Grade 5 Reading: Inside-Out Skeletons

People have

• Endoskeletons

• Exoskeletons

Spiders have an

• Endoskeleton

• Exoskeleton

• No skeleton

X-Rays are used to

• To look at insects

• To take photos of the human body

• For exoskeletons

Exoskeletons protect the body of the insect.

• True

• False

Some creatures have plates to protect themselves

• True

• False

The plates are made of a material similar to plastic called

• Saitan

• Chitin

• Kaitan

• Caitin

Chitin needs to be soft in some parts so that it can

• mend

• lend

• send

• bend

Why does an exoskeleton have a layer of wax on it?

• stops other creatures from eating it

• helps it to walk

• stops water getting in and out of the crab

• keeps it warm in the summer

What does having a rigid exoskeleton mean?

• Does not bend

• Does not grow

• Does not break

• Does not eat

Exoskeletons can help people to

• Jump higher

• Talk

• Read books

• To drink water