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Worksheets8th Grade: Pre-Assessment
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 25mins
Community health focuses on:
A. Individual choices only
B. Health of groups of people
C. Medical careers
D. Nutrition only
Parks and sidewalks help community health by:
A. Reducing safety
B. Encouraging physical activity
C. Increasing pollution
D. Limiting access
A community adding a health clinic would:
A. Reduce access to care
B. Improve overall health
C. Increase illness
D. Affect only adults
Community health services include:
A. Hospitals and clinics
B. Advertisements
C. Stores only
D. Gyms only
Why is access to healthcare important?
A. It is optional
B. It helps prevent and treat illness
C. It replaces healthy choices
D. It limits independence
A vaccination clinic helps by:
A. Spreading disease
B. Preventing illness
C. Limiting care
D. Treating injuries only
Healthy relationships include:
A. Respect
B. Control
C. Pressure
D. Fear
Communication helps relationships by:
Creating conflict
Building understanding
Causing stress
Avoiding honesty
A relationship where both people listen shows:
Equality
Control
Competition
Risk
Safety rules exist to:
Limit fun
Reduce risk of injury
Create fear
Control behavior
Wearing seatbelts helps:
Improve comfort
Prevent injury
Increase speed
Replace airbags
Choosing safe behaviors shows:
Awareness
Fear
Weakness
Luck
Nutrition is important because it:
Affects only weight
Supports overall health
Limits energy
Is optional
Nutrients help the body by:
Causing disease
Providing energy and growth
Reducing strength
Creating fatigue
Reading nutrition labels helps people:
Guess ingredients
Make informed choices
Ignore calories
Choose ads
Serving size is important because:
It affects nutrient amounts
It changes taste
It increases cost
It removes choices
Comparing labels supports:
Impulse buying
Smart decisions
Advertising
Peer pressure
A balanced meal includes:
One food group
A variety of nutrients
Only protein
Only carbohydrates
Eating a variety of foods helps:
Reduce nutrients
Meet body needs
Increase risk
Create habits
Disease prevention focuses on:
Treating illness only
Avoiding illness
Ignoring symptoms
Waiting
Washing hands helps prevent:
Hunger
Germ spread
Stress
Injury
Preventive behaviors show:
Responsibility
Fear
Weakness
Confusion
Vaccines help by:
Causing illness
Building immunity
Spreading germs
Replacing hygiene
Immunity means:
Being sick
Protection from disease
Avoiding doctors
Taking medicine
Communicable diseases are spread through:
Contact with germs
Genetics
Exercise
Nutrition
Covering coughs helps:
Spread germs
Reduce disease spread
Increase illness
Avoid hygiene
Preventing spread protects:
Only yourself
Only doctors
Yourself and others
Only animals
Substance use includes:
Only illegal drugs
Alcohol, tobacco, and drugs
Food and water
Medicine only
Using substances can affect:
Health and decisions
Appearance only
Strength only
Grades only
Avoiding substances shows:
Weakness
Healthy choices
Fear
Pressure
Peer pressure can:
Support healthy choices
Influence decisions
Be avoided always
Be harmless
Saying no to substances requires:
Aggression
Confidence
Avoidance
Silence
Practicing refusal skills helps:
Increase risk
Reduce pressure
Cause conflict
Avoid responsibility
Addiction is:
A choice
A disease affecting the brain
Easily stopped
Rare
Addiction can affect:
Health and relationships
Appearance only
Strength only
Sleep only
Getting help for addiction shows:
Weakness
Strength
Failure
Fear
What is one way to reduce the risk of communicable diseases?
Sharing personal items
Practicing good hygiene
Ignoring symptoms
Skipping vaccinations
Why is it important to eat foods from all food groups?
To limit vitamins
To avoid fruits
To eat more sugar
To get a balance of nutrients
What are the three macronutrients?
Water, Protein, Vitamins
Minerals, Vitamins, & Sugar
Carbohydrates, Proteins, Fats
Water, Fat, Vitamins
How many sections are there on MyPlate?
2
3
4
5
agility
What are the benefits of being active?
Healthier lifestyle
Decrease risks of cancer
Decrease heart rate
All of the above
T or F: Physical activity is associated with improved academic performance
True
False
What does the F.I.T.T. Principle stand for?
Fun In Total Time
Frequency Intensity Time Type
Forget It Till Tomorrow
Frequency Information Total Turnover
What are 3 ways that substance use can impact your life?
