IMO Practice Test — Our Body & Senses
6 Questions • 12 min • Olympiad level
12:00
Question 1 of 6
hard
Why is a meal with rice, dal and vegetables better than only sweets?
It is more colourful
It gives the body many things it needs
It costs more
It tastes worse
Explanation: A balanced meal gives the body all it needs to grow.
Question 2 of 6
hard
Why should we cover the mouth when we cough?
To stop germs spreading to others
To look nice
To stay warm
To eat faster
Explanation: Covering a cough stops germs reaching others.
Question 3 of 6
medium
Why are our joints, like the elbow, useful?
They make sound
They give colour
They let body parts bend and move
They store food
Explanation: Joints let our arms and legs bend.
Question 4 of 6
medium
You smell smoke in the kitchen. Which sense warned you?
Taste
Sight
Hearing
Smell
Explanation: Your nose smelled the smoke and warned you.
Question 5 of 6
medium
The sense organ for hearing AND the one for touch are…
Nose and ears
Eyes and nose
Tongue and eyes
Ears and skin
Explanation: Ears hear; skin feels touch.
Question 6 of 6
hard
A person who cannot see can read special raised dots called…
Colours
Pictures
Braille (by touch)
Sounds
Explanation: Braille uses touch to read raised dots.