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Quiz: Wellness and Disease Prevention

Test your understanding of allergies, cultural physical activity, disease, and prevention with these review questions.

1. What is an allergy?

  1. A germ that spreads from person to person
  2. A type of exercise that boosts mood
  3. The body's immune system overreacting to a substance that is usually harmless
  4. A disease that runs only in certain families
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The correct answer is C. An allergy happens when the immune system treats a usually harmless substance, called an allergen, like a threat. Common allergens include certain foods, insect stings, pollen, and pet dander.

Concept Tested: Allergy

2. During lunch, a classmate's lips and face suddenly start swelling and they are having trouble breathing after eating a snack. What should you do?

  1. Get an adult immediately, because this is a medical emergency
  2. Wait a few minutes to see if the swelling goes away on its own
  3. Give the classmate water and continue eating
  4. Tell the classmate to stay calm and handle it by themselves
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The correct answer is A. Swelling of the lips or face along with trouble breathing are emergency signs of a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. These symptoms should never be ignored — get an adult immediately so the person can get help right away.

Concept Tested: Allergy Prevention And Management

3. Why are traditional dances, community sports, and cultural games considered meaningful forms of physical activity?

  1. They only count as physical activity if performed at the Olympics
  2. They are less valuable than gym class because they aren't organized sports
  3. They only benefit the body, not a person's connection to community
  4. They carry meaning, stories, and connection to family and community, in addition to physical benefits
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The correct answer is D. Cultural physical activity traditions, such as powwow dances, lacrosse, or Capoeira, are valid, valuable forms of movement that carry cultural history and connection, not just exercise. They belong in the same conversation as organized sports and gym class.

Concept Tested: Cultural Physical Activity Traditions

4. How does physical activity affect mood?

  1. It only affects mood in adults, not students
  2. Moving your body releases chemicals in the brain that can reduce stress and boost happiness
  3. It has no effect on mood at all
  4. It only helps mood if done for at least three hours
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The correct answer is B. When you move your body, your brain releases chemicals that can reduce stress, ease worry, and boost feelings of happiness. Physical activity can also improve focus and energy for learning afterward.

Concept Tested: Benefits Of Physical Activity On Mood

5. Which of these is an example of an infectious disease?

  1. The flu
  2. Asthma
  3. Diabetes
  4. A broken bone
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The correct answer is A. The flu is caused by a virus, a type of germ, and it can spread from one person to another, which makes it an infectious disease. Asthma and diabetes are non-infectious conditions, and a broken bone is an injury, not a disease.

Concept Tested: Infectious Disease

6. Malia has asthma, and her classmate has strep throat. Why can her classmate spread strep throat to others, but Malia cannot spread her asthma to anyone?

  1. Asthma and strep throat both spread the same way
  2. Neither condition can ever spread between people
  3. Malia's asthma is actually more contagious than strep throat
  4. Strep throat is caused by a germ that can travel between people, while asthma is a non-infectious condition not caused by a germ
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The correct answer is D. Infectious diseases like strep throat are caused by germs that can travel from person to person. Non-infectious diseases like asthma come from causes such as genetics or environment, never from catching a germ, so they cannot spread to someone else.

Concept Tested: Non-Infectious Disease

7. Which of these is a way that germs commonly spread?

  1. Thinking about a sick classmate
  2. Reading a book about health
  3. Coughing or sneezing, which releases respiratory droplets into the air
  4. Doing homework at your desk
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The correct answer is C. Respiratory droplets released by coughing or sneezing are one of the common paths germs use to travel from one person to another. Other paths include direct contact, contaminated surfaces, contaminated food or water, and insect or animal bites.

Concept Tested: How Germs Spread

8. Which habit best blocks the pathway of respiratory droplet spread?

  1. Storing food in the refrigerator
  2. Covering your cough or sneeze with your elbow or a tissue
  3. Getting a full night's sleep
  4. Sharing a water bottle with a friend
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The correct answer is B. Covering coughs and sneezes with your elbow or a tissue, instead of your bare hand, blocks the respiratory droplet pathway that germs use to spread through the air when someone coughs or sneezes.

Concept Tested: Disease Prevention Strategies

9. Tomás washes his hands before lunch, after recess, and after using the bathroom. Why does timing his handwashing around these specific moments matter?

  1. Timing does not matter as long as he washes his hands once a day
  2. These are moments when he is likely to have touched shared surfaces or germs, so washing blocks the spread before it happens
  3. Washing hands only matters right before bedtime
  4. Handwashing has no connection to blocking germ pathways
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The correct answer is B. Handwashing works best at key moments — like before eating, after recess, or after the bathroom — because these are times when hands are likely to have picked up germs from shared surfaces or contact, so washing at the right moments blocks the pathway before germs can spread further.

Concept Tested: Disease Prevention Strategies

10. What does it mean to say that cultural wellness perspectives are valid, time-tested approaches?

  1. They must always be used instead of a doctor's advice
  2. They are outdated ideas that modern medicine has fully replaced
  3. Only one culture's approach to wellness can be correct
  4. Traditions like herbal remedies and caregiving customs can work alongside medical guidance as legitimate parts of staying well
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The correct answer is D. Cultural wellness perspectives, such as herbal traditions, caregiving customs, and community healing practices, are valid approaches that many families blend with a doctor's medical guidance. Both can work together as part of a whole approach to health.

Concept Tested: Cultural Wellness Perspectives