1. The energy one gets from food is _____________ energy.

a. heat b. chemical c. kinetic d. light

2. To prevent headaches we need to:

a. run b. hydrate c. eat d. lie down

3. Good nutrition helps to give you all of the following EXCEPT:

a. lots of energy c. a healthy body
b. a sad appearance d. an active mind

4. Which of the following is NOT a nutrient?

a. fats b. calcium c. vegetables d. proteins

5. Which set belongs to the fats group?

a. fish, egg, beef c. margarine, oil, avocado pear
b. bread, pizza, bun d. peanuts, stringed beans, red pea

6. What are carbohydrates important for:

a. They help you to think clearly.

b. They help you to breathe deeply.
c. They give you most of your energy
d. They give you a large body.

7. Which of the following in NOT considered a vegetables?

a. carrot b. corn c. broccoli d. tomato

8. Which sugar is used to sweeten our drink?

a. fructose b. sucrose c. lactose d. glucose
 9. This mineral is important because it helps in building bones and teeth and
maintaining bone strength. This mineral in commonly found in milk. What is the
mineral?
a. calcium b. sodium c. fat d. water

10. When there is an adequate amount of fibre in the diet, which of the following will
be prevented?
a. constipation b. diarrhoea c. vomiting d. indigestion

11. Vitamins are essential to the body in preventing:

a. weight gain b. nervous tension c. diseases d. tooth decay

12. Which unit is used to measure food?

a. metre b. joule c. calorie d. degree

13. Which food contains the most protein?

a. meat b. salad dressing c. spinach d. watermelon

Use the given information to answer questions 10 – 13.

Grandma prepares dinner for four days of the week.

Day Dinner
Sunday rice and peas, chicken, green leafy
vegetables, fruit punch, apple

Monday yam, dumpling, steamed fish,

margarine
Tuesday rice, curried goat, lemonade
Wednesday yam, banana, cabbage, potato

14. From which day’s meal would you get a balanced diet?

a. Tuesday b. Monday c. Sunday d. Wednesday

15. On which day was protein lacking in the diet?

 a. Monday b. Wednesday c. Sunday d. Tuesday

16. Which nutrient was frequently used in the diets for the four days?
a. fats b. protein c. vitamins d. carbohydrates

17. On which day was more fibre included in the diet?

a. Sunday b. Monday c. Tuesday d. Wednesday

18. You should drink at least four to six glasses of ___________ daily to keep healthy.
a. juice b. water c. milk d. soda

19. Jaydon is about to run three races sports day at his school. Which of the following
would MOST LIKELY be given to him?
a. fructose b. lactose c. glucose d. sucrose
Use the table to answer questions 20 -23.

Vitamins Main Sources Functions

A egg yolk, green prevent night blindness

vegetables, cod liver oil

B cereal, egg yolk, milk, muscle co-ordination

beans
C orange, lime, grapefruit fight infectious disease

D sunlight, milk, cod-liver growth of bones and

oil teeth

20. Egg yolk is found in Vitamins:

a. A and B b. C and D c. A and D d. B and C

21. What does the body obtain when it is exposed to sunlight?

a. Vitamin B b. Vitamin A c. Vitamin D d. Vitamin C

22. Which is true of Vitamin A?

 a. forms strong bones c. fight infectious disease
b. keeps the eyes healthy d. helps the muscles

23. To help your muscles work properly, your body should have a good supply of:
a. Vitamin B b. Vitamin A c. Vitamin C d. Vitamin D

24. Which lack of vitamin causes the deficiency rickets?

a. A b. C c. D d. B

25. Insufficient protein in the diet can cause the disease_______________

A. Scurvy b. beri-beri c. kwashiorkor d. rickets

Section B
Choose the correct word from the box below to complete each sentence.

Water Vitamins Calcium

Fat Fibre

26. _____________ is the mineral in milk that helps build strong bones.

27. __________ is a nutrients that supplies the body with energy and has the most
calories per gram of food.

28. ___________ is the type of carbohydrate that helps move food through the digestive
system.

29. _____________ are the nutrients that help your body work, grow and fight diseases.
They cause specific reaction in the body.

30. ____________ is the nutrient that takes other nutrients to the cells and removes the
waste from cells.
When iodine solution is added to food samples which contain starch, what happen?
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