EVS Class 3 NCERT Solutions, Chapter-14: The Story of Food
NCERT Class 3 EVS Chapter 14 introduces the concepts of— eating together. work allotted to the family members. food obtained from plants and animals. parts of a plant we consume as food. medicinal plants. The Story of Food captures the daily lives of different families through the pictorial representations of Venu’s family and Rani’s family. The NCERT textbook (Looking Around) questions are answered in a simple and engaging manner. We also have related ‘Learning Concepts’, and interactive worksheets with solutions. Our ‘Learning Beyond’ segment caters to all the probable questions that the child might think out of curiosity. Download Chapter 14 The Story of Food in the PDF format for free.
Download the NCERT Solutions for The Story of Food in PDF
The Story of Food
Is your family like any one of these families? If yes, like which one? How is your family like theirs?
Yes, my family is somewhat similar to that of Venu’s family. We also help each other by dividing most of the routine household works in my family. At dinner time, we all sit together and have our food. After finishing this work, I go out to play and my parents read their favourite books and newspapers or watch the TV.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
Do all the people in your family eat together? If not, why?
Yes, we all eat dinner together. But father has his breakfast earlier than others as he has to leave for work.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
Who eats last in the family?
We all have our food together, so no one eats last in the family. But my brother is a slow eater and finishes his meal last.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
Who does more work?
In your house: _____________.
In friend’s house: _____________.
In my house, my mother and father do most of the work.
In my friend’s house, his mother and sister do most of the work.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
Look at the pictures given above. What kind of work are people doing in both the families?
| Venu’s family | Rani’s family |
| Venu’s mother is cooking food, and her father is sweeping the floor by a broom. | Rani’s mother is kneading the dough. |
| Venu’s family sit together to eat food. | Rani is serving food to her father and brother |
| Venu is riding on a bicycle, and her parents are busy reading the newspaper. | Rani is fetching water, her mother is carrying a stack of hay, and her father is sitting and reading the newspaper. |
Who does not help in cooking food in the family and why?
My grandfather does not help cook food because he does not know how to cook and has never been inside a kitchen.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
In the table, some of the work done in the house has been mentioned. Find out who does them in your house and who does them in your friend’s house. You can add some other work also to the list.
| Household work | Who does the work | |
| In your house | In your friend’s house | |
| Cooking food | ||
| Buying things from the market | ||
| Sweeping | ||
| Cleaning the utensils | ||
| Filling the water | ||
| Household work | Who does the work | |
| In your house | In your friend’s house | |
| Cooking food | Mother, father | Mother, grandmother |
| Buying things from the market | Father, mother, brother, me | Mother, father |
| Sweeping | Father, brother, me | Mother, father, friend’s sister |
| Cleaning the utensils | Father, mother | Mother, friend’s sister |
| Filling the water | Father, mother | Friend’s sister |
| Taking care of the garden | Grandfather, father | Grandfather, grandmother |
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
Where does what we eat come from?
Choose the correct basket for each item. Draw a line to match.
When you are sick, do you take any medicine which we get from plants?
What do you take when you—
• get hurt _________________.
• have stomach ache ___________.
• have cough and cold __________.
• have toothache ____________.
Yes, my mother or grandmother gives me herbal medicines if I get sick.
• If I get hurt, my mother applies turmeric or Raktachandan on it and gives me hot Turmeric milk to drink.
• If I have a stomach ache, I chew dried ginger or eat Ajwain.
• If I have a cold or cough, I have milk with turmeric or a kadha of ginger, honey, and lemon.
• If I have a toothache, then grandmother gives me a cotton blob soaked in clove oil to keep it on that tooth.
[Students should mention their experience based on the above lines.]
The names of some food items are given below. Add some more names to the list. Draw a green 
around those items that we get from plants. Draw a red 
around those items that we get from animals.
| Honey | Turmeric | Fish | ------ |
| Corn | Milk | Lemon | ------ |
| Spinach | Potato | Ajwain | ------ |
| Egg | Meat | Banana | ------ |
| Tomato | Onion | ------ | ------ |
| K12 Techno Services ®
ORCHIDS - The International School | Terms | Privacy Policy | Cancellation