HOTS Questions: Reaching Age of Adolescence - Notes | Study Science Class 8 - Class 8

Q 1. The period of life, when the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity, is called 
A. childhood
B. adolescence
C. Grown up
D. Old age

Q 2. The human body undergoes several changes during adolescence. These changes mark the onset of
A. puberty
B. Prematurity
C. Post adolescence
D. ageing

Q 3. Adam’s apple is prominent in
A. Boys of any age
B. Adolescent girls
C. Girls of any age
D. Adolescent boys

Q 4. Larynx is also called
A. Voice box
B. Sound box
C. Black box
D. All of the above

Q 5. Acne and pimples on the face is due to secretion of
A. bile from liver
B. Oil glands during puberty
C. Enzymes in the digestive tract
D. Tear from tear glands

Q 6. Testosterone is a hormone found in human ___
A. Children
B. males and females
C. Females only
D. Males only

Q 7. The first menstrual flow is called
A. Menstruation
B. Mensuration
C. Menarche
D. Menopause

Q 8. Menopause occurs at the age of 
A. 10-12 years in boys
B. 45-50 years in men
C. 10-12 years in girls
D. 45-50 years in women

Q 9. When a sperm containing Y chromosome fertilizes an egg with X chromosome, the zygote develops into a _____ child
A. Female
B. Either a male or female
C. Male
D. No child

Q 10. The change from larvae to adult is called
A. Metabolism
B. Metamorphosis
C. Metastasis
D. Morphology

Answers:

1. b
2. a
3. d
4. a
5. a
6. d
7. c
8, d
9. c
10. b