Mangoes Round the Year - 1 Class 5 Worksheet EVS Chapter 4

Q1: Given below are pictures of some food items. Write in the blanks provided what you can make to preserve them. 

Ketchup, jam, paneer (cheese), Mamidi Tandra (papad), chips, pickle, murabba
(i)

     
Ripe mangoes    ________, _______
(ii) 
 
Potatoes    _______,_________
(iii) 
       
Tomatoes _________, _______
(iv) 
                  
Mango _________,_________
(v) 
     
Ginger      _________, _______
(vi)
          
Milk   _________,__________

Q2: State true or false

(i) Spoilt food does not affect our health.

(ii) Expiry date on food packs is useless information.

(iii) Preparing pickles, chutneys and papad are good ways to enjoy eating throughout the year.

(iv) Potato sabzi remains fresh if kept out of the fridge for a few days.

Q3: Look at the picture below.

(i) Identify the fresh bread slice.

(ii) What do you find on the Bread A?

Q4: Fill in the blanks:

(i) We must carefully check _____of packing before buying.

(ii) We must store onions and garlic in a _____ place.

(iii) Name any two food items that do not get spoiled for months. _____ _____

Q5: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks

pulp, Fibre, sugar, four, jaggery, dust, layer, cloth, jelly, Mamidi Tandra, sun.

MAMIDI TANDRA RECIPE

(a) Mamidi Tandra takes ____________ weeks of hard work. (b) The ____________ of mangoes is extracted in a vessel. (c) Then it is strained through a fine muslin cloth to remove ____________ in the pulp. (d) Then the ____________ is crushed. (e) ____________ and jaggery are added to the pulp. (f) Then the pulp is ____________ on the mat. (g) The thin layer is left to dry in the ____________.(h) Then the thin layer is covered with a cloth to avoid ____________. (i) Next day another ____________ is spread on the last day’s layer and left to dry in the sun. (j) Layer after layer is added until the ____________ grows thick like a golden cake. (k) After four weeks the ____________ is ready to eat.

Q6: Match the following

Q7: Short answer questions 

(i) How do you come to know that the food got spoiled?

(ii) What is the need to preserve food?

(iii) What items do you preserve in a refrigerator?

(iv) What food items do you keep in the deep freezer?

(v) In which season do food items get spoiled quickly? Why?

(vi) Name the conditions that help the germs to grow that spoil the food.

Q8: Long answer questions

(a) Answer the following questions.
(i) Name the things that are needed to make Mamidi Tandra.

(ii) What is food preservation? (or) How can you preserve the food?

(iii) List the various ways in which fruits and vegetables can be preserved.

(iv) Why is it advised to read the information regarding the date of expiry on the bottles and cans before buying them?

(v) Glass jars and bottles are dried well in the sun before filling them with pickles. Why is this done?

(b) Food gets spoiled due to many reasons. Encircle the correct reasons.
(i) Moisture

(ii) Drying

(iii) Air

(iv) Freezing

(v) Temperature

(vi) Micro-organisms

(vii) Cooking

(viii) Boiling

(ix) Canning

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