Class 4 · Science and Technology · Cameroon

Diseases: 5 practice questions

Free practice on Diseases for Class 4, following the Cameroon primary school curriculum (English subsystem). Every answer is explained, so a parent who is not sure of the answer can still help.

  1. A disease that can pass from one sick person to another is called:

    1. a strong disease
    2. a happy disease
    3. a communicable (transmissible) disease
    4. a growing disease
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    Answer: C. a communicable (transmissible) disease

  2. Which of these is spread mainly through dirty water?

    1. A broken arm
    2. A headache from the sun
    3. A bruise
    4. Typhoid
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    Answer: D. Typhoid

    Typhoid and cholera are common water-borne diseases in unclean water.

  3. Which of these helps prevent the spread of diseases?

    1. Covering your mouth when you cough
    2. Sharing cups with a sick friend
    3. Drinking from a dirty stream
    4. Playing in refuse
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    Answer: A. Covering your mouth when you cough

  4. Which of these is an insect-borne disease?

    1. A cut from a knife
    2. Malaria, spread by mosquitoes
    3. A sprained ankle
    4. Hunger
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    Answer: B. Malaria, spread by mosquitoes

  5. Cherishing a healthy lifestyle means:

    1. eating anything found on the ground
    2. avoiding all exercise
    3. choosing habits that keep you well, like clean water and rest
    4. ignoring signs of sickness
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    Answer: C. choosing habits that keep you well, like clean water and rest

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