Nutrition & Brain
Development

Instructions:

Listen to the video carefully and answer the following questions. Choose the best answer for each question. Click “Submit Answers” when you’re done to see your results.

Child Nutrition & Brain Development – Listening Comprehension Exercise

Child Nutrition & Brain Development – Listening Comprehension Exercise

Instructions:

Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question.

1. Who is speaking in the video?
  • A chef
  • Dr. Uma Naidoo, a nutritional psychiatrist
  • A school teacher
  • A pediatric nurse
2. Where is Dr. Uma Naidoo on the faculty?
  • Yale University
  • Harvard Medical School
  • Stanford University
  • Johns Hopkins University
3. What does Dr. Naidoo say is key to start early in a child's life?
  • Avoiding all fats
  • Including healthy whole foods and nutrients
  • Giving them supplements only
  • Letting them choose all their own meals
4. Which of these is mentioned as an important nutrient?
  • Vitamin C
  • Omega-3 fatty acids
  • Potassium
  • Calcium only
5. Which vitamin is specifically mentioned along with omega-3s, iron, and folate?
  • Vitamin A
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamin K
  • Vitamin E
6. Why is it important to give children these nutrients?
  • To make them taller
  • To support healthy brain development
  • To avoid eating sweets
  • To help them sleep longer
7. Where can omega-3 fatty acids be found?
  • White bread and pasta
  • Wild-caught salmon, hemp seeds, flax seeds, and walnuts
  • Candy and soda
  • Rice and potatoes
8. Which foods are mentioned as sources of iron and folate?
  • Bananas and apples
  • Leafy greens, edamame, black beans, and chickpeas
  • Milk and cheese
  • Chicken and pork
9. Which foods are mentioned as a source of vitamin D?
  • Carrots and spinach
  • Eggs and dried mushrooms
  • Oranges and berries
  • Milkshakes
10. What does Dr. Naidoo say will happen if children eat these nutritious foods?
  • Their bones will grow faster
  • Their brain development will be strong and their thinking sharper
  • They will never get sick
  • They will always have perfect grades
11. What is the overall message of the video?
  • Children should avoid all fats
  • A balanced diet supports healthy brain growth
  • Supplements are better than real food
  • Only exercise is important for the brain
12. Which of these is NOT mentioned in the video?
  • Omega-3 fatty acids
  • Vitamin D
  • Calcium
  • Iron

Your Results

Child Development & Nutrition – Vocabulary Quiz

Child Development & Nutrition – Vocabulary Quiz (B1 Level)

Instructions:

Listen carefully and choose the correct answer based on the audio. There is only one correct answer per question.

1. What does the phrase "add into their diet" mean?
  • Include foods in what children eat
  • Take foods out of their meals
  • Count calories
  • Avoid eating too much
2. The expression "healthy whole foods" refers to foods that are...
  • Natural and not processed
  • Frozen and ready to eat
  • High in sugar
  • From restaurants
3. The word "nutrients" in the audio refers to...
  • Important substances in food that help the body
  • Things that give flavor to food
  • Pills or vitamins only
  • Sweet foods
4. What does "on the faculty at Harvard Medical School" mean?
  • She is a teacher or professor there
  • She studies there as a student
  • She works at the hospital
  • She is visiting for a week
5. The phrase "feed a healthy developing brain" means...
  • Give the brain the right nutrients
  • Train the brain with exercises
  • Read books daily
  • Sleep enough hours
6. What does "keep their brain development strong" mean?
  • Help the brain grow and work well
  • Make the brain bigger
  • Protect the head physically
  • Study harder
7. The expression "omega-3 fatty acids" in the audio refers to...
  • Healthy fats that help the brain
  • Sugars that give energy
  • Vitamins for the skin
  • Proteins for muscles
8. The phrase "wild caught salmon" means...
  • Salmon that lives freely in nature
  • Fish grown in farms
  • Cooked fish
  • Smoked fish
9. What does "consuming these nutritious foods" mean?
  • Eating or taking in healthy foods
  • Looking at the food
  • Cooking the food
  • Buying food at the store
10. The expression "their thinking will be sharper" means...
  • They will think more clearly
  • They will get angry faster
  • They will feel tired
  • They will need more sleep

Your Results

When thinking about child development and growing children, you need to think about foods to really add
into their diet.
Think about healthy whole foods and think about vitamins that are important.
I’m Dr. Uma Naidoo.
I’m a nutritional psychiatrist, brain expert and on the faculty at Harvard Medical
School. So starting off at an early age to include healthy whole foods and
nutrients becomes key.
Some of those food groups include omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin
B12, vitamin D, iron and folate.
It’s so important to feed a healthy developing brain and a child healthy foods as
well, to keep their brain development strong and their minds healthy.
And you can find these healthy nutrients and vitamins in the following foods.
The omega-3 fatty acids in wild caught salmon, but also hemp seeds,
flax seeds and walnuts.
You can find iron and folate in leafy greens as well as edamame, black
beans or chickpeas.
And you can find vitamin D in eggs and in dried mushrooms.
By children eating these nutritious foods, their brain development will be on point,
their thinking will be sharper and their minds will develop in a much better way.