Question

Sprouts first became popular in 1970s as a healthy option for those striving to improve their food

choices. As the nutritional and health benefits of sprouts have become more known, bakers, chefs,

athletes, food manufacturers and others are all looking at different ways to incorporate sprouts into

popular foods.

2. Sprouts relatively contain the largest amount of nutrients per unit of any food known to man. Sprouts

produce a fountain of power for chemical changes. Enzymes are produced, starch gets converted into

glucose. Protein is transformed into amino acids and vitamin value increases. In fact a new explosion

of life force takes place. According to Dr. Bailey of the University of Minnerata, USA the vitamin C

value of wheat increases 600% in the early sprouting period . Dr. C.R.Show of the University of Texas

Cancer Centre found that cancer was inhibited upto 90% when healthy bacteria were exposed to

cancer causing substance in the presence of a juice made from wheat sprouts.

3. Enzymes which initiate and control almost every chemical reaction in our bodies, are greatly activated

in the sprouting process.Enzymes spark the entire digestive system to synthesise the nutrients in our

food into blood. They are the key to longevity.

4. Sprouts are enjoyed more when they are fresh. Mix sprouts with other foods and dressing, according

to your taste and enjoy eating them. But you must eat them, everyday!You will soon realise that

making sprouts a part of your diet has a dramatic effect on your health.With this live food, all the cells

of your body will become active and agile.

5. The nourishment which develops as the sprouts grow is very stable and can be frozen or dried for

future. Sprouted potato or tomato seeds are likely to be poisonous Alfalfa and Moong bean sprouts are

excellent soft food. They are almost pre digested and can be easily assimilated even by the children

and the elderly. They contain every known vitamin in perfect balance, necessary for the human body.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage attempt the following questions: (10)

(i) Sprouts are useful because they ………… .

(a) Contain largest amount of nutrients

(b) Produce a fountain of power for chemical changes

(c) Produce enzymes, convert starch into glucose

(d) All of the above

(ii) The vitamin C value of……………. increases 600% in the early sprouting process.

(a) Nutrients (b) Wheat (c) Glucose (d) Enzymes

(iii) They are the key to longevity .Here ‘They' refers to……………… .

(a) Nutrients (b) Vitamins (c) Sprouts (d) Enzymes

(iv) A word from the passage which means to combine a large range of something is…………….

(a) Contain (b) Inhibited (c) Synthesise (d) Assimilate

(v) A word from the passage which means having long life is…………..

(a) Incorporate (b) Longevity (c) Active (d) Agile

(vi) Protein is transformed into…………

(a) Amino acids and vitamin value (b) Citric acid and protein value

(c) Litmus and vitamin value (d) None of the above

(vi) ……………Seeds are likely to be poisonous when sprouted.

(a) Alfalfa (b) Moong bean (c) Potato and tomato (d) None of the above

(vii) Sprouts are excellent soft food.

(a) True (b) False (c) Partially correct (d) None of the above

(viii) The meaning of the word ‘Improve' is……………….

(a) Get worse (b) Get slightly worse (c) Get better (d) All the above

(ix) Sprouts became popular in the year…………….. .

(a)1940s (b) 1970s (c) 1960s (d) 1980s

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