Components of food NCERT Exemplar Class 6 Science

 1. Which one of the following food item does not provide dietary fiber?

(a) Wholegrain
(b) Whole pulses
(c) Fruits and vegetables
(d) Milk

2. Which of the following sources of protein is different from others?
(a) Peas
(b) Gram
(c) Soya beans
(d) Cottage cheese (paneer)

3. Which of the following nutrients is not present in milk?
(a) Protein
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Calcium
(d) Vitamin D

4. Read the food items given below.
(i) Wheat
(ii) Ghee
(iii) Iodized salt
(iv) Spinach (palak)
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. 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)

6. 6. Given below are the steps to test the presence of proteins in a food item.

(i) Take a small quantity of the food item in a test tube, add 10 drops of water to it and shake it.
(ii) Make a paste or powder of food to be tested.
(iii) Add 10 drops of caustic soda solution to the test tube and shake well.
(iv) Add 2 drops of copper sulphate solution to it.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the steps?
(a) i, ii, iv, iii
(b) ii, i, iv, iii
(c) ii, i, iii, iv
(d) iv, ii, i, iii

7. 7. 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_______________

8. 8. Which of the following food items does not provide any nutrient

[Milk, Water, Orange juice, Tomato soup] Solution:

9. 9. Fill in the blanks from the list of words given below.

(carbohydrate, fat, protein, starch, sugar, vitamin A, vitamin C, roughage, balanced diet, obesity, goitre)

(a) Egg yolk is rich in_____and egg albumin is rich in___.
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by taking a____.
(c) Eating too much of fat-rich foods may lead to a condition called____.
(d) The component of food that does not provide any nutrient to our body and yet is essential in our food is_____.
(e) The vitamin that gets easily destroyed by heating during cooking is ____.

10. 10. Read the items of food listed below. Classify them into carbohydrate-rich, protein-rich and fat-rich foods and fill them in the given table. Moong dal, fish, mustard oil, sweet potato, milk, rice, egg, beans, butter, buttermilk (chhachh), cottage cheese (paneer), peas, maize, white bread.

Carbohydrate Rich food Item (A)	Protein Rich food Item (B)	Fat Rich food Item (C)
……	…….	…….
……	…….	…….
……	…….	…….

11. Observe the items given in Fig. 2.2 carefully and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Food item rich in carbohydrates is (i)______
(b) Egg is a rich source of protein, the mineral (ii)__and vitamin (iii)______
(c) (iv)___is a rich source of fat.
(d) Milk provides __ (v)____ vitamin D and ___(vi)____(mineral).
(e) ___(vii)____(fruit) is a rich source of vitamin A.
(f) Spinach is a good source of the mineral__(viii)____
(g) Both eggs and ___(xi)____are rich in___(x)______