NCERT Solutions for Class 4
EVS Chapter 25
Spicy Riddles
Question 1:
Find out which spices are used in your house for cooking. Make a list and look at your friends’ lists too.
Answer:
Spices used in my home are red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and pepper powder.
Disclaimer: The purpose of this section is to make the students interactive and share their knowledge about spices. The answer may vary from student to student based on his/her experience. It is highly recommended that the students prepare the answer on their own.
Question 2:
When your grandparents were young, which spices were used most in their kitchens? Find out from them and write here.
Answer:
Disclaimer: Students are advised to find this out and prepare the answer on their own.
Question 3:
Name one spice which is put into both sweet and salty things.
Answer:
Pepper is a spice which is put into both sweet and salty things.
Question 4:
Find out what is put into food to make it taste sour.
Answer:
Tamarind is a spice put into food to make it taste sour.
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Question 1:
Find out whether any spices are grown in your area. Write their names here.
Answer:
Disclaimer: Students are advised to find this out and write the answer on their own.
Question 2:
Bring some whole spices to class. Write their names in the table. Close your eyes and try to recognise each spice by smelling and touching each one in turn. Put a (✓) mark in front of the ones you recognise. If you do not recognise any, put a (✕) mark.
| No. | Smell | Touch | Name of the spice |
| 1. | |||
| 2. | |||
| 3. | |||
| 4. | |||
| 5. |
Answer:
| No. | Smell | Touch | Name of the spice |
| 1. | ✓ | ✕ | Tamarind |
| 2. | ✓ | ✕ | Red chilli |
| 3. | ✓ | ✕ | Coriander |
| 4. | ✓ | ✓ | Cumin |
| 5. | ✓ | ✓ | Cinnamon |
Disclaimer: This is a sample answer considering all the given spices in form of powder. The answer of the students may vary from this.
Page No 203:
Question 1:
O Did you enjoy the potato chaat?
O Just imagine, if there were no spices to make the potato chaat, how would it taste?
O Try to learn and make a different kind of chaat and enjoy it with all your friends in class.
O How do spice-less and very spicy things feel on your tongue?
Answer:
O Yes, I enjoy potato chaat. Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. The answer of the students may differ from this.
O Potato chaat would be tasteless without spices. Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. The answer of the students may differ from this.
O Disclaimer: Students are advised to attempt this section on their own.
O The spicy things taste good. However, at times the spicy things create a burning sensation on the tongue whereas the spice-less things can be eaten easily. Disclaimer: This is a sample answer. The answer of the student may differ from this
