NCERT Solutions Class 5 English Unit 1 Wonderful Waste
Class 5 English Unit 1 NCERT Solutions
CLASS 5 ENGLISH TEXTBOOK QUESTION ANSWERS SOLVED
WONDERFUL WASTE
New Phrases
in
a fix : a situation hard to escape from
Sentence:-
I was really in a fix when I missed the plane.
flash
across the mind : suddenly think of
Sentence:-
When I saw him crying, it flashed across my mind that he was in trouble.
lo
and behold : look! what a surprise
Sentence:-
Lo and behold! He came back home.
traditional
feast : hearty meal for many guests served on a special occasion
Sentence:-
The Sadya is the traditional feast of Kerala.
Q1.
What were the preparations in the palace for?
Ans-
The preparations in the palace were for the grand feast.
Q2.
Why did the Maharaja go into the kitchen in the afternoon?
Ans-
The Maharaja went into the kitchen in the afternoon to survey the dishes that
were prepared for the feast.
Q3.
What had the cook planned to do with the vegetable scraps?
Ans-
The cook had planned to throw away the vegetable scraps.
Q4.
Ingredients are the things that are used to make a dish. Circle the ingredients
of avial in the box below.
Q5.
State whether the following are True or False
(i) The king had ordered
a dinner in the palace. True
(ii)
No one had heard of or tasted avial before. True
(iii)
The cook had planned to make another dish using the vegetable scraps. False
1. A recipe is a list of directions to prepare a dish. The following sentences are not in order for preparing avial. Number them in the correct order.
Grind some coconut, green chillies and garlic.
Cut the vegetable scraps into long strips.
Wash and clean the mix of vegetable bits.
Decorate with curry leaves.
Whip some curd and mix it in.
Pour some coconut oil on top.
Avial is ready.
Ans.
2. Given in the box are some things that children do after they reach home from school.
Choose five things that you do when you reach home from school. Write them in order.
•
First, I put away
school bag.
•
Then, I change
out of school uniform.
•
Next, I wash up.
•
After that, I have
lunch.
• Finally, I do the homework.
Let’s talk
The
Maharaja was a wise man and ordered the cook to use the vegetable scraps
instead of throwing them away.
Q1.
Name some of the things which are thrown away at home or in school.
Ans.
scraps of paper, cardboard boxes, used up ball pens, vegetable peels etc. are
thrown away at home or in school.
Q2.
Sit in groups of four and think of interesting ways in which they can be made
useful.
Ans.
We can make them useful by making decorative articles and compost with them.
Put
up your findings on the class board.
[You
can write an article on best out of waste or make something out of waste and
put it on class notice board]
For
example, point-
Meanings: noun a dot in print or writing, full stop,
decimal, the number you score in a game
verb to show or call attention to something
Look up the following words in the dictionary. They may have more
than
one meaning. List these meanings.
ground-
Meanings: noun surface of the earth, an area used for
a particular purpose
verb past
tense of grind
survey-
Meanings: noun detailed investigation
verb look
carefully
scrap-
Meanings: noun waste material
verb get
rid of something or cancel it
sternly-
Meanings: adverb harshly, strongly
adjective firm,
strict
tempting-
Meanings: adjective appealing, inviting
verb persuade to do something
2. Make new words by adding/dropping a few letters from the
root word. Some are done for you.
Do any of these words use all the four endings? tasty, clean
Find Out
1. Name food that is made in your
home
(i) for a feast/ festival.
Ans. Sweet dishes, kheer, several
vegetables, halwa etc.
(ii) when you are unwell.
Ans. Khichdi and daliya
(iii) everyday.
Ans. Chapatis, vegetables, pulses,
rice, curd and salad.
Share the information with your
friends.
[You can share this information with
your friends and check their
answers]
2. Avial is a dish made in Kerala.
Do you have a similar dish in your
state made from a mix of many
vegetables?
What
is it called? Pav Bhaji
Note
down the ingredients used to make it.
Ingredients:
Green vegetables,
Ginger
Garlilc
Cheese
Lemon juice
Butter
Onions
Salt
Green chillies
Tomatoes
Coriander
Spices
Write the recipe.
•
Cut and wash the
vegetables and boil it.
•
Heat butter in a
pan.
•
Add onions along
with ginger and garlic paste.
•
Add green
chillies, tomatoes and water and cook for few minutes.
•
Add other spices
and cooked vegetables and mix well.
•
Mash the
contents well with potato masher.
•
Add cheese,
lemon juice, salt and coriander and mix well.
•
Serve hot with
pav.
Present
attractively and display on the class board. You can
draw
and stick pictures too.
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