Dina’s revision test

Section A: Short answer questions

1. Provide an example of a useful drug? __________________

2. Name a drug that is used to kill bacteria in the body? __________________
3. What is a symptom of a person who is addicted to heroin? __________________
4. What is the term used to describe the effects of withdrawing drugs from the body?
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5. What could be the effect of a person injecting drugs into their own body?
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6. Provide an example of passive smoking? ____________________________________
7. Name a substance that is present in a cigarette smoke? __________________
8. When tar gets in the lungs of a smoker, it can cause __________________
9. Regular alcohol drinking can cause damage to the __________________
10. Name a drink that does not contain any drug __________________

Section B: Long answer questions

1. Explain briefly the harmful effects of cigarette smoking on a i) a smoker ii) his
pregnant wife and child

2. Give one example of a useful drug ____________________ a misused or abused

drug ____________________
3. Using your answer in (2), give two effects of misuse or abuse of this drug on the drug
abuser
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And the community
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4. Give two signs and changes in behaviour of a drug abuser

5. Give two ways of preventing people from abusing drugs

6. State two diseases which are related to the excessive drinking of alcohol
 7. Suggest two ways to discourage people from drinking alcohol

8. Give a reason for the following statement:

1) Smoking while changing a baby’s nappy is harmful to the baby’s health

2) Drunk drivers often get involved in car accidents

3) Smoking over a long period can cause death

9. Suggest two ways to help smokers stop smoking

Gases

1. Name a gas that would turn limewater milky ___________________ supports

combustion ____________________ turns cobalt chloride paper pink
_____________________ is unreactive and plentiful in air

2. Give one property of carbon dioxide

3. What gas form when dilute sulphuric acid reacts with calcium carbonate?

4. Fill in the table below to complete the composition of air

Gases in air Percentage in air

Nitrogen
Oxygen
0.03
1
Varying from place to place
1. Name two types of blood cells and state the difference between the two

2. Name the deficiency disease for people who lack in red blood cells?

3. How does the heart pump blood to all parts of the body?

4. What is the function of valves?

5. Name the part of the heart that receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

6. Explain why the muscles on the left side of the heart is thicker than the muscles on
the right side of the heart

7. Give two differences between an artery and a vein

8. What is the function of the capillary?