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Vitamin K

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vitamin K2 is excellent for

treating osteoporosis.

a)

T

b)

F

2.

In general, most people do not

get enough vitamin K in their

food.

a)

T

b)

N

3.

Vitamin K is a group of element

and hormones.

a)

T

b)

F

4.

It is normal practise to give new

borm babies a vitamin K injection.

a)

T

b)

F

5.

Vitamin K is important in the normal

function of blood.

a)

T

b)

F

6.

Which of the following could be

another title for this passage?

a)

Benefits of Vitamin K

b)

Vitamin K. What is it? Where is it From?

And What Does it Do?

c)

The Dangers of Too Much Vitamin K

d)

Why Doctors Love Vitamin K

e)

Vitamin K and Your Daily Diet

7.

The meaning of the word "appear"

in this passage is ----.

a)

turn out

b)

present as

c)

show

d)

seem

e)

surprise

8.

The word “standard” is

closest in meaning to ----.

a)

normal behaviour

b)

excellent idea

c)

a measure

d)

custom

e)

everyday

9.

What does the pronoun “this” in

this passage refers to?

a)

levels in food

b)

supplements

c)

no negative effects

d)

Vitamin K

e)

most people

10.

This passage is mainly about ----.

a)

the health benefits of vitamin K (some

proven and some unproven) and the

natural sources of vitamin K

b)

the health benefits and the health risks of

taking vitamin supplements, and the

limitations of scientific testing of

supplements

c)

the treatment of hemophilia and

other problematic blood

conditions

d)

the discovery, testing and

marketing of vitamin K

e)

scientific arguments about whether or

not vitamin K is actually important for human health

11.

According to this passage, vitamin K

has been proven ----.

a)

to reduce the risk of osteoporosis

b)

to ease the symptoms of morning sickness

c)

to remove spider veins

d)

to help blood to clot

e)

to cure cancer

12.

This passage says that ----.

a)

most people would be healthier if they took

vitamin K supplements; this is especially true

for the elderly

b)

most people get enough vitamin K from the

food they eat, but newborns and people who

take blood thinners may need K supplements

c)

vitamin K is found in most foods, and people

who eat too many K-rich foods or take K

supplements may get sick because their

blood becomes too thick

d)

vitamin K is found in many foods, but it can’t

be effectively absorbed into the body without

the help of special supplements

e)

most people would be healthier if they took

vitamin K supplements and vitamin K is found

in many foods, but it can’t be effectively

absorbed into the body without the help of

special supplements

13.

According to this passage, vitamin K1

is found in ----.

a)

most foods

b)

supplements only—it does not occur in nature

c)

meat and cheese

d)

leafy greens

e)

eggs

14.

Which of the following is NOT listed as

a good source of vitamin K in this

passage?

a)

broccoli

b)

beans

c)

eggs

d)

meat

e)

wheat

15.

This passage suggests that ----.

a)

people may be born with low levels of vitamin

K, though as they grow older their diets

usually provide what they need

b)

people are very likely to take vitamin K to

cure conditions which it has not been

scientifically proven to cure; this can be

dangerous

c)

a great deal of research money is going into

studies on the health effects of vitamin K

d)

vitamin K is not as important to human health

as the other vitamins

e)

vegetarians are likely to not get enough

vitamin K1 unless they take supplements