Chapter 4: Mangoes Round the Year

Answer: Food items that get spoilt in 2-3 days are milk, boiled rice, curries, bread, etc.

(b) can be kept for a week

Answer: Food items that can be kept for a week are onions, potatoes, carrots etc.

(c) would not spoil till one month.

Answer: Food items that will not get spoiled for a month are ghee, raw rice, pickle, grains, etc

Answer: My friend’s list also has the same items as mine. The cooked food items get spoiled in 2-3 days, vegetables last for a week and dry grains may last for a month or more than a month when preserved carefully.

Answer: No, based on the different season the list changes. During summers, green leafy vegetables may get spoilt in a day due to the dryness, while usually in winters, leafy vegetables may last for 3 days or so due to the coolness. In rainy season it may not last longer due to the moisture.

Answer: When the food gets spoilt in our house we put it into the trash.

Biji returned the bread

Aman’s Biji went to the market to buy bread. The shop was very crowded. The shopkeeper picked up a packet of bread and gave it to Biji. She looked at it and returned it immediately.

Answer: Biji returned the packet because he saw fungus created inside the packet and felt that may be it had expired.

Answer: She found out that the bread had got spoilt by seeing the black spots in it.