Year 7 PDHPE practice questions

Lock in’s Year 7 PDHPE course has 6 units with 102 flashcards and 102 practice questions, plus timed exams built fresh each time.

• Identity and changePuberty: physical changes; Social, emotional and thinking changes; Identity, values and self-esteem; Resilience and managing emotions
• Relationships and respectRespect, empathy and healthy relationships; Stereotypes, diversity and inclusion; Bullying, cyberbullying and upstanders; Communication styles; Consent and personal boundaries
• Help-seeking and mental healthHealth, wellbeing and its dimensions; Stress and coping; Seeking help and support services; Warning signs and supporting friends
• Staying safeOnline safety; Everyday safety and harm minimisation; Alcohol, vaping and other drugs; Emergencies and DRSABCD
• Healthy eating and active livingThe five food groups; Water and food labels; Physical activity guidelines and benefits; Sleep and screen time
• Movement, fitness and fair playMovement skills and learning; Components of fitness; Training, heart rate and FITT; Fair play, inclusion and teamwork

Try each question before you open the answer. Written answers show what a full-marks response needs to include.

1. Question 1. Identity and changeMultiple choice

   Which change is social?

   1. AGrowing taller
   2. BOilier skin
   3. CBody hair
   4. DWanting to spend more time with friends
   Show answer

   D. Wanting to spend more time with friends

   Social changes are about relationships.

2. Question 2. Relationships and respectMultiple choice

   Which is an “I” statement?

   1. A“I feel frustrated when I’m interrupted.”
   2. B“You always ruin things.”
   3. C“Whatever.”
   4. D“Everyone hates this.”
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   A. “I feel frustrated when I’m interrupted.”

3. Question 3. Relationships and respect: bullying, cyberbullying and upstanders2 marks

   Describe how a bystander can safely become an upstander when they see someone being bullied.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. An upstander can refuse to join in or laugh, and if it is safe say “that’s not okay” or invite the person to come away with them. Afterwards they can check the person is okay and tell a teacher or another trusted adult so it can be stopped.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Describes a safe action in the moment, e.g. not joining in, inviting the target away, saying “that’s not okay”
   • Describes support or reporting afterwards, e.g. checking on the target and telling a trusted adult
4. Question 4. Help-seeking and mental healthMultiple choice

   Kids Helpline’s number is…

   1. A000
   2. B13 13 13
   3. C1800 55 1800
   4. D1800 123 456
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   C. 1800 55 1800

5. Question 5. Help-seeking and mental health: seeking help and support services3 marks

   What makes someone a trusted adult? Give two examples of trusted adults a Year 7 student might have.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. A trusted adult is someone who listens to you, takes your worries seriously, respects you and helps keep you safe. Examples for a Year 7 student include a parent or carer and their year adviser or the school counsellor.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Describes qualities, e.g. listens, takes you seriously, helps keep you safe
   • Gives a first example, e.g. parent or carer
   • Gives a second example, e.g. teacher, year adviser, school counsellor, coach
6. Question 6. Staying safeMultiple choice

   Which should you keep private online?

   1. AYour favourite colour
   2. BA sport you like
   3. CYour address
   4. DYour favourite band
   Show answer

   C. Your address

PDHPE questions usually ask you to apply an idea to a situation. Name the skill or strategy, then explain how the person in the scenario would use it and why it helps. Use the key terms from your notes, and give a specific example rather than general advice.

In Lock in, every PDHPE topic has short notes, then flashcards that use spaced repetition: rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and it comes back just before you would forget it. Practice questions come in three levels, Foundation, Standard and Complex. Three right in a row moves you up a level, and two wrong moves you back.

Press Study for me and the app builds a 15 to 20 minute session from the cards that are due, the mistakes that are due and questions on your weakest topics. Anything you get wrong comes back 1, 3 and 7 days later until you get it right. When an exam is close, sit a timed practice exam with AI marking.

More Year 7 subjects

Year 7 Maths practice questions, Year 7 English practice questions, Year 7 Science practice questions, Year 7 History practice questions, Year 7 Geography practice questions.

PDHPE in other years

Year 8 PDHPE practice questions, Year 9 PDHPE practice questions, Year 10 PDHPE practice questions, Year 11 PDHPE practice questions, Year 12 PDHPE practice questions.