CBSE Class 6 Science HOTs Body Movements

Body Movements

1. The bones are held together at the joint by tough structures called –

a) Tendons b) ligaments c) nerves d) muscles

2. At birth our body is made up of ----------- bones.

a) 206 b) 305 c) 200 d) 300

3. A Skeletal System consists of ------------------

a) Bones and muscles b)muscles and nerves c)bones and nerves

d) Bones and cartilages

4. There are ---------------joints in our body.

a) 40 b) 35 c) 22 d) 25

5. Muscles are attached to the bones by -----------------

a) nerves b) joints c) tendons d) cartilages

6. There are more than ---------------- muscles in our body.

a) 350 b) 300 c) 360 d) 325

7. The number of bones in an adult skeleton are -----------

a) 200 b) 225 c) 300 d) 206

8. The number of bones in the neck of a giraffe is -----------

a) 70 b) 50 c) 7 d) 10

9. The aquatic animal whose skeleton is made entirely by cartilages is the -------------

a) whale b) dolphin c) shark d) seahorse

10. The streamlined body is found in a ----------

a) snail b) earthworm c) fish d) jellyfish

11. A cockroach has -------------- pair of legs.

a) Two b) three c) four d) one

12. Which of the following animal has its body covered by a hard shell?

a) Snake b) earthworm c) fish d) snail

13. Fish moves with the help of its ------------------

a) Flagella b) fins c) hindlimbs d) circular and longitudinal muscles 

14. Which of the following is made up of the vertebrae ?

a) Cartilage b) backbone c) skull d) rib cage

15. The joint which allows the maximum movement is the -----------

a) Slightly moveable joint b)ball and socket joint c)hinge joint d)pivot joint

16. This joint helps the bowler in the game of cricket ---------

a) Hinge joint b) pivot joint c) ball and socket joint d) slightly movable joint

17. Synovial fluid is found in the ---------------

a) Muscles b) freely movable joints c) slightly movable joints d) immovable joints

18.Dhoni tried to bend his elbow backward like how he could with his shoulder . He found he could not . This is because the elbow joint is made up of –

a) pivot joint b) hinge joint c) ball and socket joint d) fixed joint

19. Sachin has fractured one of his bones in his rib cage . Which of the organs could be affected in the accident?

a) kidneys b) lungs c) lungs and heart d) heart alone

20. The muscles that support the beating of the heart are the –

a) Voluntary muscles b) cardiac muscles c) involuntary muscles d) biceps and triceps

21. The joints between the gum and teeth are –
a) Fixed joints b) synovial joints c) cartilaginous joints d) perfect joints

22. An exoskeleton is found in animals like –
a) Cockroach b) fish c) earthworm d) snake

23. The bones of the skull are interlocked with each other by their senated margins called –
a) Synovial membrane b) cartilages c) sutures d) tendons

24. A fluid forming an incompressible skeleton is found in –
a) frog b)fish c) snail d) earthworm

25. ______________offers least resistance to forward movement through the water by a fish
a) Strong muscles b) tail and fins c) bones d) streamlined body shape.

Answer key for Body Movements

1)B 2)D 3)D 4)C 5)C 6)A 7)D 8)C 9)C 10)C 11)B 12)D 13)B 14)B 15)B 16)C 17)B 18)B 19)C 20)C 21)A 22)A 23)C 24)D 25)D