While Najma and Ajmal were
having their breakfast. Mother asked them to be ready to go with her for shopping. Children were
surprised to hear this, because they had never been to the
market before. The Mother explained them that in the past all the
purchases were made by
their father. Now he was away from home and they had run short of groceries and
other provisions. So she wants to make all purchases.They went
to market in a taxi. They first visited muttonmarket. The mother
explained the difference between beef and mutton. She told them that beef was
the flesh of cows and calves while mutton was the flesh of goats and sheep. She
bought one kilo of leg and one kilo of minced meat there. After it they went
to fruit and vegetable market and bought a kilo of tomatoes,
five kilos of onions, two kilos of potatoes, one kilo each of cabbage,
cauliflower, turnips, green peas and two kilos of spinach and five kilos of
carrots. After buying vegetables they bought bananas and apples.
After it came the turn of spices and groceries. They bought one kilo of salt, a
quarter of red chillies, a quarter of black pepper and other spices. They
bought two carrots of soap flakes, three bars ofwashing soap, four cakes of
toilet soap, a kilo bag of porridge, a jar of honey, one bottle each of tomato
sauce and vinegar and two packets of biscuits. At the end they bought one kilo
of dressed chicken and two dozens of eggs and returned
home. Children enjoyed the shopping very much.
Question and Answers
Q.1 Why did mother ask
Najma and Ajmal to go with her for shopping?
Ans. Mother asked Najma and Ajmal to go with her for shopping because their father was on tour and they also have run out of groceries and provisions.
Ans. Mother asked Najma and Ajmal to go with her for shopping because their father was on tour and they also have run out of groceries and provisions.
Q.2 How much fare did
the taxi driver demand?
Ans. The taxi driver demanded twenty rupees for the market.
Ans. The taxi driver demanded twenty rupees for the market.
Q.3 What did mother
tell the taxi-driver?
Ans. The mother told the taxi driver that I would pay you fifteen rupees or you drive us to the traffic sentry there.
Ans. The mother told the taxi driver that I would pay you fifteen rupees or you drive us to the traffic sentry there.
Q.4 Where did mother
and children go first for shopping?
Ans. Mother and children went to the mutton market first.
Ans. Mother and children went to the mutton market first.
Q.5 What is the
difference between beef and mutton?
Ans. Beef and mutton both are meat. The beef is the meat of cows, calves and buffaloes. While mutton is the meat of goats and sheep.
Ans. Beef and mutton both are meat. The beef is the meat of cows, calves and buffaloes. While mutton is the meat of goats and sheep.
Q.6 What did mother
buy at the butcher’s shop?
Ans. Mother bought one kilo of leg and one kilo minced meat at the butchers shop.
Ans. Mother bought one kilo of leg and one kilo minced meat at the butchers shop.
Q.7 Where did mother
go after making purchases at the butcher?
Ans. After making purchases at the butcher’s mother headed towards the vegetables and fruit market.
Ans. After making purchases at the butcher’s mother headed towards the vegetables and fruit market.
Q.8 How did the mother
buy bananas and apples?
Ans. Mother bought ten bananas at a rate of fifteen rupees and one kg apples at a cost of twenty rupees.
Ans. Mother bought ten bananas at a rate of fifteen rupees and one kg apples at a cost of twenty rupees.
Q.9 What did mother
buy last of all?
Ans. After making all purchases mother went to a poultry shop. She bought eggs and one kilo of dressed chicken at a rate of twenty and ninety rupees respectively.
Ans. After making all purchases mother went to a poultry shop. She bought eggs and one kilo of dressed chicken at a rate of twenty and ninety rupees respectively.
Q.10 How far is the
market from the house of Najma and Ajmal?
Ans. The market was not so far from the house of Najma and Ajmal. It was about a distance of one thousands metres.
Ans. The market was not so far from the house of Najma and Ajmal. It was about a distance of one thousands metres.
Q.11 What did mother
ask the children to do when they reached back home?
Ans. Mother told Ajmal to polish your own and Najma’s shoes and told Najma to iron the clothes.
Ans. Mother told Ajmal to polish your own and Najma’s shoes and told Najma to iron the clothes.
Q.12 When do we use
Metre, Kilometre, Kilo and Litre?
Ans. These are all measuring units of different quantities. Metre is used for measuring Length, Kilometre for distance, Kilo for weights and Litre to measure liquids except with those of high viscosity.
Ans. These are all measuring units of different quantities. Metre is used for measuring Length, Kilometre for distance, Kilo for weights and Litre to measure liquids except with those of high viscosity.
Q.13 Give the reason
why polythene bags are not being used all over the world? or What is / are the
harmful effects of polythene bags?
Ans. Polythene bags are not being used all over the world because they are major source of water pollution. They lock the severage pipes and when the drains are chocked, the dirty water spills all over. There is no suitable way of disposing these bags.
Ans. Polythene bags are not being used all over the world because they are major source of water pollution. They lock the severage pipes and when the drains are chocked, the dirty water spills all over. There is no suitable way of disposing these bags.
Q.14 Why were Najma
and Ajmal excited?
Ans. Najma and Ajmal were excited because the first time they were going for shopping. The idea of learning new and interesting things was making them excited.
Ans. Najma and Ajmal were excited because the first time they were going for shopping. The idea of learning new and interesting things was making them excited.
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