WorksheetsUnit 7 HEALTH 1 QUIZ
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Select the best answer. A thoughtful decision-making process is important for health because it helps individuals:
Avoid responsibility
Make choices based on facts and consequences
Do whatever their friends choose
Delay decisions indefinitely
The FIRST step in a thoughtful decision-making process is to:
Make a choice
Identify the problem or decision
Reflect on the decision
Pick the easiest option
Teens may need to make decisions collaboratively when:
The decision involves safety or impacts others
They want to avoid talking to adults
Friends are pressuring them
They don’t want to think
A common teen scenario that requires decision-making is:
Choosing a TV show
Being pressured to vape at a party
Deciding a favorite color
Picking a video game
A barrier to healthy decision-making includes:
Accurate information
Peer pressure and stress
Supportive adults
Access to safe activities
A common reason teens may use substances is:
Curiosity or wanting to fit in
Increased school motivation
Better health
Improved memory
A situation that increases risk of substance use is:
Attending supervised programs
Being at an unsupervised party
Spending time with supportive peers
Participating in sports
A strategy to avoid substance-use situations is:
Avoiding communication
Using refusal skills or removing yourself
Short-term effects of alcohol or nicotine on school performance may include:
Better test scores
Improved concentration
Poor focus and increased absenteeism
Stronger memory
Using drugs or substances together (polydrug use) is dangerous because:
The effects cancel out
The body processes them faster
It increases risk of overdose and unpredictable reactions
It guarantees safety
Riding with a driver who has used alcohol or drugs is dangerous because:
Their reflexes and judgment are impaired
They drive more carefully
Cars become safer
It reduces accident risks
Addiction affects:
Only the person using
Friends, family, and the whole community
No one
Only teens
A reliable resource for support with substance abuse includes:
Social media comments
School counselors or national hotlines
Unverified blogs
Random online forums
Alternatives to substance use include:
Avoiding hobbies
Joining clubs, sports, or creative activities
Spending time in unsafe places
Isolating yourself
Community factors that influence substance use decisions include:
Access to safe recreation
Neighborhood vape shops near schools
Positive school climate
All of the above
A barrier created by communities that affects healthy choices is:
Plenty of green spaces
High rates of violence and lack of resources
Supportive teachers
Free health events
One similarity between OTC and prescription medicine is that both:
Can be misused and cause harm
Require a doctor’s note
Improper use of OTC or prescription medicine can lead to:
Faster recovery
Serious health problems or addiction
Guaranteed safety
No consequences
A situation requiring thoughtful decision-making about medicine includes:
Taking more than the label recommends
Reading the label and following directions
Using someone else’s prescription
Mixing medicine with alcohol
An example of an alternative to misusing medicine for stress is:
Meditation or talking to a trusted adult
Taking extra pills
Using a friend’s medication
Ignoring symptoms
The decision-making process ends after you make a choice.
True
False
Peer pressure can impact how teens decide about substance use.
True
False
Alcohol always leaves the body in one hour, no matter how much is consumed.
True
False
Combining drugs increases the risk of overdose.
True
False
Vaping nicotine can affect school performance by harming attention and memory.
True
False
Addiction only affects physical health, not emotional or social health.
True
False
An unsupervised environment increases the risk of substance use.
True
False
OTC medicine is always safe if purchased legally.
True
False
Reliable resources about substance use include government and medical websites.
True
False
Community factors can influence whether teens choose to use substances.
True
False
