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1. 1.

   Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). Tick (√) the right option:

   1. Growing children need more _______________.
      1. Fats
      2. Sugar
      3. Vitamins
      4. Proteins
   2. Digestion of food gets completed in ______________.
      1. Mouth
      2. Food pipe
      3. Small intestine
      4. Kidney
   3. Over cooking of food ___________________.
      1. Makes it more tasty
      2. Makes it digestible
      3. Destroys vitamins
      4. Destroys proteins
   4. Energy giving foods are rich in __________________.
      1. Vitamins
      2. Proteins
      3. Carbohydrates and fats
      4. Vitamins and minerals
   5. Which of the following is not a correct method of food preservation?
      1. Boiling
      2. Storing at low temperature
      3. Storing in open containers
      4. Storing in sugar syrup
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks with the given words:

   blood

   vitamins

   fats

   carbohydrates

   proteins

   sugar

   1. _______________ and _____________ are energy giving food.
   2. Some times over cooking destroys the ______________ in the food.
   3. Saliva in the mouth changes starch into _________________ during digestion.
   4. Digested food can pass through the walls of large intestine into _________________.
   5. ___________________ are body building food.
3. 3.

   Write 'T' for true or 'F' for false:

   1. Food is finally digested in small intestine.
   2. In the mouth, the saliva changes the sugar into starch.
   3. The food cooked by steaming is difficult to digest.
   4. Vitamins and minerals are protective foods.
   5. Over cooking makes the food tasty.
4. 4.

   Match the following:

   1. Fibres in Fruits	a. Carbohydrates
   2. Fish	b. Fats
   3. Potato	c. Proteins
   4. Butter	d. Vitamins and minerals
   5. Spinach	e. Roughage

    

5. 5.

   What is digestion?