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Grade 4 - Living Things

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of your brain protects the brain?

a)

Ribs

b)

Backbone

c)

Skull

d)

Head

2.

Which part of the skeleton protects the heart and lungs?

a)

Ribs

b)

Backbone

c)

Skull

d)

Chest

3.

What happens to your skeleton as your grow?

a)

It grows

b)

It stays the same size

c)

It gets smaller

4.

An animal with a backbone is called a ...

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Spine

d)

Backbone

5.

We need a skeleton

a)

so we can move

b)

for support

c)

for protection

d)

All of the answers

6.

Muscles work together in pairs.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What is this bone called?

a)

Spine

b)

Backbone

c)

Hip

d)

Pelvis

8.

What is a joint?

a)

A place where two bones meet

b)

The middle of a bone

c)

The end of a bone

d)

The spine

9.

Amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles along to which group?

a)

Animals

b)

Invertebrates

c)

Vertebrates

d)

None of these groups

10.

Which of the animals below has its skeleton on the outside (exoskeleton)?

a)

Woodlouse

b)

Camel

c)

Tuna

d)

Falcon

11.

How does your arm bend?

a)

One muscles pulls your arm up.

b)

One muscles pulls your arm both up and down

c)

The bones move your arm on their own.

d)

One pulls your arm up to bend it and the other muscles relaxes.

12.

When a muscles contracts (pulls) the opposite muscle ...

a)

contracts

b)

expands

c)

relaxes

d)

none of these

13.

Why do animals (like crabs and insects) shed their outer skeletons?

a)

Their skeleton cannot grow

b)

They get too warm

c)

The skeleton starts to smell

d)

Their skeleton is damaged

14.

Which letter shows a joint?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which letter shows the femur?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

The highest part of our skeleton, aka the bone group in our head is called...

a)

skull

b)

crossbow

c)

ghost

d)

head bone

17.

How many bones are there in an adult human body?

a)

106

b)

406

c)

260

d)

206

18.

What mineral are bones made of?

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Calcium

c)

Zinc

d)

Vitamin B

19.

What is the biggest bone in your body called?

a)

Femur

b)

Sternum

c)

Phalanges

d)

Vertebrae

20.

Where are your tibia and fibula found?

a)

Back

b)

Arm

c)

Leg

d)

Wrist

21.

Where are your radius and ulna found?

a)

Skull

b)

Arm

c)

Leg

d)

Back

22.

What are the three main functions of your skeleton?

a)

Movement, Protection and Balance

b)

Movement, Protection and Support

c)

Protection, Coordination and Balance

d)

Movement, Balance and Running

23.

What is another name for your knee bone?

a)

Zoella

b)

Nutella

c)

Patella

d)

Cranium

24.

Where is your cranium found?

a)

Skull

b)

Legs

c)

Chest

d)

Chest

25.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Scapula

c)

Humerus

d)

Patella

26.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Femur

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Fibula

27.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Scapula

b)

Clavicle

c)

Sternum

d)

Femur

28.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Ribs

c)

Humerus

d)

Femur

29.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Fibula

b)

Radius

c)

Tibia

d)

Humerus

30.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Patella

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Femur

31.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Femur

b)

Ulna

c)

Fibula

d)

Pelvis

32.

Which bone is highlighted in the diagram?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Ulna

d)

Radius

33.

Germs cause infectious diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Why do we take medicines?

a)

To become sad from illness

b)

To become happy from illness

c)

To become better from illness

d)

To become sick from illness

35.

What is a form of medicine does a patient usually has?

a)

Tablet medicine

b)

Liquid medicine

c)

Powder medicine

d)

Drip medicine

36.

Is it OK to take medicine that a friend gives you?

a)

Why not!

b)

No!

37.

Whose instructions should the patient follow while taking the medicines?

a)

Friends

b)

Mommy

c)

Doctor

38.

The medicine that is used for skin problems.

a)

Ointment

b)

Injection

c)

Drip

d)

Liquid

39.

The thing that is used for asthma or breathing problems

a)

creams

b)

inhalers

c)

ointment

d)

drip

40.

We use a ......... to get medicines directly into the blood

a)

inhaler

b)

creams

c)

vaccination

d)

drip

41.

The injections can stop us from getting ......

a)

water

b)

flu

c)

blood

42.
All vertebrates have a ___________.
a)
last name
b)
tail
c)
backbone
d)
neck
43.
Tigers, toads, turkeys, and tarantulas are all examples of vertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
a)
Vertebrates are always smaller than invertebrates.
b)
Invertebrates always live in the water.
c)
Vertebrates have a backbone but invertebrates do not.
d)
Vertebrates and invertebrates are the same.
45.
Humans are vertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
47.

A ________ is a framework that shapes and supports an animal, protects its internal organs, and allows it to move in its environment

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

c)

skeleton

d)

muscular system

48.
to become smaller or shorten in length
a)
contract
b)
tendon
c)
tissue
d)
muscle
49.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
50.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair