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Design/Technology Quiz - Food (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 Design and Technology for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2. Specifically it looks at different types of food and choosing which to eat. It is one of 10 quizzes to help you with designing and making useful things, and finding out about how things are made.

We all need to eat food. Where does food come from? What different types of food are there? What are good things to eat? Before you can start cooking, you need to be choosing which foods to use. This quiz helps you work through choosing foods so as to grow and stay healthy and strong.

1. Fruits are good for you. Fruits come from:
[ ] Plants
[ ] Factories
[ ] The sea
[ ] The air
2. As well as eating fruits from plants, we also eat some plant roots. Which one of these comes from the root of a plant?
[ ] Banana
[ ] Carrot
[ ] Beef
[ ] Corn flakes
3. Which part of the lettuce plant do we eat?
[ ] The root
[ ] The flower
[ ] The seed
[ ] The leaves
4. Rice, potato and pasta all contain lots of:
[ ] Carbohydrates
[ ] Fats
[ ] Proteins
[ ] Fibre
5. Meat, fish and beans all contain a lot of:
[ ] Proteins
[ ] Carbohydrates
[ ] Air
[ ] Water
6. Where does milk come from?
[ ] Cows
[ ] Factories
[ ] Offices
[ ] Garages
7. What can happen if we eat too much?
[ ] We might put on too much weight
[ ] We might lose weight
[ ] We might get hungry
[ ] We might get shorter
8. To stay healthy what should we do?
[ ] Eat lots of the same food
[ ] Always eat the same thing
[ ] Only eat potatoes and iced buns
[ ] Eat a variety of different foods
9. As well as a varied diet, what else can we do to stay healthy?
[ ] Sit around all day
[ ] Play computer games all day
[ ] Never go out
[ ] Do lots of sports and go for walks
10. Alex is designing a salad. Which one of these could Alex put in his salad?
[ ] Biscuits
[ ] Chips
[ ] Tomatoes
[ ] Cakes

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Cooking and nutrition

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Design/Technology Quiz - Food (Answers)
1. Fruits are good for you. Fruits come from:
[x] Plants
[ ] Factories
[ ] The sea
[ ] The air
Which are your five favourite fruits?
2. As well as eating fruits from plants, we also eat some plant roots. Which one of these comes from the root of a plant?
[ ] Banana
[x] Carrot
[ ] Beef
[ ] Corn flakes
Beetroot and parsnips also come from the roots of plants
3. Which part of the lettuce plant do we eat?
[ ] The root
[ ] The flower
[ ] The seed
[x] The leaves
We also eat the leaves of the cabbage
4. Rice, potato and pasta all contain lots of:
[x] Carbohydrates
[ ] Fats
[ ] Proteins
[ ] Fibre
We need to eat carbohydrates, but if we eat too much we will store it as fat
5. Meat, fish and beans all contain a lot of:
[x] Proteins
[ ] Carbohydrates
[ ] Air
[ ] Water
We need proteins to help us grow and stay strong
6. Where does milk come from?
[x] Cows
[ ] Factories
[ ] Offices
[ ] Garages
What other types of food are made from milk?
7. What can happen if we eat too much?
[x] We might put on too much weight
[ ] We might lose weight
[ ] We might get hungry
[ ] We might get shorter
We need to eat enough but not too much
8. To stay healthy what should we do?
[ ] Eat lots of the same food
[ ] Always eat the same thing
[ ] Only eat potatoes and iced buns
[x] Eat a variety of different foods
We need a varied diet to stay healthy
9. As well as a varied diet, what else can we do to stay healthy?
[ ] Sit around all day
[ ] Play computer games all day
[ ] Never go out
[x] Do lots of sports and go for walks
Exercise helps us to stay healthy
10. Alex is designing a salad. Which one of these could Alex put in his salad?
[ ] Biscuits
[ ] Chips
[x] Tomatoes
[ ] Cakes
What else could Alex put in his salad?

You can find out more about food by looking at our KS1 Science quizzes. Have you tried them yet?