KS3 Design and Technology Food quiz

15 Questions

Quiz Description

In this quiz, our point of focus will be on food technology. Here you’ll get to learn a lot about food, types of nutrients, the various tastes of food, the ingredients used in preparing some meals, and a lot more. This is a very interesting topic to discuss, and this quiz is here to guide you towards knowing so many new and fun facts about food.

Food can be defined as anything nutritious that humans or animals eat or drink in order to maintain a healthy life and growth. It is also anything plants absorb so as to keep up growth and life. There are 6 main food nutrients which are: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats and Oils, Vitamins, Minerals, and Water. All these nutrients are found in foodstuff depending on its kind. For example, in rice there are carbohydrates, in eggs, there are vitamins and some minerals. Also, another interesting property of foodstuff is their taste. It could be sweet, bitter, sour, and so on. The same applies to the texture and many other properties. 

You must have been wondering how you could be able to understand food technology. There is no need to panic. All you need to do is take the quiz, and other design and technology quizzes on this platform. Good luck. 

1:

Pre-cooked foods packaged as complete dishes or meals that only need reheating are known as what?


Correct
  • 1:
    Bargain foods
  • 2:
    Basic foods
  • 3:
    Convenience foods
  • 4:
    Exotic foods
2:

The taste buds in the tongue can detect how many basic tastes?


Correct
  • 1:
    3
  • 2:
    4
  • 3:
    5
  • 4:
    6
3:

What are the basic tastes?


Correct
  • 1:
    Salt, sour, fruit and bitter
  • 2:
    Sour, sweet, salty and bitter
  • 3:
    Sweet, tart, fruit and sour
  • 4:
    Tart, sweet, sour and bitter
4:

Many of the foods we eat are:


Correct
  • 1:
    colons
  • 2:
    colloids
  • 3:
    lipids
  • 4:
    androids
5:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of pre-cooked and pre-packed food that is bought from shops and supermarkets?


Correct
  • 1:
    The packaging cannot be recycled
  • 2:
    They are not always balanced in nutrients
  • 3:
    They often contain a lot of artificial additives and salt
  • 4:
    All of the above
6:

In a sponge cake, which ingredient acts as a binding agent?


Correct
  • 1:
    Butter
  • 2:
    Egg
  • 3:
    Flour
  • 4:
    Sugar
7:

There are three sorts of raising agent. What are they?


Correct
  • 1:
    Biological, mechanical and natural
  • 2:
    Electrical, organic and chemical
  • 3:
    Mechanical, chemical and biological
  • 4:
    Organic, natural and electrical
8:

A way to thicken a liquid is to use some form of starch such as cornflour or arrowroot. What is this called?


Correct
  • 1:
    Gelatinization
  • 2:
    Naturalization
  • 3:
    Solidification
  • 4:
    Starchification
9:

Bread, sugar, potatoes and pasta are all good sources of which nutrient?


Correct
  • 1:
    carbohydrates
  • 2:
    fats
  • 3:
    proteins
  • 4:
    vitamins
10:

Which of these foods are high in protein?


Correct
  • 1:
    Oranges
  • 2:
    Cabbage
  • 3:
    Fish
  • 4:
    Broccoli
11:

Grapefruits, oranges, lemons and limes are high in which vitamin?


Correct
  • 1:
    A
  • 2:
    B
  • 3:
    C
  • 4:
    D
12:

Which of these might you use to bind together moist or slippery ingredients?


Correct
  • 1:
    Breadcrumbs
  • 2:
    Egg
  • 3:
    Milk
  • 4:
    Tomato puree
13:

Gelatine returns to a liquid if it is heated above ......


Correct
  • 1:
    25degreesCelcius
  • 2:
    35degreesCelcius
  • 3:
    45degreesCelcius
  • 4:
    55degreesCelcius
14:

Which of these is a way of preserving food?


Correct
  • 1:
    Drying
  • 2:
    Freezing
  • 3:
    Pickling
  • 4:
    All of the above
15:

How must the ingredients be listed on a food label?


Correct
  • 1:
    In alphabetical order
  • 2:
    In ascending order of inclusion by weight
  • 3:
    In descending order of inclusion by weight
  • 4:
    From the healthiest to the least healthy

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