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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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.
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
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
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
Question 5
True or false? Plants and animals both make their own food.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 6
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. ribcage
- B. spine (backbone)
- C. leg bones
- D. arm bones
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.
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
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
Question 10
To bend your arm at the elbow, which muscle contracts?
- A. the triceps
- B. the stomach
- C. the heart
- D. the biceps
Question 11
True or false? Fat has no use in the body at all.
- A. True
- B. False
Question 12
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. arm bones
- B. skull
- C. spine (backbone)
- D. ribcage
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.
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
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
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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