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Personal Hygiene

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Keeping your body clean helps to prevent the spread of diseases.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

Wearing fresh, clean clothes everyday helps us maintain our personal hygiene.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Getting at least 8-10 hours of sleep at night keeps us healthy and fresh

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which is the most likely reason for brushing and flossing your teeth after waking up in the morning and at night before going to bed?

a)

Keeps your teeth and gum healthy

b)

Removes excess food stuck in your teeth

c)

Removes germs and bacteria from your mouth and gets rid of bad breath

d)

All of the above

5.

Is taking a shower or bath daily a Healthy or Unhealthy practice?

a)

Healthy

b)

Unhealthy

6.

How long should you wash your hands?

a)

20 seconds

b)

5 seconds

c)

Until the soap disappears

d)

Long enough to say Happy Birthday

7.

Which one of the following are examples of personal hygiene?

a)

Taking care of your body, taking showers and cleaning yourself daily, dental check-ups

b)

Keeping your nails dirty

c)

Wearing the same clothes everyday

d)

Taking a bath every alternate day

8.

When should you wash your hands?

a)

Before and after a meal

b)

When they are dirty

c)

After touching/playing with your pet

d)

All of the above

9.

You do not need to use a soap while bathing or showering.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

How can biting your nails be harmful to your health?

a)

It makes your teeth more brittle

b)

It makes your nails too short

c)

It transfers the bacteria between your mouth and hands

d)

It prevents the bacteria from digesting food in your mouth

11.

What do we mean when we say 'good personal hygiene'?

a)

keeping body free from dirt and germs

b)

Keeping your surroundings clean and tidy

c)

Doing something to improve our self-esteem

12.

Why is it important to wash your hands before meals?

a)

Most food has germs in it

b)

You may not have enough napkins

c)

To prevent the spread of germs

d)

So you can eat with your hands

13.

Why is it important to brush your teeth at least twice a day?

a)

To get rid of food particles that cause bacteria in your mouth.

b)

To make your mouth smell fresh

c)

To make your teeth whiter

14.

Keeping your nails neat and trimmed will help prevent the spread of germs and bacteria.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Keeping your nails neat and trimmed will help prevent the spread of germs and bacteria.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When we sneeze we should

a)

use a handkerchief or paper towel

b)

sneeze into our bent elbow

c)

sneeze into the palms of our hands

17.

What is hygiene?

a)

Doing the dab

b)

Practice to maintain health and prevent sickness, through cleanliness

c)

Playing soccer for three days

18.

What is this?

a)

Toothbrush

b)

Hammer

c)

Gel

19.

You need to wash your hands........

a)

before eating

b)

after eating

c)

before and after eating

20.

What is this?

a)

Fog

b)

Toothpaste

c)

shampoo

21.

Personal hygiene means:

a)

taking care of your teeth

b)

taking care of your hair

c)

all about showering and clothing

d)

all the above

22.

Germs are :

a)

small organism which harms us

b)

our good friend

c)

very big organism

d)

important for our body

23.

We should always wash our hands:

a)

after eating

b)

before eating

c)

after using toilet

d)

all the above

24.

While sneezing :

a)

we should cover our nose with tissue or handkerchief.

b)

we should cover our mouth

c)

we should not cover our nose

d)

we should sneeze on our hands

25.
How often should we change our underwear
a)
Once a week
b)
Everyday
c)
When we feel like it
d)
When our mum tells us to.
26.
What is the easiest way to prevent catching the flu?
a)
wearing gloves
b)
never leaving your house
c)
wearing a mask over your mouth
d)
washing your hands
27.
When are good times to brush your teeth during the day?
a)
whenever you want to
b)
in the morning/after breakfast, after lunch,after dinner/bedtime
c)
after you have a drink
d)
before eating, after eating, before bed
28.

a)

DON'T GO TO BED WITH CLEAN FEET

b)

DON'T GO TO BED WITH DIRTY FEET

c)

GO TO BED WITH DIRTY FEET

29.

Should you wash your hands?

a)

Yes!

b)

Not all the time.

c)

No!

d)

I have no idea.

30.

We should change our clothes...

a)

everyday

b)

3 times a day

c)

never

d)

sometimes