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Ch. 3 Mental Emotional Health

Kaitlyn Reiff

Created by Kaitlyn Reiff

16 questions

8th Grade

Physical Education

Updated Sept 2026

Ch. 3 Mental Emotional Health is a Grade 8 worksheet that builds vocabulary and recognition skills related to mental and emotional well-being. Students identify the meanings of competence, self-esteem, resiliency, integrity, personality, citizenship, hormones, empathy, and defense mechanisms, and distinguish related ideas such as constructive criticism, role models, and values. The worksheet also checks understanding of characteristics of good mental health, Maslow’s highest-level need, how self-esteem develops, and how anger can affect people. The worksheet contains 16 items: 15 multiple-choice questions and one multiple-select true-or-false item. Students must select accurate definitions, identify statements that are not true, and connect mental and emotional health terms to behaviors or situations. It is a free printable worksheet with a complete answer key, making it useful for Grade 8 health lessons, vocabulary review, independent practice, or a quick understanding check.

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Ch. 3 Mental Emotional Health

Total questions: 16

Name
Class
Date
1.
Having enough skills to do something or complete a specific task.

Having enough skills to do something or complete a specific task.

a)

Self-esteem

b)

Resiliency

c)

Competence

d)

Brains

2.
Valuing, respecting, & feeling confident about yourself.

Valuing, respecting, & feeling confident about yourself.

a)

Competence

b)

Self-Esteem

c)

Resiliency

d)

Power

3.
Having the ability to adapt successfully/recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis in a healthy way.

Having the ability to adapt successfully/recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis in a healthy way.

a)

Resilient

b)

Competence

c)

Self-Esteem

d)

Sufficiency

4.
Which is NOT a characteristic of good mental health?

Which is NOT a characteristic of good mental health?

a)

Sense of purpose

b)

Pessimistic outlook

c)

Self-sufficiency

d)

Healthy self-esteem

5.
Which statement about self-esteem is not true?

Which statement about self-esteem is not true?

a)

It's always the same.

b)

It develops over time.

c)

Self-talk influences it.

d)

Feedback from others influences it.

6.
Which need within Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is the highest-level need?

Which need within Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is the highest-level need?

a)

Safety

b)

Esteem

c)

Physiological

d)

Reaching your potential

7.

True or False: A role model should be someone who's behavior/actions are positive for you to look up to.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A firm observance of core ethicial values refers to:

a)

Construtive criticism

b)

Integrity

c)

Citizenship

d)

Trustworthy

9.

Positive comments that point out problems and encourage improvement.

a)

Role models

b)

Integrity

c)

Constructive criticism

d)

Pesronality traits

10.

The complex set of characteristics that make you unique - the way others see you.

a)

Role models

b)

Values

c)

Personality

d)

Integrity

11.

Character trait that reflects the importance of community concerns, such as obeying laws, voting, and keeping the environment clean.

a)

Respect

b)

Integrity

c)

Citizenship

d)

Morals

12.

Chemicals produced by glands that regulates body processes and can heavily influence our emotions.

a)

Hormones

b)

Aminos

c)

Proteins

d)

Adrenaline

13.

Ability to imagine/understand how someone else feels or what they are going through.

a)

Frustration

b)

Negativity

c)

Empathy

d)

Hostility

14.

Mental processes we use to protect ourselves from strong/stressful emotions or situations.

a)

Hostility

b)

Encouragement

c)

Empathy

d)

Defense-Mechanisms

15.

Which is not true about anger?

a)

Results in violence sometimes

b)

Often times another emotion is involved

c)

Anger can increase the more you think about something

d)

It causes zero emotional harm

16.

Which is not a positive way to express an emotion?

a)

Hugging

b)

Smiling

c)

Yelling

d)

Laughing

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Ch. 3 Mental Emotional Health

Total questions: 16

1.
c)

Competence

2.
b)

Self-Esteem

3.
a)

Resilient

4.
b)

Pessimistic outlook

5.
a)

It's always the same.

6.
d)

Reaching your potential

7.
a)

True

8.
b)

Integrity

9.
c)

Constructive criticism

10.
c)

Personality

11.
c)

Citizenship

12.
a)

Hormones

13.
c)

Empathy

14.
d)

Defense-Mechanisms

15.
d)

It causes zero emotional harm

16.
c)

Yelling

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FAQs

What does the Ch. 3 Mental Emotional Health worksheet cover?

This Grade 8 worksheet practices recognizing and distinguishing mental and emotional health concepts through 15 multiple-choice items and one multiple-select true-or-false item. Students identify terms such as competence, self-esteem, resiliency, integrity, empathy, hormones, and defense mechanisms, while also evaluating statements about mental health, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, role models, and anger.

How can I use this worksheet to teach mental and emotional health vocabulary?

Introduce the terms in groups—personal development, character and relationships, and emotional processes—before students complete the definition-based multiple-choice questions. Ask students to explain why an answer such as self-esteem, resiliency, or competence fits and why the distractors do not; then discuss the statement-based items about self-esteem, role models, and anger as a class.

What mistakes should I watch for when students complete this worksheet?

Students may confuse competence with self-esteem, or resilient with the broader idea of resiliency, because both relate to personal strengths. Watch for students who treat self-esteem as unchanging, select pessimistic outlook as a sign of good mental health, or miss that “reaching your potential” is the highest-level need in the hierarchy. The final anger item may also reveal the misconception that anger causes no emotional harm.

How do I assign and grade this mental and emotional health worksheet?

You can assign this worksheet as a printable PDF or as a digital quiz on Wayground. It includes a complete answer key, and printable student work can be graded by scanning it with the Wayground for Teachers app. The printable format also supports classrooms that are reducing screen time.

How can I differentiate this mental and emotional health worksheet for my students?

In the worksheet’s Advanced Settings, adjust font spacing or font size to make the definition-based questions and answer choices easier to read. You can also enable a dyslexia-friendly font or translate the worksheet into another language, which can support access to terms such as self-esteem, empathy, and defense mechanisms.

Where can I find more worksheets like this on Wayground?

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