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Nutrients and the jobs they do in your body

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.5-PS3-1 · England: KS2 Y3 Animals, including humans

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Question 1
What is the main job of fibre (fiber)?
- A. help you grow and repair your body
- B. give you energy to move and think
- C. helps food move through your gut
- D. store energy and help keep you warm
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Question 2
Which nutrient group is this food best known for: eggs?
- A. mostly carbohydrates
- B. mostly protein
- C. mostly fat
- D. rich in vitamins and fibre
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Question 3
True or false? Protein helps your body grow and repair itself.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 4
What is the main job of fibre (fiber)?
- A. helps food move through your gut
- B. keep your body healthy, e.g. calcium for bones
- C. give you energy to move and think
- D. help you grow and repair your body
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Question 5
Which nutrient group is this food best known for: carrots?
- A. mostly carbohydrates
- B. mostly protein
- C. mostly fat
- D. rich in vitamins and fibre
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Question 6
True or false? Plants and animals both make their own food.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 7
What is the main job of fibre (fiber)?
- A. helps food move through your gut
- B. give you energy to move and think
- C. keep your body healthy, e.g. calcium for bones
- D. store energy and help keep you warm
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Question 8
Which nutrient group is this food best known for: oranges?
- A. mostly carbohydrates
- B. mostly protein
- C. mostly fat
- D. rich in vitamins and fibre
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Question 9
True or false? Fat has no use in the body at all.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 10
What is the main job of carbohydrates?
- A. keep your body healthy, e.g. calcium for bones
- B. is needed for almost everything your body does
- C. store energy and help keep you warm
- D. give you energy to move and think
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Question 11
Which nutrient group is this food best known for: rice?
- A. mostly carbohydrates
- B. mostly protein
- C. mostly fat
- D. rich in vitamins and fibre
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Question 12
True or false? Humans cannot make their own food, so we must eat it.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 13
What is the main job of carbohydrates?
- A. give you energy to move and think
- B. is needed for almost everything your body does
- C. help you grow and repair your body
- D. helps food move through your gut
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Question 14
Which nutrient group is this food best known for: lentils?
- A. mostly carbohydrates
- B. mostly protein
- C. mostly fat
- D. rich in vitamins and fibre
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Question 15
True or false? Fibre gives us most of our energy.
- A. True
- B. False
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Question 16
What is the main job of fats?
- A. store energy and help keep you warm
- B. help you grow and repair your body
- C. is needed for almost everything your body does
- D. helps food move through your gut

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Answer key: Nutrients and the jobs they do in your body

1. C. helps food move through your gut
2. B. mostly protein
3. A. True
4. A. helps food move through your gut
5. D. rich in vitamins and fibre
6. B. False
7. A. helps food move through your gut
8. D. rich in vitamins and fibre
9. B. False
10. D. give you energy to move and think
11. A. mostly carbohydrates
12. A. True
13. A. give you energy to move and think
14. B. mostly protein
15. B. False
16. A. store energy and help keep you warm