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The answer is your skeleton, the framework of bones holding you upright. Those grinning cardboard skeletons hanging on doors every October look stiff and lifeless, but the real thing is anything but. Inside you, bones are busy tissue, laced with blood vessels and cells that repair damage like a tiny road crew.  \nThat road crew has plenty of pieces to keep in order, because an adult skeleton has  \nabout 206 bones. Strangely, you were born with more than that, closer to 300, and that's not a mistake. As you grow, some of those little bones slowly fuse, or join together, into single larger bones. Your skull, for example, starts as several separate plates that knit together as your brain grows to fit.  \nThose skull plates aren't just growing, they're guarding, and protection is one of the skeleton's most important jobs. The skull works like a helmet around your soft brain, while your spine forms a bony tube shielding the nerves inside it. Wrapped around your heart and lungs is your rib cage, a curved basket of about 12 pairs of ribs. Give your chest a gentle tap and you can feel that armor doing its quiet work with every breath.  \nArmor that strong needs the right materials, and your bones build themselves largely from a mineral called calcium. That's why milk, cheese, leafy greens, and beans matter so much while you are still growing. But food alone won't do it, because bones get stronger when you use them, just like muscles. Running, jumping, and climbing send a signal that tells your body to pack more calcium into your bones.  \nIf bones can grow stronger, can they also fix themselves after they break? They can, and it's remarkable. When a bone cracks, special cells rush to the spot and slowly build abridge of fresh bone across the gap. That's why a cast simply holds the pieces still while your body does the real mending over several weeks. So the next time you pass a plastic Halloween skeleton, remember the real one under your skin is far more alive than anything hanging on the door.  \nSkeletons: The Bones Inside You  \nName:  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Use the article to answer the question.\u003Cbr>1) What is the main idea the whole passage keeps returning to?\u003Cbr>A. Milk and cheese are the best foods for growing children.\u003Cbr>B. The human skull is made of several plates joined together.\u003Cbr>C. The real skeleton is living tissue that grows, protects, and heals.\u003Cbr>D. Halloween skeleton decorations are made from cardboard and plastic.\u003Cbr>2) What does a cast actually do while a broken bone heals?\u003Cbr>A. It pumps calcium straight into the broken bone.\u003Cbr>B. It replaces the cracked bone with a plastic one.\u003Cbr>C. It holds the pieces still while the body mends them.\u003Cbr>D. It builds the bridge of new bone by itself.\u003Cbr>3) Why are babies born with more bones than adults have?\u003Cbr>A. Their bones split apart as they get older and taller.\u003Cbr>B. Babies grow extra bones to store more calcium safely.\u003Cbr>C. Some bones dissolve completely and are never replaced.\u003Cbr>D. Some small bones later fuse together into single larger bones.\u003Cbr>4) According to the passage, why does exercise help your bones?\u003Cbr>A. Using them signals the body to pack in more calcium.\u003Cbr>B. Sweating adds fresh minerals directly to the bones.\u003Cbr>C. Movement replaces old bones with brand new ones.\u003Cbr>D. Running slows down how fast small bones fuse.\u003Cbr>5) Which mineral does the passage say bones use most to build themselves?\u003Cbr>A. Calcium B. Potassium C. Sodium D. Iron\u003Cbr>6) About how many bones does an adult human skeleton have?\u003Cbr>A. About 12 bones B. About 300 bones\u003Cbr>C. About 206 bones D. About 100 bones\u003Cbr>7) In this passage, what does the word 'fuse' mean?\u003Cbr>A. To join together into one piece B. To break apart into pieces\u003Cbr>C. To fill up with blood D. 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