SAINT MARY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

MID-YEAR EXAMINATION - 2022

YEAR 6 – HEALTHY LIVING

Name: ____________________ TOTAL MARKS- 100

SECTION A MULTIPLE-CHOICE [40 marks]

There are twenty multiple choice questions in this section. Each question is worth two marks.
Circle the letter of the correct choice.

1. A ____________ carries the blood away from the heart.

A. vein
B. artery
C. capillary
D. lung
2. A____________ pressure is the influence our friends have on us.
A. Peer
B. Friends
C. Family
D. School

3. Which of the following changes will be experienced by girls during puberty?

A. Voice deepens
B. Wet dreams
C. Menstruation begins
D. Stomach flattens

4. Who is a resilient student?

A. One who keeps trying his or her best even when the work is hard.
B. One who loses hope easily
C. One who doesn’t try at all
D. One who tries but doesn’t work hard

5. What should you do if you are bullied?

A. Fight with the person who is bullying you
B. Yell at the person who is bullying you
C. Get counselling from a teacher
D. Sit in the corner

6. What is the function of the pupil in the eyeball?

A. Protect the eye B. Protect the eyeball C. Allows light to enter D. Produces tears

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Study the diagram given below and answer question 7 and 8.

7. The above is a ______________________________

A. food
B. snack
C. drink
D. Drug

8. Smoking leads to ______________.

A. accident
B. smooth breathing
C. lung cancer
D. nose bleeding

9. Which of the following is a balanced meal?

A. Cassava, dalo and chicken

B. Roti, dhal and bean
C. Rice, cabbage and fish
D. Dalo and noodles.

10. If your friend cut his hand badly, what is the first thing you can do to help him?

A. Press on the cut to stop bleeding

B. Make him lie down and rest
C. Apply some antiseptic
D. Send for a doctor

11. You can damage your eardrum, if you ______________.

A. poke your ear B. swim in the river

C. put oil in your ear D. keep your ears covered

12. Whenever you want something from your friend, you should

A. ask first

B. tell the teacher

C. take it forcefully

D. take it when your friend is not around

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13. You can damage your heart, if you _____________.

A. do exercise B. eat healthy diets

C. take drugs D. drink lots of water

14. Our eyes help us to

A. see things B. hear things

C. smell things D. taste things

15. How are hormones transferred in the body?

A. through the bloodstream B. through the nerves
C. through the head D. through the chemicals

16. Which of the following does not help a person’s reproductive health?
A. regular training B. eating fresh vegetables
C. drinking alcohol D. good company

17. Jack smoked cigarettes after school when no one was looking. Sam knew about it and told
him that he had to leave the habit to be with the friends. Jack had to quit smoking. What do you
call the pressure given by Sam on Jack?
A. external pressure B. peer pressure
C. internal pressure D. Sam’s pressure
18. Which of the following activities is good for health?
A. smoking tobacco B. glue sniffing
C. eat fruits and vegetables D. drinking alcohol

19. Having a healthy relationship with people around us helps us to

A. grow strong and healthy B. dishonest
C. unhealthy D. unwanted

20. Which bone protects the brain?

A. Ribs. B. Pelvis. C. Skull. D. Radius.

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SECTION B SHORT ANSWERS [60 marks]

PART I FILL IN THE BLANKS (10 marks)

Use a word from the box to fill in the given blanks in the answer booklet.

disagreement hormones bullying

Fracture soap

1. _________________ are chemical substances made by special glands which pass over
the body through the blood stream.
2. Conflicts are ______________ between two people or parties.
3. _________________ is when you keep picking on someone because you think you are
cooler.
4. We should wash our hands with ____________________ and water.
5. ____________________ is a break in the bone.

PART II TRUE OR FALSE (10 marks)

Write true or false for the given statements in the answer booklet.

1. Early childhood is from birth to eight years. ___________

2. Puberty is the need of the period called adolescent. __________
3. Sprain occurs when the ligaments that hold the bones together at a joint are
over stretched. ___________
4. Green stick fracture is common in young children. ___________
5. Sniffing glue slows down the function of the brain. _____________
6. Fruit trees provide nutritious fruit to eat. _______________
7. Vaccines can prevent many infectious diseases.. __________________
8. Having good manners helps us to make many friends. ______________
9. You should obey your parents. _______________
10.Hang out with friends who can help you. _________________

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Part II Matching (20 marks)

Match the items in Column I with the items in Column II. Write the letter of your best
choice in the box provided next to the numbers.

Column I Column II
1. Adolescent Development A Apply ice
2. Body building food B Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
3. Helps to prevent global warming C Can make us die
4. Sprain D Always seek an adult
5. CPR E Detol
6. Eat right kind of food in the right F Gives us fresh produce
amount

7. Harmful substances G To be healthy and strong

8. When resolving conflict H Meat and milk
9. Household cleaning chemical I Third stage of child’s development
10 Home garden J Environmental Conservation
.

PART III: SHORT ANSWERS (20 marks)

Each question is worth 2 marks each.

1. Write down one change that occurs in boys when they go through adolescent stage?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Define the term “First Aid”?

___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________.

3. Write down two ways on how to maintain a healthy nervous system.

i) ____________________________________________________________________.
ii) _____________________________________________________________________

4. Name the eye disease that is common amongst children in our community.
____________________________________________________________________.

5. Name two energy giving food.

i. _________________________________________
ii. ________________________________________
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 6. Write down 2 things you can do to resolve conflicts at school?

i. ______________________________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________________________

7. Name a drug that you know about and explain why it’s harmful to us?

______________________________________________________________

8. Write down two ways on how you can protect yourself from communicable diseases such
as Covid-19 viruses. .

i.__________________________________

ii. _________________________________

9. Why it is important to remember the emergency numbers?

________________________________________________________________________

10. What are two diseases that arise from natural disasters?

i.__________________________________

ii. _________________________________