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Skeletons Inside and Out mid-story review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the word support mean in this sentence? Our skeleton is able to support our body and give it shape.

a)

Hold up

b)

Move forward

c)

Look at

d)

Moves back

2.

Which is a synonym for the word support?

a)

Defend

b)

Bears

c)

Shelves

d)

Tables

3.

What is an exoskeleton?

a)

A skeleton on the inside

b)

A hard shell

c)

A skeleton on the outside

d)

Two skeletons in one

4.

What is an endoskeleton?

a)

A skeleton on the outside

b)

A skeleton on the inside

c)

Having two skeletons

d)

A Halloween costume

5.

What does the word ancient mean in this sentence? The ancient fossil was found in Egypt.

a)

Present-day

b)

New

c)

Somewhat old

d)

Very old

6.

What is a synonym for ancient?

a)

Crumbled

b)

Modern

c)

Aged

d)

Recent

7.

What does flexible mean?

a)

Bendable

b)

Breakable

c)

Stiff

d)

Soft

8.

Which prefix can be added to "flex" to make a word?

a)

dis

b)

sub

c)

uni

d)

re

9.

What do you call the point in your body where two or more bones come together?

a)

Tissue

b)

Socket

c)

Muscle

d)

Joints

10.

What is another word for framework?

a)

House

b)

Structure

c)

Plan

d)

Ability

11.

What do hinge joints do?

a)

Allow your bones to move forward and backward

b)

Allow your bones to twist

c)

Allow your bones to break

d)

Allow your bones to breathe

12.

What do ball and socket joints do?

a)

Allow your bones to move forward and backward?

b)

Allow your bones to twist

c)

Allow your bones to break

d)

Allow your bones to breathe

13.

What is a vertebrae?

a)

Part of the exoskeleton

b)

Small bones in the hands

c)

Small bones in the spine

d)

A part of your brain

14.

Which soft organs does your skeleton help protect?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

All of these

15.

Bones need what nutrients to grow healthy and strong?

a)

Calcium and Vitamin E

b)

Calcium and Vitamin D

c)

Riboflavin and Vitamin D

d)

Potassium

16.

How does the skeleton help us?

a)

Protects our soft organs

b)

Helps us move in different ways

c)

Gives us our shape

d)

All of these

17.

Which suffix would you add to the word hollow?

a)

ness

b)

ist

c)

ism

d)

ive

18.

Which suffix would you add to the word organ?

a)

ive

b)

ist

c)

ness

d)

able

19.

Which has been an important skill we have learned this unit?

a)

Theme

b)

Philosophy

c)

Using visuals to understand information

d)

Fairy Tales

20.

What text structure uses words like: "however," "on the other hand," and "but."

a)

Chronological Order

b)

Cause and Effect

c)

Description

d)

Compare and Contrast