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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th The World Around Us Chapter 6 Valuing Food — Activity 4 and Write

Book page 93 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
Every grain is precious. Do you eat every grain of food served on your plate?
Answer

Answer this one honestly — yes or no. Then look carefully at your plate after your next meal.

Sample answer: Yes, on most days I finish everything on my plate. On some days I leave a little rice. Then I take less rice the next time.

What matters is what you do next.

  • Take a small helping first.
  • Ask for more only if you are still hungry.
Why: When we waste food, we fail to respect the hard efforts of everyone who helped bring food to our plate.
Q2.
For a week, keep a record of the food you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. After every meal, make an entry in the following table. If you ate everything, write ‘Yes’ and add a happy smiley. If you left some food, write ‘No’ and add a sad face.
DayBreakfastLunchDinnerDid you eat fully?Did you waste?How do you feel?
1.      
2.      
3.      
4.      
5.      
6.      
7.      
The table printed on page 93. Fill one row after every day.
Answer

This is a week-long activity that you do at home.

  1. Keep the table near the place where you eat.
  2. After every meal, write down what you ate.
  3. If you ate everything, write ‘Yes’ and draw a happy smiley.
  4. If you left some food, write ‘No’ and draw a sad face.
  5. In the last column write how you felt — happy, sorry or full.
  6. After seven days, count how many rows say ‘No’.
DayBreakfastLunchDinnerDid you eat fully?Did you waste?How do you feel?
1.Poha and milkRice, dal, bhindiTwo rotis, curdYes 🙂NoHappy
2.Idli and sambarRoti, rajma, saladKhichdiNo 🙁Yes, some riceSorry
3.Paratha and curdRice, dal, laukiTwo rotis, sabziYes 🙂NoHappy
4.      
5.      
6.      
7.      
A sample of the first three rows, filled in.

What you should find: the number of sad faces goes down as the week goes on. That happens because you start taking only as much food as you can finish.

Why: Writing something down makes us notice our own habit. What we notice, we can change.
Q3.
What will you do — If someone offers you food more than you need?
Answer

Say politely: ‘Thank you, this much is enough for me.’

  • Take a small helping first.
  • Ask for more only if you are still hungry.
  • Never take food on the plate just because it looks nice.
Why: Food left on the plate cannot be used again. It is wasted, and with it the hard work of the farmer, the shopkeeper and the cook.
Q4.
What will you do — If you do not like a food item on your plate?
Answer

Do not throw it away. Try these three things.

  1. Before it is served, say politely that you want only a little of that item.
  2. Taste a little of it. Our taste changes as we grow, and many foods we disliked start tasting good.
  3. If you really cannot eat it, give it to someone at home who likes it — but do this before you begin eating from your plate.
Why: Many people worked to bring that food to your plate. Leaving it there wastes all of that work.
Tip: A plate with different kinds of food keeps us healthy. So it is worth trying a small bite of a new food each time.
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