NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 7 The Food we Eat – step-by-step answers to every exercise and in-text question of the chapter, as per the latest NCERT syllabus for 2027. Read them online or download the free question-answer PDF.
This chapter is about food. Children share their lunch at school.
NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 7 The Food we Eat PDF
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NCERT Solutions for Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 7 The Food we Eat – Questions and Answers
All 30 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 98 – 105) are answered below, in the order of the book – in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises. Each answer is written the way you would write it in the exam.
Let us read — Pages 98–99A picture story. Children eat lunch at school.
Page 98. Children sit on a mat at school. They eat lunch from their boxes. They say:
I have poori with aloo sabzi.
I have roti with sabzi.
I got idli with chutney.
I have brought gobhi paratha.
I have fruits.
I got Godok.
I have chilla in my box.
Page 99. A girl stands near them. A boy sits with his box.
My mother is sick. No lunch for me.
Have my Paratha
Take my chilla
Thank you!
Read each bubble aloud.
The children eat lunch at school. One girl has no lunch. Her friends share with her.
Answer the questions — Page 99Talk about your own lunch.
1. Where do you sit when you have lunch at school?
Say where you sit to eat.
The children in the story sit on a mat.
2. How do you share your food with your friends?
Give some of your food to a friend.
In the story, a boy says, “Take my chilla.”
3. When you were hungry, did anyone share food with you?
Say yes or no. Then say who.
Let us read — Page 100A. Think of words for the pictures and read aloud. The lines about milk have no pictures.
We eat fruits and vegetables which farmers grow.
Point to each picture as you read.
Some farmers keep bees.
The picture is a beehive. Bees live in it. You can also say beehives.
We get honey from bees.
Bees make honey.
Some farmers keep cows.
We get milk from cows. We make curds and butter from the milk.
We should say ‘thank you’ to farmers.
Farmers work hard. They grow our food.
Let us speak — Page 101Look at the picture. Then talk.
idli, soup, samosa, poori and sabzi, paratha, dosa, gujiya, laddoo, rice and dal, cupcakes, jalebi, momos, roti, saag and roti
Say the name of your sweet.
The picture has laddoo, gujiya and jalebi.
Say who cooks at your home.
Say thank you to them.
Say yes or no.
After you eat, pick up your plate. Put it in its place.
Let us do — Page 102B. Match the food item to its shape
roti – circle, bread – square, samosa – triangle
A roti is round. A samosa has three corners.
Let us draw — Page 102Special dishes at home
Draw and colour them. See what others have drawn.
Say the names. Then draw and colour them.
Look at your friends’ drawings too.
Let us speak — Page 103Fun with Words. A. Words with one syllable
A. Listen to the following words that your teacher will read out. Notice that they have only one syllable.
Say the word and clap once.
man, food, cat: one clap each.
Say man. Clap once.
A. Listen to the following words that your teacher will read out. Notice that they have only one syllable.
Say the word and clap once.
hut, eat, mat: one clap each.
Say hut. Clap once.
A. Listen to the following words that your teacher will read out. Notice that they have only one syllable.
Say the word and clap once.
go, come, sit: one clap each.
Say go. Clap once.
Let us speak — Page 103Fun with Words. B. Words with two syllables
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
far – mer
Clap two times. A farmer grows food.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
car – rot
Clap two times. A carrot is a vegetable.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
mar – ket
Clap two times. We buy food at the market.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
brin – jal
Clap two times. A brinjal is purple.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
man – go
Clap two times. You know both parts! man and go are in part A.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
break – fast
Clap two times. We eat breakfast in the morning.
These words have two syllables. Say each word aloud and clap for every syllable of the word.
din – ner
Clap two times. We eat dinner at night.
Match the following images to the sentences — Page 104The book numbers this task 2.
Draw a line from each picture to its sentence.
Look for the colour. Count the oranges: 4.
Let us do — Page 105Riddles. The book gives the answers on page 118.
1. I am a fruit. My name is my colour.
Who am I?
Answer: ________
Orange
An orange is a fruit. Orange is a colour too.
2. I am hard and brown on the outside.
Soft and white inside.
Who am I?
Answer: ________
Coconut
A coconut is brown outside. It is white inside.
3. I am a vegetable. I am pink in colour.
I may also be white in colour.
If you cut me, I make you cry.
Who am I?
Answer: ________
Onion
We cry when we cut an onion.
4. I am a fruit. I come in green or purple.
I come in a bunch.
Who am I?
Answer: ________
Grapes
Grapes grow in a bunch.
Chapter 7 of 9 – Mridang
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NCERT Solutions Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 7 The Food we Eat – Overview
| Class | Class 1 |
| Subject | English |
| Book | Mridang |
| Chapter | 7 – The Food we Eat |
| Textbook pages | 98 – 105 |
| Questions solved | 30 |
| Session | 2027 |
| Format | Full answers on this page + PDF |
NCERT Solutions Class 1 English Chapter 7 – FAQs
Where can I download NCERT Solutions Class 1 English Mridang Chapter 7 The Food we Eat PDF?
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Is this for the 2027 session?
Yes, it follows the latest NCERT Class 1 English book for 2027.
How many questions are solved in NCERT Class 1 English Chapter 7?
All 30 questions of the chapter (textbook pages 98 – 105) – the in-text questions, activities and the end-of-chapter exercises.
How should I use these solutions?
Read the chapter in the NCERT book first, attempt the questions yourself, then check your answers here.