DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
SCIENCE 3RD GRADE
1) Read the text and answer the following questions. Remember to study the keywords.
The Digestive System
The digestive system helps our body use food. It starts in the mouth. We bite and chew the food with
our teeth. Our saliva makes the food soft. Then, we swallow the food. It
goes down a long tube called the esophagus.
The food goes into the stomach. The stomach is like a bag. It has acid
and muscles. The stomach mixes the food and makes it smaller. After
that, the food goes to the small intestine.
In the small intestine, the food breaks down more. The body takes the
good parts of the food. These parts give us energy. The rest of the food
goes to the large intestine.
In the large intestine, the body takes water from the food. The waste
leaves the body later.
The digestive system has many parts: the mouth, esophagus, stomach,
small intestine, large intestine, liver, and pancreas. All these parts work
together to help us stay healthy.
Questions 4. What happens to food in the stomach?
A) It becomes waste
1. Where does the digestive process start?
B) It goes into the blood
A) In the stomach
C) It is mixed and broken down
B) In the liver
D) It is chewed again
C) In the mouth
D) In the small intestine 5. Where does the body take vitamins and
nutrients?
2. What helps make the food soft in the
A) In the liver
mouth?
B) In the small intestine
A) Water
C) In the large intestine
B) Saliva
D) In the esophagus
C) Air
D) Acid 6. What helps break down fat?
A) Saliva
3. What is the esophagus?
B) Blood
A) A muscle in the stomach
C) Bile from the liver
B) A part of the liver
D) Water from the large intestine
C) A tube from the mouth to the stomach
D) A bone in the chest 7. What happens in the large intestine?
A) Food is chewed
B) Acid mixes food
C) The body takes water
D) Vitamins go to the blood
8. Why is the digestive system important?
A) It helps us breathe
B) It helps us run faster
C) It gives us energy from food
D) It makes our heart beat
Keywords
Word Meaning (in simple English)
Digestive system The body parts that help break food and use it for energy
Mouth Where food goes in; we chew here
Teeth Hard parts in the mouth that bite and chew food
Saliva Water in the mouth that makes food soft
Swallow To move food from the mouth to the stomach
Esophagus A long tube from the mouth to the stomach
Stomach A soft bag that mixes and breaks down food
Acid A strong liquid in the stomach that helps digest food
Small intestine A long tube where nutrients go into the blood
Large intestine A wider tube that takes water and sends out waste
Liver An organ that makes bile to help digest fat
Pancreas An organ that makes juices to help digestion
Bile A yellow liquid from the liver that helps digest fat
Nutrients Good parts of food that help the body
Waste The part of food the body does not need
