Quiz 1: Growth and nutrition

Please choose the one, most correct answer to each question or statement.

1. What is a growth chart?
   • It is used to measure intellectual development (IQ)
   • It is used to calculate how much food a child should eat
   • It compares the size of a child to other children of the same age
2. What is the normal range on growth chart?
   • Between the -1 to +1 lines
   • Between the -2 and +2 lines
   • Between the -3 and +3 lines
3. Rice belongs to which food group?
   • Protein
   • Carbohydrate
   • Fat and oil
4. Which food falls into the protein food group?
   • Milk
   • Margarine
   • White bread
5. A weight for age chart is used to identify which children?
   • Children who are overweight or obese
   • Children who are thin (wasted)
   • Children who are underweight or very underweight
6. A weight for height chart is used to identify which children?
   • Children who are taller than average
   • Children who are heavier than average
   • Children who are thin (wasted)
7. Very stunted children have what height for age?
   • Below the -3 line
   • Below the -2 line
   • Below the -1 line
8. What growth chart is used to identify young children who are overweight or obese?
   • Weight for age
   • Height for age
   • Weight for height
9. What is the cause of obesity?
   • A problem with the child’s hormones
   • Too much energy food
   • Too much protein food
10. What is the management of a child with acute severe malnutrition?
    • Admit the child urgently to hospital
    • Give the child a lot of high energy food
    • Give the child vitamin supplements