Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:- 7
Food can maintain and save life. It can destroy life as well. Proper food serves as
medicine, improper food works as poison. A little care about the quality and
quantity of food will keep us healthy and happy. If we go about eating all sorts of
things, we shall become sick.
We take pride in calling ourselves civilized. Being sensible means to know the
difference between good and bad, right and wrong. It will not do to become slaves
to our tongue or taste. Even cattle, birds and beasts eat only what is best for their
body.
We mostly eat processed food and refined sugar. We pay heavily for junk food, for
Chinese dishes or deep fried snacks. As a result we catch diseases. We have drifted
away from mother Nature. We laugh at the rules of hygiene, healthy diet and the
advice of our elders. This has given rise to diabetes.
We offer chocolates, cakes and ice creams too often to our children. We also attend
parties or dine out every day. This way we invite obesity and diabetes.
Answer the following questions briefly:-
i) What are the functions of food?
ii) What is meant by ‘improper food’?
iii) What does ‘civilized life’ imply?
iv) Explain: We have drifted away from Nature.
v) How do modern life style and food habits affect us?
vi) Find words from the passage that mean the same as:-
a) being fat b) cleanliness
Answers
Answer:
obesity 1
Explanation:
1- food can save and maintain our life
2-improper food is known as refined sugar and junk foods
Answer:
1)The function of food is to maintain and keep the body healthy and happy.
2)Improper food is food which is not eaten in proper quantity and doesn't have proper hygiene.
3)Being civilized means being sensible of knowing the difference between what's right and what's wrong
4)Away from nature here it means we are getting attracted to junk food like Chinese dishes and deep fried thing. this is making us hate the healthy food.
5)These day many children eat chocolate almost everyday and if elders say anything they laugh on there advice . so this is has given rise to diabetes and thus it is said we that the modern life style and food habits has affected us.
6)a)The word same as being fat is obesity
b)The word same as cleanliness is hygiene