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Science worksheet on the digestive system with passage about swallowing gum and questions on the esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
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The Digestive System

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This science worksheet introduces the digestive system and its main organs, using a passage about what happens when you swallow gum to contextualize how the digestive system works. Questions include reading comprehension, fill-in-the-blank prompts about the esophagus and stomach, and an explanation of the system's three main functions. Suitable for introductory health or anatomy instruction.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Anatomy
Grade Level:
Not Grade Specific
Updated June 2026

Word Bank

  • digestive system: a group of organs that work together to digest food.esophagus: a tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach. intestines: a set of tube-like organs that form part of the digestive system track.

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