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17 Days of SDGs Quiz - Day 6 (English)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Over the last century, the world has lost ______ of its natural wetlands.

a)

50%

b)

60%

c)

70%

d)

80%

2.

__________ people remain without even basic drinking water services.

a)

785 million

b)

900 million

c)

200 million

d)

80 thousand

3.

Safe and affordable drinking water for all by 2030 requires we invest in the following except.....

a)

adequate infrastructure

b)

sanitation facilities

c)

hygiene awareness

d)

foreign manpower

4.

_____ out of 5 people worldwide do not have a basic hand washing facility with soap and water.

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Target 6.1 of SDG 6 aims that by 2030, we achieve universal and equitable access to ___________ drinking water for all

a)

quality and clean

b)

fresh and sweet

c)

safe and affordable

d)

approved and checked

6.

Below are elements of a water quality check.....

a)

pH Value

b)

Turbidity

c)

Temperature

d)

Price

7.

Below are units of turbidity except....

a)

Formazin Turbidity Unit (FTU)

b)

Jackson Turbidity Unit (JTU)

c)

Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU)

d)

International Turbidity Unit (ITU)

8.

This tool, that is used to measure turbidity is called a

a)

Secchi disc

b)

Nephelometer

c)

Turbidity tube

d)

Turbimeter

9.

Safe drinking water would be at a pH value of...

a)

1

b)

3

c)

7

d)

9

10.

Ways to ensure water is safe to drink include...

a)

Boiling

b)

Disinfection

c)

Filtering

d)

Adding more water

11.

A person can survive without water for ____ days.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

Contaminated water can transmit the following diseases except

a)

Diarrhoea

b)

Dysentery

c)

Cholera

d)

Thalassemia

13.

Contaminated drinking-water is estimated to cause more than __________ diarrhoeal deaths each year.

a)

300, 000

b)

400, 000

c)

500,000

d)

600,000

14.

Failure to adequately collect and dispose of solid waste presents can increase the spread of disease-carrying vectors, such as rodents and insects.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Only a __________ system will effectively remove harmful bacteria.

a)

Distillation water filtration

b)

Reverse osmosis water filtration

c)

Ultraviolet/UV water filtration

d)

Carbon/Charcoal, activated water filtration