CBSE Class 4 EVS
NCERT Solutions
Chapter 15
From Market To Home
NCERT Solutions
Chapter 15
From Market To Home
Dayat night! (Page 118)
Q.1. Does anyone in your house have to get up very early? What time do they get up? What time do they get up? Why do they need to get up so early?
Ans. My father gets up very early. He has to go to his factory.
Preparing for the Day (Page 120)
Q.1. Why do you think he does this?
Ans. The previous days vegetables would spoil early.
Q.2. Have you seen dried or spoilt vegetables? Where?
Ans. Yes. I have seen them in my kitchen.
Q.3. How could you know that the vegetables were spoilt?
Ans. Some liquid come out of them. They also smell foul.
Q.4. Look at the clocks given below. Write what you do, and what Vaishali does, at the time which the clock is showing.
Ans. Vaishali --> takes out vegetables
You --> Sleep
Vaishali --> Putting vegetables in the bag
You --> prepare lessons
Vaishali --> sleeps
You --> watch T.V.
You --> Sleep
Vaishali --> Putting vegetables in the bag
You --> prepare lessons
Vaishali --> sleeps
You --> watch T.V.
Q.5. From where do you get vegetables for your home? Who brings the vegetables?
Ans. We get vegetables from the market. Both my father and I bring the vegetables.
Fun with vegetables (Page 123)
Q.1. Are all of them the same size?
Ans. No.
Q.2. Find the longest and the shortest one. Measure them?
Ans. (Do yourself)
Q.3. Are all of the same thickness?
Ans. No.
Q.4. Are they all the same colour?
Ans. Yes.
Q.5. Cut two lady’s finger lengthwise. Do both of them have the same number of seeds?
Ans. No.
Q.6. Seema’s mother has brought some fruits and vegetables from the market. Can you find them in this picture?
Ans. Brinjal Potato, carrot.
Find out (Page 124)
Q.1. Given here is a list of vegetables and fruits. Which of these well spoil soon, and whichwill stay for some days. Write the names in the correct column. Add more names.
Names: Spinach, potato, banana, tomato, pear, chikoo, pineapple, gourd, onion, cabbage, cucumber.
Names: Spinach, potato, banana, tomato, pear, chikoo, pineapple, gourd, onion, cabbage, cucumber.
Ans.
Fruits and vegetables that spoil quickyl
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Fruits and vegetables that can stay for some days
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Tomato
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Potato
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Banana
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Chikoo
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Pear
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Gourd
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Pineapple
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Onion
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Spinach
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Cabbage
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cucumber
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Q.2. Some of these fruits and vegetables are smooth to touch, some have a rough skin. Put names in the correct column.
Ans. Smooth skin --> Rough skin
Tomato --> cabbage
Brinjal --> chikoo
Potato --> onion
Tomato --> cabbage
Brinjal --> chikoo
Potato --> onion
Q.3. Which is the vegetable that you find the heaviest to carry? Write its name and draw its picture.
Ans. Cucumber Pumpkin
Q.4. Of the fruits and vegetables that you have eaten, which is the lightest one one? Write its name and draw a picture.
Ans. Lady’s finger.
Q.5. Write names of three vegetables which do not have seeds.
Ans. Potato, cabbage, cauliflower.
Colour
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Length
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Price (How much is it sold for)
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Apple
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Red
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5 cm
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(
 ) Rs. 20 |
Banana
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Yellow
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15 cm
|
(1 dozen) Rs. 15
|
Potato
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Grey
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5 cm
|
(
) Rs. 5 |
Cabbage
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Green
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10 cm
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(
) Rs. 5 |
Cauliflower
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White
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10 cm
|
(
) Rs. 4 |
Tomato
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Red
|
4 cm
|
(
) Rs. 6 |
Q.6. Talk with a vegetable seller in your area and find out:
(i) What is his/her name?
(i) What is his/her name?
Ans. Mukund Srivastava
(ii) How many people are there in his/her house. How many children?
Ans. There are six people, his father, mother, wife and two children.
(iii) What are their names? How old are they?
Ans. Father - Bhumidhar Srivastava, 60 years
Mother - Laxmi Srivastava, 50 years
Wife - Surbhi Srivastava, 30 year
Boy - Laxman Srivastava, 5 years
Girl - rani Srivastava, 3 years.
Mother - Laxmi Srivastava, 50 years
Wife - Surbhi Srivastava, 30 year
Boy - Laxman Srivastava, 5 years
Girl - rani Srivastava, 3 years.
(iv) Who all help in the work of selling vegetables?
Ans. His wife, father and mother.
(v) Who all stay with the vegetable cart or sit in the shop?
Ans. His boy.
(vi) What vegetable do they sell?
Ans. Patato, onion, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower.
(vii) What time do they start work?
Ans. Very early in the morning. (4 o’clock)
(viii) For about how many hours in a day do the work?
Ans. 15 hours.
(ix) Ask them about any three vegetables that they sell.
Ans.
Vegetable 1
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Vegetable 2
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Vegetable 3
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Name of the vegetable
The price of the vegetable
From where does it come?
How much of the vegetable do they buy at one time?
In which season does this vegetable usually comes?
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Potato
Rs. 10/kg
Sabzi mandi
100 kg
all
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Onion
Rs. 15/kg
Sabzi mandi
100 kg
All
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Tomato
Sabzi mandi
50 kg
winter
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