Human Digestive System – True or False Worksheet (P4 Level)
Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________
Instructions:
Read each sentence carefully. Write T for True or F for False in the blank space.
1. ___ The digestive system helps the body get nutrients
from food.
2. ___ Food enters the stomach first after you eat.
3. ___ The teeth help break food into smaller pieces.
4. ___ After the mouth, food moves through the gullet.
5. ___ The stomach mixes food with digestive juices.
6. ___ The stomach is where nutrients are absorbed.
7. ___ The large intestine removes water and nutrients
from food waste.
8. ___ The tongue helps to taste and push food around in the mouth.
9. ___ The digestive system only includes the mouth and stomach.
10. ___ Chewing food properly helps your digestive system work better.
11. ___ Food waste leaves the body through the anus.
12. ___ Digestion stops when we sleep.
13. ___ Eating too fast can make it harder for your body to digest food.
14. ___ Some digested food passes out of the body through the anus as
faeces.
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Digestive System True/False – Answer Key with Explanations
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# Correct Statement Explanation
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Digestion breaks down food into small molecules like
The digestive system helps the
1 T nutrients, which the body absorbs for energy, growth, and
body get nutrients from food.
repair.
Food enters the mouth first Digestion starts in the mouth where food is chewed before
2 F
after you eat, not the stomach. travelling down the gullet to the stomach.
The teeth help break food into Chewing increases the surface area of food, making it easier
3 T
smaller pieces. for digestive enzymes to do their job.
The gullet (also called the esophagus) is a tube that
After the mouth, food moves
4 T transports food to the stomach through muscular
through the gullet.
contractions.
The stomach mixes food with The stomach churns food and mixes it with acids and
5 T
digestive juices. enzymes that begin breaking down proteins.
The small intestine is where The walls of the small intestine have tiny finger-like
6 F
nutrients are absorbed. structures (villi) that absorb nutrients into the blood.
The large intestine removes After nutrients are absorbed, the remaining waste passes
7 F
water only from food waste. into the large intestine where water is reabsorbed.
The tongue helps to taste and The tongue helps with chewing, tasting, and moving food to
8 T
push food around in the mouth. the back of the mouth for swallowing.
The digestive system includes
It also includes the gullet, small intestine, large intestine,
9 F many parts, not just the mouth
liver, gall bladder, pancreas, and anus.
and stomach.
Chewing food properly helps
Smaller pieces of food are easier to digest and absorb, and
10 T your digestive system work
chewing mixes food with saliva to begin digestion.
better.
Food waste leaves the body After digestion and absorption, unused waste exits the body
11 T
through the anus. through the anus during egestion.
Digestion continues even while Our digestive system works constantly—even when we sleep
12 F
we sleep. —to process food and absorb nutrients.
Eating too fast can make it
Fast eating may lead to poor chewing and swallowing,
13 T harder for your body to digest
bloating, and less efficient digestion.
food.
Undigested food passes out of Undigested food moves along the large intestine and moves
14 F the body through the anus as into the rectum. The rectum stores faeces until it is
faeces appropriate to release them through the anus.
