From Tasting to Digesting - 1 Class 5 Worksheet EVS Chapter 3

Q1: Match the following.

Q2: Answer in one word.

(i) The process of breaking down of food in simple form which the body can use. _____________

(ii) The tiny bumps present on the tongue. _____________

(iii) The liquid in our mouth that helps in digestion. _____________

(iv) A muscular bag in our body that churns food. _____________

(v) Food like chips, sweets, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, samosas, soft drinks that make us unhealthy. _____________

Q3: Given below are pictures of some food items. Write the kind of taste each of them has in the blanks.

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(vi)

Q4: Choose the correct answer to fill in the blanks.

weak, hunger, glucose drip, strength, ORS , sugar, salt, energy, proper, hunger.
(i) If we have vomiting and loose motions we feel _____________.

(ii) A person is given a __________ and _________ solution when he has loose motions and vomiting.

(iii) ________ can also be given to the persons who have loose motions and vomiting.

(iv) If the condition of the patient is very bad due to vomiting and motions the patient is put on a _____________.

(v) Glucose gives some ___________ immediately to the body.

(vi) A glucose drip is given for instant ___________.

(vii) Our __________ changes with mood.

(viii) To get enough and __________ food is the right of every child.

(ix) In Kalahandi district (Odisha) many labourers die due to __________.

Q5: Look at the picture of the tongue given below and mark the parts of the tongue where you can taste sweet, bitter, salty and sour.

Q6: True or False

(i) The juices in the stomach are acidic.
(ii) The sense organ of our body that tastes the food is larynx.
(iii) Our tongue has tiny bumps called dots which help us to taste the food.
(iv) The sense of taste and smell are interconnected.
(v) The glucose drip is given for quick strength even without eating.
(vi) Breathing is the breaking down of food into simple forms which our body can use.
(vii) Dr Larris carried out many experiments and revealed many secrets about digestion.
(viii) Digestive juices help in digesting the food.
(ix) Our stomach churns the food for digestion in our body.

Q7: Answer in short.

(i) Why should we chew our food properly?
(ii) Why should we eat proper food?

(iii) How does a piece of bread taste after we chew it for some time?
(iv) Why do we feel weak when we have an upset stomach and vomitings?
(v) How is digestion affected when we are sad?

Q9: Long answer questions.

(i) What is the main function of the tongue? What are the four types of tastes?

(ii) When and why is glucose drip given?
(iii) Who was Dr Beaumont? What did he find out about digestion?
(iv) Why can we not taste food properly when you have a cold?
(v) How does your stomach help in the digestion of food?
(vi) Write the symptoms a child will show if he/she does not get rice or roti to eat daily.
(vii) What symptoms will a child show who eats junk food?
(viii) What is the function of saliva in the mouth?

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