HEALTH Vocabulary Test


HEALTH Vocabulary Test

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Question 1

_____ is a substance for treating an illness, especially one that you drink.

A
ointment
B
bandage
C
medicine
D
plaster
Question 1 Explanation: 
Medicine is something you take, often drink, to get better when you are ill. Not ointment, because you rub ointment on your skin; you don't drink it.
Question 2

_____ is a piece of cloth that you wrap around an injury.

A
bandage
B
ointment
C
cast
D
injection
Question 2 Explanation: 
A bandage is a long piece of cloth that you wrap around a cut or injury. Example: The nurse put a bandage on my arm.
Question 3

He broke his leg, so the doctor made a _____ around his broken leg.

A
cast
B
ointment
C
medicine
D
plaster
Question 3 Explanation: 
A cast is a hard cover put around a broken arm or leg to keep it still while it heals. Not plaster, because a plaster is a small sticky piece you put on a small cut.
Question 4

_____ is a special material used for sticking on your skin to cover small wounds.

A
cast
B
medicine
C
ointment
D
plaster
Question 4 Explanation: 
In British English, a plaster is a small sticky piece of material you put on your skin to cover a small cut. Example: I put a plaster on my finger.
Question 5

_____ is a hard cover fitted over your arm, leg, etc. to support a broken bone.

A
Injection
B
Cast
C
Tablet
D
Capsule
Question 5 Explanation: 
A cast is a hard cover around a broken arm or leg that holds the bone still so it can heal.
Question 6

He had a big hole in his tooth, so the dentist put a _____ in it.

A
injection
B
cast
C
filling
D
medicine
Question 6 Explanation: 
A filling is the material a dentist puts into a hole in a tooth to close it. Example: I need a filling in my back tooth.
Question 7

Doctors use _____ for cleaning a patient’s skin before an injection.

A
plaster
B
bandage
C
cotton wool
D
cast
Question 7 Explanation: 
Cotton wool is soft white cotton. Doctors and nurses use it to clean the skin before an injection.
Question 8

_____ is a kind of chair used by people who cannot walk.

A
wheelchair
B
stool
C
rocking chair
D
armchair
Question 8 Explanation: 
A wheelchair is a chair with big wheels for people who cannot walk. Not rocking chair, which moves backwards and forwards but has no wheels.
Question 9

The doctor gave the patient a _____ on which the medicine the patient should take was written.

A
prescription
B
medicine
C
capsule
D
cast
Question 9 Explanation: 
A prescription is a piece of paper from a doctor that says which medicine you need. You take it to the chemist's.
Question 10

After the eye test, the optician told me that I should wear a pair of _____.

A
fillings
B
glasses
C
casts
D
masks
Question 10 Explanation: 
Glasses help you see better. An optician tests your eyes and tells you if you need them. We say a pair of glasses.
Question 11

During the operation, doctors were wearing _____ which covered their nose and mouth.

A
casts
B
masks
C
bandages
D
slings
Question 11 Explanation: 
Masks cover your nose and mouth. Doctors wear them during an operation to keep germs away. Not bandages, because you wrap bandages around an injury, and slings hold up a hurt arm.
Question 12

_____ is a substance that you rub into your skin as a medical treatment.

A
tablet
B
cotton wool
C
medicine
D
ointment
Question 12 Explanation: 
Ointment is a soft, oily cream that you rub on your skin to treat it. Not medicine, because medicine is usually something you drink or swallow.
Question 13

When the lesson ended, I put my glasses into the _____.

A
glasses case
B
pen case
C
bookcase
D
briefcase
Question 13 Explanation: 
A glasses case is a small box that keeps your glasses safe. A pen case is for pens and a bookcase is for books.
Question 14

_____ is a piece of equipment that doctors use to listen to someone’s heart or breathing.

A
stethoscope
B
heart controller
C
blood pressure
D
headphones
Question 14 Explanation: 
A stethoscope is the thing doctors put in their ears and on your chest to listen to your heart and breathing. Note: equipment is uncountable, so we say a piece of equipment, not an equipment.
Question 15

The doctor who does operations in the hospital is called a _____.

A
surgeon
B
dentist
C
nurse
D
optician
Question 15 Explanation: 
A surgeon is a doctor who does operations. A dentist looks after teeth and an optician checks eyes.
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