NCERT Solutions Class 4 Environmental Studies Chapter 21 Food And Fun

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Q.1. Do you study in boarding school? If you do not, try to talk

(i) Do you study in boarding school?

Ans. In boarding school. We live with our friends and away from the parents. In other schools, children everyday come to the school in the morning and go home in the evening.

(ii) What kind of food do they get there?

Ans. All kinds like that get at home.

(iii) Where do the children sit and eat?

Ans. In the dining hall.

(iv) Who cooks the food for the children in boarding school? Who serves the food?

Ans. The school cook prepares the food. There is helper for serving food.

(v) Who washes the vessels?

Ans. Safaiwala.

(vi) Do the children miss home food sometimes?

Ans. Yes.

(vii) Would you like to go to boarding school? Why?

Ans. I would like go to boarding school for a weak or two. There is lot of fun. But, do not want to miss my parents.

At the Gurudwara (Page 175)

Q.1. The cooking and eating together in a Gurudwara is called langar. Have you even eaten in a langar? Where and when?

Ans. Yes. During the last birthday of Guru Nanak.

Q.2. How many people were cooking and how many were serving the food?

Ans. About ten.

Q.3. Are there other occasions when you have eaten together with many other people? Where and when? Who did the cooking and serving there?

Ans. During the Durga Puja in a temple. The boys of the committee were cooking and serving.

Question. Which of the following nutrients is very important for building bones and teeth?
(a) Calcium
(b) Iron
(c) Vitamins
(d) Fats

Answer : A

Question. Which of these is made from a part of the maize plant?

Answer : D

Question. Which of the following is used in many kitchens to cook food?
(a) Petrol
(b) Diesel
(c) LPG
(d) CNG

Answer : C

Question. Food items of all kinds are necessary for the human body to function properly. The table below gives the names of a few food items under three different categories. Which of the following food items should be placed in the category of energy giving foods?

(a) Meat
(b) Leafy vegetables
(c) Sugar
(d) Drumstick 

Answer : C

Question. Vijaya is moving on roller skates. From where does she get the energy to skate?

(a) She does not need energy to move on roller skates.
(b) She gets it from the food she eats.
(c) She gets it from the air around her.
(d) She gets it from the wheels of the skates.

Answer : B