ICSE 2025 EXAMINATION

SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER

DIETETIC AIDE

Maximum Marks: 100

Time allowed: Two hours

Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately.

You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes.

This time is to be spent in reading the question paper.

The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers.

Attempt all questions from Section A and any four questions from Section B.

The intended marks for questions or parts of questions are given in brackets [ ].

Instruction for the Supervising Examiner

Kindly read aloud the Instructions given above to all the candidates present in the Examination
Hall.

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 SECTION A (40 Marks)
(Attempt all questions from this Section.)

Question 1
Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. [20]
(Do not copy the questions, write the correct answers only.)
(i) Which of the following is NOT an element of communication process cycle?

(a) Channel

(b) Receiver

(c) Sender

(d) Time

(ii) Which one of the picture correctly represents a balance diet?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

(iii) An upright (straight) body posture convey or shows Humility.

(a) True

(b) False

(iv) Which of the following are effective components of good feedback?

(a) Detailed and time consuming

(b) Direct and honest

(c) Specific

(d) Opinion-based

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 (v) Which of these is NOT a common communication barrier?

(a) Linguistic barrier

(b) Interpersonal barrier

(c) Financial barrier

(d) Organizational barrier

(vi) Identify the object, verb and subject in the sentence, ‘The car crashed
into a tree.’

(a) Object: a tree; Verb: crashed; Subject: the car

(b) Object: The car; Verb: crashed; Subject: a tree

(c) Object: crashed; Verb: the tree; Subject: the car

(d) Object: crashed; Verb: the car; Subject: the tree

(vii) ‘Ravi works hard to get the best student award at the end of year’.
What type of motivation is this?

(a) Internal

(b) External

(c) Both internal and external

(d) Not any specific type of motivation

(viii) The things that you like to do in your free time which make you happy
is known as __________?

(a) motivation

(b) ability

(c) interest

(d) part time work

(ix) Proper time management is one of the most effective stress relieving
techniques.

(a) True

(b) False

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 (x) Which of the following functions is NOT performed while using a
mouse in a computer?

(a) Turn on

(b) Hover

(c) Right click

(d) Drag and Drop

(xi) Which option is NOT required to keep a device cool?

(a) Keep the device unplugged when in use.

(b) Do not cover a laptop with a blanket.

(c) Make sure computer’s CPU fan is working.

(d) Avoid leaving the device in the sun

(xii) While making a strong password, which of the following options it

must consist of?

(a) LKJHGFDSA

(b) #12%34

(c) Rohan

(d) @ mnb%123&

(xiii) What happens, if you leave a device plugged in even after it is charged
100%?

(a) It can break.

(b) It can stop functioning.

(c) It can over-heat.

(d) Data can get corrupt.

(xiv) Which one of the following is NOT a misconception?

(a) Every business idea needs to be unique or special.

(b) Entrepreneurs are born, not made.

(c) Only a person having a big business is an entrepreneur.

(d) An entrepreneur goes through a career process.

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 (xv) Which one of the business ideas you find is of self-employment type?

(a) Cooking in a restaurant

(b) Owning a clothing business

(c) Having a dosa selling stall

(d) Teaching in a school

(xvi) ‘Sahishnu has a handbag factory’. He decides to make an eco-

friendly bag from cactus plants. Which of the following best describes
his current effort?

(a) Creates a new product

(b) Manages the business

(c) Takes risk

(d) Divides the income

(xvii) Running government schemes is described as a function of

entrepreneur

(a) True

(b) False

(xviii) Select the option which describes sustainable development best:

(a) Taking care of future generations

(b) Taking care of only ourselves

(c) Taking care of ourselves and the future generations

(d) Well-being of all

(xix) Which one of the following is not a part of stress management ?

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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 (xx) We all can contribute towards Sustainable Development Goals by

(a) increasing Carbon emission

(b) Responsible Consumers and Producers

(c) using disposable items

(d) frequently changing our electronic gadgets

Question 2

(i) How can misunderstandings be minimized in the communication [2]

cycle.

(ii) List any two stress management techniques which you find the most [2]
effective.

(iii) ‘A keyboard is an input device where you find different parts.’ [2]
Mention any two parts of keyboard.

(iv) Enlist any two misconceptions around entrepreneurship. [2]

(v) Why is there a need for the United Nations to make 17 sustainable [2]
Development Goals.

Question 3

(i) Write two examples of the following type of sentence. [2]

(a) Interrogative sentence

(b) Declarative sentence

(ii) What are the types of motivation you may have used in your daily life [2]
to motivate people around you?

(iii) List any two ways we may use to protect data. [2]

(iv) What do you think is the most important function of an entrepreneur? [2]
Give suitable examples.

(v) Identify any two ways we can contribute towards sustainable [2]
development.

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 SECTION B (60 Marks)

(Answer any four questions from this Section.)

Question 4

(i) Enlist any five features of “My Plate” model for our daily diet? [5]

(ii) ‘Nutrients can be of various types.’ [5]

Classify nutrients according to their requirement in the body.

(iii) ‘Nutritional status of the body assessed to monitor the growth of [5]
children or change in body composition of any person’.
List any of the four methods to support the statement.

Question 5

(i) Briefly explain the terms food, nutrient, nutrition, RDA and balanced [5]
diet.

(ii) Mention any food source from the following groups: [5]

1. Protein
2. Calcium
3. Iron
4. Vitamin A
5. Vitamin C

(iii) What do you understand by anthropometric measurements? [5]

What are the measures which a dietetic aide should keep in mind
while assessing the nutritional status of any person?

Question 6

(i) Define the term Body Mass Index (BMI). [5]

Share the formula for its calculation.
Additionally, what health risk are associated with high BMI.

(ii) A dietetic aide wants to assess nutritional status of a person by his / [5]
her dietary intake.
Enlist the different types of dietary method she / he can use.

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 (iii) Identify the following clinical signs or symptoms for nutrient [5]
deficiency.

S. No. Clinical Sign/Symptoms Possible deficient

Nutrient/s
1 Night Blindness
2 Bleeding gums
3 Muscle wasting
4 Thyroid enlargement
5. Brittle bone

Question 7

(i) ‘Charter of Patients Rights’ has stated many rights for the patient. [5]
Mention any five rights of patients.

(ii) Identify the type of diseases shown in the given picture A and B. [5]
Explain each type with two examples.

(A) (B)
(iii) ‘Infection prevention and control (IPC) in any healthcare institution [5]
is essential’.
Support the statement with any five-chemical used for sterilization
and disinfection.

Question 8

(i) Hospital documentation contain records of all related issue concerned [5]
with the patient. Enumerate any five purposes of documentation.

(ii) “A dietetic aide needs to go through all the medical records of the [5]
patients to understand the case.”
Provide any five types of records kept in hospital.

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 (iii) “A Dietetic aide should follow FIFO method for inventory [5]
management”. What is the full form FIFO. Mention any four basic
characteristics of this method.

Question 9

(i) Enlist any five ways in which communicable diseases can be spread. [5]

(ii) Define the term ‘Hospital-acquired infection (HAI)’. Provide any four [5]
strategies to avoid getting contracted with HAI.

(iii) What do you understand by the term immunization? [5]

Why is immunization important?
Mention any four diseases that can be prevented by immunization.

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