1.

A food substance found in many foods is:

A carbohydrate.
B chalk.
C energy.
D carbon dioxide.

2. What is used to test a food for starch?

A iodine solution
B potatoes
C Benedict’s solution
D Fehling’s solution

3. One of the ways in which water is used by the body is as:

A a source of fibre.
B a source of energy.
C a solid.
D a solvent.

4. Fibre in your diet helps to stop:

A you lying.
B scurvy.
C constipation.
D digestion.

5. You have a balanced diet when:

A the mass of all the food you eat in a day adds up to 100 kg.
B the mass of all the food you eat one day is equal to the mass you eat the next
day.
C you eat a wide range of different foods to give your body all the things it needs.
D you only eat fish on Fridays.

6.Which of these people will need to eat the most food in a day?
A a 3-year-old child
B an 85-year-old woman
C a 35-year-old man, who works outside cutting down trees
D a 25-year-old woman, who works in an office using a word processor

7.Meats are a good source of which food substance?

A fibre
B protein
C oxygen
D vitamins

8. Why do we need protein in our food?

A It is a good source of energy.
B It is used for growth and repair.
C It is full of vitamins.
D It helps food to pass through the gut smoothly.
9. What is a balanced diet?
A A diet with lots of fruit.
B A diet with lots of milk.
C A diet that contains a variety of foods in adequate amounts.
D Not eating takeaways.

10. Foods that contain good amounts of iron include:

A Beef and lamb.
B Potatoes.
C Peas.
D Walnuts.

11. Some examples of calcium-rich foods are:

A Apricots and plums.
B Avocadoes.
C Dairy foods.
D Chicken and pork.

12. Malnutrition means

A A person is not eating properly
B Undernutrition or overnutrition
C Someone is starved
D Someone is eating too much

13. Which food is a good source of calcium?

E Bread
F Meat
G Pasta
H Milk
I Apples

Healthy means you are free from physical pain. True or false?

True

False

Which food is not a good source of protein?

Beans

Fish

Oil

Fibre helps us to digest our food. True or false?

True
False

What is the function of red blood cells?

Carry oxygen around the body.

Carry oxygen around the body.

Contract and relax to pull to move bone.

Fight infections.

Match the food to the nutrients that it is broken down into.

Correct Answer:Lipids,Fatty acids and glycerol

Lipids -

Fatty acids and glycerol

Correct Answer:Protein,Amino acids

Protein -

Amino acids

Correct Answer:Carbohydrates,Sugars

Carbohydrates -

Sugars

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6 Questions

Q1.

Why should you eat fibre?

To give the body energy.

Correct answer: To help food move through the digestive system.

To help food move through the digestive system.

To provide vitamins and minerals.

To provide insulation to keep the body warm.

To help the body grow.

Q2.

Match the food group to its role in the body.

Correct Answer:Carbohydrates,Provide energy for the body.

Carbohydrates -

Provide energy for the body.

Correct Answer:Lipids,Provide energy and insulation for the body.

Lipids -

Provide energy and insulation for the body.

Correct Answer:Proteins,Needed for growth and repair.

Proteins -

Needed for growth and repair.

Correct Answer:Vitamins and minerals,Needed in small amounts to maintain a health body.

Vitamins and minerals -

Needed in small amounts to maintain a health body.

Correct Answer:Fibre,Helps food move through the digestive system.

Fibre -

Helps food move through the digestive system.

Correct Answer:Water,Needed for chemical reactions, and to stay hydrated.

Water -

Needed for chemical reactions, and to stay hydrated.

Q3.

What should a balanced diet be made up of?

Fruit and vegetables

Meat and dairy

Correct answer: A range of different food groups

A range of different food groups

Equal amounts of all food groups

Q4.

Match the vitamins and minerals to their role in the body.

Correct Answer:Iron,Needed to make red blood cells.

Iron -

Needed to make red blood cells.

Correct Answer:Vitamin C,Keeps our cells healthy and supports wound healing.

Vitamin C -

Keeps our cells healthy and supports wound healing.

Correct Answer:Vitamin D,Needed for strong bones and teeth and healthy immune system.

Vitamin D -
Needed for strong bones and teeth and healthy immune system.

Q5.

True or false? We should eat lots of saturated fat in our diet.

True

Correct answer: False

False

Q6.

Who do you agree with?

Correct answer: Andeep: "We should eat some fat as it makes up our cell membranes."

Andeep: "We should eat some fat as it makes up our cell membranes."

Sam: "There's no point eating fatty foods,