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WORKSHEET 6.3
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Protection: Myths and Truths
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Directions: Read each situation and circle T if you think it's true or M if you think it's a
myth under the Round 1 column. Do not make any marks under Round 2 column until
directed to do so.
Round 1 Round 2
1. The best way to use a condom is to pull it on tight.
T or M
T or M
2. Teenagers can obtain birth control pills from family planning
clinics and doctors without permission from a parent.
3. Girls can get pregnant if the penis doesn't actually enter
the vagina.
T or M T or M
T or M T or M
4. The combined method of condoms and foam containing
nonoxynol-9 is very effective in preventing HIV infection.
T or M
T or M
5. Girls can get pregnant if they have sex during their periods. T or M T or M
6. Birth control pills used alone are effective in preventing T or M T or M
sexually transmitted disease (STO).
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7. Douching after sex will wash out the sperm and protect T or M T or M
against pregnancy and STD.
8. A woman is protected from pregnancy the day she begins T or M TorM
taking the pill.
9. Abstinence is the most effective method of avoiding HIV
infection.
10. Condoms are effective because they don't break easily and
they don't leak.
T or M T or M
T or M T or M
11. Sharing needles to inject drugs is one way to get HIV.
T or M
T or M
12. If a guy pulls his penis out of a girl in time (before he ejaculates),
he can be sure to prevent pregnancy.
T or M
T or M
13. A contraceptive sponge offers protection against pregnancy
for a full day.
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T or M
14. Pregnant women who are infected with HIV can pass it on
to the baby before it is born.
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