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Living Things

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do we have a skeleton?

a)

To protect important organs, to help us move and support our body.

b)

To keep us strong, tall and look good.

c)

To keep us warm, to stop us from falling over and to help us walk.

2.

Look at the given picture. Which of the below options can be added as a clue in the box?

a)

Is it a herbivore?

b)

Is it a vertebrate?

c)

Is it an exoskeleton?

3.

You are playing in the park. You notice a bird chirping to another bird in a tree. You also see a spider hanging from one of the monkey bars. Which type(s) of animals have you observed?

a)

Mammals

b)

Vertebrates and Invertebrates

c)

vertebrates only

4.

Look at the picture and choose the correct key to complete the given chart.

a)

Is it an amphibian?

b)

Is it a reptile?

c)

Does it have an exoskeleton?

5.

Name an invertebrate that has legs and wings.

a)

pigeon

b)

spider

c)

parrot

d)

grasshopper

6.

Look at the picture and choose which of the below options can be given as a correct key to complete the chart.

a)

Is it a reptile?

b)

Is it having a wing bone?

c)

Is it an endoskeleton?

7.

What shape are your bones?

a)

square

b)

triangle

c)

circle

d)

many shapes

8.

Look at this skeleton.

It has long back legs for hopping.

Its back legs are longer than its body.

What animal is this?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

What is skull?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Which is hip?

a)

b)

c)

d)

11.
Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?
a)
baby
b)
adult
c)
both have the same
d)
neither have bones
12.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
13.
How many bones does a baby have?
a)
300
b)
299
c)
206
d)
1
14.

What part is this?

a)

Lower leg bone

b)

Thigh bone

c)

Hip bone

d)

Lower arm bone

15.

A skeleton is a strong frame that support our body from the outside.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Skeletons help us to learn more about animals that lived long ago.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Choose TWO things that our skeleton does for us.

a)

Supports the bones

b)

Protects the outside of our body

c)

Supports our body

d)

Protects our organs

18.

What part protects the heart and lungs?

a)

Skull

b)

Rib cage

c)

Thigh bones

d)

Hip bones

19.

When a muscle relaxes....

a)

it pulls up the bone it is attached to

b)

it goes back to its normal size

c)

it gets stronger

d)

smiles and sighs

20.

Animals that have skeletons inside their bodies are called _________.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

21.

Which of these animals are vertebrates? (select all that apply)

a)

Koala

b)

Caterpillar

c)

Elephant

d)

Ladybird

e)

Butterfly

22.

Jason is sorting his collection of animal cards into two piles: invertebrates and vertebrates. Which fact is he using to classify the animals?

a)

skin covering

b)

size

c)

backbone or no backbone

d)

diet

23.

Your muscles help your skeleton to ___________

a)

move your body

b)

protect your organs

c)

support your body

24.

When you straighten your arm, your triceps muscle __________ and your biceps muscle______________

a)

relaxes, contract

b)

contract, relaxes

c)

contract, contract

d)

relaxes, relaxes

25.
No movement would happen without the skeletal system.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What are joints?
a)
A place where one bone meets 
b)
A place where two bones meet 
c)
Bones don't meet 
d)
They connect bone to muscle
27.
Your skeleton is there for support, protection, and movement. But you could not move your bones without the help of your ______________ system.
a)
digestive
b)
muscular
c)
respiratory
d)
circulatory
28.
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
a)
while one contracts, the other returns to original length
b)
both muscles contract at the same time
c)
both muscles relax at the same time
d)
1 muscle pulls on the bone and the other pulls on the first muscle
29.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
602
b)
306
c)
206
30.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
31.

Infectious disease are spread by ___________ , the organisms that cause disease

a)

germs

b)

animals

32.

What can you see?

a)

cough syrup

b)

eye patch

c)

bandage

d)

thermometer

33.

What can you see?

a)

cough syrup

b)

eye patch

c)

bandage

d)

plaster

34.
What is medicine?
a)
Something that makes you feel bad
b)
Something that makes you feel better when you're sick
c)
Something you eat when you're hungry
d)
Something that makes you hurt
35.

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

36.

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

a)

Tablet medicine

b)

Liquid medicine

c)

Powder medicine

d)

Drip medicine

37.

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

a)

Why not!

b)

No!

38.

Whose instructions should the patient follow while taking the medicines?

a)

Friends

b)

Mommy

c)

Doctor

39.

The medicine that is used for skin problems.

a)

Ointment

b)

Injection

c)

Drip

d)

Liquid

40.

The thing that is used for asthma or breathing problems

a)

creams

b)

inhalers

c)

ointment

d)

drip

41.

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

a)

inhaler

b)

creams

c)

vaccination

d)

drip

42.
Muscles always work in _____
a)
pairs
b)
groups of 3
c)
bones
d)
joints
43.
When a muscle contracts, it _______
a)
gets longer
b)
gets shorter
c)
gets thinner
d)
grows hair
44.
A vaccine is:
a)
a change in your body that prevents it from working normally.
b)
a stuffy nose, fever, or chills.
c)
a substance given that keeps you from getting an illness.
45.
An infectious disease:
a)
can be spread from person to person.
b)
can not be spread from person to person.
46.

Look at the given picture. Which of the below options can be added as a clue in the box?

a)

Is it a herbivore?

b)

Is it a vertebrate?

c)

Is it an exoskeleton?