NCERT Solutions for Chapter 4 Mangoes Round the Year Class 5 EVS
Short Notes for Class 5 EVS Chapter 4 Mangoes Round the Year
Mangoes are a very famous fruit in India. The fruit is also referred to as the king of fruits by many people. As well as that, many people look forward to eating mangoes during mango season. Mangoes are an extremely tasty and delicious fruit. Indian mangoes are the national fruit. There is something awesome about mangoes - taste, smell, color, or uses. Furthermore, mangoes come in different types. Mango trees are evergreen. It is also a deep-rooted tree. Mango plants grow well in tropical regions. Mango trees can grow up to 30 meters high and 80 meters wide. This chapter aims to give us an understanding of the food we consume, and whether it is safe to consume. When food gets spoiled and becomes inedible, it has an expiration date. The ways and times in which food spoils vary.
Chapter Name | Mangoes Round the Year NCERT Solutions |
Class | CBSE Class 5 |
Textbook Name | EVS |
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Question Discuss:
Question 1: How did Aman know that the potato sabzi had got spoilt?
Answer:
When Nitu opened up her lunch box, some bad smell came out. Aman knew that the potato sabzi had got spoilt by its bad smell.
Question 2: Have you ever seen some food that has got spoilt? How did you know that it was spoilt?
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Yes, I have seen spoilt bread, tomato and dough. I came to know about their spoilage by the following observations
(i) Bad smell
(ii) Change in colour
(iii) Change in texture (a property of 'touch' which tells about hardness, softness, smoothness or roughness)
Disclaimer: This question aims to encourage children to be creative to quote examples of food spoilage based on their own experiences. The answer for the same is based upon a student's own observation. Hence, it can vary from one student to another.
Question 3: Preeti told Nitu not to eat the potato sabzi. What would have happened if she had eaten it?
Answer:
If Nitu had eaten the spoilt potato sabzi she might have fallen ill. It could have led to vomiting and intestinal disorders or in severe cases even food poisoning.
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Question Write:
Question 1: Look in your kitchen and write down names of food items that
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Would not spoil till one month
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Can get spoilt in 2-3 days: Cooked food, milk, bread
Can be kept for a week: Vegetables, fruits, sweets
Would not get spoilt till one month: Potato chips, baked cookies, jams
Disclaimer: The first part of this question aims to encourage children to be creative to quote examples of food spoilage based on their own experiences. The answer for the same is based upon a student's own observation. Hence, it can vary from one student to another.
Question 2: Look at your friend's list and discuss in the class.
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Disclaimer: The purpose of this question is to make the students actively interact with other fellow students. Keeping this in mind, it is strongly recommended that the students prepare the solutions on their own.
Question 3: Will your list be the same in all seasons? What would change?
Answer:
No, the food items which I have listed down will not stay the same in all seasons. In summers, the food items get spoilt quicker as compared to that in winter. On the other hand, there are some food items that get spoilt quicker in the rainy season, when the air has more moisture content.
Question 4:When food gets spoilt in your house, what do you do with it?
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When food gets spoilt in your house, we put it in storage bags and dump it in dustbin. For better disposal, we can put the spoilt food into compost pits for its decomposition into manure under natural conditions. Manure (khaad) is used in the agricultural field.
Question Biji Returned the Br: Aman's Biji went to the market to buy bread. The shop was very crowded. The shopkeeper picked up a packet of bread and gave it to Biji. She looked at it and returned it immediately.
Answer:
I guess Biji returned the bread due to the following reasons:
(i) She might have read the expiry date mentioned on the wrapper. She got to know that the expiry date has already crossed.
(ii) She might have detected the spoilage of the bread.
She found out that the bread had got spoilt after seeing some brownish- green colored thread-like structure growing on it. These structures are called fungi.
Question Find Out:
Look carefully at two-three packets of food items:
Question 1: What can we know from what is written on the packet?
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From what is written on the packet, we get to know the following things:
(i) Weight
(ii) Flavor
(iii) Ingredients
(iv) Maximum retail price (MRP)
(v) Nutritional value
(vi) Manufacturing date
(vii) Expiry date
(viii) Name of the manufacturing company.
Question 2: When you buy anything from the market, what do you look for on the packet?
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When we buy anything from the market, we generally look for the following specifications:
(i) Weight
(ii) Flavour
(iii) Maximum retail price (MRP)
(iv) Nutritional value
(v) Expiry date.
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Question How does food gets s:
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The whole class can do this experiment together. Take a piece of bread or roti. Sprinkle a few drops of water on it, and put it in a box. Close the box. See the bread or roti every day until you find some changes on it. Make this table on a chart paper and put it up in the classroom. Fill up the chart every day after discussing the changes seen. |
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Question 2: Different kinds of food items spoil due to different reasons. Some foods spoil soon, some stay good for long. List some seasons and conditions in which food spoils quickly.
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Some seasons and conditions in which food spoils quickly are listed down.
(i) Rainy season having high moisture condition
(ii) Summer season having high temperature condition
Question 3: Given below are some food items and some simple methods by which these could be kept fresh for 1-2 days. Match the correct pairs:
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Milk
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Put in a bowl and keep the bowl in a container with some water . |
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Cooked rice |
Wrap in a damp cloth. |
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Green coriander ( Dhania) |
Boil it. |
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Onion, garlic |
Keep it in a dry open place. |
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Boil it. |
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Cooked rice |
Put in a bowl and keep the bowl in a container with some water . |
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Green coriander ( Dhania) |
Wrap in a damp cloth.
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Onion, garlic |
Keep it in a dry open place. |
Question Write:
Question 1: Why was sugar and jaggery mixed into the mango pulp and dried in the sun?
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Sugar and jaggery were mixed into the mango pulp to give it a sweet taste. The mixture was then dried in the sun to make a sweet - sour tasting and thick snack, aam papad.
Appa might have chosen the ripest mangoes due to the following reasons:
(i) The ripest mangoes taste the sweetest.
(ii) The ripest mangoes have greater chances of spoilage.
Question 2: Why did Appa first choose the ripest mangoes to be used for making the mamidi tandra?
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The step-by-step method by which the brothers made the mamidi tandra is as follows:
(i) The mangoes were peeled.
(ii) The pulp was taken in a large pot.
(iii) The pulp was strained through a fine muslin cloth, to remove the fibers.
(iv) The gur (jaggery) was crushed till there were no lumps.
(v) Sugar and jaggery were added in equal amounts in the pulp and mixed thoroughly.
(vi) The mixture was spread into a thin layer over a mat.
(vii) The thin layer was left to dry in the sun.
(viii) In the evening, the mat was covered with a clean saree, to avoid any dust.
(ix) The above steps were followed again and on the next day, another layer was spread over the previous layer.
(x) The whole procedure was followed for four weeks until the jelly grew four centimetres thick.
Question 3: How did the brothers make the mamidi tandra? Write down step-by- step what they did for this.
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The following table lists some of the food items made from ripe and unripe mangoes.
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Mango shake |
Pickle |
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Squash |
Chutney |
Question 4: What things are made in your house from ripe and unripe mangoes?
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Disclaimer: This question aims to encourage children to be creative to quote examples of food items based on their own observations. The answer for the same can vary from one student to another.
Question 5: Make a list of all the different types of pickles that you know about.
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The types of pickles can be classified based on their tastes as well as the material used for making them. For example, there are two types of lemon pickle, sweet and sour. Disclaimer: This question aims to encourage children to be creative to quote examples of food items based on their own observations. The answer for the same can vary from one student to another.
Page No 41: Question Find Out and Discuss:
Question 1: Is there any kind of pickle made in your house? What kind of pickle is it? Who makes it? From whom did they learn to make the pickle?
Answer:
Homemade pickles such as mango pickles, lemon pickles, and amla pickles are popular in my house. My mother learned to make these pickles from my grandmother.
Question 2: What all things are needed to make any one type of pickle in your house? How is the pickle made? Find out the recipe and write.
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Disclaimer: This question aims to encourage children to be creative to quote examples of food items based on their own observations. The answer for the same can vary from one student to another.
Question 3: How are these things made in your house?
Papad Chutney. Badiyan
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The ingredients of papad are urad, saboodana, potato, etc. In order to make saboodana papad, we must rinse it in water and grind it. We mix it up by adding salt and all the spices. After that, we cover it with a moist cloth and let it dry in the sun. The papad is now ready for deep frying. Taking groundnuts and adding all the spices and salt we need, let's make chutney. Thus, chutney can be prepared by grinding it according to taste.
Question 4: It is a two-day journey by train from Pune to Kolkata. If you were to go on this trip, what food items would you carry with you? How would you pack them? Make a list on the blackboard of all the packed food. What food would you eat first?
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I would pack food items that last for a long time in a dry container, like biscuits, dry fruits, snacks, etc. The chapati, roti, and subji I take along with me will be finished at the earliest possible time since they spoil quickly.