Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follows :
Being healthy does not, necessarily mean only, physical fitness. It also includes mental and
emotional well being. You need to follow some guidelines and maintain a time table of your
daily activities in order to stay fit and fine throughout your life.
The first and the most important point to be taken care of, in order to remain hmlthy is to follow healthy eating habits. One must avoid consumption of imhealthy junk foods. Try to include those foodstuffs that are rich in all the nutrients. That are very essential for the proper growth of our body tissues. Make sure that these foods are rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, good carbohydrates as well as fats. It is a misconception that fats, whether good or bad, are always harmful for your body. Not all fats are bad for health. There are some types of fats that are essential for the body as well. To make sure that your heart remains healthy all the time, have a wholesome meal. By doing this, you will also have a healthy brain and a good immune system.
Burning of calories is also very necessary for good health For this, you will have to plan
your schedule and give some time for exercise every day. This proves to be very beneficial
in maintaining the wear and tear of all your body muscles. Another important point that you
should always keep in mind is that you cannot stay healthy by skipping meals. Have your food at proper time intervals and avoid starvation. Instead of mting a large quantity of food at one single time, try to have 6 to 7 small courses of meals at regular intervals. This will help you maintain proper fimctioning of your digestive system.
Apart from the solid food, you must also pay attention towards liquids. Include beverages such as coconut water, fruit juices and especially water. You must drink at least 10 to 12 glasses of water in the entire day. This maintains a very good rate of metabolism.
Sleep is another important factor with regard to your health. Along with proper liquid and solid food, you also need a sound and sufficient sleep to keep yourself fresh all day. If you do not have a sound sleep of 6 to 7 hours at night, you will remain tired and lazy all day and this will also effect your mood.
Answer the following questions :
(a) What do you understand by the term ’being healthy’?
(b) What are the essential nutrients required for proper growth of our body tissues ?
(c) What are the advantages of exercise ?
(d) Besides solid foods and exercise, what other things are needed to maintain a good rate of metabolism?
(e) Find wordslphrases from the passage which means the same as the following:
(i) using (para 2)
(ii) wrong belief/idea (para 2)
(iii) helpful/advantageous (para 3)
(iv) weary/fatigued (para 5)
Answers
(a) Being healthy is not being just physically fit. It also includes mental and emotional well- being. We should follow some guidelines and maintain a time table of daily activities in order to stay fit and fine throughout our life.
(b) The essential nutrients required for proper growth of our body tissues are food items rich in vitamins, minerals, proteins, good carbohydrates as well as fats.
(c) Exercise is required for burning up of calories which is necessary for good health. Exercise also proves to be very beneficial in maintaining the wear and tear of all our body muscles.
(d) Besides solid food and exercise, one should also pay
attention to the liquid intake which maintains a very good rate of metabolism. Sound and
sufficient sleep is also necessary to keep a person fresh all day.
(e) (i) Consumption
(ii) Misconception
(iii) Beneficial
(iv) Tired
Answer:
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