Starter quiz

  • What does the digestive system do?
    • breaks down food into smaller particles that the body can use  ✓
    • pumps blood throughout the body
    • helps your arms and legs move
  • What is the name of the long tube that links the mouth to the stomach?
    • The intestine
    • The pump
    • The oesophagus  ✓
  • Match the parts of the digestive system to their jobs.
    • stomach
      ⇔
      breaks down food into small nutrients that the body can use ✓
    • large intestine
      ⇔
      absorbs water and passes out any food the body doesn't need ✓
    • small intestine
      ⇔
      breaks down food and absorbs nutrients ✓
    • oesophagus
      ⇔
      tube that takes food to the stomach ✓
  • Select the formal sentences which would be used in an explanation text.
    • Incredibly, this awesome part of the body can break up your food!
    • The human digestive system is a complex body system involving multiple processes  ✓
    • Food starts in the squishy, pink mouth.
    • As a result, the food becomes wet enough to be broken down into small pieces.  ✓
  • Which of these words would be most appropriate to describe the oesophagus in an explanation text?
    • gargantuan
    • muscular  ✓
    • awesome
    • long  ✓
  • Which sentence uses an apostrophe for possession correctly?
    • An adult’s stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.  ✓
    • An adults stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.
    • An adul'ts stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.
    • An adults' stomach has a capacity of approximately 1.5 litres.
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