3. Children ignore the Ice-cream Man.Answer: False
4. The Ice-cream Man only sells ice cream.Answer: False
5. The cook planned to throw the scraps before the king came.Answer: True
6. The Maharaja wanted to use the waste.Answer: True
7. The dish avial was not tasty.Answer: False
8. The cook used raw vegetables without washing.Answer: False
9. The dish became popular in Kerala.Answer: True
10. The cook named the dish “wonderful waste.”Answer: False
Q: When does the Ice-cream Man come?
A: He comes in summer.
Q: What does he carry?
A: He carries a cart.
Q: What flavours of ice cream does he sell?
A: Vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
Q: What else does he sell besides ice cream?
A: He sells cold drinks.
Q: What is his cart compared to in the poem?
A: A flower bed.
Q: How do children react when they see him?
A: They gather around happily like honeybees.
Q: What colours are mentioned for the drinks?
A: Green, orange, white, and pink.
Q: What sound do the cold drinks make?
A: A hissing, bubbling sound (frosty-fizz).
Q: Who ordered the dinner?
A: The Maharaja of Travancore.
Q: What did the Maharaja see in the kitchen?
A: A basket of vegetable scraps.
Q: What did he ask the cook to do?
A: Not to waste the scraps and use them.
Q: What did the cook do with the scraps?
A: He made a new dish using them.
Q: What ingredients did he add to the dish?
A: Coconut, green chillies, garlic, curd, and coconut oil.
Q: What was the new dish called?
A: Avial.
Q: Where did avial become famous?
A: In Kerala.
