Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 8 (CBSE) · Health and Physical Education
Chapter: Chapter 6 — Chapter 6: Substance Abuse Awareness
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does substance abuse mean? [1]
(A) Harmful use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco
(B) Healthy use of medicine
(C) Avoiding all substances
(D) Eating healthy food
2. What does 'addictive' mean? [1]
(A) The body starts to crave the substance
(B) The body rejects the substance completely
(C) It has no effect
(D) It's always harmless
3. What organ can smoking harm? [1]
(A) Lungs
(B) Only skin
(C) Only hair
(D) Only nails
4. What organ can alcohol abuse harm? [1]
(A) Liver
(B) Only skin
(C) Only hair
(D) Only nails
5. What is peer pressure? [1]
(A) Friends encouraging risky behaviour
(B) Friends encouraging healthy behaviour only
(C) No influence from friends
(D) Only family influence
6. What skill helps resist peer pressure? [1]
(A) Saying no confidently
(B) Always agreeing with friends
(C) Ignoring the situation
(D) Avoiding all friends
7. What can substance abuse affect besides physical health? [1]
(A) Mental health and relationships
(B) Nothing else
(C) Only appearance
(D) Only sleep
8. Why is awareness about substance abuse important? [1]
(A) It helps make informed, healthy choices
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only adults need awareness
9. What does substance abuse mean? [1]
(A) Harmful use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco
(B) Healthy use of medicine
(C) Avoiding all substances
(D) Eating healthy food
10. What does 'addictive' mean? [1]
(A) The body starts to crave the substance
(B) The body rejects the substance completely
(C) It has no effect
(D) It's always harmless
11. What organ can smoking harm? [1]
(A) Lungs
(B) Only skin
(C) Only hair
(D) Only nails
12. What organ can alcohol abuse harm? [1]
(A) Liver
(B) Only skin
(C) Only hair
(D) Only nails
13. What is peer pressure? [1]
(A) Friends encouraging risky behaviour
(B) Friends encouraging healthy behaviour only
(C) No influence from friends
(D) Only family influence
14. What skill helps resist peer pressure? [1]
(A) Saying no confidently
(B) Always agreeing with friends
(C) Ignoring the situation
(D) Avoiding all friends
15. What can substance abuse affect besides physical health? [1]
(A) Mental health and relationships
(B) Nothing else
(C) Only appearance
(D) Only sleep
16. Why is awareness about substance abuse important? [1]
(A) It helps make informed, healthy choices
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only adults need awareness