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    REVISION FOOD AND COMPONENTS

    GRADE 6
    Choose the correct Answer:

    1. Sprouted seeds are rich in

    (a) Carbohydrates (b) Fats (c) Proteins (d) All of them.

    2. Lime, Amla are sources of

    (a) Vitamin-C (b) Iron (c) Calcium (d) Proteins.

    3. The product of milk is

    (a) Cheese (b) Butter (c) Curd (d) All of them.

    4. The minerals that gives strength to bones and teeth is

    (a) Iron (b) Calcium (c) Manganese (d) Phosphorous

    5. Iodine makes starch turn

    (a) Blue - black (b) Green

    (c) Colourless (d) Red

    FILL IN THE BLANKS

    1. For proper ……physical………….. and …………mental health………… our bodies need adequate food.
    2. Proteins build ……muscle…….. material.
    3. Non-living machines burn the fuel at ……high………… temperature while living machines burn their
    food at …low……………… temperature.
    4. Starch is a ……type………… of sugar.
    5. ……starch………….. gives blue colour with iodine.
    6. Proteins are made up of ……amino acids……………… .
    7. Skin, hair, and nails are ………vitamin e…………… .
    8. Excessive eating and fat rich food causes ____obesity__________.
    9. Vitamin C causes ……scurvy………….. when found deficient.
    10. Our body contains ………60%……………. of water.
    11. Most of the reactions in our body occur in ………acidic……. solutions.
    12. Balanced diet is one containing all ………nutrients……….. .
    13. Deficiency of ……vitamin a………. causes rough skin, weak eyesight, and thinness of body.
    14. Excess intake of………calcium………… over a large period may damage kidneys.
    15. Lack of ……carbohydrates………….. leads to lethargy, inactivity and feeling of tiredness.
    16. Intake of inadequate quantities of proteins may ……stunt…………….. the growth and development of
    children

    1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING

    1. Name the major nutrients in our food.

    Carbohydrates

    2. What are nutrients?

    A chemical substance which is is important for our bodies.

    2. Draw any two food items rich in Vitamin ‘A’. Name them.

    Carrot
    EGG

    3. Name three food items that are rich in proteins.

    Egg, milk and fish

    4. Name three plants and their parts that we eat.

    5. (a) What do you call the disease caused due to lack of vitamins and minerals.

    deficiency

    (b) Write two examples.

    Scurvy and Beribei

    (c) Name the type of vitamin that we get from sunlight.


    VITAMIN D

    (d) Name two sources of food rich in dietary fibers, and write their functions.

    6. (a) What are carbohydrates?

    They give energy to us.

    (b) Give two examples of food which are rich in Carbohydrates.

    Chapati and rice

    (c) Name the chemical solution, used for testing starch in food.

    Iodine

    (d) What is balance diet?

    All the nutrients in the appropriate amount.

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