Exercise and hygiene

Worksheet: Exercise and hygiene

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Answer the questions.

1. Which of these is a good way to exercise?
   a) Lying in bedb) Playing tagc) Sitting stilld) Watching TV
2. Exercise helps keep our bodies strong and healthy.
   a) Trueb) False
3. Which part of the body gets stronger when we exercise?
   a) Eyelashesb) Hairc) Musclesd) Nails
4. What happens to your heart when you run fast?
   a) It beats fasterb) It beats slowerc) It beats the samed) It stops beating
5. What do we call the beat you can feel on your wrist?
6. What does your heart do?
   a) Breaks down foodb) Helps you seec) Makes you tasted) Pumps blood around the body
7. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water?
   a) To get rid of germsb) To help us grow tallerc) To make hands biggerd) To make hands warm
8. We should wash our hands before we eat.
   a) Trueb) False
9. Name one time when you should wash your hands.
10. Which foods give us lots of energy to run and play?
    a) Bread, rice and pastab) Ice and waterc) Lettuce and cucumberd) Salt and pepper
11. Which food has protein to help our bodies grow and repair?
    a) Eggsb) Lemonadec) Lollipopsd) Sweets
12. Fruit and vegetables are bad for our bodies.
    a) Trueb) False
13. Name one food that is a good source of protein.
14. About how many hours of sleep does a child aged 7 or 8 need each night?
    a) About 10 hoursb) About 15 hoursc) About 3 hoursd) About 5 hours
15. Why is sleep good for us?
    a) It lets our bodies rest and growb) It makes germs growc) It makes muscles weakerd) It stops the heart
16. Which helps you sleep well at night?
    a) A calm bedtime routineb) Bright screens in bedc) Loud music at bedtimed) Running around before bed