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8th Grade Nutrition Unit Exam

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The rate at which your body burns calories is ______.

a)

nutrition

b)

fitness

c)

health

d)

metabolism

2.

Which of the options "provides energy, helps reduce hunger, improves alertness, helps you concentrate better in school, and improves memory."

a)

sleep

b)

eating a healthy breakfast

c)

fasting

d)

not eating fats

3.

What does it mean when the grain in foods have not been processed or refined?

a)

the product contains unsaturated fats

b)

the product is kosher

c)

the product is whole grain

d)

the product is organic

4.

The way the body takes in and uses nutrients from food is called ______.

a)

metabolism

b)

calories

c)

fitness

d)

nutrition

5.

The amount of energy released when nutrients are burned by your body is measured in _______.

a)

calories

b)

ounces

c)

grams

d)

pounds

6.

Calories are bad for you.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Foods that have high amounts of nutrients and few calories are called...

a)

fat free foods

b)

whole grain foods

c)

nutrient dense foods

d)

low calorie foods

8.

Foods that have high amounts of calories and few nutrients are called...

a)

fat free foods

b)

low calorie foods

c)

empty calorie foods

d)

nutrient dense foods

9.

What is healthy eating?

a)

Eating foods that are all nutrient dense foods.

b)

Eating the correct amount of foods from all the food groups.

c)

Never eating foods with fats.

d)

Avoiding carbs in your meals.

10.

Healthy eating can improve...

a)

your physical health

b)

your social health

c)

your mental health

d)

both your physical and mental health

11.

An unhealthy condition in which the body loses too much water that is not replaced.

a)

dieting

b)

dehydration

c)

hydration

d)

over-hydration

12.

What are the 5 main nutrients?

a)

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, potassium

b)

carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals

c)

carbohydrates, minerals, fats, vitamins, potassium

d)

trans fats, saturated fats, unsaturated fats, minerals, protein

13.

What are the 2 categories that nutrients can be sorted into?

a)

vitamins & minerals

b)

carbohydrates and proteins

c)

fats & proteins

d)

macronutrients & micronutrients

14.

Which nutrients are needed for large amounts of energy?

a)

micronutrients

b)

fats

c)

macronutrients

d)

proteins

15.

Which is a major source of energy for the body that it can use quickly?

a)

fats

b)

vitamins

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

16.

What is a complex carbohydrate that the body is unable to digest?

a)

potassium

b)

protein

c)

fiber

d)

fat

17.

What provides energy in the body when you are lacking carbohydrates and fates in your diet?

a)

fiber

b)

protein

c)

vitamins

d)

minerals

18.

Which nutrient builds and maintains all the body's cells and tissues?

a)

fats

b)

minerals

c)

proteins

d)

vitamins

19.

What are the three types of fats?

a)

unsatured fats, saturated fat, trans fat

b)

non-fat, low fat, saturated fat

c)

fat free, skim, whole

d)

none of the above

20.

What forms a protective cushion and insulation around vital organs, provides reserve energy storage, and is a building block for hormones?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

fats

d)

vitamins

21.

Nutrients that are needed in small amounts but are very important to keep us health are called...

a)

proteins

b)

fats

c)

macronutrients

d)

micronutrients

22.

How many calories come from fat?

a)

170

b)

100

c)

110

d)

101

23.

How many servings per container?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

What is the % DV(daily value) of saturated fats?

a)

8

b)

18

c)

80

d)

0

25.

How many pieces are in one serving?

a)

about 2

b)

about 20

c)

about 21

d)

about 28

26.

What % of your DV for Vitamin A is in this food?

a)

0%

b)

2%

c)

6%

d)

4%

27.

A food label helps consumers make and educated choice about the foods that they eat.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Some companies try to deceive us with small serving sizes, unrealistic servings per container, and asterisks on the food label.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

Think back to the vending machine activity.


For a food to be considered healthy enough for a school vending machine it needs to...

a)

have less than 35% of its total calories from fat OR be less than 35% sugar by weight.

b)

have less than 35% of its total calories from fat AND be less than 35% sugar by weight.

30.

Is there a way to calculate calories from fat if it is not listed on the label?

a)

No

b)

Yes

31.

The _______ ingredients MUST be listed at the top of a food label ingredient list.

a)

biggest

b)

smallest

32.

In many cases the longer the ingredient is, the less natural and/or good for you the food is.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

“No sugar added” foods still may naturally contain sugar, not carbohydrate or calorie free.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

"Sugar free" means it contains no sugar at all.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Food Companies have to list the amount of fruit in an item when putting "made with real fruit" on the label.

a)

Fact

b)

Fiction