We Are What We Eat! — Comprehension Quiz

Multiple-Choice Questions

1. What is the main purpose of this lesson?
A) To teach students how to cook healthy meals
B) To help students understand the role of certain nutrients in human health
C) To train students to become dietitians
D) To study the history of the U.S. food pyramid

2. Which four nutrients are specifically mentioned as ones students will learn to explain the function of?
A) Sugar, sodium, fiber, and water
B) Vitamin A, iron, calcium, and folic acid
C) Vitamin C, zinc, potassium, and magnesium
D) Protein, fat, carbohydrates, and cholesterol

3. What case example is used to spark initial classroom discussion?
A) Sarah's Struggle
B) Billy's Dilemma
C) Tom's Journey
D) The Nutrition Mystery

4. Which website is used to help students complete the "Nutrient Worksheet"?
A) MyPyramid.gov
B) YRBSS
C) The USDA "Major Nutrients" document and NIH "Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets"
D) The CDC homepage

5. Which website do students use to research nutrition-related behaviors among youth in the United States?
A) MyPyramid.gov
B) Major Nutrients (USDA)
C) Healthy Youth! Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
D) Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets

6. How are students grouped for the case study nutrition activity?
A) Individually
B) In pairs
C) In groups of 3–5 students
D) As a whole class

7. What is the final way students present their findings to the class?
A) A written report
B) A skit
C) A PowerPoint presentation
D) A poster board display

8. What is given to students both before and after the lesson to assess learning?
A) The Nutrient Worksheet
B) The Nutrition Pretest/Post-test
C) The Case Study Summary Worksheet
D) The Epidemiology Worksheet

Short-Answer Questions

9. Explain what students must calculate when analyzing their assigned case's sample daily menu using MyPyramid, and why this calculation is useful.

10. Describe the two main components students must include in their skit presentations (relating to both their case study and national data).

11. Why does the teacher explain confidence intervals to students during the Epidemiology Worksheet activity?

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Answer Key

1. B) To help students understand the role of certain nutrients in human health
2. B) Vitamin A, iron, calcium, and folic acid
3. B) Billy's Dilemma
4. C) The USDA "Major Nutrients" document and NIH "Dietary Supplement Fact Sheets"
5. C) Healthy Youth! Youth Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (YRBSS)
6. C) In groups of 3–5 students
7. B) A skit
8. B) The Nutrition Pretest/Post-test

1. Students must calculate the percent difference between the amount of each nutrient recommended for good health and the amount the person in the case is actually getting based on the sample daily menu. This helps identify which nutrients are lacking or in excess, which relates to health implications discussed later.

1. The skit should explain the case study and its findings, including which nutrients were found in short supply or excess and the implications of that analysis, as well as present the national data trends observed through the YRBSS.

1. Confidence intervals are included with the YRBSS data, so the teacher explains them so students have a better understanding of the data they are analyzing.