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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
See how much you really know. Take the 5th grader
health quiz, a takeoff on the popular TV show
By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Feature
The
television show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
pits adult contestants against fifth-grade students
to see how much adults really know about the subject
matter covered in that grade.
The
students on the show can help the adult contestants
when they're stumped on the answers and their quest
to win the top prize of a million dollars. Adult
contestants can make use of three features: peek, in
which they can look at the student's answer and
decide if they will use it; copy, in which they have
to use the child's answer; and save, in which the
contestant's answer is incorrect and the student's
is correct and the student saves the day.
Here
is WebMD's version called "Are You Smarter Than a
Fifth-Grader in Health?" We talked to teachers,
skimmed fifth-grade health texts, and peeked online
at fifth-grade curricula to put together our quiz.
See
how you fare. Answers are at the bottom. Test
anxiety? Relax. You get one "save," but sorry, no
"peeks" or "copies" in this online version of the
game.
1.
Your brain has three major sections -- the cerebrum
(which controls speech, thought, and emotions), the
cerebellum (which controls balance), and another
part, attached to the spinal cord. This last part is
called:
a.
The brain stem
b.
The limbic stem
c.
The brain glioma
2.
You have four types of teeth, each with specific
functions. These include incisors to cut food,
canines to cut and tear food, molars to grind food,
and one other type that both grinds and crushes.
This last type is called:
a.
Major incisors
b.
Bicuspids
c.
Wisdom teeth
3.
Protecting your hearing depends on avoiding decibel
levels considered excessive. Normal conversation is
about 60 decibels. To protect your hearing, you
should avoid exposure to sounds louder than:
a. 85 decibels
b. 65 decibels
c. 80 decibels
4.
Strep throat is a bacterial infection. If it is not
treated medically, it can cause
a.
Permanent heart damage
b.
Influenza
c.
Ongoing migraine headaches
5.
Our sleep is divided into states called rapid eye
movement sleep, or REM, in which we dream, and:
a.
Nonrapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep, which
includes stages ranging from drowsiness to
deep sleep
b.
Presleep, in which we are just drowsy
c.
Post-sleep, in which we slowly wake up
6.
People who have diabetes, in which the body does not
produce insulin or enough insulin or doesn't use it
efficiently, are also at higher risk for:
a.
Tension headaches
b.
Kidney disease, heart disease, and blindness
c.
Migraine headache and rheumatoid arthritis
7.
Foods in the dairy products group, such as milk,
yogurt, and cheese, are important sources of
minerals to build and preserve bones and teeth.
These minerals are:
a.
Calcium and phosphorus
b.
Calcium and magnesium
c.
Iron and thiamine
8.
Every child grows and develops at his or her own
pace, but in general, usually begins to develop
secondary sexual characteristics (facial hair in
boys, underarm and pubic hair in both) at about
ages:
a.
11 to 14
b.
10
c.
18 and older
9.
When a girl starts to menstruate, the average period
length ranges from:
a. 4
to 5 days
b. 1
to 2 days
c. 3
to 7 days
10.
At different stages of life, different amounts of
sleep are considered ideal. Babies need about 16
hours a day, and most adults need seven or eight
hours. Fifth-graders need about:
a. 8
hours
b.
10 hours
c.
13 hours
The
Million Dollar Question: If you eat just one candy
bar a day in excess of your calorie needs, in a year
you will put on:
a.
15 pounds
b.
26 pounds
c.
52 pounds
ANSWERS:
1-a
2-b
3-a
4-a
5-a
6-b
7-a
8-a
9-c
10-b
Million Dollar Question: b
SCORING:
For
one of your incorrect answers, give yourself one
"save"-- a smart fifth-grader got it right and you
didn't, but you can borrow the answer.
Then
add up your score:
11
correct: You win an imaginary million dollars and
can proceed to sixth grade right away.
9 to
10 correct: You're on the honor roll.
7 to
8 correct -- B. You're still on the honor roll, but
barely.
5 to
6 correct -- C. What kind of example are you for a
fifth-grader?
1 to
4 -- Better ask to borrow a fifth-grader's health
education book.
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WebMD. All rights reserved.
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