Revision Notes

Class – 4 Environmental Studies

Chapter 21 – Food and Fun

Summary of Food and Fun

 This chapter is about having food together at the langar, and Gurudwara’s
Langar.
 In gurudwara, it’s a belief that having food together and working together
creates social harmony and peace.
 A small story of Gurnoor will help us to understand this more.

Story of Manpreet and Family

 Gurnoor met his friends Divya and Swastik who came back from hostels.
 They all headed to Gurudwara with Gurnoor to meet his parents.
 All the way to the Gurudwara, the kids were chatting.

In the Gurudwara

 They cover their heads there.

 They entered the Gurudwara's kitchen.
 There was a lot of activity going on there. Huge vessels were used to cook the
food.
 The Channa and urad dal were boiling on one side.
 The cauliflower and potato vegetables were prepared in a separate vessel.
 Manjit Singh, Gurnoor’s father was preparing kadhah prasad.
 In a big kadhai, roasting the flour in ghee takes a lot of effort.
 Manpreet and Gurnoor’s mother was rolling Chapatis.
 Everyone in the Gurudwara helps and contributes to the langar.
 Everyone picked up their plate and placed it in a large drum after finishing
their meal.
 Those who were serving ate at the end of the meal.
 They sanitized the area and washed the dishes.

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Image: Food making in Gurudwara

The Theme of the chapter

 The main theme of the chapter is to show the importance of unity.

 Teamwork can make anything possible
 Langar at Gurudwara is for everyone.
 Having food together brings happiness and prosperity.

Practice Questions

Q 1. Fill in the blanks:

1. _________and ___________ had come from the Boarding school.
Ans: Divya and Swastik
2. The Kadhah Prasad is a kind of ___________.
Ans: Halwa
____________ was making Kadhah Prasad.
Ans: Manjeet Singh
4. The vegetable of ___________ and ______________.
Ans: Cauliflower and Potato

Q 2. Name the ingredients used to make Kadhah Prasad.

Ans: To make Kadhah Prasad we need flour, ghee, and sugar.

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