Ateneo de Zamboanga University

Junior High School

MAPEH GRADE 9 First Summative Exam

TEST I. Multiple Choice

Direction: Read the following questions and choose the best answer of your choice.

1. This refers to the health status of a defined group of people and actions to protect and improve
the health of the community.

A. community health
B. health education
C. city health
D. environmental health

2. This addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all
related factors impacting behaviours.

A. community health
B. environmental health
C. population health
D. Department of Health

3. Which of the following is not a way to manage environmental issues in our community?

A. recycling
B. reduce food waste
C. increase the use of plastics
D. waste disposal

4. Which of the following refers to any method used to discard unwanted substances or materials?

A. pollution
B. waste Disposal
C. recycling
D. reuse

5. Which of the following ways is the benefit of proper waste disposal?

A. increase toxic emissions

B. spread of any diseases
C. avoid water pollution
D. avoid flash flood
6. It is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not just the absence of disease
or infirmity?

A. community
B. community health
C. health
D. environmental health

7. It is defined as a sociological group in a large place sharing one environment. If therefore includes
the individual and the family.
A. community
B. community health
C. health
D. environmental health

8. Which of the following is the best function of a community health program?

A. It maintains, protects and improves the health of all members of the community through
organized and sustained community efforts.

B. It maintains and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and
sustained community efforts.

C. It protects and improves the health of all members of the community through organized and
sustained community efforts.

D. It improves the health of all members of the community through organized and sustained
community efforts.

9. Which among the following is the benefit of a healthy community?

A. Less disease, less health care costs.

B. Active community involvement.
C. More budget for health problems, increased supply of medicines.
D. Physical environment is clean, safe and meet everyone’s basic needs.

10. Which is not a nature of healthy community?

A. A clean and safe environment.

B. An environment that meets everyone’s basic needs.
C. An environment that is fully aware of its daily opportunities.
D. There is a diverse and innovative economy

11. Which recently causes our community unhealthy?

A. CoViD 19
B. Ebola
C. Sars
D. Dengue
12. Which of the following problems is a leading cause of environmental destruction?

A. soil erosion
B. land slides
C. deforestation
D. flash flood

13. Why do we need to ensure community health in planning for community development?

A. To attain luxury of life.

B. To keep the safety of the community.
C. To live in a clean, safe and comfortable home.
D. To have a diverse and innovative economy.

14. This refers to leftover vegetables, animal, fish and other food materials from the kitchen and
establishments.

A. garbage
B. biodegradable waste
C. non-biodegradable waste
D. recycle waste

15. This is the removal of soil, sediment, and rock fragments from the landscape.

A. flash flood
B. soil erosion
C. deforestation
D. oil spill

16. It happens when rain pours so heavily that the underlying ground cannot cope or drain it fast.

a. oil spill
c. soil erosion
b. deforestation
d. flash flood

17. When we throw away things into the oceans, we cause_____.

A. droughts
B. air pollution
C. water pollution
D. flash flood

18. Carbon dioxide makes the Earth's surface hotter. We call this as _______.

A. ozone layer depletion

B. air pollution
C. global warming
D. climate change
19. Global warming is one of the causes of _____, which affects our weather patterns.
A. droughts
B. acid rain
C. air pollution
D. climate change

20. Cutting down trees reduces the soil's ability to hold water. This causes ______.

A. the rising of sea level

B. droughts
C. flash flood
D. water pollution

21. Factories produce toxic gases and cause ______.

A. light pollution
B. water pollution
C. air pollution
D. noise pollution

22. _____things as much as possible. For example, use plastic bags more than once.

A. Reduce
B. Reuse
C. Recycle
D. Replace

23. If you cannot use something again, remember to _____ if possible. Someone else can use the
material to make new products.

A. reduce
B. reuse
C. recycle
D. repeat

24. ______! Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth and take shorter shower.

A. Save energy
B. Save water
C. Save gas
D. Save money

25. ________ and power switches when nobody is using them.

A. Save energy
B. Save water
C. Save gasoline
D. Turn off the lights
26. You should think about whether you can finish a dish or not before ordering it to reduce
_______.

A. electricity
B. food waste
C. bottles
D. plastic bags

27. Advances in medicine and in farming have increased ____.

A. human population growth

B. biodiversity
C. renewable resources
D. new species

28. A result of too many organisms/people in one area for the resources available.

A. biodiversity
B. overpopulation
C. pollution
D. renewable resource

29. An unwanted change in the environment that is caused by substances or forms of energy.

A. renewable resource
B. resource
C. pollution
D. point-source pollutant

30. Which of the following statements about drugs is TRUE?

A. All drugs are harmful.

B. Drugs can change the brain's function.
C. All drugs are illegal.
D. All of the above.

31. Which substance in cigarette causes addiction?

A. carbon monoxide
B. tar
C. nicotine
D. irritants

32. Which substance in cigarette causes lung cancer?

A. carbon monoxide
B. tar
C. nicotine
D. irritants
33. Excessive alcohol drinking can cause ________.

A. stroke
B. heart disease
C. lung disease
D. liver disease

34. Excessive smoking of cigarette can cause _______.

A. stroke
B. heart disease
C. lung disease
D. liver disease

35. How can we avoid alcoholism?

A. Drinking beverages with mild alcohol content.

B. Keeping company with friends who are alcoholic.
C. Understanding the harmful social/personal effect of alcohol abuse.
D. Accepting alcoholic drinks from people who offer them.

36. A drug that slows down body functioning.

A. Stimulant
B. Depressant
C. Narcotics
D. Hallucinogen

37. Cigarette and alcohol are legal drugs that a non-drug user might try, which can lead an individual
to more dangerous drugs such as marijuana and shabu.

A. gateway drugs
B. hallucinogens
C. depressant drugs
D. stimulant drugs

38. True or False; Alcohol is a depressant that slows down body functions such as movement,
speech, reaction time and thinking ability.

A. True

B. False

39. True or False; Cigarette smoking affects every part of the body, both inside and outside.

A. True

B. False

40. True or False; Adolescents brains are more vulnerable than an adult therefore they are more
likely to become addicted to drugs.

A. True
B. False