Le – 4 The Nervous System
Grade: 5 Worksheet 4 Subject: Science
Student Name ……………………………… Sec ………………...…… Date: ……..……
I. Choose the correct answer
1. Which part of your brain helps in balancing your body and helps in coordinating all your
muscles? [ ]
a) Cerebrum b) Medulla c) Cerebellum d) Spinal cord
2. A person might faint if his heart does not send enough blood to his [ ]
a) Feet. b) House c) Kidneys d) Brain.
3. When we happen to touch a hot object, the sensory nerve immediately passes a message to the
[ ]
a) Brain. b) Hands. c) Spinal cord. d) Eyes.
4. Heartbeat is controlled by [ ]
a) The Spinal Cord b) The Medulla
c) The Cerebellum d) The Cerebrum
5. Without the nervous system you could not [ ]
a) Breathe b) Think c) Sense d) All The above
6. The nerve that carry information from sense organs to brain [ ]
a) Motor nerves b) Sensory nerves c) Inter neuron d) Relay neuron
7. What is a reflex? [ ]
a) A type of muscle contraction b) A type of hormone
c) A type of neuron d) An automatic response to a stimulus
8. Skin gets its colour from a pigment called [ ]
a) Carotene b) Chlorophyll c) Melanin d) Haemoglobin
9. The type of receptors present on tongue are called [ ]
a) Olfactory receptors b) Gustatory receptors
c) Cutaneous receptors d) Photoreceptors
10. The nerve that carries messages from retina of eye to brain [ ]
a) Olfactory nerve b) Optic nerve c) Gustatory nerve d) Vagus nerve
II. Fill in the blanks
1. _______________________________ controls involuntary activities like sneezing and coughing.
2. The ____________________________________________ is concerned with coordination of muscle movement.
3. The sensation of pain will be carried from the skin to the brain by the__________________________ nerves.
4. The portion of the eye that has cells sensitive to light and colour is ________________________________.
5. ____________________________flat, coloured ring shaped membrane with an adjustable circular opening
called ___________________________________ in the centre.
6. The_____________________________________ focuses the picture on the retina.
7. Sound waves travel into the ear canal and reach the ___________________________.
8. The ___________________________nerve orders the muscle to withdraw your hand when you touch a hot
object.
9. Nerves that arise from the brain are called____________________________ and the nerves that arise from
spinal cord are called _______________________________ .
10. The central nervous system is made of __________________________ and ___________________________ .
III. Correct the given statement.
1. Avoid breathing through your nose.
2. Drink plenty of water to keep your skin dehydrated.
3. Cerebellum is the largest part of the brain.
4. Motor nerves carry messages from sense organs to brain.
5. Inside the middle ear there are thousands of tiny hair cells.
IV. Answer the following questions
1. Why does food not taste good when you have a cold?
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2. While playing cricket, why should a batsman wear a helmet?
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3. When you look at an object, how does the information reach to your brain?
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4. Observe the given figure and answer the following questions:
i) Identify the given figure.
X
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ii) Label the part X in the figure
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iii) What happens if there is any defect in X?
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5. Observe the given figure and answer the following questions:
Z
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i) Identify the parts X, Y, Z.
ii) What is Y? What is its importance?
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iii) How many types of Z are there in our body? Write their function.
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iv) What happens if there is a defect in part X?
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