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Senses send information to the brain, which decides what to do

4th grade (Year 5 in England) · 11 questions · Common Core: NGSS.4-LS1-2 · England: KS2 Y6 Animals, including humans, KS3 Biology: Structure and function of living organisms

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Question 1
The brain stores information from your senses. How does this help you?
- A. It makes your senses unnecessary.
- B. It makes you see in the dark.
- C. It stops you feeling pain.
- D. You can remember dangers and recognise people and places.
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Question 2
What does this sense organ detect: nose?
- A. sound
- B. touch, pressure, heat and cold
- C. tastes (chemicals in food)
- D. smells (chemicals in the air)
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Question 3
Food tastes of less when you have a blocked nose. Why?
- A. The brain switches off.
- B. Much of what we call flavour comes from smell.
- C. Food changes when you are ill.
- D. The tongue stops working.
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Question 4
What does this sense organ detect: ears?
- A. tastes (chemicals in food)
- B. touch, pressure, heat and cold
- C. smells (chemicals in the air)
- D. sound
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Question 5
How does information get from your fingertips to your brain?
- A. along nerves, as electrical signals
- B. through the air
- C. through the blood
- D. through your bones
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Question 6
What does this sense organ detect: tongue?
- A. sound
- B. tastes (chemicals in food)
- C. smells (chemicals in the air)
- D. touch, pressure, heat and cold
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Question 7
Food tastes of less when you have a blocked nose. Why?
- A. Much of what we call flavour comes from smell.
- B. Food changes when you are ill.
- C. The brain switches off.
- D. The tongue stops working.
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Question 8
What does this sense organ detect: skin?
- A. light
- B. smells (chemicals in the air)
- C. tastes (chemicals in food)
- D. touch, pressure, heat and cold
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Question 9
How does information get from your fingertips to your brain?
- A. through the air
- B. along nerves, as electrical signals
- C. through the blood
- D. through your bones
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Question 10
What does this sense organ detect: skin?
- A. tastes (chemicals in food)
- B. smells (chemicals in the air)
- C. touch, pressure, heat and cold
- D. light
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Question 11
The brain stores information from your senses. How does this help you?
- A. It makes your senses unnecessary.
- B. It stops you feeling pain.
- C. It makes you see in the dark.
- D. You can remember dangers and recognise people and places.

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Answer key: Senses send information to the brain, which decides what to do

1. D. You can remember dangers and recognise people and places.
2. D. smells (chemicals in the air)
3. B. Much of what we call flavour comes from smell.
4. D. sound
5. A. along nerves, as electrical signals
6. B. tastes (chemicals in food)
7. A. Much of what we call flavour comes from smell.
8. D. touch, pressure, heat and cold
9. B. along nerves, as electrical signals
10. C. touch, pressure, heat and cold
11. D. You can remember dangers and recognise people and places.