From Tasting to Digesting
1. What did Jhumpa refuse to eat at the beginning of the story?
a) Sweet jaggery
b) Spicy pickles
c) Bitter karela
d) Sour lemon
2. What happens when food is chewed properly before swallowing?
a) It becomes sweeter
b) It becomes spicier
c) It loses all taste
d) It becomes dry
3. What is the role of saliva in digestion?
a) It makes food spicy
b) It helps in breaking down food
c) It makes food harder
d) It removes all taste from food
4. What happens if food is not chewed properly?
a) It digests faster
b) It takes longer to digest
c) It disappears in the stomach
d) It turns into liquid immediately
5. Why does a person feel weak when they do not eat food for a long time?
a) The body loses energy
b) The body stores extra food
c) The stomach fills with air
d) The brain stops functioning
6. What was given to Nitu when she was sick and unable to eat food?
a) Herbal tea
b) Sugar and salt solution
c) Cold water
d) Raw vegetables
7. What is a glucose drip used for?
a) To add flavor to food
b) To provide instant energy to the body
c) To increase blood pressure
d) To make digestion faster
Different Tastes
8. What was Jhumpa’s favorite taste?
a) Sour
b) Bitter
c) Sweet
d) Salty
9. Why did Jhoolan’s mouth start watering when she heard the word “imli”?
a) Because she was allergic to it
b) Because the brain reacts to familiar tastes
c) Because she had just eaten it
d) Because imli has no taste
10. Which of the following foods is naturally sweet?
a) Lemon
b) Tamarind
c) Jaggery
d) Bitter gourd
11. What is the taste of tamarind (imli)?
a) Sweet
b) Salty
c) Sour
d) Bitter
12. If you are eating something bitter, which of the following could it be?
a) Mango
b) Lemon
c) Karela
d) Salt
13. What do people often do when eating something very spicy?
a) Drink water
b) Eat more of it
c) Close their eyes
d) Add salt
14. Where on the tongue can different tastes be detected?
a) Only at the front
b) Only at the back
c) In specific areas
d) The entire tongue detects all tastes equally
Close Your Eyes and Tell
15. What happens when you close your eyes and taste food?
a) It loses its taste
b) It becomes tastier
c) It becomes harder to identify
d) It changes color
16. Which sense helps in recognizing food even before tasting it?
a) Sight
b) Smell
c) Hearing
d) Touch
17. What happens if you block your nose while eating?
a) You cannot taste the food properly
b) The food becomes spicier
c) The food digests faster
d) The food feels dry
18. If someone places a piece of saunf (aniseed) on your tongue, how can you identify it?
a) By its sweet smell
b) By its shape
c) By its color
d) By its weight
19. Why do people sometimes hold their nose before taking bitter medicine?
a) To make the medicine disappear
b) To block the bitter taste
c) To swallow it faster
d) To make it taste sweeter
Answers & Explanation
From Tasting to Digesting
1. c) Jhumpa did not want to eat bitter karela.
2. a) Chewing releases enzymes that break down food, making it taste sweeter.
3. b) Saliva contains enzymes that help in digestion.
4. b) If food is not chewed well, the stomach takes longer to digest it.
5. a) Without food, the body loses energy, causing weakness.
6. b) Sugar and salt solution helps replenish fluids and energy.
7. b) A glucose drip provides instant energy to the body when a person cannot eat.
Different Tastes
8. c) Jhumpa preferred sweet food.
9. b) The brain signals the mouth to prepare for a familiar taste.
10. c) Jaggery is naturally sweet.
11. c) Tamarind (imli) has a sour taste.
12. c) Bitter gourd (karela) tastes bitter.
13. a) Drinking water helps reduce the burning sensation of spicy food.
14. c) Different areas of the tongue detect different tastes.
Close Your Eyes and Tell
15. c) Without seeing food, it is harder to identify it.
16. b) Smell plays a major role in identifying food.
17. a) Blocking the nose affects the ability to taste food properly.
18. a) Saunf has a distinctive sweet smell.
19. b) Holding the nose reduces the intensity of a bitter taste.
