KS1 Food | Clean Water and Food to Eat

Geography Quiz - Food and Water (Questions)

This quiz addresses part of the requirements of the National Curriculum KS1 for children aged 5 and 6 in years 1 and 2 in Geography. Specifically it looks at the need for clean water to drink and food to eat. It is one of 50 quizzes to help you understand the world around you.

We all need clean water to drink. A lot of water is a needed to grow plants and crops. This comes from the rain. But sometimes we have to water crops when it is dry. Water is also needed for washing and cleaning, and for flushing the lavatory. As well as water to drink, we all need food to eat. Millions of children in the world do not get enough food to eat. Feeding everyone in the world is a big problem.

What can we not live without?

[ ]	Water
[ ]	Sweets
[ ]	Games
[ ]	Holidays

In this country, tap water in the kitchen is safe to drink. Water is also sold in bottles. Most drinks and juices also have lots of water in them. What do people need in every country?

[ ]	Clean drinking water
[ ]	Cola
[ ]	Sugary drinks
[ ]	Fruit juices

Milk contains a lot of water. What do cows need?

[ ]	Muddy water
[ ]	Clean water
[ ]	Fizzy drinks
[ ]	Sugary drinks

Farmers grow crops like wheat. What do crops need to grow?

[ ]	Wind
[ ]	Water
[ ]	Shade
[ ]	Fog

We use lots and lots of water. Which one of these uses water?

[ ]	A fire
[ ]	An oven
[ ]	A vacuum cleaner
[ ]	A washing machine

As well as water, what else do we all need?

[ ]	Television
[ ]	Mobile phones
[ ]	Food
[ ]	Presents

In some parts of the world, children do not have enough food. They are:

[ ]	Overfed
[ ]	Thirsty
[ ]	Short of food
[ ]	Overweight

We all need to eat:

[ ]	The same type of food
[ ]	Lots of the same food
[ ]	Different types of food
[ ]	As much food as possible

Sam’s uncle grows plants to make food. He also keeps animals for food.

Sam’s uncle is a ______.

[ ]	Builder
[ ]	Baker
[ ]	Joiner
[ ]	Farmer

10.

Where is food grown?

[ ]	In factories
[ ]	In offices
[ ]	In hospitals
[ ]	On farms

Geography Quiz - Food and Water (Answers)

What can we not live without?

[x]	Water
[ ]	Sweets
[ ]	Games
[ ]	Holidays

We all need clean water

In this country, tap water in the kitchen is safe to drink. Water is also sold in bottles. Most drinks and juices also have lots of water in them. What do people need in every country?

[x]	Clean drinking water
[ ]	Cola
[ ]	Sugary drinks
[ ]	Fruit juices

People can be very ill if they drink water that is not clean

Milk contains a lot of water. What do cows need?

[ ]	Muddy water
[x]	Clean water
[ ]	Fizzy drinks
[ ]	Sugary drinks

Do you have a pet? What does your pet drink?

Farmers grow crops like wheat. What do crops need to grow?

[ ]	Wind
[x]	Water
[ ]	Shade
[ ]	Fog

The water comes from rain

We use lots and lots of water. Which one of these uses water?

[ ]	A fire
[ ]	An oven
[ ]	A vacuum cleaner
[x]	A washing machine

What other machines need water to work?

As well as water, what else do we all need?

[ ]	Television
[ ]	Mobile phones
[x]	Food
[ ]	Presents

We need to eat the right amount of food and the right sort of food

In some parts of the world, children do not have enough food. They are:

[ ]	Overfed
[ ]	Thirsty
[x]	Short of food
[ ]	Overweight

Sometimes there is so little food that people are starving

We all need to eat:

[ ]	The same type of food
[ ]	Lots of the same food
[x]	Different types of food
[ ]	As much food as possible

We all need a varied diet

Sam’s uncle grows plants to make food. He also keeps animals for food.

Sam’s uncle is a ______.

[ ]	Builder
[ ]	Baker
[ ]	Joiner
[x]	Farmer

What sort of plants do farmers grow to make food?

10.

Where is food grown?

[ ]	In factories
[ ]	In offices
[ ]	In hospitals
[x]	On farms

Do you live in a town, a city or in the countryside? Is there a farm near you? What does it grow?