The Fantastic Journey of Food: A Tour of Your Digestive System
Questions:
5
Grade:
5
Words:
96
Imagine you're a tasty piece of apple pie, about to embark on an amazing adventure! First stop: the mouth, where teeth grind you into smaller pieces and saliva starts to break you down. Then, you slide down a long tube called the esophagus into the stomach. Here, strong acids churn you into a liquid soup! Next, you move to the small intestine, a coiling, lengthy path where nutrients are absorbed. Finally, you enter the large intestine, where water is removed before you exit the body. Remember this fantastic journey next time you enjoy your favorite food!
Question 1
What happens to the food in the mouth?
A
It turns into a liquid soup
B
It gets absorbed into the body
C
It exits the body
D
It gets ground into smaller pieces and starts to break down
Explanation. In the mouth, the teeth grind food into smaller pieces and saliva starts to break it down.
E
It moves to the small intestine
Question 2
Where are the nutrients absorbed from the food?
A
Mouth
B
Stomach
C
Esophagus
D
Small intestine
Explanation. Nutrients from the food are absorbed in the small intestine.
E
Large intestine
Question 3
What happens to the food in the stomach?
A
It gets absorbed into the body
B
It turns into a liquid soup
Explanation. In the stomach, strong acids churn the food into a liquid soup.
C
It exits the body
D
It moves to the small intestine
E
It gets ground into smaller pieces
Question 4
What is the sequence of the food's journey?
A
Mouth, stomach, esophagus, small intestine, large intestine
B
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
C
Mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Explanation. The food's journey starts in the mouth, then goes down the esophagus, into the stomach, through the small intestine, and finally into the large intestine.
D
Mouth, small intestine, stomach, esophagus, large intestine
E
Mouth, stomach, small intestine, esophagus, large intestine
Question 5
What happens to the food in the large intestine?
A
It gets ground into smaller pieces
B
It gets absorbed into the body
C
Water is removed before it exits the body
Explanation. In the large intestine, water is removed from the food before it exits the body.
D
It turns into a liquid soup
E
It moves to the small intestine
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