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Practice each question, then open the answer or worked solution.
Has anyone at home told you to eat slowly and to chew well so that the food digests properly? Why do you think they say this?
Answer: Yes, my mother keeps telling me to eat slowly and chew properly. Maybe chewing properly helps in swallowing food and is good for food to digest well.
Imagine you are eating something hard, like a green guava. What kinds of changes take place in it–from the time you bite a piece and put it in your mouth to when you swallow it?
Answer: When I bite a guava, it feels a bit hard and a little bitter, but later when chewing, it becomes soft and sweet.
Think about what the saliva does in our mouth.
Answer: Saliva mixes with food and makes the food soft and digestible.