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Mindful Eating: A Path to a Healthy Body — Practice Worksheet
Name: ____________________
Roll No.: __________
Date: ____________
General Instructions
- All questions are compulsory.
- Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
- The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
15 × 1 = 15 marks
1.
The useful substances present in food are called:
- A.Nutrients
- B.Minerals only
- C.Calories
- D.Recipes
2.
The main energy-giving nutrient in rice and wheat is:
- A.Protein
- B.Carbohydrate
- C.Vitamin
- D.Mineral
3.
Which nutrient gives the most energy and helps keep the body warm?
- A.Protein
- B.Roughage
- C.Fat
- D.Water
4.
Body-building foods are rich in:
- A.Proteins
- B.Carbohydrates
- C.Fats
- D.Roughage
5.
Iodine solution turns blue-black when added to a food. This shows the food contains:
- A.Protein
- B.Fat
- C.Starch
- D.Vitamin C
6.
An oily patch left on paper that lets light through shows the presence of:
- A.Protein
- B.Fat
- C.Starch
- D.Water
7.
Vitamins and minerals are called protective foods because they:
- A.Give the most energy
- B.Build muscles
- C.Keep the body healthy and fight disease
- D.Add no value
8.
A balanced diet is one that contains:
- A.Only proteins and fats
- B.All nutrients, roughage and water in the right amounts
- C.Mostly sugar
- D.The same food for everyone
9.
Roughage in our food mainly helps to:
- A.Give energy
- B.Build bones
- C.Remove waste and prevent constipation
- D.Provide protein
10.
Night blindness is caused by the deficiency of:
- A.Vitamin A
- B.Vitamin C
- C.Iron
- D.Calcium
11.
Rickets, which causes weak and bent bones, is due to a lack of:
- A.Vitamin C
- B.Vitamin D
- C.Iron
- D.Iodine
12.
Which mineral is needed to make healthy blood?
- A.Calcium
- B.Iodine
- C.Iron
- D.Sodium
13.
Goitre, a swelling of the neck, is prevented by using:
- A.Extra sugar
- B.Iodised salt
- C.More rice
- D.Cooking oil
14.
Which food group does a thali (roti, dal, vegetables, curd) best represent?
- A.Only carbohydrates
- B.A balanced diet
- C.Only proteins
- D.Only fats
15.
Eating far more energy-rich food than the body needs can lead to:
- A.Becoming overweight
- B.Night blindness
- C.Scurvy
- D.Goitre
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
6 × 2 = 12 marks
16.
Two foods are tested. Food X turns iodine blue-black; food Y turns violet in the protein test. Which is correct?
- A.X has starch and Y has protein
- B.X has protein and Y has fat
- C.Both have only fat
- D.Neither has any nutrient
17.
A diet rich in rice, sugar and ghee but with no dal, milk, fruits or vegetables would most likely cause poor:
- A.Energy supply
- B.Growth and protection from disease
- C.Warmth
- D.Taste
18.
Why are fruits and vegetables especially important even though they give little energy?
- A.They supply vitamins, minerals and roughage
- B.They are the main body-builders
- C.They give the most warmth
- D.They contain only water
19.
A villager regularly eats green leafy vegetables and jaggery. Which deficiency disease are they LEAST likely to get?
- A.Anaemia
- B.Scurvy
- C.Night blindness
- D.Goitre
20.
Sunlight helps prevent rickets because it helps the body make:
- A.Vitamin C
- B.Vitamin D
- C.Iron
- D.Protein
21.
An athlete and an office worker eat the same balanced foods. The athlete should mainly increase the amount of:
- A.Energy-giving foods
- B.Iodised salt
- C.Water only
- D.Vitamin tablets
Answer Key
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
- (A) Nutrients
- (B) Carbohydrate
- (C) Fat
- (A) Proteins
- (C) Starch
- (B) Fat
- (C) Keep the body healthy and fight disease
- (B) All nutrients, roughage and water in the right amounts
- (C) Remove waste and prevent constipation
- (A) Vitamin A
- (B) Vitamin D
- (C) Iron
- (B) Iodised salt
- (B) A balanced diet
- (A) Becoming overweight
Section B — Challenge / Olympiad (2 marks each)
- (A) X has starch and Y has protein
- (B) Growth and protection from disease
- (A) They supply vitamins, minerals and roughage
- (A) Anaemia
- (B) Vitamin D
- (A) Energy-giving foods
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