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Body and Illness

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are germs?

a)

Tiny little things that make you strong

b)

Tiny living things that can make you sick

c)

Food that you eat

d)

Things that make you healthy

2.

Can you see germs?

a)

Yes

b)

No

3.

How do you spread germs?

Choose all that apply

a)

Touching

b)

Coughing

c)

Washing your hands

d)

Sneezing

4.

What happens if you touch a doorknob that has germs on it?

a)

You get super powers

b)

Nothing

c)

You become immune

d)

The germs come off on your hands

5.

How can you keep your body healthy? Choose all that apply

a)

Exercise

b)

Wash your hands regularly

c)

Play in dirt

d)

Eat healthy food

6.

When should you wash you hands? Choose all that apply

a)

After blowing your nose

b)

After using the toilet

c)

After taking a shower

d)

Before eating or touching food

e)

After playing outside

7.

Which pathogen is treated with antibiotics?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

8.

Vaccines are used to prevent diseases by which type of pathogen?

a)

virus

b)

bacteria

c)

parasite

d)

fungi

9.

________ is a disease that can be passed to a person from another person, animal or object.

a)

Non infectious disease

b)

infectious disease

c)

Pathogens

10.

A doctor would most likely prescribe an antibiotic to treat what type of pathogen?

a)

Fungi

b)

H1N1

c)

Virus

d)

Bacteria

11.
Washing your hands is the _________ effective strategy for preventing the spread of disease?
a)
least
b)
most
12.

The ________ is the first line of defense.

a)

eyes

b)

stomach

c)

cells

d)

skin

13.

Complete the sentence. Athlete's foot is an example of _________________.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Fungi

d)

Protozoan

14.

There are two types of diseases. They are __________ and __________ diseases.

a)

Pathogens and Microorganisms

b)

Communication and non communication

c)

infectious and noninfectious

15.
An infectious disease:
a)
can be spread from person to person.
b)
can not be spread from person to person.
16.
True or False:
Asthma is a non-infectious disease?
a)
True
b)
False
17.
True or False:
Diabetes is an infectious disease?
a)
True
b)
False
18.
One way to prevent the spreading of disease is:
a)
to cough without covering your mouth.
b)
to wash your hands often.
c)
to rub your eyes and nose when sick.
19.

What is the smallest pathogen?

a)

fungi

b)

bacteria

c)

virus

d)

parasites

20.

Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.

a)

hosts

b)

pathogens

c)

Phagocytes

d)

Flagellum