Health and hygiene CQ Question Bank & Solution - অষ্টম শ্রেণি

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Good health means healthy body free from diseases. It is the greatest passession of a man. So we must maintain good health. To maintain good health, we have to think about several things. First of all, we have to eat a balanced diet. Balanced diet means having proportionate amount of carbohydrate, fat, protein, vitamin and mineral in our everyday meal. We must remember that we eat to live. So we must eat those food that is healthful. Besides, we should eat the right quantity of food. Physical exercise is also important. We must exercise regularly to keep our body fit for work. Cleanliness is also an important preconditiion of good health. We must keep cean ourselves and our sorrounding environment. Our clothes also should be clean. Besides, we should practice the habit of going to bed early and rising early in the morning. Moreover, we should try to maintain peace of mind and should not be worried about the small things of life. Above all, our drinking water must be safe. Thus we can maintain a good health.

Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breathe his native air,
In his own ground.

Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread,
Whose flocks supply him with attire,
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire.

Blest! who can unconcern'dly find
Hours, days and years slide soft away,
In health of body, peace of mind,
Quiet by day.

The word 'hygiene' means the practice of keeping ourselves clean. It also means to keep our home and work places clean. It is important for our good health.

Hygiene is thought to be next to godliness. It is because we cannot achieve anything physically, mentally or spiritually if we are unclean in our body, mind and soul. Nobody likes an unclean person either. So we must follow the rules of hygiene.

First, we must keep our body clean. We should have a bath every day and wash our hair regularly. This will keep the body and hair free from dirt and bacteria.

Secondly, we should wash our clothes regularly. Dirty clothes give off bad smell and invite germs. We should wear socks and shoes when we go out to protect our feet from dust and germs. It is also important to wash our hands before meals and after using the toilet. We should brush our teeth twice a day, after breakfast and supper. We must alsó cut our nails regularly. Our drinking water must be safe. We can get safe water by boiling and filtering.

Finally, we should keep 'our surroundings and environment clean.

Rabi : Good evening, doctor

Doctor : Good evening. How is your father today?

Rabi : Not at all well. He has difficulty in breathing as before: "He is having severe chest pain again.

Doctor : I see. Mr Ali, could you lie down on the examination table, please? OK, let's see ... Do you feel any pain here?

Zahir : Ooh!

Doctor : And here?

Zahir : Ouch!

Doctor : All right. I'm prescribing a medicine. Take one tablet in the morning and another at night before meals. I also advise you to have a chest X-ray immediately. If possible show me the X-ray report today in the evening. OK?

Rabi : Okay, doctor. Thank you .

Doctor : You are welcome.

Mr Pronay Larma, the physical teacher of Rooppur High School is talking about health to his students.

"What things are necessary for good health?" he asks the students.

“We need a lot of things, teacher,” says Rushad. "We need healthy food, proper rest and sleep. We also have to  be clean and tidy."

"Good!" says Mr Larma. "These are the things you need for good health. But another thing that you also need is regular physical exercise."

"What types of physical exercise can we do, teacher ?" asks Rayeed.

"Well," says Mr Larma. "There are different kinds of physical exercise. You can do them indoors as well as outdoors. In the house you can do some freehand exercises. That is, you can stretch different parts of your body. Outside, you can play, swim or simply walk."

"Why do we need physical exercise, teacher?" asks Ranjan.

"Well", says Mr Larma, “The benefits of physical exercise are many. The greatest of them is that it keeps you fit for work. It also gives you energy, and makes you strong and cheerful. It teaches you regularity and discipline as well.”

Shakib is a student of class 8. His family lives in a remote village in Rajshahi. He goes to a private high school about 4 kilometres from his house. Shakib's family is very small and happy. It has only three members. They are his father, mother and Shakib himself.

Shakib's father is a farmer and his mother is a health assistant. Both of them are literate. They are very careful about food and nutrition. Shakib's mother has got training on food and hygiene. She got it from an NGO. So she always makes healthy and delicious food for the family. They get fresh milk from their cow every day. They have an arsenic free tube well. They use tubewell water for drinking, cooking, washing and cleaning. Shakib's mother always keeps their house and yard clean, neat and tidy. Shakib and his father also weed out the grass and wild plant that grow around their house. So no mosquitoes or harmful insects are seen in their house.

Everybody in Shakib's family maintains their personal hygiene and they are always free from diarrhoea and other transmitted diseases.

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Ms Subarna Saha, the class teacher, has just entered the classroom. She is now talking to the students.

"Why is the classroom so dirty?" asks Ms Saha. "I know the school cleaner is absent today. So what? Can't we ourselves keep our classroom clean?"says Ms Saha. "Sorry teacher," Shafiq, the class captain, says politely. "This is our classroom. If you clean it, you will do physical work and feel good. Also it is our responsibility to keep it clean and tidy", says Ms Saha.

"Okay, teacher," says Shafiq, "We'll do it from now on."

"First, you can make a forum, and select a leader," the class teacher suggests. "Then divide the cleaning activities among different groups."

"It's really a great idea, teacher," says Shafiq. "We'll make the committee now and start working immediately."

After this, a committee is formed by class 8 students under the leadership of their class captain. The students are divided into several groups and a work plan is made for cleaning. The students decided to make some ground rules. Here is a list of some of the rules:

• Do not spit in the classroom.
• Do not drop litter in the classroom.
• Use the bin for trash.
• Keep the desks and chairs in place.

All the students of class 8 аге very excited to be involved in this activity at school.