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4th grade human body and health

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 13 questions · Common Core: NGSS.MS-LS1-3, NGSS.4-LS1-1, NGSS.4-LS1-2 · England: KS2 Y4 Animals, including humans, KS3 Biology: Nutrition and digestion, KS2 Y6 Animals, including humans

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  1. Question 1

    Food tastes of less when you have a blocked nose. Why?

    • A. The tongue stops working.
    • B. The brain switches off.
    • C. Much of what we call flavour comes from smell.
    • D. Food changes when you are ill.
  2. Question 2

    Which organ has the ring around it?

    • A. kidneys
    • B. liver
    • C. stomach
    • D. lungs
  3. Question 3

    What does this sense organ detect: eyes?

    • A. touch, pressure, heat and cold
    • B. smells (chemicals in the air)
    • C. sound
    • D. light
  4. Question 4

    Organs: which statement is true?

    • A. Food goes into the lungs to be digested.
    • B. The lungs pump blood.
    • C. The heart is in the stomach.
    • D. We have two lungs and two kidneys.
  5. Question 5

    Which organ stores and churns food after a meal?

    • A. kidneys
    • B. lungs
    • C. brain
    • D. stomach
  6. Question 6

    What do canines do?

    • A. teeth between canines and molars that help crush food
    • B. pointed teeth for gripping and tearing
    • C. sharp, flat front teeth for biting and cutting
    • D. wide, bumpy back teeth for grinding and crushing
  7. Question 7

    Why do humans have incisors, canines AND molars?

    • A. Teeth are just for smiling.
    • B. We only eat plants.
    • C. We are omnivores, eating both plants and meat.
    • D. We only eat meat.
  8. Question 8

    In the path of a bite of apple, what comes straight after "nutrients absorbed in the small intestine"?

    • A. churned with acid in the stomach
    • B. swallowed down the oesophagus (esophagus)
    • C. water absorbed in the large intestine
    • D. teeth chew it
  9. Question 9

    True or false? Molars are for biting and cutting.

    • A. True
    • B. False
  10. Question 10

    What does saliva do?

    • A. digests fat completely
    • B. wets food and starts to digest starch
    • C. kills all bacteria in food
    • D. absorbs nutrients
  11. Question 11

    You touch a hot pan and pull your hand away before you even think. What is this called?

    • A. digestion
    • B. a memory
    • C. a reflex
    • D. a dream
  12. Question 12

    Which organ has the ring around it?

    • A. brain
    • B. liver
    • C. lungs
    • D. stomach
  13. Question 13

    What does this sense organ detect: ears?

    • A. smells (chemicals in the air)
    • B. sound
    • C. light
    • D. tastes (chemicals in food)

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Answer key: 4th grade human body and health

  1. 1. C. Much of what we call flavour comes from smell.

  2. 2. A. kidneys

  3. 3. D. light

  4. 4. D. We have two lungs and two kidneys.

  5. 5. D. stomach

  6. 6. B. pointed teeth for gripping and tearing

  7. 7. C. We are omnivores, eating both plants and meat.

  8. 8. C. water absorbed in the large intestine

  9. 9. B. False

  10. 10. B. wets food and starts to digest starch

  11. 11. C. a reflex

  12. 12. A. brain

  13. 13. B. sound