This chapter is a letter
Written to two people.
A grandmother called Daadi writes to Vikram and Vaibhavi. It opens with a greeting and signs off with love, and everything in it is meant for those two.
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Spices that Heal Us · Class 6 English · Poorvi
English 3 topics 87 leveled MCQs 45 flashcards 5 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Why she wrote
They said they were better.
The children sent word that cures she had shared earlier had worked. She is pleased, and writes back with the rest of what she knows.
Where the knowledge came from
Three generations deep.
Daadi learnt all of this as a child from her own grandmother. She now asks these children to pass it on to their friends.
What a modal does
One word, whole new force.
You should consult an elder and you must consult an elder differ by one word. The first is a recommendation and the second leaves no room at all.
Helping verbs
They never act.
A modal never carries the action itself. It sits in front of the verb that does, and tells you how strongly that action is meant.
Daadi's modals
Six of them here.
May, should, can, must, need to and used to. Five appear in a single page of her letter, each doing a different job.
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The Letter: Spices that Heal Us
A grandmother writes to two grandchildren who have just got better. What she sends them is a kitchen shelf, explained one jar at a time, and a firm rule about using any of it.
- The chapter is a letter, written by a grandmother called Daadi to Vikram and Vaibhavi.
- She writes because they have just told her they are better after trying cures she had shared.
- Daadi learnt these remedies as a child, from her own grandmother.
~32 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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Words at Work: Modal Verbs and Describing a Spice
Six small helping verbs that change how strongly a sentence is meant, and the four questions you answer when you describe a spice properly.
- A modal verb is a helping verb that sits in front of the main verb and changes its force.
- Six of them appear in this letter: may, should, can, must, need to and used to.
- May offers a suggestion, should gives advice, and can states an ability.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Speak, Listen and Write about a Spice
Standing up as a spice and describing yourself, turning a page of notes into a paragraph, and writing a remedy carefully enough that somebody could follow it.
- The speaking task asks for six things: your name, the part of the plant, your colour, texture, taste and benefits.
- Five of those describe the spice and the sixth says what it does for people.
- A headband with your spice drawn on it lets the class see who you are while you speak.
~30 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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87 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
This chapter is written as ____.
Beginner
A a story with a narrator
B a letter from a grandmother
C a poem in four stanzas
D a page from a diary
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a letter from a grandmother
It opens with a greeting and signs off with love.
What had changed for Vikram and Vaibhavi before this letter was written?
Beginner
A They had started cooking on their own
B They had been set a project at school
C They had asked to learn about spices
D They had recovered after using her cures
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They had recovered after using her cures
Good news reached her first, and this letter is the reply.
Why does it matter that Daadi learnt these cures from her grandmother?
Advanced
A It shows the knowledge has been handed down, not looked up
B It shows her grandmother was a trained doctor
C It proves the cures must always work
D It explains why she lives far from the children
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It shows the knowledge has been handed down, not looked up
The letter is one link in a chain, and she asks for another.
Why does it matter that the cures were found in the kitchen?
Beginner
A It shows the family could not afford a doctor
B It shows the remedies were kept secret
C It means nothing had to be bought specially
D It means only cooks could use them
Show answer & explanation
It means nothing had to be bought specially
Every spice in the letter is already on an ordinary shelf.
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