NCERT Solutions Class 4 Environmental Studies Chapter 15 From Market To Home

Dayat night! (Page 118)

Q.1. Does anyone in your house have to get up very early? What time do they get up? What time do they get up? Why do they need to get up so early?

Ans. My father gets up very early. He has to go to his factory.

 

Preparing for the Day (Page 120)

Q.1. Why do you think he does this?

Ans. The previous days vegetables would spoil early.

 

Q.2. Have you seen dried or spoilt vegetables? Where?

Ans. Yes. I have seen them in my kitchen.

 

Q.3. How could you know that the vegetables were spoilt?

Ans. Some liquid come out of them. They also smell foul.

Q.4. Look at the clocks given below. Write what you do, and what Vaishali does, at the time which the clock is showing.

Ans. Vaishali –> takes out vegetables

You –> Sleep

Vaishali –> Putting vegetables in the bag

You –> prepare lessons

Vaishali –> sleeps

You –> watch T.V.

 

Q.5. From where do you get vegetables for your home? Who brings the vegetables?

Ans. We get vegetables from the market. Both my father and I bring the vegetables.

 

Fun with vegetables (Page 123)

Q.1. Are all of them the same size?

Ans. No.

 

Q.2. Find the longest and the shortest one. Measure them?

Ans. (Do yourself)

 

Q.3. Are all of the same thickness?

Ans. No.

Q.4. Are they all the same colour?

Ans. Yes.

Q.5. Cut two lady’s finger lengthwise. Do both of them have the same number of seeds?

Ans. No.

 

Q.6. Seema’s mother has brought some fruits and vegetables form the market. Can youfind them in this picture?

Ans. Brinjal Potato, carrot.

 

Find out (Page 124)

Q.1. Given here is a list of vegetables and fruits. Which of these well spoil soon, and whichwill stay for some days. Write the names in the correct column. Add more names.

Names: Spinach, potato, banana, tomato, pear, chikoo, pineapple, gourd, onion,cabbage, cucumber.

Ans.

Fruits and vegetables that spoil quickyl	Fruits and vegetables that can stay for some days
Tomato	Potato
Banana	Chikoo
Pear	Gourd
Pineapple	Onion
Spinach	Cabbage
cucumber

Q.2. Some of these fruits and vegetables are smooth to touch, some have a rought skin.Put names in the correct column.

Ans. Smooth skin –> Rough skin

Tomato –> cabbage

Brinjal –> chikoo

Potato –> onion

Q.3. Which is the vegetable that you find the heaviest to carry? Write its name and draw its picture.

Ans. Pumpkin

Q.4. Of the fruits and vegetables that you have eaten, which is the lightest one one? Writeits name and draw a picture.

Ans. Lady’s finger.

Q.5. Write names of three vegetables which do not have seeds.

Ans. Potato, cabbage, cauliflower.

	Colour	Length	Price (How much is it sold for)
Apple	Red	5 cm	() Rs. 20
Banana	Yellow	15 cm	(1 dozen) Rs. 15
Potato	Grey	5 cm	() Rs. 5
Cabbage	Green	10 cm	() Rs. 5
Cauliflower	White	10 cm	() Rs. 4
Tomato	Red	4 cm	() Rs. 6

Q.6. Talk with a vegetable seller in your area and find out:

(i) What is his/her name?

Ans. Mukund Srivastava

(ii) How many people are there in his/her house. How many children?

Ans. There are six people, his fater, mother, wife and two children.

(iii) What are their names? How old are they?

Ans. Father – Bhumidhar Srivastava, 60 years

Mother – Laxmi Srivastava, 50 years

Wife – Surbhi Srivastava, 30 years

Boy – Laxman Srivastava, 5 years

Girl – rani Srivastava, 3 years.

(iv) Who all help in the work of selling vegetables?

Ans. His wife, father and mother.

(v) Who all stay with the vegetable cart or sit in the shop?

Ans. His boy.

(vi) What vegetable do they sell?

Ans. Patato, onion, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower.

(vii) What time do they start work?

Ans. Very early in the morning. (4 o’clock)

(viii) For about how many hours in a day do the work?

Ans. 15 hours.

(ix) Ask them about any three vegetables that the sell.

Ans.

	Vegetable 1	Vegetable 2	Vegetable 3
Name of the vegetable The price of the vegetable From where does it come? How much of the vegetable do they buy at one time? In which season does this vegetable usually comes?	Potato Rs. 10/kg Sabzi mandi 100 kg all	Onion Rs. 15/kg Sabzi mandi 100 kg All	Tomato Sabzi mandi 50 kg winter