Which of the following is an infectious disease?

Select one:
a. Typhoid
b. Cancer
c. Diabetes
d. Hypertension
2. A disease may cause a disability in a person. Which of the
following refers to a disability?
Select one:
a. Inability to eat food
b. Inability to sleep
c. Inability to walk
d. Inability to perspire
3. The images show two diseases that affect a person’s health.
Which statement is true?

Select one:
a. Heart disease is infectious.
b. Influenza is a waterborne disease.
c. Influenza is infectious.
d. Heart disease is caused by a lack of vitamins in the diet.

4.What are pathogens?

Select one:
a. They are bacteria that live in the soil and cause decay.
b. They are organisms that transmit a disease from one host to
another.
c. They are bacteria that live in the human intestine and
synthesise vitamin K.
d. They are organisms that cause diseases.

5. Which is NOT true about tuberculosis?

Select one:
a. It is transmitted through a vector.
b. It is transmitted from one person to another through the air.
c. It is caused by bacteria.
d. It is an infectious disease.

6. The image shows a man who is infected with the cholera

bacteria. What must be done to prevent the spread of the
disease?

Select one:
a. Give the patient antibiotics.
b. Improve sanitation and drink only boiled water.
c. Give the patient a high dose of vitamin C.
d. Prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
7. Which is NOT a characteristic of a non-infectious disease?
Select one:
a. It is caused by a nutritional disorder.
b. It cannot be transmitted from one person to another.
c. It can be transmitted through a vector.
d. It is caused by the lifestyle of a person.

8. Which of the following is a non-infectious disease?

Select one:
a. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
b. Malaria
c. Influenza
d. Lung cancer

9. The image shows the health condition of a man. Which is true

about his condition?

Select one:
a. The risk of him developing hypertension is low.
b. He is suffering from liver cancer.
c. His obesity increases the risk of him developing diabetes.
d. His swollen stomach may lead to kidney damage.

10. Which are the ways to avoid cardiovascular diseases?

Select one:
a.
c.

d.

1. What is immunity?
Select one:
a. It is the ability of the body to produce antigens.
b. It is the ability of the body to resist an infection caused by
pathogens.
c. It is the ability of the body to expel pathogens.
d. It is the ability of the body to produce chemicals that slow the
growth of pathogens.

2. Which is NOT a characteristic of immunity?

Select one:
a. It can be obtained if a person receives antibodies.
b. It can be obtained when a person receives a blood
transfusion.
c. It is produced when white blood cells produce antibodies.
d. It can be acquired after the body’s defence system produces
an immune response

Which of the following is true of the immunity shown?

Select one:
a. Substance Y is an antibody.
b. This type of immunity is non-specific.
c. It is carried out by the stomach.
d. White blood cells ingest pathogens during mechanism X.

4. Which of the following provides specific immunity?

Select one:
Which of the following is the correct pair of defence mechanism and
type of immunity?

Which is NOT true of blood cell X?

7. What does a vaccine contain?
Select one:
a. Antigens
b. Antibodies
c. Antidotes
d. Antibiotics

8. Which type of vaccination is given to girls at 13 years of age?

Select one:
a. Human papilloma virus
b. Tuberculosis
c. Japanese encephalitis
d. Mumps

9. How does a person’s body respond when he or she is

vaccinated?
a. Production of antibodies is stimulated
b. Antigens are produced
c. Pathogens are weakened
d. White blood cells increase in number

10. What is the importance of immunisation?

Select one:
a. It prevents a fungal infection.
b. It prevents heart disease.
c. It offers non-specific immunity.
d. It enables the body to defend itself against a specific disease.

12. Which vaccine is given as a booster at 18 months of age?

Select one:
a. Polio vaccine
b. MMR (mumps, measles and rubella)
c. Hepatitis B
d. Tuberculosis

13. Which is a characteristic of active natural immunity?

Select one:
a. It is obtained through an antiserum.
 b. It provides immunity for a short period of time.
c. Babies receive it through their mother’s milk.
d. It occurs when a person recovers from an infection.

14. What is the benefit of breastfeeding to a baby?

a. It provides passive natural immunity.

b. It provides active artificial immunity.
c. It provides active natural immunity.
d. It provides passive artificial immunity.

What type of immunity is obtained when a person is given a

vaccination?

a. Active artificial immunity

b. Passive artificial immunity
c. Passive natural immunity
d. Active natural immunity

What is the importance of passive natural immunity to a baby?

Select one:
a. It provides the baby with immunity after the baby is
vaccinated.
b. It helps the babies to produce antibodies immediately after
birth.
c. It provides a baby with immunity for the first few months.
d. It provides long-lasting immunity.

A graph of active natural immunity is shown. Which statement is

true?
 a. This immunity is acquired through a vaccination.
b. The concentration of antibodies in the blood rises in response
to an infection.
c. This immunity lasts for a short time after an infection.
d. The concentration of antibodies in the blood rises in response
to an injection of antiserum.

A type of immunity is obtained through the pathway shown.

Which statement is true?

a. X is a vaccine.
b. Y is passive artificial immunity.
c. X is an antiserum.
d. Y is active natural immunity.