Sanghamitra School
Class: VI Revision Worksheet
Sub: Science Le-1 Components of Food
1. Which among the following would answer positively for the protein test?
1. Meat 2. Potato 3. Wheat 4. Sugarcane
2. Akash is a healthy athlete. Which of these nutrients should he have, just before running a race, to gain
the MOST energy?
1. Glucose 2.Fruits 3. Rice 4. Chicken
3. Which of these components of food helps in the removal of undigested food from the body?
1. Fats 2. Proteins 3. Vitamins 4. Dietary fibres
4. The food we eat is classified into 3 main categories. The table below gives the names of a few food items
under three different categories. Study it and answer the following.
Energy-giving foods Wheat, Bread, Potato, Oil, Chappati
Body-building foods Pulses, Cheese, Eggs, Milk, Fish, Nuts
Disease-fighting foods Papaya, Onion, Lemon, Carrot, Mango
Which of the following food items should be placed in the category of body building foods?
1. Meat 2. Drumstick 3. Sugarcane 4. leafy vegetables
5. Wafers and chips are MAINLY _________________.
Energy giving foods
1. Energy-giving foods 2. Body-building foods
3. Disease-fighting foods 4. (Wafers and chips are snacks. They are not food.)
6. Deficiency of which of the following vitamins may lead to night blindness?
1. Vitamin A 2. Vitamin B 3. Vitamin C 4. Vitamin D
6. What is the role of fibre in our diet?
1. It provides rich nutrients for our body.
2. It helps the body convert food into energy.
3. It provides essential enzymes for the digestion of food.
4. It makes it easier for the body to get rid of undigested food. vitamin C deficiency?
7. Which of the following would be a symptom of Rickets?
1. Bones become soft and bent 2. Gums swell up and bleed often
3. Loss of vision when it gets dark 4. Glands in the neck appear swollen
8. Which of the following minerals helps prevent the occurrence of goitre in a majority of cases?
1. Iron 2. Calcium 3. Iodine 4. Salt
9. Sarala 10 years old, loved Oranges and decided to eat only oranges for a month. Which of the following will
happen as a result?
1. As oranges do not contain all nutrients, she may become unhealthy.
2. More oranges eaten will be converted to fats and stored in her body.
3. Oranges are healthy food items and hence she will remain healthy.
4. Oranges do not contain too much water and hence she will not have any energy.
10. Which of the following food items should someone who wants to build muscles eat?
1. Eggs 2. Butter 3. Chocolates 4. Salted biscuits
11. What is the role of fibre in our diet?
1. It provides rich nutrients for our body. 2. It helps the body convert food into energy.
3. It provides essential enzymes for the digestion of food. 4. It makes it easier for the body to get rid
of undigested food.
12. Which of the following is TRUE about a balanced diet?
1. It includes the same amounts of nutrients for all people of all ages.
2. It involves consuming excess amounts of carbohydrates for energy.
3. It includes all nutrients, water and dietary fibres in the required amounts.
4. It involves completely eliminating some nutrients like fats from the diet.
Fill in the blanks:
13. The types of carbohydrates are Starch Sugars andCellulose
________, __________ _________.
Plants and animals
14. The sources of carbohydrates are ________________.
Pulses and ___________.
15. Examples of plant proteins are ___________ Nuts
Milk
16. Examples of animal protein are ___________ Meat
and _____________.
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Body building foods
17. Proteins are also called _________________________.
____________ and it is usedFor
18. The colour of the iodine solution isReddish-brown presence
to test in starch
______________.
Blue Presence of sugar in food
19. The colour of Benedict’s solution is _____________ and it is used to test ______________.
Carbohydrate
20. Potato can be used to test
Energy giving food s or starch
_________ component. It can also be replaced with ________________.
Fats
21. When a food item spread on a white paper changes into a translucent, it contains ____________.
Blueish -black
22. When iodine is added to starch food it changes into ______________________ colour.
Zinc
23. Examples of trace minerals are _______________, Magnesium Iron
______________ and ___________.
Trace minerals
24. Minerals which are required in very small (minute) amounts by our body are called ___________.
Milk
25. Any two food items rich in calcium are __________________ Cereal
and __________________.
For oral learning:
1. Write a short note about a. Carbohydrates b. Proteins c. Fats (Define, other name, sources,
types, functions and examples)
2. What is the function of roughage in our body?
3. Name the disease caused due to lack of the following nutrients and also their remedies.
a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin D c. Vitamin K d. Vitamin C e. Calcium f. Iodine g. Iron
4. Why do we need water as an important component of our food?
5. What is a balanced diet? Why do we need it? On what factors does it depend on?
6. Why vitamins and minerals are important in pour body? Give few examples.
7. What is PEM? How is it caused? Name the diseases.
