Understanding Risk Assessment
A Grade 6 social studies worksheet on understanding and applying risk assessment skills in everyday situations.
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet will help you understand how to assess risks in different situations.
What is Risk Assessment?
Risk assessment is the process of identifying potential hazards and analyzing what could happen if that hazard occurs. It involves understanding the likelihood of something bad happening and the severity of its impact. This helps us make safer and smarter decisions.
1. Which of the following is the BEST definition of risk assessment?
Ignoring potential dangers.
Identifying hazards and analyzing their potential impact.
Always taking the most dangerous option.
Only thinking about good outcomes.
2. Risk assessment involves identifying potential and analyzing their .
3. Understanding the of something bad happening and the of its impact are key parts of risk assessment.
4. Risk assessment is only useful for adults in dangerous jobs.
True
False
5. Describe a situation where you might need to use risk assessment in your daily life. What were the potential hazards and how did you make a safe decision?
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
6. A sharp knife is a in the kitchen.
7. The of slipping on ice is higher in winter.
8. Wearing a helmet reduces the of injury when riding a bike.