Health and Medicine Exercises: Vocabulary Practice (A1-B1) with Answers

⏱ Time: 10:00 📝 Questions: 20 📊 Level: A1, A2, B1 📚 Type: Vocabulary ⭐ XP: up to +20 (on pass)
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How many health and medicine words do you really know? Find out with 20 exercises for Level A1-B1 learners. Instant scoring shows where you stand, and detailed explanations turn every mistake into a learning moment.

⏱ You have 10:00 to answer 20 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: I feel ___. I need to rest.

Question 1 options
'Sick' means not feeling well or ill. 'Tall' describes height, 'happy' describes a positive emotion, and 'hungry' describes wanting food — none relate to needing rest due to poor health.
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Question 2: What does 'headache' mean?

Question 2 options
'Headache' means a pain in your head. A pain in your back is a backache, a pain in your stomach is a stomachache, and a pain in your tooth is a toothache.
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Question 3: A ___ helps sick people.

Question 3 options
'Doctor' is the person whose job is to help and treat sick people. A teacher helps students learn, a driver operates vehicles, and a farmer grows food.
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Question 4: I take ___ when I am sick.

Question 4 options
'Medicine' is a substance you take to treat illness. 'Water' is a drink, 'bread' is food, and 'soap' is for cleaning — they are not treatments for illness.
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Question 5: A 'fever' means your body temperature is higher than normal.

Question 5 options
True. A fever is an abnormally high body temperature, usually a sign of illness or infection.
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Question 6: The ___ will check your teeth today.

Question 6 options
'Dentist' is a medical professional who specializes in teeth. A pharmacist dispenses medicine, a surgeon performs operations, and a nurse assists doctors with patient care.
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Question 7: Which word is closest in meaning to 'injury'?

Question 7 options
'Wound' is closest in meaning to 'injury' as both refer to physical harm or damage to the body. 'Disease' and 'illness' refer to sickness, not physical damage. 'Symptom' is a sign of illness, not the harm itself.
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Question 8: Match each body-related word to its definition.

Question 8 options
cough
rash
bandage
thermometer
a device that measures body temperature
a sudden push of air from the lungs
a strip of cloth used to cover a wound
red spots or marks on the skin

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

A 'cough' is a sudden push of air from the lungs. A 'rash' is red spots on the skin. A 'bandage' is a strip of cloth for covering a wound. A 'thermometer' measures body temperature.
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Question 9: You can buy medicine at a ___.

Question 9 options
'Pharmacy' is a shop where medicines are sold and prepared. A 'bakery' sells bread, a 'library' lends books, and a 'laundry' is for washing clothes.
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Question 10: She has a bad ___. She sneezes all the time.

Question 10 options
'Cold' is a common illness that causes sneezing, a runny nose, and a sore throat. A 'burn' is a skin injury from heat, a 'bruise' is a dark mark from being hit, and a 'fracture' is a broken bone.
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Question 11: The doctor wrote a ___ for the antibiotics.

Question 11 options
'Prescription' is the written order from a doctor that allows a patient to get specific medicine. A 'receipt' is proof of payment, an 'invitation' is for events, and a 'recipe' is cooking instructions.
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Question 12: Which word naturally goes with 'blood'?

Question 12 options
'Pressure' naturally collocates with 'blood' to form 'blood pressure,' a common medical term. 'Volume,' 'weight,' and 'height' do not form standard medical collocations with 'blood.'
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Question 13: The ambulance took the patient to the ___ department.

Question 13 options
'Emergency' collocates with 'department' to form the hospital unit that handles urgent cases. 'Cooking,' 'reading,' and 'gardening' are activities unrelated to hospital departments.
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Question 14: A 'surgeon' is a doctor who performs operations.

Question 14 options
True. A surgeon is a medical doctor who is specially trained to perform surgical operations on patients.
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Question 15: What does 'symptom' mean?

Question 15 options
A 'symptom' is a physical sign or change in your body that indicates an illness. It is not a type of medicine, a medical tool, or a treatment plan.
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Question 16: After the accident, the doctor put a ___ on his broken arm.

Question 16 options
A 'cast' (also called a 'plaster cast') is a hard covering placed around a broken bone to hold it in place while it heals.
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Question 17: The nurse gave the child a ___ to protect her from the disease.

Question 17 options
'Vaccination' is an injection given to protect against a specific disease. A 'tablet' is oral medicine, 'stitches' close wounds, and a 'diagnosis' identifies what illness someone has.
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Question 18: My grandmother suffers from ___; her joints are painful and stiff.

Question 18 options
'Arthritis' is a medical condition that causes pain, swelling, and stiffness in the joints. 'Asthma' affects breathing, 'anaemia' relates to low blood levels, and 'insomnia' is difficulty sleeping.
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Question 19: The doctor needs to ___ the patient before recommending any treatment.

Question 19 options
'Examine' means to look at or check someone carefully for signs of illness. 'Recover' means to get better, 'prescribe' means to authorize medicine, and 'discharge' means to release from hospital.
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Question 20: The doctor confirmed that the patient had a severe ___ to penicillin after the blood test results came back positive.

Question 20 options
'Allergy' is the correct noun meaning a harmful immune response to a substance. 'Infection' means invasion by germs, not an immune reaction to a drug. 'Illness' is too general and does not collocate with 'to penicillin.' 'Inflammation' refers to swelling or redness in body tissue, not the overall immune condition triggered by a specific substance.