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Skeleton and muscles

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

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Question 1
How do muscles move bones?
- A. by pushing them
- B. by melting
- C. by growing longer
- D. by contracting (getting shorter) and pulling on them
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Question 2
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. spine (backbone)
- B. arm bones
- C. ribcage
- D. pelvis
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Question 3
Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?
- A. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
- B. Bones are living tissue and can heal when broken.
- C. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
- D. Bones are dead, like rocks.
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Question 4
To bend your arm at the elbow, which muscle contracts?
- A. the biceps
- B. the heart
- C. the triceps
- D. the stomach
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Question 5
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. pelvis
- B. arm bones
- C. skull
- D. spine (backbone)
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Question 6
Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?
- A. Bones are dead, like rocks.
- B. Muscles work in pairs.
- C. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
- D. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
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Question 7
To bend your arm at the elbow, which muscle contracts?
- A. the triceps
- B. the stomach
- C. the biceps
- D. the heart
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Question 8
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. pelvis
- B. skull
- C. arm bones
- D. leg bones
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Question 9
Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?
- A. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
- B. Bones are dead, like rocks.
- C. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
- D. Muscles work in pairs.
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Question 10
Which bones protect the brain?
- A. the pelvis
- B. the leg bones
- C. the skull
- D. the ribs
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Question 11
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. ribcage
- B. leg bones
- C. arm bones
- D. skull
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Question 12
Skeleton and muscles: which statement is true?
- A. Babies and adults have exactly the same number of bones.
- B. Bones are dead, like rocks.
- C. Muscles can push bones as well as pull them.
- D. Calcium helps keep bones strong.
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Question 13
What are the three main jobs of the skeleton?
- A. keeping warm and cooling down only
- B. support, protection and movement
- C. digestion, breathing and seeing
- D. making food from sunlight
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Question 14
Which part of the skeleton has the ring around it?
- A. leg bones
- B. skull
- C. pelvis
- D. arm bones
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Question 15
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.
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Question 16
Which bones protect the brain?
- A. the skull
- B. the ribs
- C. the pelvis
- D. the leg bones

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Answer key: Skeleton and muscles

1. D. by contracting (getting shorter) and pulling on them
2. B. arm bones
3. B. Bones are living tissue and can heal when broken.
4. A. the biceps
5. D. spine (backbone)
6. B. Muscles work in pairs.
7. C. the biceps
8. C. arm bones
9. D. Muscles work in pairs.
10. C. the skull
11. B. leg bones
12. D. Calcium helps keep bones strong.
13. B. support, protection and movement
14. B. skull
15. A. The spine (backbone) protects the spinal cord.
16. A. the skull