Starter quiz
- We can follow ______ to help keep us safe.
- 'rules' ✓
- Which of the following instructions help to keep us safe in school?
- no pushing when lining up ✓
- no running in a classroom ✓
- always swing on your chairs
- pass scissors handle side up ✓
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- Even if we try to stay safe, sometimes ______ can happen.
- 'accidents' ✓
- If someone was in danger, who could help them?
- a pet
- the police ✓
- a young baby
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- How long should we wash our hands for to make sure we've killed any germs?
- five seconds
- 10 seconds
- 20 seconds ✓
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- What should we use to wash our hands and bodies to help keep them clean?
- a toothbrush
- a bar of soap ✓
- a washing machine
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Exit quiz
- An ______ is a dangerous situation which needs immediate help.
- 'emergency' ✓
- If there is an emergency, it's important to ...
- panic
- stay calm ✓
- keep yourself safe ✓
- put yourself at risk
- call the emergency services ✓
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- Match the emergency service needed for the following accidents.
- police⇔people deliberately damaging equipment at a sports centre ✓
- fire service⇔smoke coming out of an empty building ✓
- ambulance service⇔a person falling off their bike and banging their head ✓
- mountain rescue⇔a person twisting their ankle up a mountain and not being able to walk ✓
- Coastguard⇔a person struggling to stay above the water in the sea ✓
- If someone calls 999 in an emergency, they must tell the operator ...
- where they are ✓
- what the weather is like
- what their hobbies are
- what has happened ✓
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- Which word means something that can cause us harm?
- 'dangerous' ✓
- Which of the following statements are true?
- The emergency services will know where we live.
- We should never call 999 unless it is a real emergency. ✓
- The three main emergency services are police, fire and ambulance. ✓
- The Coastguard should be called if there is a problem on a mountain.
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Key learning points
- The emergency services are police, fire and ambulance.
- In an emergency, we might need to call 999 to get help.
- We should never call 999 unless it is a real emergency.
- If we call 999, we need to say which service we need, where we are and what the emergency is.
Common misconception
The emergency services will know where we live.
The emergency services will find us much quicker if we can give them an address to come to.
Keywords
Dangerous - something that can cause us harm
Emergency services - the people who help us if we are in danger, such as the police, fire fighters or ambulance crew
Emergency - a dangerous situation which needs immediate help
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