JSS 1 Social and Citizenship Studies Flashcards: Safety Measures at Home, School, Work and on the Road

Question 1

Why is safety important?

Accepted Answer

it prevents injury, death and damage

Question 2

A hazard is ____.

Accepted Answer

anything with the potential to cause harm

Question 3

Keeping medicines and chemicals labelled and locked protects children from ____.

Accepted Answer

poisoning

Question 4

An overloaded electrical socket may cause ____.

Accepted Answer

fire

Question 5

The safest response to a suspected gas leak is to ventilate, avoid flames and ____.

Accepted Answer

alert a responsible adult or emergency service

Question 6

School corridors should remain clear to prevent falls and allow ____.

Accepted Answer

emergency evacuation

Question 7

During a laboratory activity, learners should follow instructions and wear required ____.

Accepted Answer

protective equipment

Question 8

Reporting broken furniture at school helps prevent ____.

Accepted Answer

injury

Question 9

Workplace safety signs communicate hazards and required ____.

Accepted Answer

precautions

Question 10

A worker should use a machine only after receiving proper ____.

Accepted Answer

training

Question 11

A pedestrian should cross at a safe place after looking ____.

Accepted Answer

left, right and left again

Question 12

Where a footpath is available, pedestrians should use it instead of the ____.

Accepted Answer

carriageway

Question 13

A cyclist reduces head injury risk by wearing a properly fitted ____.

Accepted Answer

helmet

Question 14

Cyclists should make their intentions clear to other road users by using ____.

Accepted Answer

signals

Question 15

A motorist should obey speed limits because higher speed increases stopping distance and crash ____.

Accepted Answer

severity

Question 16

Seat belts protect vehicle occupants by restraining them during a ____.

Accepted Answer

collision

Question 17

Using a phone while driving is dangerous because it reduces ____.

Accepted Answer

attention

Question 18

Which action is safest during a fire alarm: use the marked exit, hide in a cupboard, return for belongings or block the doorway?

Accepted Answer

use the marked exit

Question 19

A useful safety poster names the hazard, gives a preventive action and states ____.

Accepted Answer

what to do in an emergency

Question 20

After an accident, an untrained person should secure help and avoid ____.

Accepted Answer

moving a seriously injured person unnecessarily

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