Session 3: Personal Hygiene
Unit 2: Self-management Skills
Textual Question-Answers
Check Your Progress
A. Multiple choice questions
1. You have just finished attending a class in a biology lab. You haveto go back to your classroom for other classes. After the lab, shouldyou wash your hands?
(a) Not really, you did not use the washroom as such. You can just cleanyour hands under running water.
(b) You can wipe your hands on a handkerchief.
(c) You should follow your hand-wash routine – wash, rinse and dry.
Ans: (c)
2. Do you think people living in hill stations can skip taking bath formany days?
(a) No, irrespective of the climate, one should take a bath regularly.
(b) Not taking bath for many days is acceptable for people staying in coldclimate.
(c) If you wipe yourself with a wet cloth, that is enough.
Ans: (a)
3. Radha wants to grow her hair and she applies a lot of hair oil. She does not wash her hair for days and sometimes it smells bad too. What would be your suggestion to her?
(a) She can leave the oil in her hair, after all it helps her hair to grow.
(b) She can leave it on at night and wash her hair every day before leavinghome.
(c) She should not apply oil at all.
(d) She can apply the oil and pour a little water on her hair before leavinghome to reduce the smell.
Ans: (b)
B. Subjective question
1. List three things you will do in each – CARE, WASH and AVOID to keep clean.
CARE
Ans: I will keep my nails trimmed, wear clean clothes every day, andkeep my hair neat and tidy.
WASH
Ans: I will wash my hands before eating, take a bath regularly, and washmy face after coming from outside.
AVOID
Ans: I will avoid wearing dirty clothes, avoid touching my face withunclean hands, and avoid sharing personal items like towels and
combs.
