Lesson 6 – In a Biscuit Factory
merchandise: goods or things for sale.
trade: give in return for something, sell.
strolled: walked here and there, without hurrying.
sprang up: developed or began to blow suddenly.
blaze: burn strongly.
afloat: floating
all the strength that he could muster: all the strength that he could use at that time.
inland: towards an area of land away from the seashore.
grooms: persons who take care of horses.
quay: a platform in a port or harbour where boats come to load or unload their luggage.
cargo: load of goods or things carried in a ship (or an aeroplane).
Things to do
1. Guess the meanings of these words:
1. Factory:
Ans: a place where goods are made.
2. Recipe:
Ans: A set of instructions that tells you how to cook.
3. Ingredients:
Ans: The items that are used to make a particular type of food.
4. Dough:
Ans: A mixture of flour, liquid, etc, forming base for baking.
2. A flow chart shows how something is done, the different steps and the order in which they are carried out. Look at the flow chart on pages 10 and 11 that shows how biscuits are made in a factory. Make a similar flow chart in your notebook. Write each step in a separate box. Join the boxes in the correct order.
Ans: Students must do this on their own.
3. Prepare a simple flow chart (with 3-5 steps) for any task of your choice.
For example, Drinking milk:
Ans: Students must do this on their own.
4. Given below is a recipe for making Nankhatai at home. Read it carefully and make a list of all the ingredients or the things that go into a Nankhatai.
* Sift together, 1 cup maida (fine wheat flour), 3-4 tablespoons besan (gram flour) and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda.
* Mix half a cup of melted ghee and 1 cup of powdered sugar well to make a smooth paste. Now add the flour mixture to this paste little by little and make a dough.
* Knead the dough gently.
* Leave it for 1-2 hours.
* Make small balls from the dough and flatten them.
* Arrange the dough shapes on a baking tray.
* Bake the dough shapes in a hot oven for about 15 minutes, till they become light brown.
* Let the Nankhatai cool for some time.
* Store the Nankhatai in a jar with a tight lid.
Ans: 1 cup maida, 3-4 tablespoon besan, 1/4 tablespoon baking soda, 1/2 cup ghee, 1 cup powdered sugar.
5. Collect a few wrappers of different kinds of biscuits/cookies. Paste them in your scrapbook. Note and write the following below each wrapper.
The name of the biscuit.
Ans: Parle – G
The name of the company that makes it.
Ans: Parle
The date of packing/manufacturing.
Ans: June 2023
Use by’ date.
Ans: 6 months from the date of packing.
Place where the biscuits were made.
Ans: Mumbai
The price on the packet.
Ans: ₹ 5
Ingredients.
Ans: Milk, sugar, ghee maida, baking soda, etc.