WORKSHEET FOR SCIENCE
Grade 3
Name: …………………………………………… Class: ……………
REVIEW UNIT 5: OUR DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
Exercise 1: Label the digestive system parts.
Exercise 2: Using question 1 to complete the sentences.
1. The _____________ is a long tube that pushes the food into the stomach.
2. The _____________ is where the digestive system starts.
3. The _____________ is like a mixer and it breaks food down into small
pieces.
4. The _____________ produce juices that help to transform food into
nutrients in the small intestine.
5. The _____________ separates the nutrients from the waste.
Exercise 3: Imagine you eat an apple. Put these parts of the digestive system in
order to digest it.
First Second Third Fourth Fifth
Exercise 4: Read and circle the correct answer.
1. The _____ is the first part of the digestive system.
A. Mouth C. Stomach
B. Esophagus D. Small intestine
2. What does the digestive system do?
A. It pumps blood throughout the body.
B. It breaks down food to let the body benefit from it.
C. It helps your arms and legs move.
D. It helps you breathe.
3. In the _________, saliva is released to soften the food.
A. Food pipe C. Large intestine
B. Mouth D. Small intestine
4. Nutrients are absorbed in the ___________.
A. Rectum C. Large intestine
B. Anus D. Small intestine
5. What takes place in the large intestine?
A. Faeces are stored.
B. Water is absorbed.
C. Undigested food is absorbed.
D. Nutrients and water are absorbed.
6. Which organ produces digestive juices which kill harmful bacteria in our
food?
A. Mouth C. Stomach
B. Esophagus D. Large intestine
Exercise 5: Read and tick “True” or “False”.
Sentences True False
1. Our teeth chew the food into small pieces and our
tongue mixes the food with saliva.
2. Digestive juices can kill harmful bacteria in the food.
3. Defecation is the same as excretion.
4. The food we eat needs to be broken down into simpler
forms so that our body can absorb the nutrients.
