CBSE Class 6 Science Body Movements MCQs

                                                                                                                                               Body Movements 

Question. The bones in our body also form a frame work to give shape to our body. This frame work is called ____. 

a. Spine 

b. Skeleton 

c. Pelvic girdle 

d. Sternum

Answer : B 

Question. The ribs join the chest bone and the back bone to form a box called the ________ 

a. Rib cage 

b. Cervical region 

c. Backbone 

d. Knee

Answer : A 

Question. The body part used by the snake to move and its movement is called: 

a. Legs, walk 

b. Wings, fly 

c. Whole body, slither 

d. Fins, swim

Answer : C 

Question. The body part used by the bird to move and its movement is called: 

a. Legs, walk 

b. Wings, fly 

c. Whole body, slither 

d. Fins, swim 

Answer : B

Question. The body part used by the fish to move and its movement is called: 

a. Legs, walk 

b. Wings, fly 

c. Whole body, slither 

d. Fins, swim

Answer : D 

Question. The movement of upper arm is _______

a. In two directions 

b. Rotates completely 

c. Does not move at all 

d. Bends in one direction only 

Answer : B 

Question. The movement of head is _______

a. In one direction 

b. Rotates completely 

c. Rotates partly 

d. Bends in one direction only

Answer : C 

Question. The movement of the elbow is _______

a. In two direction 

b. Rotates completely 

c. Does not move at all 

d. Bends in one direction only

Answer : D 

Question. We are able to bend or rotate our body in places where two parts of our body seem to be joined together These places are called_____________ 

a. Bones 

b. Blood 

c. Nerves 

d. Joints

Answer : D 

Question. The rounded end of one bone fits into the cavity (hollow space) of the other bone. Such a joint allows movements in all directions. Such a joint is called_____________. 

a. Ball and socket joint 

b. Pivotal joint 

c. Hinge joint 

d. Fixed joint

Answer : A 

Question. The joint where our neck joins the head is a _______ joint. In this joint a cylindrical bone rotates in a ring. 

a. Ball and socket joint 

b. Pivotal joint 

c. Hinge joint 

d. Fixed joint

Answer : B 

Question. Joint that allows only a back and forth movement is called____________. 

a. Ball and socket joint 

b. Pivotal joint 

c. Hinge joint 

d. Fixed joint

Answer : C 

Question. There are some bones in our body that are joined together and cannot move. Such joints are called_________. 

a. Ball and socket joint 

b. Pivotal joint 

c. Hinge joint 

d. Fixed joint

Answer : D 

Question. The skeleton is made of bones and _______. 

a. Muscles 

b. Cartilages 

c. Skin 

d. Blood

Answer : B 

Question. Movement in humans is due to Bones and __________ 

a. Blood 

b. Skin 

c. Legs 

d. Muscles

 Answer : D

Question. Most animals can move from one place to another. This type of movement is called ____. 

a. Movement 

b. Transportation 

c. Conduction 

d. locomotion

Answer : D 

Question. The head and tail of the fish are smaller than the middle portion of the body – the body tapers at both ends. This body shape is called streamlined. It helps the fish to 

a. Swim

b. Cut through water 

c. To attack its enemy 

d. To take care of its young ones 

Answer : B 

Question. Most animals can move from one place to another. This type of movement is called ____. 

a. Movement 

b. Transportation 

c. Conduction 

d. locomotion

Answer : D 

Question. Earthworm fixes part of its body during movement to the soil using 

a. Muscles which help to extend and shorten the body 

b. Skin which is slimy to touch 

c. Tiny bristles projecting out which are connected to the muscles 

d. None of the above

Answer : A

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

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

Answer : B

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

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

Answer : D

Question. A Skeletal System consists of ------------------

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

Answer : D

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

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

Answer : C

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

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

Answer : C

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

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

Answer : A

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

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

Answer : D

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

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

Answer : C

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

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

Answer : C

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

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

Answer : B

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

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

Answer : D

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

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

Answer : C

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

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

Answer : B

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

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

Answer : B

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

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

Answer : B

Question. 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

Answer : C

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

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

Answer : B

Question.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

Answer : B

Question. 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

Answer : C

Question. The muscles that support the beating of the heart are the –
a) Voluntary muscles
b) cardiac muscles
c) involuntary muscles
d) biceps and triceps

Answer : C

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

Answer : A

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

Answer : A

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

Answer : C

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

Answer : D

Question. ______________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 : D

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