Sense organs – practice for Year 8

Sample questions on Sense organs with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Biology

Year

Year 8

Curriculum area

Human biology

Question types: The eye and the ear

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   What does this part of the eye or ear do? Match each item (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

   1. ear bones (hammer, anvil, stirrup)
   2. eardrum
   3. cochlea

   • A) pass the vibrations on to the inner ear
   • B) contains the hearing cells
   • C) vibrates when sound reaches it
   • D) bends light and focuses the image
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. ear bones (hammer, anvil, stirrup) → A) pass the vibrations on to the inner ear
   2. eardrum → C) vibrates when sound reaches it
   3. cochlea → B) contains the hearing cells

   How it works: ear bones (hammer, anvil, stirrup) – pass the vibrations on to the inner ear; eardrum – vibrates when sound reaches it; cochlea – contains the hearing cells

2. Question 2 Normal

   What does this part of the eye or ear do? Match each item (1–4) with the right option (A–E).

   1. semicircular canals
   2. cochlea
   3. iris
   4. optic nerve

   • A) contains the hearing cells
   • B) contains light-sensitive cells (rods and cones)
   • C) gives the eye its colour and changes the size of the pupil
   • D) carries signals from the eye to the brain
   • E) sense balance
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. semicircular canals → E) sense balance
   2. cochlea → A) contains the hearing cells
   3. iris → C) gives the eye its colour and changes the size of the pupil
   4. optic nerve → D) carries signals from the eye to the brain

   How it works: semicircular canals – sense balance; cochlea – contains the hearing cells; iris – gives the eye its colour and changes the size of the pupil; optic nerve – carries signals from the eye to the brain

3. Question 3 Hard

   What does this part of the eye or ear do? Match each item (1–5) with the right option (A–F).

   1. lens
   2. cochlea
   3. optic nerve
   4. eardrum
   5. retina

   • A) carries signals from the eye to the brain
   • B) gives the eye its colour and changes the size of the pupil
   • C) contains the hearing cells
   • D) bends light and focuses the image
   • E) contains light-sensitive cells (rods and cones)
   • F) vibrates when sound reaches it
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. lens → D) bends light and focuses the image
   2. cochlea → C) contains the hearing cells
   3. optic nerve → A) carries signals from the eye to the brain
   4. eardrum → F) vibrates when sound reaches it
   5. retina → E) contains light-sensitive cells (rods and cones)

   How it works: lens – bends light and focuses the image; cochlea – contains the hearing cells; optic nerve – carries signals from the eye to the brain; eardrum – vibrates when sound reaches it; retina – contains light-sensitive cells (rods and cones)

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