8A End of Unit Test (Levels 3-5)

Name ___________________________________Class _______________

1 Veronica is at the dentist. She needs a filling.

a What do teeth do to chew our food? ________________________ [½ mark]

b Why do you think Veronica might need to have a filling?

____________________________________________________ [½ mark]

c What liquid, made in the mouth, helps to digest food?

____________________________________________________ [1 mark]

2 John has become overweight in the last few years. He has changed jobs from

being a coalminer to working in an office.

a Why do you think that John has become overweight? ____________

____________________________________________________ [1 mark]

b His doctor says that he is increasing his health risk if he continues to put on

weight. What is this health risk? __________________________

___________________________________________________ [1 mark]

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c Suggest two ways in which John might lose weight.

i ______________________________________________________

ii ______________________________________________________
[1 mark]

3 Label the organs on the diagram using words from the box.

large intestine rectum small intestine stomach

[2 marks]

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4 Look at the two lists below.

a One list shows the different types of food. The second list gives examples of

foods. Join the food types to the correct foods.

Food type Example of food

Carbohydrate fruit

Protein meat

Fat rice

Vitamin C butter [3 marks]

b What are proteins used for in the body? ___________________________

[1 mark]
5 Look at this label from a packet of biscuits.
STICKY OAT SLICES
Amount per 100g

Energy 2214 kJ

Protein 7g

Carbohydrate 65 g

Fat 23 g

Fibre 12 g

a What does kJ stand for in the table? ________________________ [1 mark]

b Sticky Oat Slices contain 12 g of fibre. Why is fibre important in the diet?

____________________________________________________ [1 mark]

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6 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below.

carbohydrates fats fit foods healthy

A balanced diet is when we eat a variety of _____________ as well as vitamins,

minerals, fibre and water. A balanced diet should include all the major food types,

such as ___________ and __________________ . Eating a balanced diet helps

us to stay ______________. [2 marks]

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