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WACE Health Studies Practice Questions
64 exam-style questions · full worked solutions
The 64 practice questions inside the WACE Health Studies Mastery Pack, grouped by area of study. Every question comes with a full worked solution.
- Unit 3 - The health of specific populations
- Multiple choice × 29
- Explain × 4
- Define × 1
- Describe × 4
- Discuss × 1
- Unit 4 - Local, regional and global challenges to health
- Multiple choice × 18
- Explain × 3
- Compare × 1
- Describe × 1
- Health inquiry (Units 3 and 4)
- Multiple choice × 1
- Compare × 1
Sample question
Original practice scenario: Marra Ridge is a fictional Aboriginal community 300 km from Kalgoorlie. The local clinic is staffed by a nurse three days a week, and many adults left school before Year 10. Explain how TWO factors that create health inequities affect the health status of the people of Marra Ridge. (6 marks)
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Geographic location. Because Marra Ridge is 300 km from Kalgoorlie and the clinic is open only three days a week, residents cannot easily see a doctor, specialist or allied health professional. Conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease or ear infections may not be detected or managed early, so they progress to more serious complications that require evacuation or hospital stays far from family. This delay in care means the community is likely to have higher rates of preventable hospitalisation and earlier death than people in Perth.
Access to and level of education. Many adults left school before Year 10, which limits employment options and income and can reduce health literacy. Adults with less schooling may find it harder to read medication instructions or understand written health information, and lower income limits the ability to buy fresh food, which is often expensive in remote stores. As a result, rates of chronic disease linked to diet and poorly managed medication are likely to be higher, lowering health status across the community.
Marking guide (6 marks): for each factor (2 x 3 marks): 3 marks explains how the factor affects health status, clearly linked to the Marra Ridge stimulus (cause, effect on access or behaviour, effect on health); 2 marks describes the factor's effect with some link to health status; 1 mark outlines or names the factor. Accept other relevant factors evident in the stimulus (e.g. access to health care, socioeconomic status, health literacy). Do not reward generalised statements about Aboriginal people that are not supported by the stimulus.
Geographic location. Because Marra Ridge is 300 km from Kalgoorlie and the clinic is open only three days a week, residents cannot easily see a doctor, specialist or allied health professional. Conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease or ear infections may not be detected or managed early, so they progress to more serious complications that require evacuation or hospital stays far from family. This delay in care means the community is likely to have higher rates of preventable hospitalisation and earlier death than people in Perth.
Access to and level of education. Many adults left school before Year 10, which limits employment options and income and can reduce health literacy. Adults with less schooling may find it harder to read medication instructions or understand written health information, and lower income limits the ability to buy fresh food, which is often expensive in remote stores. As a result, rates of chronic disease linked to diet and poorly managed medication are likely to be higher, lowering health status across the community.
Marking guide (6 marks): for each factor (2 x 3 marks): 3 marks explains how the factor affects health status, clearly linked to the Marra Ridge stimulus (cause, effect on access or behaviour, effect on health); 2 marks describes the factor's effect with some link to health status; 1 mark outlines or names the factor. Accept other relevant factors evident in the stimulus (e.g. access to health care, socioeconomic status, health literacy). Do not reward generalised statements about Aboriginal people that are not supported by the stimulus.
Included in the WACE Health Studies Mastery Pack
20 full-length practice exams with worked solutions, 20 revision notes, 64 practice questions and 200 flashcards.
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