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3rd grade human body and health

3rd grade (Year 4 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: NGSS.4-LS1-1, NGSS.5-PS3-1 · England: KS2 Y3 Animals, including humans

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  1. Question 1

    Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?

    • A. An adult human skeleton has about 206 bones.
    • B. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
    • C. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
    • D. Bones are dead, like rocks.
  2. Question 2

    Which nutrient group is this food best known for: oranges?

    • A. mostly carbohydrates
    • B. mostly protein
    • C. mostly fat
    • D. rich in vitamins and fibre
  3. Question 3

    What is the main job of fats?

    • A. help you grow and repair your body
    • B. keep your body healthy, e.g. calcium for bones
    • C. give you energy to move and think
    • D. store energy and help keep you warm
  4. Question 4

    What are the three main jobs of the skeleton?

    • A. keeping warm and cooling down only
    • B. making food from sunlight
    • C. digestion, breathing and seeing
    • D. support, protection and movement
  5. Question 5

    True or false? Plants and animals both make their own food.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  6. Question 6

    Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?

    • A. ribcage
    • B. spine (backbone)
    • C. leg bones
    • D. arm bones
  7. Question 7

    Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?

    • A. The spine (backbone) protects the spinal cord.
    • B. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
    • C. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
    • D. Bones are dead, like rocks.
  8. Question 8

    Which nutrient group is this food best known for: apples?

    • A. mostly carbohydrates
    • B. mostly protein
    • C. mostly fat
    • D. rich in vitamins and fibre
  9. Question 9

    What is the main job of fibre (fiber)?

    • A. help you grow and repair your body
    • B. helps food move through your gut
    • C. store energy and help keep you warm
    • D. is needed for almost everything your body does
  10. Question 10

    To bend your arm at the elbow, which muscle contracts?

    • A. the triceps
    • B. the stomach
    • C. the heart
    • D. the biceps
  11. Question 11

    True or false? Fat has no use in the body at all.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  12. Question 12

    Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?

    • A. arm bones
    • B. skull
    • C. spine (backbone)
    • D. ribcage
  13. Question 13

    Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?

    • A. An adult human skeleton has about 206 bones.
    • B. Bones are dead, like rocks.
    • C. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
    • D. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
  14. Question 14

    Which nutrient group is this food best known for: fish?

    • A. mostly carbohydrates
    • B. mostly protein
    • C. mostly fat
    • D. rich in vitamins and fibre
  15. Question 15

    What is the main job of fats?

    • A. help you grow and repair your body
    • B. helps food move through your gut
    • C. store energy and help keep you warm
    • D. is needed for almost everything your body does
  16. Question 16

    How do muscles move bones?

    • A. by growing longer
    • B. by contracting (getting shorter) and pulling on them
    • C. by melting
    • D. by pushing them

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Answer key: 3rd grade human body and health

  1. 1. A. An adult human skeleton has about 206 bones.

  2. 2. D. rich in vitamins and fibre

  3. 3. D. store energy and help keep you warm

  4. 4. D. support, protection and movement

  5. 5. B. False

  6. 6. B. spine (backbone)

  7. 7. A. The spine (backbone) protects the spinal cord.

  8. 8. D. rich in vitamins and fibre

  9. 9. B. helps food move through your gut

  10. 10. D. the biceps

  11. 11. B. False

  12. 12. C. spine (backbone)

  13. 13. A. An adult human skeleton has about 206 bones.

  14. 14. B. mostly protein

  15. 15. C. store energy and help keep you warm

  16. 16. B. by contracting (getting shorter) and pulling on them