Check sibling questions

Choose the correct option.

(a) Adolescents should be careful about what they eat, because

    (i) proper diet develops their brains.

    (ii) proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body.

    (iii) adolescents feel hungry all the time.

    (iv) taste buds are well developed in teenagers.

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(ii) proper diet is needed for the rapid growth taking place in their body

During adolescence, body undergoes many rapid changes. Thus, to help in proper growth of the body, proper diet is needed

 

(b) Reproductive age in women starts when their

    (i) menstruation starts.

   (ii) breasts start developing.

  (iii) body weight increases.

  (iv) height increases.

 

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(i) menstruation starts

The reproductive age starts in women when the menstruation is started.

 

(c) The right meal for adolescents consists of

  (i) chips, noodles, coke.

 (ii) chapati, dal, vegetables.

 (iii) rice, noodles and burger.

 (iv) vegetable cutlets, chips and lemon drink.

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(ii) chapati, dal, vegetables.

In Adolescence, we should eat a balanced diet.

Balanced diet doesn’t include junk food.

Thus, we should eat Chapati, Dal, Vegetables

  1. Class 8
  2. Chapter 10 Class 8 - Reaching The Age Of Adolescence

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CA Maninder Singh is a Chartered Accountant for the past 14 years and a teacher from the past 18 years. He teaches Science, Economics, Accounting and English at Teachoo