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Health Science Quiz

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?

a)

A disease that is more common in people who have a family history of the disease

b)

A disease that is caused by a person’s individual lifestyle choices, such as smoking

c)

A disease that can be spread through contact with an infected person

d)

A disease that is common in people who have an unhealthy lifestyle

2.

Which of the following risk factors are modifiable? Select two.

a)

Gender

b)

Sedentary lifestyle

c)

Smoking

d)

Ethnicity

e)

Family history

3.

Which of the following are positive health behaviours?

a)

Getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night

b)

Having a sedentary lifestyle

c)

Getting regular medical check-ups

d)

Eating high amounts of processed food

4.

Which of the following best describes immunisation?

a)

A test to see if people have any signs of disease or illness

b)

An injection that makes people resistant to an infectious disease

c)

A medicine used to treat diseases that are present in the body

d)

Health checks that are carried out every year

5.

If a person receives a negative result from a screening test it means that they will never develop the disease in the future.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Vaccinations work by injecting a small amount of a disease-causing virus into the body.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

BMI and waist circumference can be used to screen for:

a)

Breast cancer

b)

Obesity

c)

Bowel cancer

d)

High cholesterol

8.

Lipid test can be used to screen for:

a)

Breast cancer

b)

Obesity

c)

Bowel cancer

d)

High cholesterol

9.

A Mammogram test can be used to screen for:

a)

Breast cancer

b)

Obesity

c)

Bowel cancer

d)

High cholesterol

10.

A Colonoscopy test can be used to screen for:

a)

Breast cancer

b)

Obesity

c)

Bowel cancer

d)

High cholesterol

11.

An example of the Anthropometric method of assessing nutritional status is...

a)

Food frequency questionnaire

b)

Checking physical appearance of fingernails

c)

Measuring the skinfold thickness

d)

Taking a blood or urine sample

12.

An example of the Biochemical method of assessing nutritional status is...

a)

Food frequency questionnaire

b)

Checking physical appearance of fingernails

c)

Measuring the skinfold thickness

d)

Taking a blood or urine sample

13.

An example of the Clinical method of assessing nutritional status is...

a)

Food frequency questionnaire

b)

Checking physical appearance of fingernails

c)

Measuring the skinfold thickness

d)

Taking a blood or urine sample

14.

An example of the Dietary method of assessing nutritional status is...

a)

Food frequency questionnaire

b)

Checking physical appearance of fingernails

c)

Measuring the skinfold thickness

d)

Taking a blood or urine sample

15.

Which of the following pieces of information are required to calculate body mass index (BMI)?

a)

Weight and height

b)

Height and age

c)

Weight and gender

d)

Weight and body fat percentage

16.

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

It is important to measure ________ alongside body fat percentage to assess health. This is because a person could be ________ according to their BMI, but their body fat percentage could be quite low. This happens with people who have a lot of ________.

a)

muscle, overweight, BMI

b)

BMI, muscle, overweight

c)

BMI, overweight, muscle

d)

muscle, BMI, overweight

17.

Which of the following best describes malnutrition?

a)

A person who eats a wide range of food groups

b)

A person who lacks certain nutrients in their diet

c)

A person who does not eat any food

d)

All of the above

18.

Which of the following can help to prevent a communicable disease?

a)

Stopping smoking

b)

Losing weight

c)

Doing exercise daily

d)

Good personal hygiene

19.

Which of the following tests is used to screen for diabetes?

a)

Blood pressure measurement

b)

Fasted blood glucose test

c)

Pap smear test

d)

Mammogram

20.

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Anthropo means ‘_________’ and metry means ‘measurement’. Anthropometry is the study of _________ measurements of the body. This includes measuring height and _________ circumference.

a)

physical, waist, human

b)

waist, physical, human

c)

human, physical, waist

d)

human, waist, physical

21.

Which of the following are biochemical methods of assessing nutritional status? Choose two.

a)

Recording waist circumference

b)

Measuring height

c)

Testing memory recall

d)

Testing blood sample

e)

Testing urine sample

22.

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Growth charts are used to compare the growth of individuals of the same _________. They monitor and track the _________ of boys and girls over time. They can be used to identify any growth _________ that could be related to _________.

a)

malnutrition, development, age, problems

b)

development, malnutrition, problems, age

c)

problems, age, development, malnutrition

d)

age, development, problems, malnutrition

e)

age, problems, development, malnutrition