Part-I

Question 1

What do the changes in one’s body indicate?

Answer 1

They indicate that one is no longer a child but is on the way to becoming an adult.

Question 2

What is adolescence?

Answer 2

The period of life where the body undergoes changes, leading to reproductive maturity is called adolescence.

Question 3

Adolescence begins at __________ and lasts up to _____ or _____ years of age.

Answer 3

11 , 18 , 19

Question 4

Adolescents are also called__________.

Answer 4

Teenagers

Question 5

Adolescence begins 2 or 3 years earlier in boys.
(T/F)

Answer 5

False

Question 6

What marks the onset of puberty?

Answer 6

The human body undergoes several changes during adolescence. These changes mark the onset of puberty.

Question 7

When does puberty end?

Answer 7

Puberty ends when an adolescent reaches reproductive maturity.

Question 8

By _______ years old, both girls and boys reach their maximum height.

Answer 8

18

Question 8

___________ is the most conspicuous change during puberty.

Answer 8

The sudden increase in height
(long bones of arms and legs begin to elongate )

Question 9

Substantiate : Not all body parts grow at the same rate.

Answer 9

Sometime the arms, legs, hands or feet of adolescents look oversized and out of proportion with the body.

Question 10

Why are family members height similar and how can one increase height?

Answer 10

Height depends on the genes inherited by the parents. However, it is important to eat the right kind of food during the growing years. This helps the bones, muscles and body part to get adequate nourishment for growth.

Question 11

Boys get _______ and _________ as they grow older.

Answer 11

Broad shoulders, wider chests

Question 12

In girls the ____________ becomes __________.

Answer 12

region below the waist, wider

Question 13

In boys, ___________ grow more prominently than in girls.

Answer 13

muscles

Question 14

Explain about voice change in boys during puberty.

Answer 14

They develop larger voice boxes. The growing voice box protrudes in the throat and is called the Adam’s Apple.

Question 14

At puberty __________ begins to grow.

Answer 14

voice box or larynx

Question 15

In girls ______________ is not visible from the outside because of it’s __________.

Answer 15

larynx, small size

Question 16

Girls have _________ pitched voices and boys have ________ pitched voices.

Answer 16

high, low

Question 17

What happens when a boy’s larynx grows?

Answer 17

Sometimes the muscles of the growing voice box goes out of control and the voice becomes hoarse. This state remains for a few days or weeks.

Question 18

During puberty, the secretion of ________ and _________ increases.

Answer 18

sweat glands, sebaceous glands

Question 19

Why do many teenagers have acne?

Answer 19

Many teenagers get acne and pimples due to the increased activity of glands in the skin.

Question 20

Explain the development of sex organs in males during puberty.

Answer 20

During puberty, in males the sex organs like the testes and the penis develop completely. The testes also starts producing sperm.

Question 21

Explain the development of sex organs in females during puberty.

Answer 21

During puberty, in females, the ovaries enlarge and the eggs begin to mature. The ovaries also start releasing mature eggs.

Question 22

Adolescence is also a period of change in a person’s way of _____________.

Answer 22

thinking

Question 23

How does adolescence affect a person mentally, intellectually and emotionally?

Answer 23

• Adolescents are more independent.
• They are more self-conscious and insecure due
  to changes in body and mind.
• Intellectual development starts taking place and
  they spend a lot of their time thinking.
• It is when the brain has the maximum capacity
  for learning.

Question 24

The features which help to distinguish a male from a female are known as ____________.

Answer 24

secondary sexual characters