Primary 1 Physical and Health Education Flashcards: Toilet Hygiene, Handwashing and Disease Prevention

Question 1

What does “toilet hygiene” mean?

Accepted Answer

keeping the toilet and body clean after use

Question 2

To send toilet waste away with water is to ____.

Accepted Answer

flush

Question 3

Paper used for cleaning after toilet use is ____.

Accepted Answer

toilet paper

Question 4

What is a substance that removes dirt and germs?

Accepted Answer

soap

Question 5

What does “clean water” mean?

Accepted Answer

water safe for washing

Question 6

Cleaning hands with soap and water is ____.

Accepted Answer

handwashing

Question 7

Tiny organisms that can cause disease is ____.

Accepted Answer

germs

Question 8

Illness in the body is ____.

Accepted Answer

disease

Question 9

For about how long should soapy hands be scrubbed?

Accepted Answer

twenty seconds

Question 10

During handwashing, the two inner hand surfaces rubbed together are the ____.

Accepted Answer

palms

Question 11

The spaces ____ must be scrubbed because germs can hide there.

Accepted Answer

between fingers

Question 12

The hard parts at the ends of the fingers, under which dirt can hide, are the ____.

Accepted Answer

fingernails

Question 13

Water flowing from a tap and used to rinse soap away is called ____.

Accepted Answer

water suitable for rinsing soap away

Question 14

What is an item for drying washed hands?

Accepted Answer

clean towel

Question 15

Hands should be washed immediately after ____.

Accepted Answer

after toilet use

Question 16

Hands should be washed ____ to stop germs entering the mouth with food.

Accepted Answer

before eating

Question 17

A bin with a lid, used for discarded tissue, is called a ____.

Accepted Answer

a safe place for used tissue

Question 18

Before flushing a toilet that has a lid, the hygienic action is to ____.

Accepted Answer

close the toilet lid

Question 19

Which hygiene rule reduces the spread of germs: do not share towels, share a damp towel, wipe hands on dirty clothes or leave hands unwashed?

Accepted Answer

do not share towels

Question 20

A toilet that is washed regularly and less likely to spread disease is a ____.

Accepted Answer

clean toilet

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