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Carbohydrates

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these are examples of simple carbohydrates?

a)

Glucose

b)

Sucrose

c)

Monosaccharide

d)

All of the answers

2.

Which of these are examples of foods that are made up of complex carbohydrates?

a)

Orange

b)

Grapes

c)

Cakes

d)

Jacket potato

3.

What type of molecules are starches made up of?

a)

disaccharides

b)

monosaccharides

c)

polysaccharides

4.

What is meant by the term 'empty calories'?

a)

Too much sugar

b)

High in fibre

c)

No nutritional benefit

d)

Energy burst

5.

High GI foods cause which of the following...

a)

a rapid rise in blood sugar levels

b)

a gradual rise in blood sugar levels

c)

a slow rise in blood sugar levels

6.

Which of the following are monosaccharides?

a)

starch

b)

glucose

c)

fibre

d)

disaccharides

7.

Which of these are mainly simple carbohydrates?

a)

Jam

b)

Cakes

c)

Sweets

d)

All of the above

8.

How much of your energy should come from carbohydrates?

a)

30%

b)

40%

c)

50%

d)

60%

9.

Ideally what type of foods should mainly provide this energy?

a)

Starchy foods

b)

Natural sugars

c)

Pasta

d)

All of the above

10.

What are 'free sugars'?

a)

Sugar added to food during manufacture

b)

Fruit

c)

Starchy foods

d)

Sugary foods

11.

What is excess carbohydrate finally converted into?

a)

Starch

b)

Fat

c)

Sugar

12.

What can the fluctuation of blood sugar levels cause?

a)

Obesity

b)

Type 1 diabetes

c)

Type 2 diabetes

d)

Hyperactivity

13.

Which of these symptoms can be caused by a drop in carbohydrates?

a)

Dizziness

b)

Hunger

c)

Tiredness

d)

All of the above

14.

If you don't have enough carbohydrate in your body what will it find to use for energy?

a)

Fat

b)

Fibre

c)

Starch

d)

Sugar

15.

Which of these are all of the macronutrients?

a)

Fat, sugar, carbohydrates

b)

Fat, carbohydrates, protein

c)

Carbohydrates, sugar, protein

d)

Protein, fat, starch.

16.

What is the primary function of carbohydrates in our body?

a)

Provide energy

b)

Build muscles

c)

Improve digestion

d)

Boost immunity

17.

What is the primary function of carbohydrates in the body?

a)

Provide energy

b)

Build muscle

c)

Regulate hormones

d)

Boost immunity

18.

Which of the following is a complex carbohydrate?

a)

Fructose

b)

Glucose

c)

Sucrose

d)

Starch

19.

What is the primary function of carbohydrates in our body?

a)

Energy production

b)

Building muscle

c)

Boosting immunity

d)

Improving digestion

20.

Complex carbohydrates take longer to digest.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

A polysaccharide is made up of lots of glucose molecules joined together.

a)

True

b)

False