
This chapter shows a lunchtime scene at school. Children are sitting together and eating different food items from home. One girl has no lunch because her mother is unwell. Her friends do not ignore her. They share their food with her.
The chapter teaches children:
Answer the following questions
Q1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
Ans. I sit with my classmates in the classroom or on the school ground during lunch.
Q2. How do you share your food with your friends?
Ans. We open our lunch boxes and give a little food to one another.
Q3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
Ans. Yes, once my friend shared food with me when I was hungry.
Which is your favourite sweet?
Ans. My favourite sweet is laddoo.
Who cooks food at home?
Ans. My mother, father, or grandmother cooks food at home.
Do you pick up your plate after a meal?
Ans. Yes, I pick up my plate after eating.
Match the Following
Practise the food we eat class 1 questions with answers with this match the following exercise. Match the food item with its shape:
|
Food Item |
Shape |
|
Poori |
Circle |
|
Samosa |
Triangle |
|
Roti |
Circle |
|
Barfi |
Square / Diamond |
Word meanings
|
Word |
Meaning |
|
Lunch |
Midday meal |
|
Share |
To give a part to others |
|
Sick |
Not well |
|
Brought |
Carried from one place to another |
|
Special |
Different from usual |
One-syllable words
food
rice
milk
fruit
Two-syllable words
ap-ple
wa-ter
hon-ey
farm-er
The Food We Eat Class 1 Exercises
Read these simple lines:
We eat fruits and vegetables.
Farmers grow many food items.
Bees give us honey.
Cows give us milk.
We can make curd and butter from milk.
We should thank people who help bring food to us.
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Riddle 1: I am a fruit. My name is also my colour. Who am I?
Ans. Orange
Riddle 2: I am hard outside and white inside. Who am I?
Ans. Coconut
Riddle 3: If you cut me, your eyes may water. Who am I?
Ans. Onion
Riddle 4: I grow in a bunch and can be green or purple. Who am I?
Ans. Grapes
Fill in the blanks
1. We eat lunch at _________.
2. Good friends share their____.
3. The girl did not bring _____because her mother was sick.
4. _____ give us honey.
5. Cows give us _____.
Answers - School, food, lunch, Bees, milk
True or False
1. Sharing food is a good habit.
True
2. We should waste food.
False
3. The children were eating lunch together.
True
4. Honey comes from cows.
False
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Answer in one line
Q1. Why did the girl not bring lunch?
Ans. She did not bring lunch because her mother was sick.
Q2. What did her friends do?
Ans. Her friends shared their food with her.
Q3. What do we learn from this chapter?
Ans. We learn to share food and care for others.
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