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Therefore, be careful when you use needles and knives in daily
activities. Also, make sure broken glasses, rusted tins and nails
are disposed of properly. Ensure your environment is safe and
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clean.

Read the following story and then answer the
questions that follow.

Daima and Dinia are pupils at Kilimahewa Primary School. One
day, they talked to their teacher while they were cleaning the
school environment. The teacher told them the environment

had dangerous living and non-living things. What follows is a
dialogue between the teacher, Daima and Dinia.

Teacher Have you ever seen dangerous things?

Daima Yes, teacher. I have seen some dangerous things in

our environment.
Teacher Good Daima! What are they?

Daima I have seen a knife, a razor blade, a needle and fire.

Teacher Which one has hurt you?
Daima The knife cut my finger when I was cutting an

orange.

Figure 10 A child has cut himself while cutting an orange.

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