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QUIZ: HEALTH and MEDICINE



Answer these fourteen questions to score your vocabulary knowledge.

1. Which of the following things can an 8. Which of the following activities
ambulance do? CANT you do if you have insomnia?
a) help you to fall asleep a) sleep
b) help you to lose weight b) breathe well
c) make you sick c) lose weight
d) take you to a hospital d) exercise

2. In which of the following situations 9. Who is the best person to see if
should you use a bandage? you need an operation?
a) when you cant sleep well a) a friend
b) when you dont eat enough b) a patient
c) when you are afraid of something c) a dentist
d) when you cut your finger d) a surgeon

3. In which of the following situations 10. Which of the following things should
might you get a bruise? you do if you are overweight?
a) when get too close to a fire a) go on a diet
b) when you have a cold b) eat more food
c) when somebody hits you c) try to relax
d) when you have to pay the doctor d) get an x-ray

4. Which of the following things can 11. Which of the following words best
be contagious? describes a pill?
a) an ache a) dangerous
b) an clinic b) small
c) a flu c) painful
d) a sprain d) hot

5. How does your body feel if you have 12. What should you take if you get a
a fever? prescription?
a) too hot a) a virus
b) hungry b) a home remedy
c) too heavy c) medicine
d) healthy d) an x-ray

6. Which of the following words best 13. In which of the following situations
describes a flu? do most people feel stress?
a) diet a) when they take a test
b) illness b) when they sleep
c) clinic c) when they watch too much TV
d) insurance d) when they sneeze

7. Which of the following things can a 14. When do many people use a
home remedy do? thermometer?
a) help you to relax a) when they take a vitamin pill
b) take you home b) when they have a fever
c) help you to feel better c) when they relax
d) make you afraid d) when they eat dinner


13 14 = Excellent 11 12 = Good 9 10 = OK



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VOCABULARY QUIZ: Health
Answer Key



Aims

Vocabulary practice; self-assessment, or formal assessment
Level Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
Time

Approximately 20 30 minutes (including extension activity)


ANSWER KEY:


NOTES & EXTENSION ACTIVITIES:

For notes and extension activity
suggestions, see the Notes document in
the Quiz topic list.

1. D
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C


8. A
9. D
10. A
11. B
12. C
13. A
14. B

Grades as percentages:

14 / 14 = 100 %
13 / 14 = 93
12 / 14 = 86
11 / 14 = 79
10 / 14 = 71
9 / 14 = 64
8 / 14 = 57
7 / 14 = 50
6 / 14 = 43
5 / 14 = 36
4 / 14 = 29
3 / 14 = 21
2 / 14 = 14
1 / 14 = 7
0 / 14 = 0 %
















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