The chapter “What is Cooking” is Chapter 7 taken from Let’s Look Around and Learn Environmental Studies Class 3rd for students of JKBOSE and NCERT. This particular post is about What is Cooking Class 3 EVS Chapter 7 Question Answers. In the last post, you have gone through Flying High Class 3 EVS Chapter 6 Question Answers. Let’s get started with this post:
What is Cooking Class 3 EVS Chapter 7 Question Answers
Introduction
The Chapter 7 What is Cooking is about utensils and methods used in cooking. It also makes young kids aware of the food items which need to be cooked and which can be eaten raw
Class 3rd EVS Chapter 7 Question Answers
Write Page No. 40
- Look at the picture. Colour the spaces which have dots in them. What do you see?
___________ ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ ___________
Ans.
I can see the following cooking utensils in the picture:
Tava, Frying pan, Pressure cooker, Earthen pot, Ladle, Turning spatula, Mesh Skimmer, and Kadhai
- In the picture, you must have found some utensils used for cooking. Are there any other utensils used in your house for cooking? Which are they?
Ans. In addition to the utensils shown in the picture, there are utensils like Patila, Pitcher, Kettle, Handi, etc.
Write Page No. 41
- What are utensils made of?
Ans. The utensils are made of Steel, Iron, Copper, Glass, Bronze, Earth (earthen pots) etc.
Narrate/Tell Page No. 41
- Ask some elderly people what kinds of utensils were used earlier. What were they made of?
Ans. In the earlier times, bigger size utensils were used for cooking. They were made of copper, soil (earth), bronze, etc.
Write and Find Out Page No. 41
- We do not cook all the things we eat. Find out which things we eat raw and which ones we cook before eating. Which are the things we eat both cooked and raw? Fill in the table.
| S.No | Things that are eaten raw | Things that are eaten cooked | Things that are eaten both raw and cooked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
Ans.
| S.No | Things that are eaten raw | Things that are eaten cooked | Things that are eaten both raw and cooked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrot | Rice | Cabbage |
| 2 | Radish | Potato | Turnip |
| 3 | Cabbage | Brinjal | Radish |
| 4 | Turnip | Dal | Carrot |
| 5 | Cabbage | Black Gram | Onion |
Write Page No. 41
Given below are different methods of cooking. Write the names of two things cooked by each of these methods. Add some more methods of cooking to the list and give examples too.
Name of the item ____________
- ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________
- ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________
Ans. Name of the item: Rice
- Take a cup of rice grains.
- Wash them with plain water.
- Take about two cups of water in a pressure cooker.
- Put rice grains in the cooker.
- Keep the pressure cooker on flame for about 15 minutes.
- Rice is cooked and ready to serve.
Write Page No. 42
Given below are different methods of cooking. Write the names of two things cooked by each of these methods. Add some more methods of cooking to the list and give examples too.
| Method of cooking | Name of things |
|---|---|
| Roasting | |
| Boiling | |
| Frying | |
| Baking | |
| Steaming |
Ans.
| Method of cooking | Name of things |
|---|---|
| Roasting | Corn, Potato, Bread |
| Boiling | Brocolli, Milk, Potato |
| Frying | Pori, Samosa, Pakoda |
| Baking | Chapatti, Cake, Dosa |
| Steaming | Idli, Momos, Dhokla |
Do/Make Page No. 42
What is used to cook food in your house? Draw a picture in the notebook and write its name.
Identify the pictures given below and write their names. What produces heat in each of them? Match the picture with the list. Matching can be done with more than one thing also.
Ans.
Do/Make Page No. 44
Soak whole moong seeds overnight in water. In the morning wrap the soaked moong in a wet cloth and cover it. Take it out after a day. Do you find any difference?
Ans. Yes, the moong seeds get sprouted/germinated.
Write Page No. 44
Which are the other things you can prepare without cooking? Write their names and the method of preparing them. One example is given below.
Ans.
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