Chapter 11 Food Storage and Shortage

Worksheet
1. Pasteurization is a method discovered by _________________.
a) Thomas Edison b) Louis Pasteur c) Newton d) Charles Babbage
2. Food items from which germs have been removed are called ____________ foods.
a) Sterilized b) Frozen c) Salted d) Packed
3. Mohan wants to prevent his homemade jam from spoiling. Which preservation method
should he use?
a) Refrigeration b) Sugaring c) Boiling d) Drying
4. Sarah's family owns a small dairy farm. They sell fresh milk to their local community.
Recently, they faced concerns about the safety of their milk due to bacterial contamination.
Sarah suggested pasteurisation as a solution. What does pasteurisation involve in this
situation?
a) Turning milk into cheese
b) Adding more bacteria to the milk
c) Diluting the milk with water to reduce bacterial growth
d) Heating the milk to kill harmful bacteria
5. Select the food items which do not get spoilt in 2- 3 days

i) Samosa ii) Mustard iii) Milk iv) Onion

oil

a) i and ii b) ii and iii c) iii and iv d) ii and iv

6. Which of the following can be kept fresh by wrapping it in a damp cloth?
a) Cooked rice b) Green coriander c) Onion garlic d) Bread
7. Mayra is planning a camping trip for the weekend and needs to pack food items for her
trip. She wants to ensure that the food she takes won't spoil quickly and will remain safe to
eat without refrigeration.
Which of the following food items should Sarah prioritize as non-perishable for her camping
trip?
a) Canned soup b) Rice cakes c) Frozen meat d) Dairy products

8. Rahul was vomiting again and again after attending his friend’s birthday party. He was
feeling weak. You went to his house to collect your notebook and his mother told you about
Rahul’s condition. What should Rahul take so that his condition will improve?
a) Give Rahul spicy food b) Give Rahul pizza to eat
c) Give Rahul ORS d) Give Rahul a cold drink
9. Choose the correct option for the match the following:
i) Food poisoning p) air-tight container
ii) Sugar q) nausea
iii)Canning r) preservative
a) i-r, ii-q, iii-p b) i-p, ii-q, iii-r
c) i-r, ii-p, iii-q d) i-q, ii-r, iii-p
10. Match the method of preservation of these food items:-

Milk Freezing

Raw Mango Boiling

Corn
Pickling

Peas Drying in the sun

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 Chapter 15 Aquatic Life
Worksheet
1. Which of the following is NOT a type of aquatic plant?
a) Duckweed b) Vallisneria c) Lotus d) Neem
2. Emma went camping near a river and noticed that after a few days some of her friends got
sick with symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhoea, and fever after getting bitten by
mosquitoes. What disease might they have contracted, and what preventive measures should
Emma and her friends should take to avoid it?
a) They have malaria, and they should use mosquito repellent to prevent it
b) They have typhoid, and they should drink untreated river water to build immunity
c) They have a cold, and they should stay away from the river to prevent it
d) They have asthma, and they should go swimming in the river to alleviate symptoms
3. Sunita went on a field trip to a nearby pond to study aquatic life. She observed several
plants in the water. One of them had leaves floating on the surface, while another had roots
anchored at the bottom of the pond. What can you infer about these plants?
a) The floating plants are submerged, and the anchored plants are fixed
b) The floating plants are fixed, and the anchored plants are submerged
c) The floating plants are submerged, and the anchored plants are also submerged
d) The floating plants are floating, and the anchored plants are fixed
4. Which of the following animals breathe through gills?
i) Snake ii) Tadpole iii) Walrus iv) Fish
a) Only i
b) Only ii and iii
c) Only ii and iv
d) Only iv and iii
5. _____________ is an aquatic animal that begins its life as an aquatic animal and later develops
into a land animal.
a) Frog b) Duck c) Whale d) Fish

6. Find the odd one out and give a reason to support your answer:
 Octopus, Seahorse, Jellyfish, Turtle
7. Find the odd one out and give a reason to support your answer:
Egg, Malaria, Larva, Adult
8. Assertion: Mosquitoes carry the malaria parasite and transmit it to humans when they bite
Reasoning: Female Anopheles mosquito is responsible for malaria.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation
of Assertion (A).
c) Assertion (A) is true and Reason (R) is false.
d) Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

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