Chapter: 02. The Human Body
The Human Body: Practice Exam
Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (5 Marks)
Choose the correct answer and write the letter (a, b, c, or d) next to the question number.
Which of the following is the smallest building block in the human body?
a. Organ
b. Tissue
c. Cell
d. Bone The skull protects which soft internal organ?
a. Heart
b. Lungs
c. Brain
d. Stomach How many bones does an adult human body typically have?
a. 305
b. 206
c. 600
d. 500 The process of breathing out air is called:
a. Inhalation
b. Digestion
c. Exhalation
d. Circulation Which of these is a major cause of air pollution?
a. Planting trees
b. Fumes from car exhausts
c. Using electric vehicles
d. Recycling newspapers Section B: Fill in the Blanks (5 Marks)
Complete the following sentences with the correct word(s).
Muscles help the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to move. We have two _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _that remove waste from the blood and produce urine. The food that we eat needs to be broken down and absorbed in a process called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. During inhalation, the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _contracts and moves downwards. Air pollution occurs when unwanted and harmful gases are introduced into the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Section C: True or False (5 Marks)
State whether each statement is True or False.
The tongue is a sense organ that helps us to see._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A newborn baby has fewer bones than an adult._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The heart is a muscular organ located in the chest cavity._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Carbon dioxide is inhaled during breathing._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Electric vehicles produce a lot of smoke, causing air pollution._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Section D: Short Answer Questions (6 Marks)
Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
Name the five sense organs of the human body. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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How do kidneys help in removing waste from our body? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Unjumble the letters to find an organ name and state its function: MSACTOH ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Section E: Diagram-Based Question (3 Marks)
Observe the diagram below and answer the questions.
A simplified diagram of the human respiratory system.
Label the parts indicated by A, B, and C in the diagram. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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What is the main function of part C? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Section F: Differentiate Concepts (2 Marks)
Differentiate between the following concepts in one or two sentences.
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Inhalation and Exhalation ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Section G: Long Answer Questions (4 Marks)
Answer the following questions in 4-5 sentences.
Explain the roles of the stomach and intestines in the process of digestion. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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List any two causes and two effects of air pollution. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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