Human Health – Early Elementary
1. Who teaches kids the right way to wash their hands?
A. parents and teachers
B. cafeteria cooks
C. custodians
2. Who keeps schools clean for kids and teachers?
A. custodians
B. parents and teachers
C. cafeteria cooks
3. Who makes healthy lunches for kids at schools?
A. cafeteria cooks
B. custodians
C. school nurses
4. Who helps kids with asthma at schools?
A. school nurses
B. cafeteria cooks
C. parents and teachers
5. What is a sound like a whistle when someone breathes out?
A. wheezing
B. coughing
C. shortness of breath
6. What is it when someone can't get enough air into their lungs?
A. shortness of breath
B. a tight feeling in your chest
C. wheezing
7. What is it when it feels like something is pressing on your chest?
A. a tight feeling in your chest
B. shortness of breath
C. coughing
8. What is a sound like KUH! when air comes out of the lungs fast and hard?
A. coughing
B. shortness of breath
C. a tight feeling in your chest
Correct Answer - A
Human Health – Early Elementary
9. If a person is wheezing and having trouble breathing, what might be making them sick?
A. asthma
B. a cold
C. the flu
10. if a person has a runny nose and is coughing, what might be making them sick?
A. a cold
B. asthma
C. the flu
11. If a person feels achy, tired, and has a fever, what might be making them sick?
A. the flu
B. a cold
C. asthma
12. What is it called when someone has a high temperature?
A. a fever
B. the chills
C. a headache
13. What is it called when a person's nose makes a lot of mucus (snot)
A. a runny nose
B. sneezing
C. wheezing
14. Which of these activities helps makes bones stronger?
A. running
B. playing video games
C. watching tv
15. Which of these activities makes a brain smarter?
A. playing outside with other people
B. playing video games
C. watching tv
16. Which of these activities is better for making friends?
A. playing outside with other people
B. playing video games
C. watching tv
Correct Answer - A
Human Health – Early Elementary
17. Which of these activities makes a heart stronger?
A. running
B. playing video games
C. watching tv
18. Children need 60 minutes of active play every day. If a child has played for 30 minutes, how many more minutes
should they play to get 60 minutes?
A. 30 minutes
B. no minutes
C. 60 minutes
19. Someone's resting pulse rate is 100 beats per minute. It goes up to 120 beats per minute after they exercise. How
many beats faster is it?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 80
20. Which of these activities makes muscles stronger?
A. swinging on gym equipment
B. playing video games
C. watching tv
21. What is the usual resting pulse rate for a child in grade school?
A. about 100 beats per minute
B. about 80 beats per minute
C. about 120 beats per minute
22. What is the number of times a heart beats each minute called?
A. a pulse rate
B. a breathing rate
C. a blinking rate
23. What is the easiest way to check a pulse rate?
A. by pressing two fingers on the side of the neck under the jawbone
B. by placing a hand over the heart
C. by placing a hand over the stomach
24. What happens to a person's pulse rate when they run?
A. it goes up
B. it goes down a little
C. it stays the same
Correct Answer - A
Human Health – Early Elementary
25. Which of these makes a pulse rate go up the most?
A. running, playing tag, or jumping rope
B. sweeping the floor or raking leaves
C. standing in line, sitting at a desk, or eating lunch
26. How many minutes should children play or be active every day?
A. at least 60 minutes
B. 10 minutes is enough
C. 30 minutes is enough
27. What is a serving size for most fruits and vegetables?
A. 1/2 cup
B. 1/4 cup
C. 1 cup
28. How many servings of fruits and vegetables should children have every day?
A. at least 3 servings
B. no more than 1 serving
C. no more than 2 servings
29. How many servings of added sugar should children have every day?
A. no more than 5 teaspoons
B. any amount is ok
C. none at all
30. If someone should have 3 servings of fruits and vegetables every day, how many should they have in a week?
A. 21
B. 7
C. 3
31. A can of soda has 10 teaspoons of sugar. How much of the can of soda would equal 5 teaspoons?
A. 1/2 of the can
B. the whole can
C. 2 cans of soda
32. How many teaspoons of added sugar are in a can of soda?
A. about 10 teaspoons
B. about 3 teaspoons
C. about 18 teaspoons
Correct Answer - A
Human Health – Early Elementary
33. Which of these count as orange or red vegetables?
A. tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, red peppers, winter squash
B. white potatoes, corn, green peas
C. black beans, pinto beans, split peas
34. Which of these count as starchy vegetables?
A. white potatoes, corn, green peas
B. tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, red peppers, winter squash
C. black beans, pinto beans, split peas
35. Which of these count as leafy dark green vegetables?
A. broccoli, spinach, kale, romaine lettuce
B. tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, red peppers, winter squash
C. white potatoes, corn, green peas
36. Which of these count as protein rich beans or peas?
A. black beans, pinto beans, split peas
B. tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, red peppers, winter squash
C. white potatoes, corn, green peas
37. What is a poison?
A. something that can harm you if you eat or drink it or get some on your skin
B. something that is healthy to eat
C. anything that is colored black or red
38. Where can you find things that are safe to eat or drink?
A. in the refrigerator
B. under the kitchen sink
C. in the medicine cabinet
39. What does staying away from smoky air help prevent?
A. having an asthma attack
B. getting a cold or the flu
C. getting a sunburn
40. When should you wash your hands with soap and water?
A. after going to the bathroom or playing and before cooking or eating
B. after taking your bath or shower
C. just before you go outside to play or go to the bathroom
Correct Answer - A
Human Health – Early Elementary
41. How long should someone wash their hands with soap and water to remove germs?
A. as long as it takes to sing the ABC song
B. as long as it takes to count to 3
C. it doesn't matter
42. What does good hand washing help prevent?
A. getting a cold or the flu
B. having an asthma attack
C. getting a sunburn
43. What does wearing a hat and sunscreen outdoors help prevent?
A. getting a sunburn
B. getting a cold or the flu
C. having an asthma attack
43. If you have to cough, what should you cough into?
A. your elbow
B. your hand
C. the air around you
45. What is it when too much time in the sun makes skin turn red and hurt?
A. a sunburn
B. a fever
C. a rash
Correct Answer - A