Vocabulary Test About INJURIES Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 90
Question 1
He got that _____ on his forehead when he ran into an open cupboard door in the dark a few days ago.
A bruise is a dark blue or purple mark on the skin after you hit something. Hitting your head on a cupboard door a few days ago would leave this kind of mark. Not scar, because a scar is a mark left after a cut or wound has healed, often for years.
Question 2
Mary was _____ by a wasp while she was gathering some pears.
Wasps and bees sting; they push a sharp point into the skin. The past participle is stung: She was stung by a bee. Not bitten, because we use bite for animals that use their teeth, like dogs or mosquitoes.
Question 3
Be careful you don't _____ yourself when you are cutting those roses.
To prick yourself means to make a small hole in your skin with something sharp, such as a rose thorn or a needle. Not pick, which means to choose or to take a flower or fruit from a plant.
Question 4
I fell off my bicycle when I was five and I still have a _____ on my knee.
A scar is a mark that stays on the skin after an injury has healed. The clue is still have many years after the accident. Not scratch, because a scratch is a small, fresh mark that heals quickly.
Question 5
He got a terrible _____ on the head when he forgot to bend as he went through the low doorway.
A bump is a raised, swollen area on the body after you hit it, especially on the head: a bump on the head. A wrinkle is a line on old skin, and a ripple is a small wave on water.
Question 6
This _____ dates from my operation last year.
An operation leaves a scar, a mark that stays after the cut has healed. Dates from my operation last year shows the mark is old and permanent. A cut or scratch would have healed long ago.
Question 7
A sword will only draw blood if it actually _____ the skin.
To pierce means to go into or through something with a sharp point, making a hole. A sword draws blood only when it breaks through the skin. Plunge and thrust describe pushing the sword forward, not breaking the skin, and brush means to touch lightly.
Question 8
I have a _____ on my leg where you bit me.
A bruise is a dark mark on the skin caused by a hit or a strong squeeze, such as a bite that does not break the skin. A blister comes from rubbing or burning, and a freckle is a small natural brown spot on the skin.
Question 9
She cried so much that her face became _____.
Swollen means bigger than normal, often because of extra liquid under the skin. After a lot of crying, the face and eyes often become swollen. Not fat, which describes body weight, not a short-term change.
Question 10
If you are so senseless as to go on long walks in tight-fitting shoes, you must expect to get _____.
Blisters are small bubbles of liquid under the skin, caused by rubbing, for example from tight shoes on a long walk. Not bruises, which come from hitting something, not from rubbing.
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