Level: JHS, Basic 7 | Subject: Integrated Science | Strand: Humans and the Environment | Topic: Human Health
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Part A has 20 tick-box questions. Part B has 5 essay questions with a marking guide at the bottom.
Test Yourself: 20 Objective Questions
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1. Health is best described as
2. Malaria is spread by the
3. Cholera is caused by
4. Which of these is caused by a virus?
5. Guinea worm disease is caused by
6. Kwashiorkor is caused by a lack of
7. Anaemia is caused by a lack of
8. Cholera and typhoid are mainly spread through
9. Houseflies spread diseases by
10. Which disease spreads through coughing and sneezing?
11. The best way to stop spread of germs on our hands is to
12. When should we wash our hands?
13. Sleeping under an insecticide-treated net helps to prevent
14. To reduce mosquito breeding we should
15. Vaccines are given to
16. A balanced diet contains
17. Which of these is a good personal hygiene habit?
18. Open defecation is bad because it
19. A person with a fever should
20. A good health practice when given medicine by a doctor is to
Essay Questions
- (a) Define health. (b) Name four causes of disease with one example of each. (6 marks)
- Describe how malaria is spread and state four ways of preventing it. (6 marks)
- State four ways in which germs can spread from one person to another. (4 marks)
- List five good personal hygiene habits. (5 marks)
- Why is it important to take children for vaccination? Name two diseases that vaccines prevent. (3 marks)
Essay Questions: Marking Guide for Teachers and Parents
- (a) A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being (2). (b) Any four: bacteria, e.g. cholera; viruses, e.g. measles; protozoa, e.g. malaria; worms, e.g. guinea worm; poor diet, e.g. kwashiorkor (1 mark each).
- Female Anopheles mosquito bites an infected person and then bites another (2). Prevention (any four): sleep under treated nets, drain stagnant water, clear bushes, use mosquito repellent, close windows with nets (1 mark each).
- Any four: dirty water, contaminated food, insects, coughs and sneezes, touching infected persons, sharing personal items (1 mark each).
- Any five: bathing daily, brushing teeth, washing hands, trimming nails, washing clothes, using toilets, combing hair (1 mark each).
- Vaccines protect children from dangerous diseases (1). Any two: measles, polio, tetanus, tuberculosis, whooping cough (1 mark each).
Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.