Font size
WorksheetsAdverse conditions
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
A rucksack cover will keep everything inside your rucksack dry; guaranteed
True
False
What is a good way to keep your belongings dry in rain?
Put your stuff in ziplocked bags inside your rucksack
Line your rucksack with binliner
Move faster; outrun the rain
Rain? It´s Spain, there´s no rain!
Which of these items is ok to keep on the outside of your rucksack?
Sleeping bag
Tent
first aid kit
None, wet things are for losers
The bag my sleeping bag comes in is waterproof
True
False
What´s the best way to keep warm when the temperature drops?
Your thickest, warmest jacket
Lots of thin layers
Your school PE kit hoodie
Regular clothes; think warm and you shall be warm
What item of equipment would be most useful if you´re lost in thick fog?
A compass
A map
A whistle
A watch
Where is the best place to pitch a tent?
On an angled slope
On the bottom of the slope
Above the slope
There´s a fire in the forest ahead of you. Your path is supposed to go through the forest. What do you do?
Press ahead; time to be a hero
Go back on yourself until you´re away from the fire; tell a staff member
Go faster, fire is our motivator
Walk through the other side of the forest
There are very high winds. For your aim, you´ve planned to go up a hill on the side of you path to take photos from the top of a cliff. What should you do?
Still go, danger photos will gain extra credit
Go up, but stay away from the edge of the cliff
Go back the way you came and call emergency services
Adjust your aim to have other photos and don´t go to the cliff top
You arrive to camp in very heavy rain. You´re tired so want to get inside your tent. What should you do?
Wait a while under shelter to see if the rain passes
Pitch up, a wet tent will cool you down
Call the teachers, they can make the rain stop
Go in a shop and buy food to cheer yourself up
What are signs that a storm is coming?
High winds
Dark heavy clouds
Very humid atmosphere
No way of knowing, storms have a mind of their own
A member of your group falls and hurts their ankle. They can´t walk. You´re waiting for a teacher (having called them) but they´ll be an hour or so. It´s raining heavily and you´re all cold. What piece of equipment can help you most?
A sleeping mat
A tent
A whistle
A phone
The sun has just dropped over the moutain and you´re an hour from camp. What piece of equipment should you have ready?
tent
stove
phone
torch
What can you look at in the week before the expedition to help you?
a weather app
angry birds
the sky
For every 100m of height you climb, how much does the temperature drop?
0.5 deg
1 deg
2 deg
stays the same
You´re thirsty and 30 minutes from the water check point. There´s a slow moving river. Should you drink from it?
Yes
No
What´s the best way to walk down a country road
Single file on the left
Single file on the right
Anyway you like, it´s the countryside
Spread across the road so you can all chat as you walk
There´s a puddle blocking your way. It´s muddy so you can´t tell its depth. What should you do?
It´s a puddle, must be shallow. Walk on
Avoid it at all costs
Poke a stick in to test its depth
get the tallest member of your group to go through it first
If you´re thirsty, you´re already dehydrated.
true
false
Which of the following are symptoms of sunburn?
headache
nausea
fever
all of the above
Olive skin is good protection against the sun
true
false
What piece of equipment could stop you fainting?
hat
first aid kit
waterproofs
good socks
Which of the following are symptoms of heat stroke?
being short tempered
fast pulse
shallow breathing
headache
