Read the paragraph below then answer the questions follow.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
The muscles give the body shape and mass. They support the skeleton and keep
it steady. They are also responsible for body movement, Muscles enable you to stand,
walk, run and dance.
There are about 640 muscles in the body which are responsible for different types of
movement. A muscle is made up of bundles called muscle fibers. For instance, your face
has about 42 individual muscles which allows you to move your eyes, makes different
facial expressions and other facial activities. There are muscles which move joints. There
are muscles that draw the body inwards and muscles that draw the body outwards.
There are other muscles raise parts of the body, while others lower it. There are long and
short muscles as well as big and smaller muscles.
The three kinds of muscles in the body are skeletal, smooth and cardiac muscles.
Though muscles are of different kinds, they share common characteristics. They contract
and become short. They can relax and return to their original form after the contraction.
ENGLISH
( Write your answer below)
1. Based on the selection, what type of informational text was being described?
(sequence, description, cause and effect, compare and contrast, problem and
solution) 5 points.
2. Give the different functions perform by the muscles? 5 points
3. How does muscles help human body? 10 points.