Work and play Q & A

What is the main purpose of this reading passage "Work and Play"?

• How the different parts of your body work together.

• How your lungs and heart supply oxygen to your muscles.

• How your blood brings oxygen to your brain.

• How your muscles work with the blood to help you exercise.

What do the lungs supply your muscles and brain with?

• Oxygen

• Blood

• Energy

• Strength

What do the muscles do for your body?

• Help you move

• Help you stretch

• Help you be strong

• Help you to exercise

What does the brain do for the body?

• Controls everything

• Controls breathing and blood flow

• Controls lung and muscle functions

• Controls the heart so the blood can pump through the body

What is the purpose of the blood in your body?

• To bring oxygen to your muscles and brain from the lungs

• To take waste away from your muscles and brain

• To assist in stopping your body from bleeding out

• To fight against diseases that may attack your body

What does the blood give you?

• Energy to move

• A headache

• Strength like a rubber band

• The ability to exercise

The heart works harder to pump blood when you exercise because...

• More energy is needed by the muscles to move

• More oxygen is needed from the lungs

• More nutrients are needed by the body

• All the above

Your muscles are like what?

• rubber bands that stretch

• Gas in a car

• Energy

• All the above

Blood is like what?

• Gas in a car

• A rubber band that stretches

• Energy

• All the above

The brain is what?

• Always working

• Telling your lungs, muscles, and heart to work together.

• Hard at work when you play

• All the above