Grade 2 · Science · Building Confidence
Free Human Body & Health worksheet - version 17
Grade 2 human body & health practice with original questions, explanations, and difficulty-matched printable versions. This printable version includes 8 grade-appropriate questions and a separate answer sheet.
Human Body & Health
Grade 2 · Building confidence · 8 questions · Version PG-163VYTS-LKYD
1.What do muscles do?
2.What helps you breathe?
3.Which sense organ detects light?
4.Which system sends messages through nerves?
5.Which body part pumps blood?
6.Name one job of the skeleton.
7.What protects the brain?
8.Why do people need sleep?
Answers and teaching notes
Use the answers to check the work after the learner finishes. For writing prompts, the guide describes what a strong response should include.
Show answers for version 17
- What do muscles do?They contract to move body parts
- What helps you breathe?The lungs
- Which sense organ detects light?The eyes
- Which system sends messages through nerves?The nervous system
- Which body part pumps blood?The heart
- Name one job of the skeleton.Support and protect the body
- What protects the brain?The skull
- Why do people need sleep?To help the body and brain recover
Worked example
Connect a structure to its function and explain how body systems work together.
Common mistake
Naming an organ without explaining its system role.
Helpful hint
Trace what enters, changes, and leaves the system.