NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Unit 03 Chapter 02 The Food we Eat

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Question. Let us speak - Answer the questions
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
Answer:
1. I sit with my classmates at our desks or on the school benches during lunch time.
2. I share my lunch by giving some of my fruits or snacks to my friends. Sometimes we swap tasty treats from our boxes!
3. Yes, when I was very hungry one day, my friend gave me half of their sandwich. It made me feel so happy and glad.
In simple words: This helps us talk about sitting with friends at school and sharing our lunch boxes with each other.

Exam Tip: Sharing food with hungry friends is a kind habit that helps you make great buddies at school!

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Question. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud.
- We eat [fruits] and [vegetables] which farmers grow.
- Some farmers keep [beehives].
- We get honey from [bees].
- Some [farmers] keep [cows].
- We get milk from cows.
- We make curds and butter from the milk.
- We should say ‘thank you’ to [farmers].
Answer:
Here is the full text with the picture words filled in:

We eat fruits and vegetables which farmers grow.
Some farmers keep beehives.
We get honey from bees.
Some farmers keep cows.
We get milk from cows.
We make curds and butter from the milk.
We should say ‘thank you’ to farmers.
In simple words: This page shows where our food comes from and reminds us to thank the farmers who grow and produce it.

Exam Tip: Try to list all the foods we get from cows, like milk, butter, and curd.

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Question. Let us speak
(a) Name the food items you see in the picture.
(b) Which is your favourite sweet?
(c) Who cooks food at home?
(d) Do you pick up your plate after a meal?
Answer:
(a) The food items shown in the picture are:
- Idli with chutney
- Soup
- Samosa
- Poori with curry
- Dosa with chutney
- Rice with dal
- Kachori
- Puri with curry
- Jalebi
- Muffins
- Momos with sauce
- Roti with sabzi

(b) The sweet I love the most is a hot, juicy Jalebi.
(c) My mother and father prepare our meals at home.
(d) Yes, I always take my empty plate to the sink when I am done eating.
In simple words: This section lets us identify different delicious dishes and talk about helping our parents after dinner.

Exam Tip: Try to practice names of local foods like "samosa", "poori", and "dosa" to spell them correctly.

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Question B. Match the food item to its shape.
Answer:
The correct match for each food item with its geometric shape is given below:

In simple words: This helps us learn shapes by looking at the food we eat, like a round roti or a triangular samosa.

Exam Tip: Notice shapes of objects around you, like a square clock or a round plate, to practice geometry.

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Question. Say the names of the special dishes you eat at home. Draw and colour them. See what others have drawn.
Answer:
Draw your favourite meals in the box and colour them. You can describe your choices like this:
- I really love eating biryani because it is full of tasty spices and rich flavours.
- My favourite sweet is gulab jamun because it is so soft, juicy, and sugary.
In simple words: Think about your favourite festival foods or dishes cooked at home, draw them, and share why you love them.

Exam Tip: Try to use bright and appealing colours when drawing food pictures to make them look delicious!

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Two-Syllable Words

Practice reading these words aloud and clap once for each syllable (sound part) of the word:

• farmer: far - mer (2 claps)
• carrot: car - rot (2 claps)
• market: mar - ket (2 claps)
• brinjal: brin - jal (2 claps)
• mango: man - go (2 claps)
• breakfast: break - fast (2 claps)
• dinner: din - ner (2 claps)

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Question 2. Match the following images to the sentences.
Answer:
The correct match for each image with its sentence is shown below:

In simple words: Match each picture to the correct sentence that describes it.

Exam Tip: Pay attention to singular items (like 'this is a green jeep') and plural items (like 'these are four oranges') when matching.

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Question. Riddles
1. I am a fruit. My name is my colour. Who am I?
2. I am hard and brown on the outside. Soft and white inside. Who am I?
3. I am a vegetable. I am pink in colour. I may also be white in colour. If you cut me, I make you cry. Who am I?
4. I am a fruit. I come in green or purple. I come in a bunch. Who am I?
Answer:
1. Orange
2. Coconut
3. Onion
4. Grapes
In simple words: These are fun word puzzles that describe fruits and vegetables for us to guess their names.

Exam Tip: Focus on clues like "comes in a bunch" or "makes you cry" to solve food riddles quickly.