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Body Movements

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Skeleton of human body is made up of

a)

Cartilage

b)

Bones

c)

Both cartilage and bones

d)

None of the above

2.

Hip joint is

a)

Hinge joint

b)

Pivotal joint

c)

Fixed joint

d)

Ball and socket joint

3.

Which of the following are the functions of the skeleton

a)

Gives support to the body

b)

Protects inner organs

c)

Does not give shape to the body

d)

All of the above

4.

Which of the following joints is immovable?

a)

Lower jaw and upper jaw

b)

Upper jaw and skull

c)

Knee and hip joint

d)

Wrist and pivotal joint

5.

Underwater divers wear fin-like flippers on their feet to

a)

Swim easily in water

b)

Walk on water surface

c)

Look like a fish

d)

Walk on the sea bed

6.

Which of the following are the characteristics of the birds?

a)

Light bones

b)

Hollow bones

c)

Strong muscles

d)

Forelimbs modified as wings

7.

Hinge joint can allow movement upto

a)

360 degree

b)

90 degree

c)

45 degree

d)

180 degree

8.

An earthworm is able to move with the help of its

a)

Bones

b)

Bones and muscles

c)

Muscles

d)

Shell

9.

Muscular foot is a locomotary organ in

a)

Snakes

b)

Cockroach

c)

Earthworms

d)

Snails

10.

Which of the following organs are protected by the rib cage

a)

Stomach

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

Both heart and lungs

11.
One of the following does not have a hinge joint
a)
1.  jaw 
b)
 elbow
c)
Knee
d)
shoulder
12.
Which of the following are ball and socket joints?---
A) 
elbow joint
B)
shoulder joint
C) Knee joint
D)Hip joint
a)
 a) A and B  
b)
b) B and C
c)
c) A and C
d)
d) B and D
13.
Man can stand straight because of the 
a)
blood flowing in the body
b)
 internal skeleton
c)
 digestive system
d)
presence of muscles.
14.
 The pivot joints occur in our skeleton at
A) Forearm
B)  knee
C) neck
D) hip 
a)
a) A and B    
b)
b) B and C
c)
c) A and C
d)
d) B and D
15.
Which of the two allows a greater movement of bones  
a)
A) a ball and socket joint
b)
B)  a hinge joint?
c)
C) Both
d)
D) none
16.
Which of the following has  endoskeleton 
a)
A) Cockroach
b)
B) Humans
c)
C) Both 
d)
D) None
17.
The contraction of the ___________pulls the bones during movement
a)
A) Bones 
b)
B) Muscles
c)
C) Both 
d)
D) none
18.

Which of the following statements best describe how the arm bends at the elbow?

a)

Bicep contracts to bend arm at the elbow while the tricep relaxes.

b)

Bicep contracts to bend arm at the elbow

c)

Tricep contracts to bend arm at the elbow

d)

Tricep contracts to bend arm at the elbow while the bicep relaxes.

19.

Skeletal muscles always work in _____

a)

pairs

b)

groups of 3

c)

bones

d)

joints

20.

Rib cage protects -

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Ears

d)

Mouth

21.

The strong muscle of Snail is called

a)

foot

b)

shoot

c)

shell

d)

bones

22.

identify the insect which can climb, fly and have outer skeleton.

a)

Snail

b)

Cockroach

c)

Earthworm

d)

snake

23.

Which part of birds is modified as wings?

a)

Hindlimbs

b)

Shoulder

c)

Forelimbs

d)

Beak

24.

The joint where the skull meets the neck is a

a)

gliding joint

b)

ball and socket joint

c)

hinge joint

d)

Pivot joint

25.

Which part of the human skeleton protects our brain

a)

spine

b)

skull

c)

limbs

d)

backbone