Science Skill Development Programme

Class 5 Week 1 Day 1 Easy

Food and Digestion

1. Which of these food are rich source of proteins?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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2. Which of the following match is correct?
(a) Vitamins and minerals – Roughage nutrients

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(b) Carbohydrates and fats – Energy-giving nutrients
(c) Proteins – Protective nutrients
(d) Water and roughage – Balancing nutrients

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3. Which nutrients help our body to fight against diseases?
(a) Vitamins and minerals (b) Proteins and fats
(c) Carbohydrates and fats (d) Vitamins and carbohydrates
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4. Which of these minerals helps to keep bones and teeth strong?
(a) Calcium (b) Iodine (c) Iron (d) Potassium
5. Which nutrient is required for the growth and repair of our body and also for building muscles?
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(a) Vitamins (b) Carbohydrates (c) Proteins (d) Fats
6. Which of these food are rich source carbohydrates?
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(a) (b) (c) (d)

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7. Some food sources rich in vitamin C are

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(a) Spinach, cabbage and meat (b) Milk, carrots and spinach
(c) Legumes, green-leafy vegetables and dry fruits (d) Citrus fruits, green-leafy vegetables and tomatoes.
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8. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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(a) Eating too much or too little of any nutrient can cause diseases.
(b) A balanced diet provides the body with all the nutrients in the right quantity.
(c) The food that we eat on a regular basis form our diet.
(d) In order to stay healthy, we should avoid eating food from cereal group.
9. Which of these ways also helps in preservation?

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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10. Match the columns and select the correct option.
Column I Column II
P. Incisors (i) Cracking teeth
Q. Canines (ii) Grinding teeth
R. Premolars (iii) Tearing teeth
S. Molars (iv) Cutting teeth
(a) P – (i), Q – (iv), R – (iii), S – (ii) (b) P – (iv), Q – (iii), R – (i), S – (ii)
(c) P – (iii), Q – (i), R – (iv), S – (ii) (d) P – (ii), Q – (iv), R – (i), S – (iii)
11. Refer to the given figure of human digestive system with some of its parts labelled as P, Q, R and S.

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In which of these parts no digestion takes place?

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(a) P, Q and R (b) Q and S (c) R and S (d) Q, R and S.
12. A digestive juice that helps to break-up big drops of fats into tiny droplets is made in which of these parts
of the body?
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(a) Stomach (b) Pancreas (c) Liver (d) Salivary glands
13. Select the incorrect statement.
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(a) The first set of teeth is called milk teeth.

(b) By the time a child is 3 years old, he or she has 32 teeth.
(c) The second set of teeth is called permanent teeth.
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(d) The milk teeth set has incisors, canines and molars (and no premolars).
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14. The given figure shows the structure of a tooth. Which labelled part is the hardest part of the teeth?

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(a) P (b) Q (c) R (d) S

15. Which type of microbes causes diseases, like common cold, influenza (flu), measles, mumps and polio?
(a) Bacteria (b) Viruses (c) Fungi (d) Protozoa

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16. Which type of microbes helps in making bread and wine?
(a) Bacteria (b) Fungi (c) Viruses (d) Protozoa
17. Bacteria are used for making which of these food?
(i) Cheese (ii) Yoghurt (iii) Bread (iv) Wine
(v) Beer (vi) Vinegar
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi) (b) (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) (c) (i), (ii), (v) and (vi) (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
18. Read the given passage.
The food on complete digestion becomes simple soluble form. It is absorbed into X through the walls of
the Y . X takes it to all the parts of the body.
What is X and Y in the given passage?

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X Y
(a) Liver Small intestine

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(b) Blood Small intestine
(c) Pancreas Large intestine

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(d) Blood Stomach
19. In which labelled part of the human digestive system, does the water get absorbed the most?

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(a) Q (b) R (c) P (d) S

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20. Digestive juices present in small intestine are produced in

(a) liver (b) pancreas (c) small intestine (d) all of these
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21. Cavity causes toothache when it reaches

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(a) dentine (b) enamel (c) pulp (d) crown

22. Match the columns and select the correct option.
Microbe Causes disease
P. Bacteria (i) Polio
Q. Fungi (ii) Typhoid
R. Protozoa (iii) Ringworm
S. Virus (iv) Malaria
(a) P – (ii), Q – (iii), R – (iv), S – (i) (b) P – (ii), Q – (iii), R – (i), S – (iv)
(c) P – (i), Q – (ii), R – (iii), S – (iv) (d) P – (ii), Q – (iv), R – (iii), S – (i)

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23. Refer to the given figure of the digestive system.

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Identify the parts labelled as P, Q, R, S and T and select the correct option.
(a) P – Mouth, Q – Oesophagus, R – Liver, S – Small intestine, T – Large intestine
(b) P – Gullet, Q – Oesophagus, R – Stomach, S – Large intestine, T – Small intestine

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(c) P – Gullet, Q – Food pipe, R – Liver, S – Large intestine, T – Small intestine
(d) P – Mouth, Q – Food pipe, R – Stomach, S – Small intestine, T – Large intestine

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24. Iodine and iron are examples of which nutrients?
(a) Vitamins (b) Proteins (c) Carbohydrates (d) Minerals
25. Identify the types of teeth (P, Q, R and S) and select the correct option.
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(a) P – Incisors, Q – Canines, R – Premolars, S – Molars

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(b) P – Canines, Q – Molars, R – Premolars, S – Incisors

(c) P – Molars, Q – Premolars, R – Canines, S – Incisors
(d) P – Incisors, Q – Molars, R – Canines, S – Premolars

ANSWER KEYS
1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (d)
9. (d) 10. (b) 11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (b)
17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (d) 20. (d) 21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (d)
25. (b)

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