STD-4, CHAPTER 3 - FLOWERS AND FRUITS, EXERCISE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

A.     FILL IN THE BLANKS.

1.      Flower is the colourful part of a ______.

Ans: Plant

2.      A flower develops from a ________.

Ans: Bud (floral bud)

3.      Oil, extracted from cloves, is used as a __________.

Ans: Medicine

4.      We must protect flowers from being ________ unnecessarily.

Ans: Plucked

5.      Dry fruits are generally eaten in ________ season.

Ans: Winter Season

B.      WRITE TRUE OR FALSE FOR THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS:

1.      A bud is covered with green leaves.    True

2.      All flowers look alike.                            False

3.      Lavender is cooked and eaten as a vegetable.                                                   False

4.      Fruits make flowers.                              False

5.      Jackfruit and tomato are fruits that are often used as vegetables.                   True

 

C.      TICK THE CORRECT OPTION.

1.      It blooms in summer -

(a)   Motia                   (b) Dahlia                     (c) Chrysanthmum            (d) Rose

      Ans: Motia

2.      It is useful for curing wounds and injuries –

(a)   Zenia        (b) Marigold          (c) Arnica        (d) Banana

      Ans: Arnica

3.      It has many seeds –

(a)   Mango        (b) Peach         (c) Plum             (d) Watermelon

      Ans: Watermelon

4.      It is generally not used for preparing jams –

(a)   Apple          (b) Bitter gourd                     (c) Strawberry        (d) Orange

      Ans: Bitter gourd 

D.     ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN BRIEF.

1.      State any two uses of flowers.

Ans: : i) Sweet smelling flowers like rose are used for making perfumes.

ii) Flowers are often used for decoration purposes.

2.      How do green leaves help a bud?

Ans: The green leaves protect the bud and help it to bloom into a flower.

3.      Name two flowers which are eaten as vegetables.

Ans: Flowers of sahjan, kachnar, banana plants, are used as vegetables.

4.      Name any three dry fruits. Write two ways in which they are used in our daily life.

Ans: : i) Cashewnuts, almonds and walnuts are some dry fruits.

ii) They are often eaten in their dried form.

iii) They are also used in preparing various dishes.

E.      ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

1.      Write five lines about flowers.

Ans: i) Flowers generally have pleasant fragrance and attractive colours.

ii) A flower develops from a bud.

iii) Flowers have different shapes and sizes.

iv) Some flowers bloom singly whereas others bloom in bunches.

v) Flowers make fruits.

2.      What do you understand by ‘seasonal flowers’? Give two examples of seasonal flowers.

Ans: i) Those flowers that grow only in a specific season, are called seasonal flowers.

ii) Chameli (grows in summer) and Rose (grows in winter) are seasonal flowers.

3.      Write any two uses of fruits.

Ans: i) Some fruits like brinjal and tomato are used as vegetables.

ii) Some fruits, like mango and lemon are used for preparing pickles, chutneys.

4.      List the food preparations that can be made by using mango fruit.

Ans: i) Mango fruit can be eaten raw.

ii) Some dishes can be prepared using raw mango.

iii) Mango fruit can also be used to make, a) pickles

             b) chutneys