Food Safety

15 Grade 2 Hygiene and Nutrition Activities questions on Food Safety, with worked marking schemes. 15 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   1 mark

   Write one way to keep food safe to eat at home.

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme

   Accept any: cover the food; keep it clean; wash fruits; store in a clean place; do not eat rotten food.

2. Question 2

   1 mark

   We should ________ our hands before eating.

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Name one time we must wash our hands.

   (1 mark)

   Marking scheme

   Any: before eating, after toilet, after playing, before cooking.

4. Question 4

   1 mark

   Name one way to keep food safe from flies.

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5. Question 5

   2 marks

   Why do we cover food? Say one reason.

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6. Question 6

   2 marks

   Draw a plate of food with a cover on top.

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7. Question 7

   2 marks

   You see flies sitting on a piece of bread. Should you eat that bread? Say yes or no and why.

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   Marking scheme

   No (1 mark); flies carry germs that can make me sick (1 mark).

8. Question 8

   1 mark

   Fill in the blank: We should _______ our food to keep flies and dirt away.

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9. Question 9

   2 marks

   Match: (a) clean food (b) dirty food with (1) can make us sick (2) safe to eat.

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10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Name one thing that can make our food dirty.

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Should we eat food that has fallen on the ground?

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    We should throw away food that smells ________.

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13. Question 13

    2 marks

    Say why we should not eat rotten fruit.

    (2 marks)

    Marking scheme

    It is spoilt and can give us a stomachache/make us sick.

14. Question 14

    1 mark

    We wash fruits with clean ________ before eating.

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15. Question 15

    2 marks

    Arrange the steps to eat safely: (a) eat (b) wash hands (c) wash the fruit.

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