Solved Worksheet Chapter 25 Spicy Riddles
1- Select the best option.
(i) ............... is small, skinny and black or brown in colour.
(a) Cuminseed (Zeera) ✅
(b) Garam masala ⬜
(c) Red Chilli ⬜
(d) None of these ⬜
(ii) Aniseed (Saunf)
(a) has a strong smell ⬜
(b)is usually added to food as a powder ⬜
(c) refreshes the mouth ⬜
(d) All of these. ✅
(iii) In Kuttan's garden ............... grow.
(a) cuminseeds ⬜
(b) tejpatta, small and big cardamoms and black pepper ✅
(c) red chillies ⬜
(d) coriander leaves ⬜
(iv) ............... is used to make potato chaat.
(a) Salt ⬜
(b) Red chilli powder ⬜
(c) Mango powder (Amchur) ⬜
(d) All of these ✅
(v) To make potato chaat more delicious, we can add
(a) coriander leaves ⬜
(b) cuminseeds (zeera) ⬜
(c) black salt ⬜
(d) All of these ✅
2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.
(i) Red chillies really make the food hot and spicy. 🆃
(ii) Turmeric (Haldi) makes the food look yellow. 🆃
(iii) Cuminseed (Zeera) is added to both sweet and salty dishes. 🅵
(iv) If Aniseed (Saunf) is too much in the food, it makes your eyes and nose water. 🅵
(v) Clove (Laung) looks like a nail, but actually it is a bud. 🆃
(vi) Black pepper is used in both sweet and salty dishes. 🆃
(vii) Cloves makes our food tasty. 🆃
(viii) Cumin seeds should be eaten after meal to refresh our mouth. 🅵
3- Fill in the blanks.
(i) Turmeric (Haldi) is loved by everybody because it heals both small and big wounds when applied quickly.
(ii) Aniseed makes our stomach healthy.
(iii) Clove is chocolate coloured and smells strongly.
(iv) For making potato chaat, boiled potatoes are peeled before being cut into small pieces.
(v) Coriander leaves are sprinkled on top of the chaat finally.
5- Fill in the blanks using the correct options from those given in brackets.
(i) Black pepper (Black pepper/Cardamom) is small and round when whole.
(ii) Turmeric (Turmeric/Aniseed) heals wounds also.
(iii) Clove (Clove/Cuminseed) is helpful for toothache.
(iv) Red Chillies (Red Chillies/Pepper) make you gasp "shhee ... shhee ....".
(v) Cumin seed (Cuminseed/Aniseed) spreads fragrance when roasted.
Very Short Answer Type Questions
6- Answers in one word or one sentence.
Which spice makes us cry if we take too much of it?
Ans. Red chillies makes us cry if we take too much of it.
(ii) Which spice, when added to curd or jaljeera, makes them tasty?
Ans. Cumin seeds
(iii) Why is Aniseed (Saunf) always eaten after meals?
Ans. Because it refresh our mouth and helps in digestion.
(iv) Which spice has a strong smell and has the colour of chocolates.
Ans. Clove
(v) Which spice is used in food to make it taste sour?
Ans. Mango powder (Amchur)
Short Answer Type Questions
7- Answer in 30-40 words.
Differentiate between Aniseed (Saunf) and Cumin seed (Zeera).
Ans. Aniseed are green in colour while Cumin seeds are brown in colour. Aniseed have sweet flavour while cumin seeds have slightly bitter flavour.
(ii) What are the differences between Red chillies and Black pepper?
Ans. Red chillies are long and red in colour while black pepper are round in shape and black in colour. Red chillies are added to make the food spicy. Black pepper also have sharp and spicy taste and are added to both salty and sweet dishes.
Long Answer Type Questions
8- Answer is 80-100 words.
List the items used in potato chaat mentioned in the chapter.
Ans. The items used in potato chaat are boilded potatoes, salt, red chilly powder, mango powder, lemon juice, roasted cumin seeds, black salt, coriander powder, garam masala and coriander leaves.
Think, Find and Write
9- Garam masala is made by grinding many spices together. Write the names of these spices.
Ans. Garam masala is made by grinding many spices together such as cardamom, clove, cumin seeds, cinnamon, black pepper, dry ginger etc.
10- Write the names of three dishes cooked in your home (one should be a type of dal, one a dry vegetable and one a vegetable with gravy), listing the spices and other items used in each. Fill in this information in the table given below. (Take help from your elders)
Ans. 
11- Answer in 30-40 words.
In Kuttan's garden, tejpatta as well as small and big cardamoms are grown. Write the dishes or beverages in which these spices are used.
Ans. Tejpatta is used in making rice, biryani, potato and tomato vegetable with gravy, and any other vegetable with gravy. While cardamoms are used in tea, kheer, rice, sweets etc.
12- Names of some spices are given below in jumbled form (some are Indian names). Write the correct names of the spices against each.
(i) AAGMR AAMALS GARAM MASALA
(ii) RACUHM AMCHUR
(iii) EAZRE ZEERA
(iv) DRE ICLILH RED CHILLI
(v) ATAJTPET TEJPATTA
13. Name the spices from the picture given below:
14- Fill in the blanks with the words given in the help box.
(i) Spices add flavour to our food.
(ii) Besides adding to taste, spices have many health benefits too.
(iii) Many spices can be recognised by their smell.
(iv) Spices grow in abundance in Kerala.
(v) Kerala is also known as spice garden of India.
15- Try to identify the magic of spices! Which spice will help in the following cases?
(i) Anas is suffering from cough and cold. cardamom
(ii) Mr Batra fell down the stairs. turmeric
(iii) Mrs Gupta is suffering from high blood sugar. cinnamon
(iv) Alka is suffering indigestion. aniseed
(v) Cona has a toothache. clove
16- Identify the spices referred to in the lines below.
(i) This spice is red in colour. It adds flavour to the food.
Ans. Red Chilli.
(ii) This spice is dried stigma of a flower used or cooking as well as a beauty product.
Ans. Saffron.
(iii) small pearl like items used in sweets as well as in other dishes.
Ans. Black Pepper.
(iv) Bark of a tree used to prepare tea masala and other cooking items.
Ans. Cinnamon.
17- Name the following.
(i) Four spices used to make 'gram masala'
Ans. cinnamon, nutmeg, black pepper, cardamom.
(ii) Four spices used as medicine also.
Ans. turmeric, clove, aniseed, cardamom.
(iii) Two spices which grow underground.
Ans. ginger, turmeric.
(iv) Spice which is used as mouth freshener.
Ans. Aniseed or fennel seed.
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