Keeping Water Safe

15 Grade 2 Hygiene and Nutrition Activities questions on Keeping Water Safe, with worked marking schemes. 15 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   2 marks

   Say why we should not put dirty hands in drinking water.

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   We should ________ water before drinking it.

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3. Question 3

   1 mark

   Fill in the blank: We should _______ our drinking water to kill germs before we drink it.

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4. Question 4

   1 mark

   We use a clean ________ to scoop drinking water.

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5. Question 5

   2 marks

   Why do we cover drinking water? Say one reason.

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6. Question 6

   1 mark

   Name one thing that can make water dirty.

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   Any: soil/dust, flies, dirty hands, rubbish, animals.

7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Name one sickness we get from dirty water.

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   Diarrhoea. Accept: cholera, typhoid, stomachache, vomiting.

8. Question 8

   2 marks

   Draw a covered pot of clean water.

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9. Question 9

   1 mark

   We keep clean water in a clean ________.

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10. Question 10

    2 marks

    Draw a tap and a cup to show clean drinking water.

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11. Question 11

    2 marks

    Match: (a) dirty water (b) clean water with (1) safe to drink (2) can make us sick.

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Write one way you can keep your drinking water clean and safe at home.

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    Marking scheme

    Accept any: cover the water; boil it; keep it in a clean container; use a clean cup.

13. Question 13

    2 marks

    Arrange the steps to make water safe: (a) drink (b) boil (c) let it cool.

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14. Question 14

    2 marks

    Draw a clean container with a lid that we use to store safe drinking water.

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    A covered container/jerrycan/pot with a lid drawn. 1 mark container, 1 mark for showing a cover/lid.

15. Question 15

    1 mark

    After boiling, we let water ________ before drinking.

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