Read Class 5 EVS Chapter 2 Digestion of Food questions and answers, MCQs, fill in the blanks, match the following, and easy explanations for exam practice.
Tick (✓) the right answer.
- Digestion begins in _____.
✅ (b) Mouth - The digested food is absorbed by _____.
✅ (a) Blood - Food pipe is a __________ tube.
✅ (c) Long - We get instant energy from _____.
✅ (c) Glucose - The undigested food passes through _____.
✅ (b) Anus
Answer the following questions.
- What do you mean by the term ‘digestion’?
Answer: Digestion is the process of breaking down food into simple, soluble substances that can be absorbed by the body.
- What is the role of teeth and tongue in digestion of food?
Answer: Teeth chew and break food into small pieces. The tongue mixes food with saliva, helps in swallowing, and tastes the food.
- What is the function of stomach?
Answer: The stomach churns and mixes food with digestive juices, which help in digestion.
- Why is glucose solution given to some people?
Answer: Glucose solution is given to people who become weak or faint because it provides instant energy.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
- Food makes our bones and muscles strong.
- The food is digested in the food canal.
- Food moves down through food pipe to our stomach.
- In small intestine, most of the food becomes liquid.
- Maltose ultimately converts into glucose after digestion.
Give one word for the following.
- Breaking down of food into soluble form
Answer: Digestion - An organ where the process of digestion gets completed
Answer: Small intestine - An organ which secretes digestive juice called bile
Answer: Liver - The state of becoming very fat
Answer: Obesity
- Match the following.
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Mouth | (d) Saliva |
| 2. Liver | (e) Largest organ in human body |
| 3. Stomach | (b) Churning and mixing |
| 4. Small intestine | (a) Absorption of digested food |
| 5. Glucose | (c) Instant energy |