Everyday Vocabulary Birth Test

(Please note: The following questions are part of a cloze test. They are interrelated, meaning that the information provided in each question is connected to the others.)

BIRTH

When a woman is _____ a baby, we say that she is _____.

When a woman is _____ a baby, we say that she is _____.

Babies are _____ either at home or in the maternity _____ of a hospital.

Babies are _____ either at home or in the maternity _____ of a hospital.

It is the job of a doctor or a _____ to _____ new babies.

It is the job of a doctor or a _____ to _____ new babies.

The proud _____ must soon decide what to _____ the child.

The proud _____ must soon decide what to _____ the child.

For the first six months of their lives, most babies are taken out in _____ and sleep in _____.

For the first six months of their lives, most babies are taken out in _____ and sleep in _____.

At eight months or so, they learn to _____ along the floor, and they can usually walk soon after their first birthday.