SOCIAL STUDIES

STD -III

4. OUR FOOD

A. Answer these questions: -

1. Why do we need food?

Ans: - We need food to stay alive and grow.

2. What are rice, wheat, maize, jowar and bajra called?

Ans: - These are called Cereals.

3. In which season do we eat fresh mangoes and litchis?

Ans: - We eat mangoes and litchis in the summer season.

4. Where do coconuts grow - in Kerala or in Kashmir?

Ans: - Coconuts grow in Kerala.

5. Name three important types of food.

Ans: - Three important types of food are - Cereals, Fruits ,Vegetables and Milk.

6. How is rice usually eaten?

Ans: - Rice is boiled and eaten with vegetables, pulses and other things.

7. What is ground wheat called? Name three food items we make from it?

Ans: - Ground wheat is called 'Flour'. We make Roti, Cakes and Bhatura from it.

8. Why do we add spices to our food? Give some examples.

Ans: - We add spices to our food for taste, smell and flavour.

Eg.- Turmeric, chilli, black pepper, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin.

9. Why do most people in Kerala like to eat fish?

Ans: - People of Kerala live near the sea and get plenty of fish, so they

like to eat fish.

10. What do you mean by non-vegetarian?

Ans:- The person who eats fish, eggs and meat is known as a non-vegetarian.

B. Write true and false: -

1. Sambar is a dish cooked with rice and vegetables.

(False.)

2. Apricot, plum, peach and cherry grow best in hot places.

(False)

3. Turmeric, cinnamon and cardamom are types of spices.

(True)

4. Vegetarians have milk even though it comes it comes from animals.

(True)

5. We can only eat the food grown in nearby places.

(False)

C. Fill in the blanks: -

1. Dosa, idli and uttapam are made from rice.

2. Beans and peas are types of pulses.

3. Cabbage, cauliflower and carrot are winter vegetables.

4. People who live near the sea usually eat plenty of fish.

5.To make food tasty, we add spices.

*Match the following.

Dishes States

a. Litti chokha. Bihar

b. Pav bhaji. Maharashtra

c. Chhole bhature Punjab.

d. Dhokla. Gujarat.

e. Ghevar. Rajasthan.

f. Upma. Tamil Nadu.