NCERT Solutions for Class 1 Science Chapter 6

We all need food, clothes and a house.

1. We need food to grow and to stay healthy. It gives us energy to study and play.
2. We must eat good food.
3. We must have our meals at same time every day.
4. Some food helps us to grow like milk, fish, eggs and pulses.
5. Some food gives us energy. Rice. Sugar, butter, roti and bread give us energy.
6. Some food keeps us healthy.
7. Fruits and vegetables keep us healthy.

We eat three meals in a day. In the morning we have breakfast. I have breakfast before I go to school. In the afternoon we have lunch. I have lunch after I come back from school. In the evening we have dinner. We have dinner at 8:00 pm. We all eat together.

We need to cover our body and to look smart. Clothes protect our body from cold, heat and dust. We wear different clothes at different time of year. We wear cotton clothes in summer. They keep us cool.
We wear woollen clothes in winter. They keep us warm.
During the rainy season, we wear a raincoat. It does not make our clothes wet. We also wear gum boots.

Clothes are made of different materials. All these materials are obtained from animals or plants. We get wool from the fur on a sheep’s body. Wool is used to make sweaters. jackets, mufflers etc. We get leather from the skins of calfs, camel etc. Leather is used to make jackets, belts. etc. We get cotton from cotton plant. It is used to make, dresses, frocks, pants and shirts.

We need a house to live in. A house keeps us safe from the heat and the cold. A house protects us from the rain and the wind. A house keeps us safe from wild animals and thieves. We enter a house through a door. We walk on the floor. The windows of our house let in sunlight and fresh air. Our house keeps us safe from the heat of the sun. Out house keep us safe from the cold and rain. We keep our things in our house. We keep our clothes, books and toys in our house.

A house is a home when a family lives in it. We have fun at home.
1. We cook food in the kitchen.
2. We rest and sleep in the bedroom.
3. We wash clothes and bath in the bathroom.

1. We need food to live. Food helps us to grow.
2. We need clothes to cover our body and to look smart.
3. We need a house to live in. A house keeps us safe from the heat and cold.
4. We cook in the kitchen.
5. We rest and sleep in the bedroom.

1. Fruits and vegetables are obtained from:
(A) Animals
(B) Insects
(C) Plants
(D) Sea foods

2. We need food to:
(A) Live
(B) Sing
(C) Breathe
(D) Non

3. Which clothes protect us from rain.
(A) Sweater
(B) T-shirt
(C) Umbrella
(D) Raincoat

Answers:
1. C
2. A
3. D

Answers:
1. C
2. D
3. B
4. A

1. _____ keep us alive and healthy. (home / food)
2. Milk keeps our bones and teeth _____. (strong / weak)
3. We wear ____ clothes in winter. (woollen / cotton)
4. We cook food in the ____. (bathroom / kitchen)

Answers:
1. Food
2. Strong
3. Woolen
4. Kitchen