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CBSE · Class 4 · Science

Food for Health

Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks · Time: 54 minutes

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Show your working for Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!

Section A — Choose the correct answer8 × 1 = 8 marks
1.
Foods like rice, wheat, potato and ghee mainly give us:
  1. body-building
  2. nothing useful
  3. protection from diseases
  4. energy
2.
Which of these is mainly a PROTECTIVE food?
  1. papaya
  2. fish
  3. peanuts
  4. soybean
3.
Which of these is mainly a BODY-BUILDING food?
  1. rice
  2. maize
  3. spinach
  4. fish
4.
Which of these is junk food?
  1. curd
  2. vegetable salad
  3. chips
  4. sprouts
5.
The main taste of green chilli is:
  1. sour
  2. bitter
  3. astringent
  4. pungent
6.
Idiyappam is usually cooked by:
  1. roasting
  2. grilling
  3. steaming
  4. frying
7.
Riya drinks 6 glasses of water a day. How many glasses does she drink in 5 days?
  1. 30 glasses
  2. 24 glasses
  3. 11 glasses
  4. 36 glasses
8.
At the food festival, a ragi laddu costs ₹12. How much do 6 laddus cost?
  1. ₹84
  2. ₹18
  3. ₹72
  4. ₹60
Section B — Short answer8 × 2 = 16 marks
9.
Why do we need to eat many kinds of foods?
10.
Write the food group ("energy-giving", "body-building" or "protective"): (a) orange (b) guava
11.
Write the main taste: (a) bitter gourd (karela) (b) neem leaves
12.
How is each usually cooked? (a) cake (b) pakoda
13.
A packet of biscuits was packed in July 2025. The label says "best before 18 months from packing". In which month and year should it be eaten by?
14.
A food festival has 15 stalls. On average, 52 people visit each stall. How many visits is that?
15.
At the millet stall, jowar upma costs ₹70, a bajra roti ₹20 and a ragi laddu ₹30. How much for one of each?
16.
In a class of 24 children, 3 ate junk food for lunch and the rest ate home-cooked food. How many ate home-cooked food?
Section C — Word problems4 × 4 = 16 marks
17.
Plan a balanced lunch plate. Name the foods and their groups.
18.
Each of the 3 people in a family drinks 9 glasses of water a day. A glass holds 250 mL. (a) How many glasses does the family drink in a day? (b) How many millilitres is that? (c) Give two reasons why we need water.
19.
Aman spends ₹15 on a packet of chips every day. His mother suggests a ₹35 bowl of fruit instead. (a) How much does he spend on chips in 5 days? (b) How much on fruit in 5 days? (c) Why is fruit the better choice?
20.
Name the food group of each, and say how that group helps the body: (a) maize (b) amla
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Food for Health · AW-4S-FFH-2026-V1 · For parents — fold back or tear off before handing the sheet to your child.

QAnswerWorking
1(d) energy—
2(a) papaya—
3(d) fish—
4(c) chips—
5(d) pungent—
6(c) steaming—
7(a) 30 glasses6 × 5 = 30
8(c) ₹7212 × 6 = 72
9No single food has all the nutrients our body needs, so we need foods that give energy, build the body and protect us.—
10(a) protective (b) protective—
11(a) bitter (b) bitter—
12(a) baking (b) frying—
13January 2027July + 18 months
14780 visits15 × 52 = 780
15₹12070 + 20 + 30 = 120
1621 children24 − 3 = 21
17For example: dal and curd (body-building), rice or roti (energy-giving), salad and a green vegetable (protective), with a glass of water.—
18(a) 27 glasses (b) 6,750 mL (c) It helps digest food and removes waste through urine and sweat (also keeps skin healthy).3 × 9 = 27; × 250 = 6750
19(a) ₹75 (b) ₹175 (c) Fruit is a protective food with vitamins and water; chips have too much oil and salt.15 × 5 = 75; 35 × 5 = 175
20(a) energy-giving food: gives energy to work and play (b) protective food: protects us from diseases—