Topics Included • Multiple Choice Questions • Fill In the Blanks • Very Short Answer Type Questions • Short Answer Type Questions • Long Answer Type Questions

1. SCIENCE- ASSIGNMENT
CLASS 6 | FOOD: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Given below are the names of some animals:
(i) Goat (ii) Human beings (iii) Cockroach (iv) Eagle
Which of the above animals form a pair of omnivores?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv)
2. Honeybee makes honey from
(a) pollen (b) petals
(c) nectar (d) bud
3. Below are names of some animals:
(i) Cow (ii) Sheep
(iii) Horse (iv) Ox
Which of the above are sources of milk for human beings?
(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (iii) and (iv)
4. Given below is a list of edible plants:
(i) Banana (ii) Pumpkin
(iii) Lady’s finger (iv) Brinjal
Which pair of plants have two or more edible parts?
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (iii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)
5. The part of a banana plant not used as food is
(a) flower (b) fruit
(c) stem (d) root
6. Read each set of terms and identify the odd set
(a) Cow, milk, butter (b) Hen, meat, egg
(c) Goat, milk, meat (d) Plant, vegetable, butter milk
FILL IN THE BLANKS
1. Tiger is a _________________ because it eats only meat.
2. Deer eats only plant products and so, is called ______________.
3. Parrot eats only ________________ products.
4. The _______________ that we drink, which comes from cows, buffaloes and goats is an animal
product.
5. We get sugar from _________________.
VERY SHORTANSWER TYPEQUESTIONS
1. Give two examples where two or more parts of a single plant are used as food.
2. What do you call the habit of an individual to eat a particular type of food items commonly?
3. What items are used to prepare cooked rice?

2. SCIENCE- ASSIGNMENT
CLASS 6 | FOOD: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM
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4. Do all food items have some common food ingredients?
5. What are two common sources of most of the ingredients of food items?
6. Name the three products each provided by plants and animals.
7. Name three edible (eatable) parts of plants.
8. Which type of seeds give more energy, sprouted seeds or normal seeds?
9. What is honey?
10. Where would you place human beings on the basis of food that they eat?
SHORTANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
1. What is food?
2. Why should we eat cooked food?
3. Explain the importance of food for living organisms.
4. Explain the various sources of food items and ingredients with the help of examples.
5. Define the term herbivores.
6. What are carnivores? Explain with examples.
7. Define the term omnivores.
8. Suggest any three ways you can think of to avoid wastage of food.
LONG ANSWER TYPEQUESTIONS
1. Differentiate between herbivores, carnivores and omnivores. Give two examples of each.
2. (i) Name the different parts of a banana plant that are used as food.
(ii) Animal food we get from water resources.
(iii) Four fruits which we eat as vegetables.