NCERT Solutions Class 6 English Poorvi Chapter 3 – Spices That Heal Us
NCERT Class 6 English Poorvi 3rd Unit chapter 3 ‘Spices That Heal Us’ question answers solutions available here. This chapter is very important.
Let us think and reflect
1.) Read the given lines and answer the following questions.
‘When I was a child, I learnt them from my grandmother. She used to find cures for most of the weather-related common illnesses in the kitchen.’
(a) Where exactly in the kitchen did her grandmother find the cures?
Ans. Her grandmother found the cures in different spices in the kitchen.
(b) Give one example of weather-related common illnesses.
Ans. Cough and cold is one of the weather-related common illnesses.
(c) What kind of relationship did the speaker have with her grandmother?
Ans. The speaker had a very loving relationship with her grandmother.
2.) Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence.
Daadi soaked methi seeds overnight and drank the water in the morning to managesugar and body weight.
3.) Circle the spice that is not useful for body pain according to Daadi’s letter.
(a) Turmeric (c) Fennel seeds (b) Ginger (d) Black pepper
Ans. Black pepper, Ginger, Fennel seeds
4.) Why did Daadi ask Vikram and Vaibhavi to share the natural cures with their friends?
Ans. Daadi asked Vikram and Vaibhavi to share the natural cures with their friends so that they also have home -made remedies for weather related common illness.
5.) What was Daadi’s final advice to Vikram and Vaibhavi?
Ans. Daadi’s final advice to Vikram and Vaibhavi was to go to the kitchen and identify the herbs and spices about which she had discussed with them in her letter.
6.) How do we know that natural cures are passed from one generation to another?
Ans. We know that natural cures are passed from one generation to another by reading the grandmother’s letter. She explained to her grandchildren that she has learnt about the natural cures from her grandmother.
7.) Why do you think we should know about the healing properties of spices?
Ans. We should know about the healing properties of spices as they are always available in our kitchen and are the easiest and cheapest methods to heal us from common health problems.
Let us learn
(a) The words given in Column A are helping verbs. Match the helping verbs in Column A with their functions in Column B.
(b) Complete the following dialogues with any four modals from the table given above.
(Use a modal only once.) Ajay: Anand had fever last week. He (i) musttake good rest. Suman: Yes, he (ii)should or he will fall ill again. Ajay: He (iii) needs to take grandmother’s natural cures. Suman: Yes, we (iv) need toremember how effective they are.
Let us write
1.) Vikram’s grandmother shared two natural cures to cure his cough in her earlier letter. It was kept outside and a few drops of rain fell on it. Some of the words got washed away by the rain. Help Vikram complete the natural cures. Use the phrases given in the box below. There are two phrases that you do not need.
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Some leaves of basil |
For cough | Amount of honey |
| The mixture | For high fever |
A piece of fresh ginger |
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You can have it |
Grind to get |
Home remedy |
Natural Cures for Cough
(a) To prepare this home remedy, you just need ginger and honey. First, takea fresh piece of ginger, grate it and take the juice from it. Take about two teaspoons of this juice and add about two and half teaspoons of honey to it. Mix it properly. Warm the mixture slightly on very low heat for a minute. Then you can have it about three to four times a day to get relief from cough. Have patience to see the effect as natural cures for cough with ginger and honey might take some time to show results.
(b) To prepare the second home remedyfor cough, take about 10 grams of each long pepper, dried ginger and basil leaves. Add four to six small cardamoms and grind to get a fine powder. If you take this powder with an equal amount of honey, it will give you relief from cough.
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