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Health and Disease KS3

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____________________ are germs that can cause diseases.

a)

vaccines

b)

pathogens

c)

access points

d)

organism

2.

A _______________________ is an illness that causes the body or part of the body to not function properly.

a)

susceptible

b)

symptom

c)

microbe

d)

disease

3.

Doctors give injections called ______________________ to help lower the chance of getting an illness.

a)

vaccines

b)

immune systems

c)

microbes

d)

abrasions

4.

Coughing, sneezing, and runny nose are all _______________ of the common cold.

a)

access points

b)

abrasions

c)

organisms

d)

symptoms

5.

Chicken pox is an example of a ___________________________ disease.

a)

non-communicable

b)

exposure

c)

abrasion

d)

communicable

6.

Communicable diseases can be transferred from animal to person.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A healthy lifestyle can reduce your risk of getting a non-communicable disease.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which is NOT an example of a communicable disease?

a)

Pink Eye

b)

Chicken Pox

c)

Cancer

d)

Cold

9.

Which is NOT an example of a non-communicable disease?

a)

Diabetes

b)

Flu

c)

Heart Disease

d)

Alzeimer's

10.

Which is NOT a healthy habit you can practice to reduce your risk of getting a disease?

a)

Wash Hands

b)

Don't share personal items

c)

Sneeze in your hands

d)

Don't touch your face

11.

The system in our body that helps fight disease is called the ________________ system.

a)

respiratory

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

immune

12.

Viruses and bacteria are ________________ because they can't be seen without the help of a microscope.

a)

organisms

b)

microbes

c)

vaccines

d)

abrasions

13.

Our bodies first line of defense is our skin.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Communicable disease are ones that...

a)

can not be passed from organism to organism

b)

can be passed from organism to organism

c)

can be passed from organism to organism by direct contact only

d)

can be passed from organism to organism by indirect contact only

15.

An example of a communicable disease is..

a)

measles

b)

coronavirus

c)

chicken pox

d)

all of the above

16.

Non-communicable diseases...

a)

can not be passed from organism to organism

b)

can be passed from organism to organism

c)

can be passed from organism to organism by direct contact only

d)

can be passed from organism to organism by indirect contact only

17.

An example of a non-communicable disease is...

a)

asthma

b)

flu

c)

coronavirus

d)

measles

18.

A rapidly spreading outbreak of disease affecting widespread regions across the world ( ex: smallpox, TB, certain flu outbreaks, covid)

a)

Epidemic

b)

Pandemic

c)

Protozoa

d)

Bacteria

19.
The immune system produces what in response to the vaccine?
a)
antigens
b)
antibiotics
c)
antibodies
d)
the disease
20.
Vaccines protect:
a)
vaccinated person
b)
those too young to be vaccinated
c)
those who have weak immune system
d)
all of the above
21.
A vaccines main goal is to:
a)
make people sick
b)
prevent disease
c)
start an epidemic
d)
start a pandemic
22.
What do antibodies attach to on the pathogen?
a)
Anti inflammatory
b)
Antigens
c)
Antiseptic
d)
Antibodies
23.
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are a problem because:
a)
we can't help people with those infections
b)
bacteria smell pretty bad
c)
something about viruses
d)
they are not a problem, I love being sick
24.

Antibiotics will only kill...

a)

Viruses

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungus