Worksheet Solutions: The Story of Food - 2 | EVS for Class 3 PDF Download

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

(ii) Which of the following is NOT a source of food?
(a) Plants
(b) Animals
(c) Toys
(d) Vegetation
Ans: (c)
The sources of food mentioned are vegetation, plants, and animals.

(iii) What part of a plant does a turnip belong to?
(a) Fruits
(b) Roots
(c) Leaves
(d) Stems
Ans: (b)
Turnip is a root vegetable; it grows underground as the root of the plant.

(iv) What is the primary purpose of food, as mentioned in the summary?
(a) To provide medicines
(b) To make us strong
(c) To read newspapers
(d) To relax
Ans: (b)
The summary mentions that food gives us the energy to do work and makes us strong.

(v) Which family in the story is described as a good family with members who work together and help each other?
(a) Rani's family
(b) Neither Venu's nor Rani's family
(c) Venu's family
(d) Both Venu's and Rani's family
Ans: (c)
Venu's family is described as a good family where everyone works together and helps each other.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks.

(i) Who does all the work in Rani's family? In Rani's family, her ________ does all the work.
Ans: mother

In Rani's family, her mother does all the work.

(ii) What activity was Venu doing while his parents were reading the newspaper? Venu was riding a ________ while his parents were reading the newspaper.
Ans: bicycle
Venu was riding a bicycle while his parents were reading the newspaper.

(iii) Who serves the food in Rani's family? In Rani's family, ________ is the one who serves the food.
Ans: Rani
In Rani's family, Rani is the one who serves the food.

(iv) Many plants like tulsi, neem, and garlic are used to make __________ that help cure our diseases.
Ans: medicines
The summary mentions that certain plants are used to make medicines.

(v) In Rani's family, only __________ are working, and male members are relaxing.
Ans: females
The summary describes Rani's family as having only female members working and male members relaxing.

Q3: True or False.

(ii) In Venu's family, only female members are eating together.
Ans: False
In Venu's family, it is not mentioned that only female members are eating together.

(iii) The main difference between Venu's and Rani's family is that in Venu's family, everyone works, but in Rani's family, only females work.
Ans: True
The main difference between the two families is indeed that in Venu's family, everyone shares work, but in Rani's family, only females work.

(iv) Food provides us with the energy to do work and makes us strong.
Ans: True
The summary mentions that food gives us energy and makes us strong.

(v) In Venu's family, everyone works together, helps each other, and spends time together.
Ans: True
The summary describes Venu's family as one where all family members work together, help each other, and spend time together.

Q4: Answer the following Questions.

(i) Is your family like any one of these families? If yes, which one? How is your family like theirs?
Ans: Yes, my family is similar to Venu’s. All of us eat meals together.

(ii) Who eats last in the family?
Ans: No one, because we eat the food together.

(iii) What kind of work are people doing in both families?
Ans:

• Venu’s Family:  The mother is cooking, and the father is mopping the floor. Everyone in the family is eating at the same time. Venu is pedalling as his mother and father read newspapers.
• Rani’s Family: Mother is cooking food. Males of the family are having food and Rani is serving the food.
• Rani and her mother are fetching water, and Rani’s father is reading the newspaper.

(iv) Do all the people in your family eat together? If not, why?
Ans: Yes, they do.

(v) Who does not help in cooking food in the family and why?
Ans: My father does not help much in cooking because he does not know how to cook.

(vi) When you are sick, do you take any medicine which we get from plants? What do you take when you
(a) Get hurt
(b) Have a stomachache.
Ans:
(a) Get hurt- apply turmeric.
(b) Have a stomachache – ajwain and black salt with water.

(vii) Who does more work?
Ans:

• In your house- Mother
• In your friend’s house- Mother