Year 8 PDHPE practice questions

Lock in’s Year 8 PDHPE course has 6 units with 100 flashcards and 103 practice questions, plus timed exams built fresh each time.

• Identity, emotions and resilienceIdentity and values; Emotions and self-management; Resilience and coping; Mental health and help-seeking
• Respectful relationships and online safetyRespect, empathy and power; Communication and consent; Bullying; Online safety
• Puberty and changeWhat is puberty?; Physical changes; Emotional and social changes; Hygiene, self-care and transitions
• Drugs, safety and first aidDrugs and harm minimisation; Alcohol, tobacco and vaping; Influences and refusal skills; First aid
• Healthy eating and active livingThe Australian Guide to Healthy Eating; Nutrients, hydration and food choices; Physical activity, screen time and sleep guidelines; Benefits, barriers and enablers
• Fitness and movementHealth-related fitness; Skill-related fitness; Fitness testing and safe participation; Movement concepts and skills

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

1. Question 1. Identity, emotions and resilienceMultiple choice

   Identity is best described as…

   1. AHow you see yourself and how others see you
   2. BYour school timetable
   3. CYour height and weight
   4. DYour phone number
   Show answer

   A. How you see yourself and how others see you

2. Question 2. Respectful relationships and online safetyMultiple choice

   Which is a sign of a respectful relationship?

   1. AConstant put-downs
   2. BTrust and equal decision-making
   3. CPressure to change
   4. DChecking each other’s phones
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   B. Trust and equal decision-making

3. Question 3. Respectful relationships and online safety: communication and consent2 marks

   Describe what consent means and give an everyday example of asking for consent.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. Consent means freely given permission: a clear yes without any pressure, which the person can change at any time. For example, asking a friend “Is it okay if I post this photo of you?” and respecting their answer if they say no.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Consent: freely given permission without pressure, which can be changed at any time
   • Everyday example, e.g. asking before hugging, borrowing something or posting a photo of someone
4. Question 4. Puberty and changeMultiple choice

   Puberty is controlled by…

   1. ATeeth
   2. BBones
   3. CMuscles
   4. DHormones
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   D. Hormones

5. Question 5. Puberty and change: physical changes3 marks

   Identify ONE physical, ONE emotional and ONE social change that can occur during puberty.

   Show model answer and marking criteria

   Model answer. A physical change is a growth spurt. An emotional change is having mood swings. A social change is wanting more independence and caring more about what friends think.

   A full-marks answer:

   • Physical change, e.g. growth spurt, body hair, acne, voice deepening, periods
   • Emotional change, e.g. mood swings, feeling self-conscious
   • Social change, e.g. wanting independence, friends more important
6. Question 6. Drugs, safety and first aidMultiple choice

   A drug is…

   1. AOnly illegal substances
   2. BOnly medicines
   3. COnly food
   4. DAny substance other than food or water that changes how the body or mind works
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   D. Any substance other than food or water that changes how the body or mind works

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 8 subjects

Year 8 Maths practice questions, Year 8 English practice questions, Year 8 Science practice questions, Year 8 History practice questions, Year 8 Geography practice questions.

PDHPE in other years

Year 7 PDHPE practice questions, Year 9 PDHPE practice questions, Year 10 PDHPE practice questions, Year 11 PDHPE practice questions, Year 12 PDHPE practice questions.