Level: JHS, Basic 8 | 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
Tick one answer for each question, then press Review answer. If your answer is wrong, it will be marked first, then the correct answer will show in green.
Essay Questions
- (a) Define health. (b) Distinguish between communicable and non-communicable diseases, with two examples of each. (6 marks)
- State five ways of preventing the spread of communicable diseases. (5 marks)
- Name four food nutrients. State the function of each and give one Ghanaian food source. (8 marks)
- Name two deficiency diseases. State the nutrient lacking in each. (4 marks)
- Describe the first aid for a minor burn and for a cut. (4 marks)
Essay Questions: Marking Guide for Teachers and Parents
- (a) Health is complete physical, mental and social well-being (1). (b) Communicable diseases are caused by germs and spread from person to person (1), e.g. malaria, cholera (1). Non-communicable diseases are not caused by germs and are not passed on (1), e.g. diabetes, hypertension (1). Allow other correct examples. Give 1 mark for a clear distinction (1).
- Any five (1 mark each): wash hands with soap, drink safe water, cover food, use toilets, clear gutters and stagnant water, sleep under treated nets, vaccination, proper waste disposal.
- Any four nutrients (2 marks each: 1 for function, 1 for correct food): carbohydrates give energy, e.g. yam; proteins for growth and repair, e.g. fish; fats give energy, e.g. palm oil; vitamins and minerals protect the body, e.g. oranges; water, fibre.
- Any two diseases with the nutrient (2 marks each): kwashiorkor (protein), scurvy (vitamin C), rickets (vitamin D), anaemia (iron), goitre (iodine).
- Burn: cool with clean running water for several minutes, do not burst blisters, cover loosely and get help (2). Cut: wash with clean water, press with a clean cloth to stop bleeding, cover with a clean dressing (2).
Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.