NCERT Exemplar Solutions for Class 6 Chapter 8 – Body Movement

 Multiple Choice Questions:

1. Which of the following parts of our body help us in movement?
(i) Bones
(ii) Skin
(iii) Muscles
(iv) Organs
choose the correct answer from the option below.
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iii)

2. Which of the following joints is immovable?
(a) Shoulder and arm
(b) Knee and joint
(c) Upper jaw and skull
(d) The lower jaw and upper jaw

3. Which of the following organisms does not have both muscles and skeleton for movement?
(a) Dog
(b) Snail
(c) Earthworm
(d) Human being

4. Underwater divers wear fin-like flippers on their feet to
(a) swim easily in water
(b) look like a fish
(c) walk on the water surface
(d) walk over the bottom of the sea (sea bed).

5. A snail moves with the help of its
(a) shell
(b) bone
(c) muscular foot
(d) whole body.

6. How many muscles work together to move a bone?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Very Short Answer Questions:

7. Name the type of joint of your hand which helps you to grasp a badminton racquet.

8. What would have happened if our backbone was made of one single bone?

9. Provide one-word answers to the statements given below.

1. A joint which allows movement in all directions.
2. A hard structure that forms the skeleton.
3. Part of the body with a fixed joint.
4. Help in the movement of the body by contraction and relaxation.
5. Bones that join with chest bone at one end and to the backbone at the other end.
6. A framework of bones which gives shape to our body.
7. Bones which enclose the organs of our body that lie below the abdomen.
8. Joint where our neck joins the head.
9. Part of the skeleton that forms the earlobe.

10. Write the type of joint which is used for each of the following movements.
(a) A cricket bowler bowls the ball.
(b) A girl moves her head in right and left direction.
(c) A person lifts weights to build up his biceps.