Your Skin

Questions

1. Main idea What is this passage mostly about?

   what your skin does and how to keep it healthy what your lungs do and how to keep them healthy what your muscles do and how to keep them healthy what your heart does and how to keep it healthy
2. Details What is the job of your skin?

   to hold your body up and protects the soft parts inside to take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide to cut and grind food so you can swallow it to protect your body from germs, heat and cold
3. Vocabulary What does "pore" mean?

   the hard, shiny outer layer of a tooth a thin fiber that carries messages between the brain and the body a place where two bones meet and can move a tiny opening in the skin
4. Cause and effect According to the passage, why does this job matter?

   Without a skeleton, your body would have no shape and your brain and heart would have no protection. As sweat dries, it carries heat away and cools you down. Smaller pieces of food are easier to swallow and digest. Every cell in your body needs oxygen to make energy.
5. Details Which fact is in the passage?

   Skin is the largest organ of the body. Your body has more than 600 muscles. A baby has about 300 bones, but some join together as it grows, so an adult has 206. A child's heart beats about 70 to 100 times a minute when resting, and faster when running.
6. Inference Which habit would the author most likely recommend?

   Calcium from foods like milk, yogurt and leafy greens helps bones grow strong. Stretching and active play keep muscles strong and flexible. Fruit, vegetables and water help food move through the digestive system. Washing and sunscreen help protect your skin.

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