CBSE Worksheet-08

Class VI Science (Components of Food)

1. Excess eating of fat in the food causes

a. Malnutrition
b. Obesity
c. Deficiency disease
d. Goiter
2. To test the presence of protein in food
a. Copper sulphate and caustic soda is used
b. Iodine solution and caustic soda is used
c. Iron sulphate and iodine is used
d. Washing soda and nitric acid is used
3. Infant need more of
a. Vitamins and proteins
b. Fat and carbohydrates
c. Carbohydrates and minerals
d. Carbohydrates and vitamins
4. Beri-Beri is caused by deficiency of
a. Vitamin D
b. Thiamin
c. Vitamin A
d. Vitamin C
5. Match the following
Column A

Column B

a. Energy giving food

i. Vitamins and minerals

b. Body building food

ii. Carbohydrates

c. Protective food

iii. Protiens

d. Plant fibre

iv. Pizzas

e. Junk food

v. Roughage

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6. Fill the blanks with suitable word/words

a. We cannot live without -------------- even for a few days.
b. Iodine solution turns starch ------------------.
c. A person suffering from -------------- tires easily and becomes pale.
d. ---------------- help in relieving cold and viral infections.
e. In ---------------, softness and pain occur in the bones that tend to fracture.

7. What happen when we eat lot of fried food?

8. Minerals and vitamins are required in very small quantities but important for good
health. Why?
9. a. List all the components of food that provide nutrients.
b. Mention two components of food that do not provide nutrients.

10. What are junk foods? Why we should avoid it?

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Answer key
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. (a)- (ii), (b) (iii), (c) (i), (d) (v), (e) (iv).

6. (a) Water (b) blue (c) anemia (d) Vitamin C (e) osteomalacia.

7. Fried foods contain lots of fat and oil. Excess of fat cause obesity. Fat also contain
cholesterol that may cause blockage of arteries leading to heart attack.

8. Minerals and vitamins are required in very small quantity in our food but they are essential
for proper growth and development. Minerals and vitamins provide protection against
disease.

9. a.
b.

Components of food that provide nutrients are carbohydrates, fats and proteins.
Two components of food that dont provide nutrients are water and roughage.

10. Deep fried articles having preservatives etc. like samosa, burger, pizzas etc. are called junk
food. We should avoid them because they contain high fat and sugar content and poor
nutritional value.

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