Personal Hygiene Quiz

Personal Hygiene

• is not important

• increases the number of germs in our bodies.

• does not help us with keeping us well.

• is a collection of habits people perform to keep themselves clean and healthy.

Germs are

• not harmful to the human body.

• not alive

• very small microscopic living things that can enter your body and make you sick

Which of the following is an example of having good personal hygiene?

• putting on clean clothes after running hard at your soccer game.

• eating without washing your hands.

• not taking shower after you play outside in the mud.

• brushing your teeth once a week.

What is the benefit of practicing good personal hygiene?

• improved self-esteem

• better health

• others will have a better perception of you

• All of the above

We should keep our nails

• long and clean

• short and clean

• filthy

Are gloves and sanitizers a replacement of proper hand washing?

• yes

• no

• hand sanitizer is, but gloves are not

When you cough or sneeze you should

• put your hand in front of your mouth

• keep your mouth uncovered

• use flexed arm to cover your mouth

• both a and c

When you hurt yourself, do you

• always disinfect your wound.

• only put a bandage

• clean the wound

• let the wound heal on its own.

You should brush your teeth

• once a day

• twice a day

• after a week

• after every meal

What is the primary purpose of hand hygiene?

• to reduce micro-organisms on the hands

• to keep hands clean

• to keep nails clean

• to maintain skin integrity