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PSHE Quiz - Hygiene (Questions)

Good hygiene helps you stay healthy and feel confident. This quiz covers simple habits like handwashing, caring for teeth, and keeping germs from spreading at home and school.

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Fascinating Fact:

Covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or your elbow helps stop germs spreading. Tissues should be binned, and hands should be washed afterwards.

In KS2 PSHE, hygiene is about everyday routines that protect your body and the people around you. Pupils learn how germs can spread, why cleanliness matters, and how small actions can prevent illness and support wellbeing.

Key Terms

Hygiene: Keeping your body and surroundings clean to help prevent illness and stay comfortable.
Germs: Tiny living things, such as bacteria and viruses, that can cause infections.
Routine: A set of actions you do regularly, like brushing your teeth morning and night.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

Why is hygiene important for KS2 children?

Hygiene is important because it reduces the chance of getting ill, helps wounds heal, and prevents germs spreading to friends and family. It also helps you feel fresh and confident.

When should you wash your hands at school?

You should wash your hands after using the toilet, before eating, after coughing or sneezing, and after playtime or PE. Washing with soap helps remove germs that can make you sick.

How long should you brush your teeth for?

Most advice is to brush your teeth for about two minutes, twice a day. Brushing all surfaces helps remove plaque and protects teeth and gums.

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Why is it important to wash our hands?

[ ]	To kill bacteria
[ ]	To smell nice
[ ]	Because mum says
[ ]	To keep skin soft

If bacteria from our hands is put into our mouth what could happen?

[ ]	We can get spots
[ ]	We can get ill
[ ]	Nothing
[ ]	We will be hungry

How often should we wash our hands?

[ ]	Twice per day
[ ]	Once per week
[ ]	Whenever we may have touched bacteria
[ ]	Before eating

If we don’t wash our face very often what can happen?

[ ]	You will be ugly
[ ]	You may get spots
[ ]	Your skin will dry up
[ ]	Nothing

What happens to our body if we don’t wash regularly?

[ ]	It will smell
[ ]	Nothing
[ ]	Our skin will dry up
[ ]	We will be tired

How often should we change our underwear?

[ ]	Once per week
[ ]	Twice per month
[ ]	Every day
[ ]	Every hour

How often should you brush your teeth?

[ ]	At least once per day
[ ]	At least twice per day
[ ]	At least once per week
[ ]	At least once per month

What happens if you don’t brush your teeth regularly?

[ ]	Smelly breath and decayed teeth
[ ]	Decayed teeth
[ ]	Fresh breath and strong teeth
[ ]	Smelly breath

When preparing food you should ....... ?

[ ]	test it regularly to check it tastes nice
[ ]	use the same chopping board for all foods
[ ]	use separate chopping boards for cooked and raw foods
[ ]	keep cooked and raw foods together

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Good food hygiene prevents ....... ?

[ ]	burning the food
[ ]	food poisoning
[ ]	eating too much
[ ]	too much washing up

PSHE Quiz - Hygiene (Answers)

Why is it important to wash our hands?

[x]	To kill bacteria
[ ]	To smell nice
[ ]	Because mum says
[ ]	To keep skin soft

We use our hands all the time

If bacteria from our hands is put into our mouth what could happen?

[ ]	We can get spots
[x]	We can get ill
[ ]	Nothing
[ ]	We will be hungry

Keeping clean kills bacteria

How often should we wash our hands?

[ ]	Twice per day
[ ]	Once per week
[x]	Whenever we may have touched bacteria
[ ]	Before eating

Usually before eating or touching food, after going to the toilet or touching animals

If we don’t wash our face very often what can happen?

[ ]	You will be ugly
[x]	You may get spots
[ ]	Your skin will dry up
[ ]	Nothing

Washing your face can also be refreshing

What happens to our body if we don’t wash regularly?

[x]	It will smell
[ ]	Nothing
[ ]	Our skin will dry up
[ ]	We will be tired

How often do you have a bath?

How often should we change our underwear?

[ ]	Once per week
[ ]	Twice per month
[x]	Every day
[ ]	Every hour

It is important to change underwear or we may smell

How often should you brush your teeth?

[ ]	At least once per day
[x]	At least twice per day
[ ]	At least once per week
[ ]	At least once per month

Ideally after eating

What happens if you don’t brush your teeth regularly?

[x]	Smelly breath and decayed teeth
[ ]	Decayed teeth
[ ]	Fresh breath and strong teeth
[ ]	Smelly breath

Keeping your teeth healthy means fewer trips to the dentist!