Beaconhouse School System, Mandi Bahauddin

Class:VIII Science Assesment

Topic: Food and Digestion

Name: __________________ Class/Sec: _________________

Time: 40 mins Total marks: 20

Q. 1 Choose the best answer. /2

1. Starch is present in ______________.
a) Lemons c) Potatoes
b) Liver d) Juice
2. The function of vitamin A is _________________________.
a) For good eyesight c) For clotting of blood
b) For healthy bones and teeth d) For healing of wounds
3. Increased level of mineral sodium in our body leads to _____________________.
a) Scurvy c) Rickets
b) High blood pressure d) Beri Beri
4. Proteins are made up of ______________.
a) Fatty acids c) Glycerol
b) Amino acids d) Glucose
Q. 2 Label the given diagram of human digestive system. /5

Q. 2 Match the column. /3

Nutrients Deficiency Diseases
Vitamin A Kwashiorkor disease

Vitamin C Dry and Scaly skin,

Night Blindness
Proteins Scurvy
Iron Goitre
Iodine Rickets

Vitamin D Anaemia
 Beaconhouse School System, Mandi Bahauddin
Class:VIII Science Assesment
Topic: Food and Digestion

Q. 3 Define the following: /2

Balanced Diet:
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Enzymes:
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Q. 4 Write chemical test to identify presence of starch in food? /2
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Q. 5 Write the names of enzymes used to break the given food molecule into smaller molecules. /1.5
a. Starch Maltose

b. Fat droplets Fatty acid and glycerol

c. Proteins Amino acids

Q. 6 List 3 uses of water in human body. /1.5

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Q. 7 List 2 uses of hydrochloric acid in stomach. /1
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Q. 8 Differentiate between physical digestion and chemical digestion /2
Physical Digestion Chemical Digestion
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 Beaconhouse School System, Mandi Bahauddin
Class:VIII Science Assesment
Topic: Food and Digestion

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