Class 6 · Science and Technology · Cameroon

Food and Nutrition: 5 practice questions

Free practice on Food and Nutrition for Class 6, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.

  1. Classifying food by nutritive value groups food according to:

    1. its price in the market
    2. its colour only
    3. its shape only
    4. the nutrients it provides the body
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    Answer: D. the nutrients it provides the body

  2. Different age groups and occupations often need different amounts of food mainly because:

    1. their energy and nutrient needs differ
    2. food has the same effect on everyone
    3. age has no effect on nutrition
    4. occupation never affects diet
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    Answer: A. their energy and nutrient needs differ

  3. A farmer doing heavy physical work generally needs a diet that provides:

    1. no food at all during work
    2. enough energy for the physical effort involved
    3. only sweets for quick energy
    4. less food than someone sitting all day
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    Answer: B. enough energy for the physical effort involved

  4. Developing healthy eating habits over time helps to:

    1. guarantee illness regardless of diet
    2. have no long-term effect on health
    3. prevent diet-related illnesses like malnutrition
    4. replace the need for exercise entirely
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    Answer: C. prevent diet-related illnesses like malnutrition

  5. Which food group would be most important for a growing child's bones?

    1. Sugary drinks only
    2. Fried snacks only
    3. Foods with no nutrients
    4. Calcium-rich foods like milk and small fish
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    Answer: D. Calcium-rich foods like milk and small fish

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