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8TH GRADE BENCHMARK QUESTION BANK
DECISION MAKING
1. Which of the following will not help you make positive choices when
making decisions.
A. seeking information
B. using your abilities to your best advantage
C. relying only on your own judgment
D. considering the effect your actions will have on other
2.
Taking responsibility does not mean
A. being prepared for emergencies
B. blaming others for your mistakes
C. taking credit for a positive outcome
D. feeling disappointed when you fail to reach a goal
3. Healthful habits are formed by performing an action
A. over and over
B. once or twice
C. once or twice a week
D. when you remember to
4. Which of the following is helpful to the decision making process
A. concentrating on the effects a decision will have on the
present, not the future
B. consider no more than two possible solutions
C. making a decision based on one’s values
D. considering the possible effects a decision will have on
yourself and no one else
5.
When
A.
B.
C.
D.
Sarah has a decision to make, she should first
list her options
consider her values
state the situation
weigh the possible outcomes
6. After Rhea is selected to be in the school play, she finds she must
now decide how to find time to complete her homework and attend all
the rehearsals. This is an example of
A. weighing the possible outcomes
B. a chain of decisions
C. evaluating a decision
D. the decision making process
7. Being inspired because you feel a sense of control is to be
____________________(2.1.8.F)
A. resilient
C. empowered
B. stress free
D. eustressed
8. All of the following are steps in the responsible decision making
model except…(2.2.8)
A. list the possible solutions
B. decide which behavior is responsible
C. use nonverbal behavior to match verbal behavior
D. act on your decision
9. Self-esteem can be improved by all of the following except
(2.1.8.A-2)
a. setting goals and making plans to reach them
b. decide which is responsible
c. getting involved in school activities
d. developing a talent
STRESS MANAGEMENT
Matching:
1. ____ Pressure from people who are
similar age
2. ____ Harmful behavior that is
repeated
3. ____ High reguard for oneself
because one behaves in a
responsible way
4. ____ Blame or shame another person
5. ____ Series of changes when stress
occurs
6. ____ Body changes when you are
angry
7. ____ harmful response to a stressor
(2.1.8.F)
A: health awareness
B: self respect
C: general adaptation
syndrome
D: anger cue
E: proactive decision making
A: health
B: stressor
C: relapse
D: inactive decision making
E: peer pressure
A: addictive behavior
B: compulsion
C: you message
D: distress
E: health behavior contract
8. Self-esteem can be improved by all of the following
except
a. setting goals and making plans to reach them
b. decide which is responsible
c. getting involved in school activities
d. developing a talent
9. Which of the following is an example of distress?
A. stomach cramps before a test
B. staying up late to study
C. starting a new job
D. playing in a championship game
10. When adrenaline is released into the bloodstream
A it helps you relax
B. it makes you feel tired
C. it gives you extra energy
D. it makes you feel ill
11. Which of the following is a symptom of depression
A. repetitive behavior
B dangerous risk taking behavior
C. exaggerated fears and worries
D. feelings of worthlessness
12. A symptom of teenage depression is
A. neat appearance
B. interest in school activities
C. healthful appetite
D. inability to concentrate
13. An example of a suicide prevention skill is to
A. leave the person to get help
B. wait 48 hours to get help
C. ask a trusted adult for help
D. try to solve the person’s problems
14. All of the following are warning signs that a person should seek
help for a problem except
A. suspecting that everyone is against you
B. continually having no appetite
C. feeling sad for no reason for a few days
D. trouble concentrating for an extended period of time
15. If someone talks to you about suicide, you should
A. not tell anyone
B. encourage him or her to get help
C. assume that he or she is not serious
D. tell him or her that you own problems are worse than his or hers
16. The muscles relax and heart rate decreases during this stage of
the general adaptation syndrome
A. alarm stage
B. resisance stage
C. exhaustion stage
D. a & b are correct
MATCHING:
A.
B
C.
D.
series of stages to deal with stress
fatigue
stress
stressor
17. your body’s response to changes around you
18. situation or event that triggers stress
19 extreme tiredness
20. general adaptation syndrome
21. Which of the following is a helpful way for Lily to cope with the
divorce of her parents
A. she should seek help form a counselor
B. she should encourage her brother to act as if nothing has changed
C. she should tell her parents she is fine, even though she is very
upset
D. she should choose one parent to support and comfort
COMMUNICATION
1. An I-message (2.2.8.A-4)
A. is a statement
B. always has an effect
C. refers to a specific behavior
D. a, b, & c
2. Which of the following is not an example of body language?
(2.2.8.A-4)
A. speaking out loud
B. a puzzled facial expression
C. making eye contact
D. standing with your arms crossed over your chest
3. Rapid breathing is an example of (2.1.8.F)
A. anger cue
C. hidden anger
B. being defensive
D. being depressed
4. Using “I” message (2.2.8.A-4)
A. shows a lack of interest in the opinions of others
B. makes listeners feel defensive
C. makes your opinions clear without blaming or criticizing
D. shows that you understand the thoughts and feelings of the
listener
5. A “You” message is a statement that does not (2.2.8.A-4)
A. make someone angry
B. blame or shame
C. give the effect of a behavior
D. show respect
6. Empathy is (2.2.8.A)
A. sharing another’s feelings
B. arguing with another person
C. not listening carefully to what someone is saying
D. showing you do not care
CONFLICT/ VIOLENCE
Matching:
1._____ to treat some people
different from others (2.1.8 A)
2._____ steps that can be used to
resolve a disagreement (2.1.8 A-3)
3._____ a person who helps others
settle a conflict (2.1.8 A-3)
4._____ a process used to talk
and settle a disagreement
(2.1.8 A-3)
5._____ a disagreement between
two or more people (2.1.8A-3)
6._____ a disagreement between
two or more groups of people
(2.1.8F)
7._____ a disagreement within
oneself (2.1.8F)
8:_____ a responsible person who
guides and helps a younger person
(2.1.8F-)
A;
B;
C:
D:
E:
A:
B:
C:
interpersonal conflict
intergroup conflict
intrapersonal conflict
mediation
mediator
discriminate
conflict resolution skills
mentor
1. A person who discriminates toward others (2.1.8 A)
A. treats everyone the same
B. includes everyone
C. believes in equality
D. believes some people are better that others
24. Which of the following is not an effective way to handle negative
peer pressure? (2.1.8.F)
A. avoiding or leaving unsafe situations
B. talking to adults you trusts
C. giving reasons for your refusal
D. compromising by joining in some unsafe activities
25. Which of the following is not a way to prevent conflict? (2.1.8.F)
A. breaking off relations with people who are different from you
B. ignoring some people
C. recognizing and dealing with problems early
D. controlling your emotions
26. When mediation is used to resolve a conflict (2.1.8.F)
A. third person decides how to end the conflict
B. a neutral third person helps to settle the conflict
C. the two people involved resolve the conflict on their own
D. a winner and loser are selected
27. Which of the following is an example of positive peer pressure
A. Shana skips doing her chores and goes shopping with friends
B. Trish joins an exercise class because she sees how it has helped
her friend Vicki to get into shape
C. Andy wants an expensive pair of sneakers because it is what “all
the cool kids wear”
D. Joseph goes to a movie that his parents do not want him to see
because his friends urge him to.
28. Which of the following is not a positive way to resist negative peer
pressure?
A. Stating reasons who you do not want to do something
B. Pointing out potential risks of an unsafe or illegal activity
C. Threatening the person who is pressuring you
D. Walking away
FAMILIES: HEALTHFUL AND DYSFUNCTIONAL
23. A PERSON WHO LIVES WITH HIS OR HER FATHER,
STEPMOTHER, AND STEPSISTER LIVES IN A(N)
A. BLENDED FAMILY
B. EXTENDED FAMILY
C. TRADITIONAL FAMILY
D. SINGLE PARENT FAMILY
35. ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE FAMILY PATTERNS EXCEPT
A.
B.
C.
D.
TRADITIONAL FAMILY
EXTENDED FAMILY
GUIDED FAMILY
BLENDED FAMILY
36. CONSISTS OF FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THREE OR MORE
GENERATIONS
A. TRADITIONAL
C. DYSFUNCTIONAL
B. BLENDED
D. EXTENDED
36. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A COUPLE TO LIVE APART BUT
REMAIN MARRIED IS CALLED
A. SEPARATION
B. DIVORCE
C. STEPFAMILY
D. ADOPTIVE FAMILY
37. ABUSE, VIOLENCE, AND DRUG DEPENDENCE ARE MORE LIKELY
TO BE FOUND IN A
A. LOVING FAMILY
B. HARMONIOUS FAMILY
C. FUNCTIONAL FAMILY
D. DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
38. A PLACE WHERE FAMILY MEMBERS CAN STAY TO BE SAFE
FROM VIOLENCE IS
A. STADIUM
B. DOMESTIC SHELTER
C. FORMAL INTERVENTION
D. COMMON GROUND
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
9. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GLANDS PRODUCES HORMONES
THAT CONTROL OTHER GLANDS?
A. OVARIES
B. PANCREAS
C. PITUITARY
D. PARATHYROID
39. THE BODY SYSTEM THAT PRODUCES HORMONES IS THE
A. REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
B. ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
C. MENSTRUAL CYCLE
D. OVULATION
10. THE BODY’S RESPONSE TO EMERGENCIES IS CONTROLLED BY
A. THE THYROID GLAND
B. THE PARATHYROID GLAND
C. THE ADRENAL GLAND
D. THE HORMONE TESTOSTERONE
11. SPERM IS PRODUCED IN THE
A. PENIS
B. TESTES
C. PROSTATE
D. EPIDIDYMIS
12. EGGS ARE RELEASED BY THE
A. CERVIX
B. VAGINA
C. OVARIES
D. FALLOPIAN TUBES
13. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PHYSICAL CHANGE
TYPICAL OF BOYS DURING ADOLESCENCE?
A. THE HIPS GET WIDER
B. THE VOICE DEEPENS
C. THE HAIRLINE BEGINS TO RECEDE
D. THE EXTERNAL GENITALS ENLARGE
14. DURING ADOLESCENCE, BOTH GIRLS AND BOYS TYPICALLY
DEVELOP ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT
A. ACNE
B. PUBIC HAIR
C. BROADER SHOULDERS
D. UNDERARM HAIR
15. ABRUPT MOOD CHANGES DURING ADOLESCENCE
A. ARE OFTEN CAUSED BY HORMONES
B. END WHEN A TEEN’S GROWTH SPURT ENDS
C. OCCUR MORE TYPICALLY IN BOYS THAN GIRLS
D. USUALLY INDICATE AN EMOTIONAL PROBLEM
MATCHING:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
ADRENAL GLANDS
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
GLAND
PITUITARY GLAND
TESTES
43. GLANDS THROUGHOUT THE BODY THAT REGULATE BODY
FUNCTIONS
44. A GROUP OF CELLS, OR AN ORGAN, THAT PRODUCES A CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCE
45. MALE REPRODUCTIVE GLANDS
46. PRODUCES HORMONES THAT CONTROL THE BODY’S RESPONSE TO
EMERGENCIES
47. THE MASTER GLAND
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GLANDS PRODUCES HORMONES
THAT
CONTROL OTHER GLANDS?
A. OVARIES
B. PANCREAS
C. PITUITARY
D. PARATHYROID
34. THE ENDOCRINE GLAND THAT REGULATES THE BODY’S
METABOLISM
A. PITUITARY
C. ADRENAL
B. THYROID
D. PARATHYROID
57. SPERM CELLS ARE PRODUCED BY THE
A. OVARIES
C. PUBERTY
B. TESTES
D. PITUITARY GLAND
37. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A PHYSICAL CHANGE
TYPICAL OF BOYS DURING ADOLESCENCE
A. HIPS GET WIDER
C. THE HAIRLINE BEGINS TO RECEDE
B. THE VOICE DEEPENS
D. THE EXTERNAL GENITALS ENLARGE
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ACCURATE STATEMENT
ABOUT PUBERTY?
A. PUBERTY TYPICALLY BEGINS EARLIER FOR GIRLS THAN FOR BOYS
B. PUBERTY USUALLY BEGINS AT 13
C. THE GROWTH SPURT FOR BOYS USUALLY ENDS EARLIER THAN FOR
GIRLS
D. GROWTH STOPS AFTER THE GROWTH SPURT AT THE BEGINNING
OF PUBERTY.
7. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS AN ACCURATE STATEMENT
ABOUT PUBERTY?
A. PUBERTY TYPICALLY BEGINS EARLIER FOR GIRLS THAN FOR BOYS
B. PUBERTY USUALLY BEGINS AT 13
C. THE GROWTH SPURT FOR BOYS USUALLY ENDS EARLIER THAN FOR
GIRLS
D. GROWTH STOPS AFTER THE GROWTH SPURT AT THE BEGINNING
OF PUBERTY.
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
DURING ADOLESCENCE
THE NEED FOR PARENTAL APPROVAL INCREASES
INTEREST IS ACCEPTANCE BY PEERS INCREASES
MOOD CHANGES BECOME LESS NOTICEABLE
FEELING OF DEPENDENCE INCREASE
MALE REPRODUCTION
26. ______ COWPERS GLAND
31. ______ EPIDIDYMIS
21. ______ URETHRA
27. ______ TESTICLE
22. ______ PROSTATE GLAND
28. ______ SCROTUM
23. ______ RECTUM
24. ______ SEMINAL VESICLE
25. ______ VAS DEFERENS
29. ______ PENIS
30. ______ BLADDER
FEMALE REPRODUCTION
*
43. ______ OVARIES
44. _____ LABIA MAJOR
45. ______ RECTUM
46. _____ UTERUS
47. ______ PUBIC BONE
48. _____ URETHRA
49. ______ CERVIX
50. _____ VAGINA
51. ______ FALLOPIAN TUBE
52. _____ CLITORIS
53. ______ LABIA MINOR
54. _____ BLADDER
58. THE SYMPTOMS OF TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME INCLUDE ALL
THE
FOLLOWING EXCEPT
A. SUDDEN HIGH FEVER
C. WEIGHT GAIN
B. HEADACHE
D. DIZZINESS
38. THE RELEASE OF A MATURE OVUM FROM AN OVARY THAT
SHOULD HAPPEN ONCE A MONTH DURING THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE.
A. OVULATION
C. CONCEPTION
B. MENSTRUATION
D. FERTILIZATION
56. THE URETHRA IS A TUBE THAT TRANSPORTS___________.
A. BLOOD
C. URINE
B. VAGINAL SECRETIONS
D. NONE OF THE ABOVE
PREGNANCY / CHILDBIRTH
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
REPRODUCTION
SEMEN
SPERM
STERILITY
CONTRACEPTION
69. _____ BEING UNABLE TO PHYSICALLY HAVE CHILDREN
70. _____ THE PROCESS BY WHICH LIVING ORGANISMS PRODUCE
NEW
INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR KIND
71. _____ USED TO PREVENT PREGNANCY
72. _____ MIXTURE OF MALE REPRODUCTIVE CELLS AND FLUIDS
73. _____ MALE REPRODUCTIVE CELLS
A.
B.
C.
D.
MISCARRIAGE
ABORTION
CONCEPTION
CONTRACEPTION
74. _____ NATURAL ENDING OF A PREGNANCY BEFORE THE BABY IS
DEVELOPED ENOUGH TO SURVIVE
75. _____ WHEN TERMINATION IS DONE TO END A PREGNANCY
76. ______ THE FERTILIZATION OF AN EGG
77. ______ METHODS USED TO PREVENT THE SPERM FORM JOINING
THE EGG
40. THE NAME OF THE DEVELOPING CHILD FROM ABOUT THE
NINTH
WEEK UNTIL THE TIME OF BIRTH
A. EMBRYO
C. FETUS
B. ZYGOTE
D. BLASTOCYST
41. THE NAME FOR THE ORGANISM FROM ATTACHMENT IN THE
UTERUS
TO ABOUT THE EIGHTH WEEK
A. EMBRYO
C. FETUS
B. ZYGOTE
D. BLASTOCYST
32. FERTILIZATION TAKES PLACE IN THE
A. UTERUS
C. OVARIES
B. CERVIX
D. FALLOPIAN TUBES
39. A DOCTOR WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF A
PREGNANT
WOMEN AND DELIVERS BABIES
A. OPTICIAN
C. OBSTETRICIAN
B. GYNECOLOGIST
D. UROLOGIST
61. IN
A.
B.
C.
D.
THE PROCESS OF CONCEPTION,
THE PLACENTA IS FORMED
THE MATURE EGG PASSES OUT OF THE BODY
A SPERM UNITES WITH AN EGG
AN OVARY RELEASES A MATURE EGG
62. PRENATAL CARE INVOLVES
A. THE HEALTH OF THE MOTHER TO BE
B. THE HEALTH OF THE UNBORN BABY
C. DISCUSSING HOW MUCH WEIGHT THE MOTHER TO BE
SHOULD
GAIN
D. A, B, & C
63. THE LINING OF THE UTERUS
A. THICKENS WHEN AN EGG IS RELEASED EACH MONTH
B. IS SHED ONLY WHEN AN EGG BECOMES FERTILIZED
C. IS SHED AS SOON AS AN EGG IS PRODUCED EACH MONTH
D. THICKENS ONLY WHEN AN EGG IS FERTILIZED
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
33. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST COMMON STD?
A. AIDS
C. SYPHILIS
B. CHLAMYDIA
D. GENITAL HERPES
55. HIV IS NOT SPREAD BY
A. BLOOD
B. INSECT BITES
SECRETIONS
MATCHING:
C. BREAST MILK
D. SEMEN & VAGINAL
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
GONORRHEA
CHLAMYDIA
AIDS
HERPES
SYPHILIS
64._____ IS AN STD CAUSED BY A VIRUS THAT PRODUCES PAINFUL
BLISTERS IN THE GENITAL AREA
65. _____ SYMPTOMS THAT INCLUDE A THICK, YELLOW GENITAL
DISCHARGE AND BURNING DURING URINATION
66. _____ IS A DEADLY DISEASE, CAUSED BY A VIRUS, THAT
INTERFERES WITH THE BODY’S ABILITY TO FIGHT DISEASE
67. _____ IS A BACTERIA-CAUSED STD THAT MAY AFFECT THE
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, URETHRA, & ANUS
68.______ EARLY SYMPTOMS OF THE STD INCLUDE PAINLESS SORES
CALLED
CONTRACEPTION
59. CHOOSING ABSTINENCE IS A GOOD WAY TO TAKE CARE OF
A. THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
B. THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
C. THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
D. A & B
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
40. WHICH IS NOT A FACTOR THAT INFLUENCES THE EFFECTS
DRUGS HAVE ON THE BODY?
A. DOSE
B. A PERSON’S GENDER
C. EMOTIONAL STATE
D. THE USE OF OTHER DRUGS
41. A DRUG THAT HAS A TRADEMARK IS
A. A GENERIC DRUG
B. A BRAND-NAME DRUG
C. NEITHER A GENERIC OR A BRAND NAME DRUG
D. A AND B
42. GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF OVER THE COUNTER
DRUGS INCLUDE
A. READ THE LABEL BEFORE TAKING THE DRUG
B. TAKE THE INDICATED DOSAGE
C. TAKE ONLY WITH YOUR PARENTS’ OR GUARDIAN’S PERMISSION
D. A, B, & C
35. A HALLUCINOGENIC DRUG CALLED “ACID” THAT IS SOLD
ILLEGALLY IN POWDER, TABLET, OR CAPSULE FORM
A. PCP
C. LSD
B. STP
D. ACD