Safety and health – practice for Years 1–3

Sample questions on Safety and health with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Nature and society

Year

Years 1–3

Curriculum area

People and health

Question types: Staying safe YES/NO

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   Decide whether each statement is right (YES) or not (NO).

   1. Water is healthier to drink than sugary drinks.
   2. We can taste mushrooms and berries we do not know.
   3. In the UK the emergency number is 123.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. Water is healthier to drink than sugary drinks. – yes
   2. We can taste mushrooms and berries we do not know. – no
   3. In the UK the emergency number is 123. – no

   How it works: 1. YES 2. NO – they may be poisonous 3. NO – it is 999 (112 works too)

2. Question 2 Normal

   Decide whether each statement is right (YES) or not (NO).

   1. We brush our teeth in the morning and in the evening.
   2. In the UK we call an ambulance on 999.
   3. Before we cross the road, we look right, left and right again.
   4. We tell a stranger where we live and when nobody is at home.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. We brush our teeth in the morning and in the evening. – yes
   2. In the UK we call an ambulance on 999. – yes
   3. Before we cross the road, we look right, left and right again. – yes
   4. We tell a stranger where we live and when nobody is at home. – no

   How it works: 1. YES 2. YES 3. YES 4. NO – we never tell strangers such things

3. Question 3 Hard

   Decide whether each statement is right (YES) or not (NO).

   1. In the dark it is good to wear something reflective.
   2. In the UK we call the fire service on 999.
   3. We can go with a stranger who offers us sweets.
   4. We may cross on the red man if no cars are coming.
   5. The number 112 also reaches the emergency services all over Europe.
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. In the dark it is good to wear something reflective. – yes
   2. In the UK we call the fire service on 999. – yes
   3. We can go with a stranger who offers us sweets. – no
   4. We may cross on the red man if no cars are coming. – no
   5. The number 112 also reaches the emergency services all over Europe. – yes

   How it works: 1. YES 2. YES 3. NO – we never go anywhere with strangers 4. NO – on the red man we wait 5. YES

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