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CHAPTER 15

From Market to Home

1- Select the best option.

(i) The vegetable which spoils quickly and has a smooth surface is
(a) potato c (b) tomato c
(c) onion c (d) apple c
(ii) The vegetable seller's family has to sort the new vegetables quickly because
(a) the children have to go to school early c
(b) the vegetables should remain fresh c
(c) they have to reach the bazaar early c
(d) All of the above c
(iii) A fruit which spoils quickly and has a rough outside surface is
(a) gourd c (b) grape c
(c) pineapple c (d) None of these c
(iv) Water should be sprinkled on the vegetables so that
(a) they do not dry up c
(b) they look good to customers c
(c) they taste better c
(d) All of these c
(v) ............... is a leafy vegetable.
(a) Brinjal c (b) Carrot c
(c) Mango c (d) Spinach c
(vi) Vegetable sellers sprinkle water on the vegetables to keep them
(a) stale c (b) fresh c
(c) tasty c (d) nutritious c
(vii) Which vegetable is green in colour and rough to touch?
(a) Bottle gourd c (b) Spinach c
(c) Bitter gourd c (d) Pumpkin c
(viii) Which of these vegetables is green in colour, and has smooth, containing seeds
inside?

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(a) Brinjal c (b) Tomato c

(c) Onion c (d) Capsicum c
(ix) Which one of these vegetables has a very strong odour?
(a) Potato c (b) Okra c
(c) Carrot c (d) Garlic c
2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.
(i) Chhotu and vaishali help Amma in sprinkling water on yesterday's unsold
vegetables. c
(ii) Vaishali's father goes to the mandi in a tempo. c
(iii) Babuji leaves for the bazaar after 9 o'clock in the morning. c
(iv) Vaishali gets up early, as she has to reach school on time. c
(v) Babuji and Bhaiya sell all the vegetables that they take to the bazaar. c
3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Vaishali has to reach her school by ................
(ii) The family has their morning tea after taking out the previous day's unsold
vegetables from the ................
(iii) Their family looks like a small vegetable market when Babuji returns from the
............... with baskets and sacks full of fresh vegetables.
(iv) If Babuji is late in reaching the bazaar, then his ............... may buy their vegetable
s from elsewhere.
(v) Babuji and Bhaiya return from the bazaar at around ................
4- Match the pictures in Column A with their descriptions in Column B by drawing lines.
Column A Column B
(i) (a) Sorting yesterday's unsold
vegetables

(ii) (b) Sprinkling water on yesterday's

unsold vegetables

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(iii) (c) Babuji going to the bazaar

(iv) (d) Chhotu going to school

5- Match the properties/characteristics of vegetables is Column A with their names in Col-

umn B by drawing arrows.
Column A Column B
(i) Fruit which spoils quickly (a) Ginger
(ii) Vegetable with rough surface (b) Onion
(iii) Vegetable which spoils quickly (c) Brinjal
(iv) Vegetable which does not have seeds (d) Banana
(ii) Vegetable with smooth surface (b) Tomato
(iii) Vegetable which has seeds (c) Lady finger

Very Short Answer Type Question

6- Answers in one word or one sentence.
(i) What is vaishali doing at 10 o'clock at night?


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(ii) Why does the vegatable seller have to sell the previous day's leftover vegetables
first?


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(iii) Does Chhotu attend school? If so when does he go?


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(iv) Who helps in sorting the vegetables brought from the mandi?


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(v) What preparation does the vegetable seller's family make fro bringing fresh
vegetables from the mandi?


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Short Answer Type Question

7- Answer in 30-40 words.
(i) Calculate how many hours Vaishali's father remains awake.


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(ii) Why do Babuji and Bhaiya go to the mandi early in the morning? Give two
reasons.


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Long Answer Type Question

8- Answer in 80-100 words.
Write the daily activity chart of the both Vaishali and Chhotu in the table given below,
mentioning the time at which each activity takes place, from getting up in the morning to
going to sleep at night.
Vaishali's activities Chhotu's activities
Time Activity Time Activity
3 AM 3 AM

10 PM 10 PM

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Think, Find and Writ

9- Which vegetables can be eaten raw without spoiling our digestion?


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10- Given below are names of some fruits and vegetables. Write their names in your local
language.
Fruits Vegetables
(i) Apple ................ (a) Cauliflower ................
(ii) Mango ................ (b) Onion ................
(iii) Grapes ................ (c) Potato ................
(iv) Watermelon ................ (d) Tomato ................
(v) Banana ................ (e) Gourd ................

11- Look for the clues given below and write the name of the vegetbles.
(i) They have eyes, are brown and full of starch _O_A__
(ii) They are violet and have a crown B____A_
(iii) They are long, green and look like a finger _A___I__E_
(iv) They are red, juicy and also called a fruit _O___O
(v) They are red/orange and are roots. _A____
(vi) They are green, rough and very bitter _I_____O___
(vii) It is a large, round, orange-yellow vegetable with lots of _U_____
seeds in it. It grows on a creeper

12- Give two examples of each of the following.

(i) The vegetables which can be cooked as well as eaten raw.
.............................. ..............................
(ii) The vegetables which can be eaten only after being cooked.
.............................. ..............................
(iii) The vegetables which can remain fresh for a few days.
.............................. ..............................

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13- There are vaious methods of preserving food. From the Help Box, select the method of
preservation which fits best in the sentences given below.
Help Box
freezing, drying, canning, pickling, vacuum packing

(i) Food is processed & sealed in an airtight container. .....................

(ii) Food is dried. .....................
(iii) Food is rapidly frozen. .....................
(iv) Soaking food in salt water, vinegar or oil .....................
(v) Food stored in a airtight bag under vacuum .....................

14- Identify the preserving methods shown below.

.................... ....................

.................... .................... ....................

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15- Some of these fruits and vegetables are smooth to touch while some are rough. From the
list above, put the names in the correct column.
Smooth Rough
..................... ..................... ..................... .....................
..................... ..................... ..................... .....................
..................... ..................... ..................... .....................
..................... ..................... ..................... .....................
..................... ..................... ..................... .....................

16- Which vegetable do you find the heaviest to carry? Write its name and draw its picture.


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17- Which is the lightest fruit or vegetable that you have eaten? Write its name and draw the
picture.


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18- Write names of three vegetables which do not have seeds.

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19- Seema's mother has brought some fruits and vegetables from the market. Can you find
them in this picture? Colour them and write name alongside.

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