ABU DHABI

ACADEMIC YEAR : 2020- 2021

WORKSHEET 1 – FOOD AND HEALTH

Subject : Science Grade : 5 B

Name: SHUCHITA Date: 12-5-2020

I. Fill in the blanks with correct answer:

1. Food gives you energy to study and play.

2. Cereals such as rice, wheat and maize are rich in ______________________.

3. _________________ help to repair damaged parts of the body.

4. Calcium is an important ______________________.

5. Meat, beans, and green leafy vegetables are rich in ________________.

6. ______________________ is important as it helps your body to send out waste.

7. Vegetables and fruits should be washed _______________ they are cut.

8. Jams are preserved by adding __________________.

9. If food is not cooked correctly, the ________________ in it will be lost.

10. A diet which that gives you nutrients in the right quantities is called a ______________ diet.

11. Malaria is caused by female ___________________ mosquito.

12. Germs of disease like ____________________ enters through cuts in the skin.

13. _______________ and ______________________ are the chemicals used to destroy

germs.

14. Air pollution can cause non-communicable disease of breathing system like
_____________.

15. _____________________ is the position of your body.

Page 1 of 4
 II. Multiple choice questions:

1. Rehaan loves his dog, but gets rashes and feels itchy on touching. Which of these options
could be the reason?

a. Rehaan is anaemic.
b. Rehaan is suffering from allergies.
c. Rehaan is suffering from common cold.
d. Rehaan is suffering from cancer.

2. Sunlight is a good source of vitamin D. What will happen if a person doesn't get adequate
amount of sunlight?
a. The person will get rickets.
b. The person will get scurvy.
c. The person will get skin cancer.
d. None of these.

3. As Raheela often feels weak due to exhaustion, her grandmother has advised her to eat
more green vegetables. The doctor also diagnosed her as anemic. Why do you think she should
follow grandmother’s advice?
a. Green vegetables are a rich source of minerals.
b. Green vegetables make the bones strong.
c. Green vegetables make the blood circulate well.
d. Green vegetables make the heart beat faster.

4. Name of some the diseases are given below.

i. Diabetes ii. Obesity iii. Allergy iv. Cancer v. Arthritis vi. Heart problem
Which of the following option is true?

a. All of these are communicable diseases.

b. All of these diseases is caused by deficiency.
c. All of these are non-communicable diseases.
d. All of these diseases are caused by contact with an infected person.

Page 2 of 4
5. Choose the correct option that matches the disease of Column I to the vitamin deficiency
causing it in Column II
I II
i. Scurvy A. Vitamin B1
ii. Beriberi B. Vitamin A
iii. Rickets C. Vitamin C
iv. Night blindness D. Vitamin D

a. i. - D, ii. - C, iii. - A, iv. - B

b. i. - D, ii. - B, iii. - C, iv. - A
c. i. - D, ii. - A, iii. - C, iv. - B
d. i. - C, ii. - A, iii. - D, iv. - B

III. Match the following :

1. Energy giving nutrients a. Proteins

2. Helps to digest food and absorb b. Vitamins

nutrients properly

3. Help to keep your body warm c. Water

4. Body building nutrients d. Carbohydrate

5. Protective food e. Fats

IV. Look at the pictures below. Draw a line to match each with the food group belongs to.

Page 3 of 4
V. Name the food groups

Page 4 of 4