.
• We should properly finish our tiffin that we bring to school.
• If we want to visit a restaurant, we should first become sure that there is no food item left in the kitchen. If there is something left, we should re-schedule for another day.

2. Three methods by which we can avoid wastage of water –

• We should not keep the water running while brushing our teeth.
• We should not take bath in shower.
• We should immediately get the leaking taps repaired.

3. Three methods by which we can avoid wastage of paper –

• We should not play any game using paper.
• We should not throw used paper in dustbin. Rather we should give it to kabari for its recycling.
• We should fill each and every page of our notebook in a proper way.

Question 2.
Organise a special lunch party where each child brings some special dish of his state/community/family.
Answer:
Do it yourself.

Question 3.
Plan a menu for your family keeping in mind the needs of children as well as the grown up people.

Time	Menu
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

Answer:

Time	Menu
Breakfast	Bread and egg
Lunch	Chhole-chawal & salad
Dinner	Roti, dal and sabji

Question 4.
Riddle: Guess the name of the state:
(a) You are eating puranpoli. You are in …………….
(b) You are drinking thukpa. You are in …………….
(c) You are eating dhokla. You are in …………….
(d) You are eating aviyal. You are in …………….
Answer:
(a) Maharashtra
(b) North-eastern states
(c) Gujarat
(d) Kerala

Question 5.
List four steps that can ensure healthy eating habits in your family.
(a) Don’t talk/laugh while eating.
(b) Don’t eat fast.
(c) Don’t swallow any bit without chewing it properly.
(d) Wash your teeth properly with sufficient water after finishing your breakfast/meal.
Answer:

DAV Class 3 Social Studies Chapter 3 Question Answer – Our Food

I. Multiple Choice Questions (Mcqs)

I. Tick (✓) the correct answer:

Question 1.
Dal-bati-churma is a dish popular in:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kashmir
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Punjab
Answer:
(c) Rajasthan

Question 2.
Son papadi is a sweet dish popular in:
(a) Nagpur
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Punjab
Answer:
(a) Nagpur

Question 3.
People of Tamil Nadu use a lot of:
(a) cloves
(b) tamarind
(c) ginger
(d) turmeric
Answer:
(b) tamarind

Question 4.
Chappatis can be made from the flours of:
(a) wheat
(b) rice
(c) kuttu
(d) all of the above
Answer:
(d) all of the above

Question 5.
One of the following spices eaten fresh is:
(a) pepper
(b) ginger
(c) cloves
(d) red chillies
Answer:
(b) ginger

II. Fill In The Blanks

1. Watching television while eating is bad for our ………………
2. ……………… is grown on a large scale in Punjab.
3. ……………… is the staple diet of South IndiAnswer:
4. There is scarcity of fresh vegetables in ……………… and Gujarat.
5. Almonds, walnuts, pista, etc. are ……………… fruits.
6. It is easy to digest ……………… food as compared to non-vegetarian food.
Answer:
1. digestion
2. Wheat
3. Rice
4. Rajasthan
5. dry
6. vegetarian

III. True/False

1. Spices like pepper, red chillies, cloves, etc. are dried and then used.
2. Raju felt sorry for wasting food.
3. The food habits and tastes of people cannot change.
4. The people of Andhra Pradesh are fond of pickles.
5. Rotis form the main part of the meal in India.
Answer:
1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

IV. Match The Following:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Modak	(i) Marriage ceremony
2. Laddo & burfi	(ii) plates made of dried leaves
3. Panjiri	(iii) Ganesh Chaturthi
4. Fish & rice	(iv) Dals
5. Shabads	(v) Kolkata
6. Pattal	(vi) North India
7. Pulses	(vii)Prayer songs

Answer:

Column ‘A’	Column ‘B’
1. Modak	(iii) Ganesh Chaturthi
2. Laddo & Burfi	(i) Marriage ceremony
3. Panjiri	(vi) North India
4. Fish & rice	(v) Kolkata
5. Shabads	(vii)Prayer songs
6. Pattal	(ii) plates made of dried leaves
7. Pulses	(iv) Dals

V. Name The Following:

1. A great variety of dais and achars is used here.
2. It is an important part of Punjabi food.
3. These people waste a lot of food.
4. Shabads are organised here.
Answer:
1. Rajasthan
2. Stuffed Parantha
3. Thoughtless/greedy
4. Gurudwara

VI. Jumbled Words

1. sgotaab ………………
2. omakd ………………
3. atammid ………………
4. psteal ………………
5. zpzasi ………………
6. whate ………………
7. reicpe ………………
8. gevtearain ………………
9. vienromnetn ………………
10. brithady ………………
Answer:
1. gostaba
2. modak
3. tamarind
4. staple
5. pizzas
6. wheat
7. recipe
8. vegetarian
9. environment
10. birthday

VII. Cross The Odd One

1. dosa; rice; roti; mother ………………
2. Rajasthan; India; Gujarat; Punjab ………………
3. rice; gostaba; rosogulla; fish ………………
4. almonds; cloves; walnuts; pizza ………………
5. egg; mutton; chicken; vegetables ………………
6. occupation; gurudwara; langar; shabad ………………
Answer:
1. mother
2. India
3. gostaba
4. cloves
5. vegetables
6. occupation

VIII. Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
List the dishes that are prepared on special occasions.
Answer:

• Modak is made during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
• Laddo and burfi are prepared in marriage ceremonies.
• Panjiri is made on the occasion of child-birth.

Question 2.
Why do people of Rajasthan and Gujarat use a great variety of dais and achars?
Answer:
The people of Rajasthan and Gujarat use a great variety of dais and achars because they live in the desert areas of these states and therefore they do not get fresh vegetables.

Question 3.
Why do people dislike non-vegetarian food?
Answer:
People dislike non-vegetarian food because vegetarian food is healthier and easy to digest as compared to non-vegetarian food.

Question 4.
What did Raju feel sorry for? What did Suresh advise him?
Answer:
Raju felt sorry for wasting food at a birthday party. Suresh advised him that he should take only small portion and then take some more if he wants. It is not good to waste food in any way.

Question 5.
What do people usually do at parties or functions? What type of people are they?
Answer:
People usually waste a lot of food at parties or functions. They take a lot of food on plate, eat only a small portion and leave the rest. These people are either greedy or thoughtless.

IX. Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
‘There is great variety of food items available in different parts of India?’ Explain the statement with examples.
Answer:
India is a land of diversity. These diversities can be seen in languages, dress, food habits, etc. Here we will discuss the diversity in people’s food habits.

For example:

• The people of Punjab are fond of makki-ki-roti and sarson-ka-saag. They love eating stuffed paranthas.
• Dosa-sambhar is popular in Tamil Nadu.
• Fish and rice are popular in West Bengal.
• Dal-batti-churma is eaten in Rajasthan.
• Gostaba is famous in Kashmir.

Question 2.
How can you say that the food habits of the people depend upon the climate and the crops grown in that area?
Answer:
It is a fact that the food habits of the people depend upon the climate and the crops grown in that area.

• Since fresh vegetables are not available in the dry regions of Rajasthan and Gujarat, people there use a great variety of dais and achars.
• The people living close to the sea- coasts eat a lot of fish and use coconut in their dishes.
• People of Tamil Nadu use a lot of tamarind and most dishes of Andhra Pradesh are full of chillies.
• The people of Punjab grow a lot of wheat and therefore their staple diet is chappatis.
• Since rice is grown on large scale in South India so rice is the staple diet of South Indians

DAV Class 3 SST Chapter 3 Notes – Our Food

• There is great variety of food items available in different parts of India. Each area has its own speciality.
• There are some dishes that are cooked only on special occasions like festivals, marriages or birth of a child.
• The food habits of the people depend upon two factors—the climate and the crops grown in that area.
• The people living close to the sea-coast eat a lot of fish and use coconut in their dishes. The people of Punjab grow a lot of wheat and therefore chappatis dominate their diet.
• The food habits and tastes of people are changing because they are moving from one part to another within the country and outside the country.
• Most of the food items that we eat come from plants and animals. Wheat, rice, pulses, fruits, vegetables, etc. come from plants. We get milk, eggs, mutton, chicken and fish from animals.
• Backbone: Main part of a thing.
• Staple diet: Main food.
• Pattak Plates made of dried leaves.
• Vegetarian food: Food with no meat or fish in it.
• Non-vegetarian food: Food containing meat or fish.