- AL JANOUB INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

CLASS: VI

مدارس الجنوب العالمية

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

SUBJECT: SCIENCE

Grade 6 Components of Food Worksheets

A. Answer the following questions in short:

1. Name the major nutrients in our food.
2. Name the following:
(a) The nutrients which mainly give energy to our body.
(b) The nutrients that are needed for the growth and maintenance of our body.
(c) A vitamin required for maintaining good eyesight.
(d) A mineral that is required for keeping our bones healthy.
3. Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein
4. What is a balanced diet? What should it contain?
5. Why should we include vitamins in our food?
6. What are deficiency diseases?
7. Why does eating one type of food cause an imbalance in nutrition?
8. Does animal food also consist of nutrients, and do they need a balanced diet?

B. Tick (✓) the statements that are correct:

1. By eating rice alone, we can fulfil the nutritional requirement of our body.
2. Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet.
3. A balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items.
4. A meal alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body.

C. Fill in the Blanks:

1. ______ is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D.
2. Deficiency of ______ causes a disease known as beri-beri.
3. Deficiency of vitamin C causes a disease known as ______.
4. Night-blindness is caused due to a deficiency of ______.
5. Our food contains several components known as ______.
6. Fats contain more ______ and less oxygen as compared to ______.