CLASS- VI
SUBJECT – SCIENCE
WORKSHEET OF CHAPTER 3 –MINDFUL EATING: A PATH TO
HEALTHY BODY
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Which one of the following food item does not provide dietary fibre?
(a) Wholegrains (b) Whole pulses (c) Fruits and vegetables (d) Milk
2. Which of the following nutrients is not present in milk?
(a) Protein (b) Vitamin C (c) Calcium (d) Vitamin D
3. Read the following statements about diseases.
(i) They are caused by germs.
(ii) They are caused due to lack of nutrients in our diet.
(iii) They can be passed on to another person through contact.
(iv) They can be prevented by taking a balanced diet.
Which pair of statements best describe a deficiency disease?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iii)
4. Read the food items given below.
(i) Wheat (ii) Ghee (iii) Iodised salt (iv) Spinach
Which of the above food items are “energy giving foods”?
(a) (i) and (iv) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (ii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
5. Unscramble the following words related to components of food and write them in the space
provided.
(a) reinpot___________
(b) menliars __________
(c) tivanmi ___________
(d) bocatradhyer _______
(e) nitesturn__________
(f) tfa_______________
Answer the following Questions:
6. Tasty food is not always nutritious and nutritious food may not always be tasty to eat. Comment
with examples.
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7. Rohit was having difficulty in seeing things in dim light. The doctor tested his eyesight and
prescribed a particular vitamin supplement. He also advised him to include a few food items in his
diet.
(a) Which deficiency disease is he suffering from?
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(b) Which food component may be lacking in his diet?
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(c) Suggest some food items that he should include in his diet, (any four)
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8. Fruits and vegetables should not be washed after cutting or peeling them? Why?
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9. Children require more proteins than adults. Justify your statement.
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10 If a person has spongy and bleeding gums, general weakness and pain in the muscles, which
deficiency disease is he/she suffering from? What is the cause of this disease?
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11. Which component of food may be lacking in the diet of following people?
(a) a child suffering from kwashiorkor ---------------------------------------------------------------------
(b) a person suffering from scurvy----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(c) a person suffering from rickets.---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(d) a person suffering from anaemia -------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. Give two cooking practices that lead to the loss of nutrients in food materials.
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13. Minerals and vitamins are needed in very small quantities by our body as compared to other
components, yet, they are an important part of a balanced diet’. Explain the statement.
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14. Rohan found this label on a 50g packet of a food item. (ASSET Question)
Nutritional Facts
Amount % Daily Value
Calories 70
Fat 5g 8%
Saturated 1.5 g + trans 0 g 8%
Cholesterol 195 mg
Sodium 65 mg 3%
Carbohydrate 1%
Fibre 0 g 0%
Sugars 0 g
Protein 6 g
On the packet of which of these food items are you likely to find this label?
(a) Noodles (b) Butter (c) Bread (d) Egg
15. Read the given passage below and answer the questions: (ASSET Question)
Farah cut identical size pieces from an onion, a potato and a brinjal. She added a few drops of iodine
solution to them and observed that the potato had turned blue-black completely while only parts of
the brinjal had turned blue-black. The onion had not turned blue-black at all.
(i)What is the possible reason for only some parts of brinjal turning blue-black?
(a) Only some parts of the brinjal have starch.
(b) Starch is present in all food items in different quantities.
(c)The iodine solution she used had oxidized and so gave a faulty result.
(d) Some parts of the brinjal may not have turned blue-black due to exposure to air.
(ii) Kashif performed the same test on pieces of sweet cherries. She found that the cherries did not
turn blue-black.
Which of these can she make as a possible conclusion from her observation?
(a)The iodine solution she used was faulty.
(b) The cherries contain lots of vitamins which are sweet to taste.
(c) The iodine soliution cannot test the presence of all carbohydrates.
(d) The water in the cherries dilutes the starch giving a negative result.
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