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WorksheetsHealth Science Quiz
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which of the following best describes a communicable disease?
A disease that is more common in people who have a family history of the disease
A disease that is caused by a person’s individual lifestyle choices, such as smoking
A disease that can be spread through contact with an infected person
A disease that is common in people who have an unhealthy lifestyle
Which of the following risk factors are modifiable? Select two.
Gender
Sedentary lifestyle
Smoking
Ethnicity
Family history
Which of the following are positive health behaviours?
Getting 4-5 hours of sleep a night
Having a sedentary lifestyle
Getting regular medical check-ups
Eating high amounts of processed food
Which of the following best describes immunisation?
A test to see if people have any signs of disease or illness
An injection that makes people resistant to an infectious disease
A medicine used to treat diseases that are present in the body
Health checks that are carried out every year
If a person receives a negative result from a screening test it means that they will never develop the disease in the future.
True
False
Vaccinations work by injecting a small amount of a disease-causing virus into the body.
True
False
BMI and waist circumference can be used to screen for:
Breast cancer
Obesity
Bowel cancer
High cholesterol
Lipid test can be used to screen for:
Breast cancer
Obesity
Bowel cancer
High cholesterol
A Mammogram test can be used to screen for:
Breast cancer
Obesity
Bowel cancer
High cholesterol
A Colonoscopy test can be used to screen for:
Breast cancer
Obesity
Bowel cancer
High cholesterol
An example of the Anthropometric method of assessing nutritional status is...
Food frequency questionnaire
Checking physical appearance of fingernails
Measuring the skinfold thickness
Taking a blood or urine sample
An example of the Biochemical method of assessing nutritional status is...
Food frequency questionnaire
Checking physical appearance of fingernails
Measuring the skinfold thickness
Taking a blood or urine sample
An example of the Clinical method of assessing nutritional status is...
Food frequency questionnaire
Checking physical appearance of fingernails
Measuring the skinfold thickness
Taking a blood or urine sample
An example of the Dietary method of assessing nutritional status is...
Food frequency questionnaire
Checking physical appearance of fingernails
Measuring the skinfold thickness
Taking a blood or urine sample
Which of the following pieces of information are required to calculate body mass index (BMI)?
Weight and height
Height and age
Weight and gender
Weight and body fat percentage
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 ________.
muscle, overweight, BMI
BMI, muscle, overweight
BMI, overweight, muscle
muscle, BMI, overweight
Which of the following best describes malnutrition?
A person who eats a wide range of food groups
A person who lacks certain nutrients in their diet
A person who does not eat any food
All of the above
Which of the following can help to prevent a communicable disease?
Stopping smoking
Losing weight
Doing exercise daily
Good personal hygiene
Which of the following tests is used to screen for diabetes?
Blood pressure measurement
Fasted blood glucose test
Pap smear test
Mammogram
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.
physical, waist, human
waist, physical, human
human, physical, waist
human, waist, physical
Which of the following are biochemical methods of assessing nutritional status? Choose two.
Recording waist circumference
Measuring height
Testing memory recall
Testing blood sample
Testing urine sample
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 _________.
malnutrition, development, age, problems
development, malnutrition, problems, age
problems, age, development, malnutrition
age, development, problems, malnutrition
age, problems, development, malnutrition
