Read the text and answer the questions 1, 2, 3 and 4.
What food is good food? Sometimes the food we like to eat isn’t the healthiest food for us. The Food Pyramid helps us to understand the different food groups, and it tells us how much of each food group we should eat. Look at the picture of the Food Pyramid. We eat more of the foods at the bottom of the pyramid. What foods do you see at the bottom? These are things made from grain, for example, rice, ruti and bread. Potatoes are not grains, but they are similar. Grains give us energy.
Fruit and vegetables are in the next level of the pyramid. These are also very important for us. They have vitamins. They help our eyes and our health.
On the next level, there are fish, meat, dairy products, beans and lentils. Meat, fish and chicken have protein. Beans and lentils do, too!
Dairy products are things like milk and eggs. They help our teeth and bones. Protein and dairy make us strong.
Fat and oil are at the top of the Food Pyramid. These make food delicious, but our body does not need very much of them. Sometimes we can’t get food from all the different food groups. But when we have choices about food, we need to make good choices.
1. Match the words of Column A with the similar meaning of Column B.
Column A Column B
a. important i. the state of being well.
b. strong ii. the lowest part of something.
c. different iii. having a very pleasant taste or smell.
d. delicious iv. of great significance.
e. dairy v. not similar to each other.
vi. having enough physical power.
vii. milk-based food.
Or
Fill in the gaps with the best word from the box. Find the information in the text. There are extra words which you
rice represents healthy health
fruits bread energy cheese
need not use.
(a) One should take — regularly.
(b) We should not eat — much.
(c) We get — from grains.
(d) Food Pyramid — four groups of food.
(e) To be —, one should take healthy food.
2. Write ‘True’ of ‘False’. If false give the correct answer.
(a) There are four levels in the Food Pyramid.
(b) The bottom level of the Pyramid has food from protein and dairy.
(c) Foods made of grain give us energy.
(d) Eggs helps our eyes.
(e) Milk helps to make us strong.
(f) Our bodies need a lot of fat and oil.
3. Answer the following questions in a sentence or sentences.
(a) Why should we make good choice of food?
(b) What is the Food Pyramid? Why is the Food Pyramid important?
(c) Give examples of grain food. Why are they important?
(d) Which food items provide us with protein? How are fruits and vegetables important?
(e) What are the functions of dairy products and fats?
(f) Beans and lentils do, too! What do you understand from this sentence?
4. Write a short composition about ‘The Food Pyramid’. [Write at least five sentences about the topic. Remember to use capital letters, punctuation, correct spelling and sentence structure]
Answer :
1. a + iv
b + vi
c + v
d + iii
e + vii
Or
(a) fruits
(b) cheese
(c) energy
(d) represents
(e) healthy
2. (a) True.
(b) False. Correct answer : The bottom level of the Pyramid had foods made from grain.
(c) True.
(d) False. Correct answer : Eggs make us strong.
(e) True.
(f) False. Correct answer : Our bodies do not need very much fat and oil.
3.
(a) We should make good choice of food because good foods contain vitamins, protein and minerals. Good foods make us healthy and strong.
(b) The Food Pyramid is a chart that shows four groups of food. The Food Pyramid is important because it shows which foods are more important for our body and tells us how much of each group of food we should eat.
(c) Rice, ruti and bread are grains. Potatoes are similar to them. Grains are important as they give us energy.
(d) Meat, fish, chicken, beans, lentils etc. Provide our body with protein. Fruits and vegetables contain vitamins. They protect our eyes and health.
(e) Dairy products help develop our teeth and bones, as well as make us strong. Fats make our food delicious.
(f) From this sentence, I understand that like meat, fish and chicken, beans and lentils also have protein.
4. The Food Pyramid.
The Food Pyramid is a chart which shows the four different groups of food. This chart also tells us how much of each group of food we should eat. The food items at the bottom of the pyramid are mostly grains. In the next level of the pyramid, There are fruits and vegetables. There are proteins and dairy products in the third level of the Pyramid. Fat and oil are at the top level. We should eat all these in a balanced amount to stay healthy and strong.
