Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one. Some sentences have two correct answers. Choose both.
1I have a bad ..............., so I keep coughing at night.
Wrong!
A cough at night can come from a painful throat, so the correct answer is "sore throat".
2The nurse took my temperature with a ............... to check for a fever.
Wrong!
The tool used to measure body temperature is a "thermometer".
3He slipped on the stairs, and now his ankle is ............... and painful.
Wrong!
An injured ankle can become bigger and painful, so the correct word is "swollen".
4The doctor gave me a ............... for antibiotics, so I can get them at the pharmacy.
Wrong!
A doctor writes a "prescription" so a patient can get medicine from a pharmacy.
5Please sit in the ............... until the doctor calls your name.
Wrong!
Patients usually sit in the "waiting room" before the doctor calls them.
6I need to make an ............... with the dentist for next Tuesday.
Wrong!
A planned time to see a dentist is an "appointment".
7The pharmacist told me to take this medicine twice a day, following the ............... on the bottle.
Wrong!
Written directions for how to take medicine are "instructions".
8She has a high ............... and her forehead feels very hot.
Wrong!
A very high body temperature is a "fever".
9The doctor listened to my chest with a ............... while I breathed in and out.
Wrong!
Doctors listen to the chest with a "stethoscope".
10After the fall, he had a big ............... on his arm that turned purple.
Wrong!
A purple mark after a fall is a "bruise".
11The doctor said I should ............... more water to avoid dehydration.
Wrong!
To avoid dehydration, the doctor may tell you to "drink" more water.
12If the cut keeps bleeding, put a clean ............... on it and press gently.
Wrong!
You can cover a bleeding cut with a "bandage".
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- I have a bad sore throat, so I keep coughing at night.
- The nurse took my temperature with a thermometer to check for a fever.
- He slipped on the stairs, and now his ankle is swollen and painful.
- The doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics, so I can get them at the pharmacy.
- Please sit in the waiting room until the doctor calls your name.
- I need to make an appointment with the dentist for next Tuesday.
- The pharmacist told me to take this medicine twice a day, following the instructions on the bottle.
- She has a high fever and her forehead feels very hot.
- The doctor listened to my chest with a stethoscope while I breathed in and out.
- After the fall, he had a big bruise on his arm that turned purple.
- The doctor said I should drink more water to avoid dehydration.
- If the cut keeps bleeding, put a clean bandage on it and press gently.