Topic 32 Brain, senses and skin — what needs James (17)

Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 1 · tests LIF5-058

EasyMCQType 1 — a scene with a sense and an action: which organ decided

An owl hears a mouse in the grass and swoops down. Which organ of the owl decided to swoop?

1. a) the brain ← key
2. b) the heart
3. c) the stomach
4. d) the lungs

Why it is this type: The brain takes in messages from the senses and decides what the body does. The owl's ears sent a message about the mouse to its brain. So its brain decided to swoop.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 2 · tests LIF5-058

EasyMCQType 2 — where the message from a named sense goes; where the brain sends a message

A boy hears the school bell and walks to the line. Where did the message from his ears go first?

1. a) to his feet
2. b) to his heart
3. c) to his brain ← key
4. d) to his hands

Why it is this type: Messages come in to the brain from the senses. His ears sent a message about the bell. So the message went to his brain first.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 3 · tests LIF5-058

EasyMCQType 3 — which organ is doing the remembering or the thinking

A girl is remembering the words of a song. Which organ is doing the remembering?

1. a) the lungs
2. b) the stomach
3. c) the brain ← key
4. d) the heart

Why it is this type: Thinking and remembering happen in the brain. So her brain is doing the remembering.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 4 · tests LIF5-058

MediumMCQType 4 — which step of the chain happens second; which sentence about a thinking brain is true; three jobs chained in one scene

A rabbit sees its hutch door open and hops out. Which of these happens second?

1. a) The rabbit's eyes see the open door.
2. b) The rabbit's legs hop out of the hutch.
3. c) The rabbit's brain decides to hop out. ← key
4. d) The rabbit's eyes send a message to its brain.

Why it is this type: First the eyes see the open door and send a message to the brain. Then the brain takes in the message and decides to hop out. Then the brain sends a message to the legs, and the legs hop. So the brain deciding is second.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 5 · tests LIF5-058

MediumMCQType 5 — what goes in the empty box (first or last); the organ typed from its whole job; the word for what travels to and from the brain

Here is a card for a fox at night, with the first box empty. What goes in the empty box?

1. a) Its ears hear a rustle in the grass. ← key
2. b) Its brain decides to creep closer.
3. c) Its legs creep toward the sound.
4. d) Its brain sends a message to its legs.

Why it is this type: The first box is what the fox sensed, and the card says it creeps toward a sound. The ears gather sounds and send a message to the brain. So the first box is: its ears hear a rustle in the grass. (figure pp_chain_fox)

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 6 · tests LIF5-059

EasyMCQType 6 — a fresh scene names a sense: which organ gathers it

Thunder rumbles over a girl's house. Which organ gathers the sound of the thunder?

1. a) the eyes
2. b) the ears ← key
3. c) the nose
4. d) the skin

Why it is this type: Each sensory organ gathers one kind of information. The ears gather sounds. So her ears gather the sound of the thunder.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 7 · tests LIF5-059

EasyMCQType 7 — which kind of information a named organ gathers

A boy's ears gather one kind of information. Which kind is it?

1. a) what things look like
2. b) sounds ← key
3. c) smells
4. d) tastes

Why it is this type: Each sensory organ gathers one kind of information. The ears gather sounds. So the kind his ears gather is sounds.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 8 · tests LIF5-059

EasyMCQType 8 — where an organ sends its information; two kinds of information in one moment, which organ gathered the named one

A girl's eyes gather what a kite looks like. Where do her eyes send that information?

1. a) to her ears
2. b) to her brain ← key
3. c) to her heart
4. d) to her hands

Why it is this type: Each sensory organ gathers one kind of information and sends it to the brain. Her eyes gathered what the kite looks like. So they send that information to her brain.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 9 · tests LIF5-059

MediumMCQType 9 — the missing organ or the missing kind of information

Here is a table of organs and what each gathers, with one organ missing. Which organ goes in the empty cell?

1. a) the ears ← key
2. b) the nose
3. c) the tongue
4. d) the skin

Why it is this type: The empty cell is beside the word sounds. The ears gather sounds. So the ears go in the empty cell. (figure pp_table_blank_ears)

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 10 · tests LIF5-059

MediumMCQType 10 — which organ did the deciding after a sensory organ gathered; where two organs' information goes; the term applied to a fresh organ among sister names (RECALL_BY_MCQ, medium); the definition applied to four organs (hard); an organ typed from the information it gathers

A boy's nose gathers the smell of a skunk, and his brain decides to hold his breath. Which organ did the deciding?

1. a) his nose
2. b) his brain ← key
3. c) his lungs
4. d) his mouth

Why it is this type: Each sensory organ gathers one kind of information and sends it to the brain. The nose gathered the smell; the brain takes in the message and decides. So his brain did the deciding.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 11 · tests LIF5-063

EasyMCQType 11 — which organ covers the whole body; what whole skin does about germs; what gets in through a cut

Which organ covers the whole body, from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet?

1. a) the heart
2. b) the skin ← key
3. c) the brain
4. d) the lungs

Why it is this type: The skin covers the whole body and keeps germs out. So the organ that covers the whole body is the skin.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 12 · tests LIF5-063

EasyMCQType 12 — which organ made the sweat; why a break in the skin is washed; what is true of germs on whole skin; what happens as sweat dries; why the skin makes sweat

A girl plays tag at the beach on a hot day, and sweat forms on her face. Which organ made the sweat?

1. a) her brain
2. b) her lungs
3. c) her heart
4. d) her skin ← key

Why it is this type: When the body is hot, the skin makes sweat. So her skin made the sweat.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 13 · tests LIF5-063

MediumMCQType 13 — the skin as a sensory organ: which organ gathers the warmth or the cold; where it sends it; which job is lost at a scratch

A boy holds a warm mug of soup in both hands. Which organ gathers the warmth of the mug?

1. a) the eyes
2. b) the ears
3. c) the nose
4. d) the skin ← key

Why it is this type: The skin is a sensory organ: it gathers touch and warmth and sends it to the brain. So his skin gathers the warmth of the mug.

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Topic 32 · Brain, senses and skin · Type 14 · tests LIF5-063

HardorderingType 14 — the organ typed from its three jobs; 'germs' typed from its description; two cases judged against both halves of the rule; the bandage's job inferred; two jobs ordered in time

This organ covers the whole body, keeps germs out, gathers touch and warmth, and helps keep the body at the right warmth. Type the name of this organ. — typed; accept: skin, the skin, its skin, his skin, her skin, your skin, skinn, skine, the skinn. Wrong answers with their own line: hair → Hair grows out of it. The organ that covers the whole body is the skin.; brain → The brain is inside the head. The organ that covers the whole body is the skin.; bones → Bones are inside the body. The organ that covers the whole body is the skin..

Why it is this type: The skin covers the whole body and keeps germs out. It also gathers touch and warmth, and it helps keep the body at the right warmth. So the organ is the skin. Hard because: the term produced from its three jobs, nothing in view to pick from.

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