Illnesses And Diseases Vocabulary Practice (A2-B1)

⏱ Time: 10:00 📝 Questions: 20 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Vocabulary ⭐ XP: up to +20 (on pass)

Use this 20-question quiz to find your weak spots in Illnesses And Diseases Vocabulary. At Level A2-B1, every question targets a specific sub-topic with a clear explanation. Your score tells you what you know; the explanations show you what to study next.

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

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Question 1: What does NAUSEA mean?

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Nausea means a feeling of sickness in the stomach, often with the urge to vomit. The other options describe different symptoms unrelated to stomach discomfort.
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Question 2: After standing up too quickly, she felt ___ and had to hold onto the wall to keep her balance.

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Dizziness is correct because it means a feeling of unsteadiness or lightheadedness, which fits the context of losing balance. Fever, cough, and bruise do not describe this sensation.
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Question 3: A BRUISE is a mark on the skin caused by damage to blood vessels underneath, usually from a bump or impact.

Question 3 options
True. A bruise is exactly that — a discoloration of the skin caused by damaged blood vessels under the skin, typically from an injury or impact.
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Question 4: Which word is closest in meaning to FEVER?

Question 4 options
High temperature is the closest synonym to fever, as fever specifically refers to a temporary rise in body temperature. Chill, rash, and ache describe different physical symptoms.
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Question 5: Match each word to its correct short definition.

Question 5 options
Runny nose
Chills
Backache
Sunburn
Skin damage caused by the sun's rays
Sudden feeling of cold and shivering
Nose producing too much mucus
Pain or discomfort in the back

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

Runny nose = nose producing too much mucus; Chills = sudden feeling of cold and shivering; Backache = pain in the back; Sunburn = skin damage from the sun's rays.
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Question 6: Which word naturally goes with the phrase 'persistent ___', meaning one that does not stop?

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Cough collocates naturally with 'persistent' in medical contexts, as a persistent cough is a very common phrase. You would not say a persistent fever, bruise, or stomachache in this fixed collocation.
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Question 7: A: 'Why did you miss school yesterday?' B: 'I had a bad ___ after eating something that upset my stomach.'

Question 7 options
Stomachache is correct because it refers to pain or discomfort in the stomach area, which fits the context of eating something upsetting. Snakebite, cough, and sunburn are unrelated to this situation.
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Question 8: He spent all day at the beach without sunscreen and came home with a painful ___. Which word correctly names his skin condition?

Question 8 options
Sunburn is the correct word for skin that becomes red and painful after too much sun exposure. A bruise comes from impact, a rash can have many causes unrelated to the sun, and a fracture refers to a broken bone.
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Question 9: Put the sentence chunks in the correct order to make a natural sentence about illness:

Question 9 options
  • and felt cold
  • She had a high fever
  • so she stayed
  • in bed all day

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is: 'She had a high fever / and felt cold / so she stayed / in bed all day.' This follows natural subject-verb-reason-result order.
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Question 10: The doctor said the patient's ___ was caused by a virus and that many people in the city had the same infection at the same time.

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Flu is the most natural and precise word here because it is a contagious viral infection that spreads among many people. Backache, bruise, and snakebite are not caused by viruses and do not spread between people.
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Question 11: A doctor writes in a medical report: 'The patient presents with pyrexia.' Which everyday word means the same thing?

Question 11 options
Fever is the everyday, informal equivalent of the medical term 'pyrexia,' which means a high body temperature. Cough, nausea, and dizziness refer to different symptoms.
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Question 12: The word 'fracture' is the medical term for a ___.

Question 12 options
Fracture is the medical/formal word for a broken bone. It is used in professional and clinical contexts. Bruise, cough, and fever are different conditions with their own medical terms.
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Question 13: You can say someone 'catches' the flu, but you would NOT say someone 'catches' a broken bone.

Question 13 options
True. 'Catch' collocates with contagious illnesses like the flu, meaning to become infected. A broken bone is an injury, not an illness you can catch from another person, so 'catch a broken bone' is not correct English.
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Question 14: She felt ___ before the exam and thought she might be sick, but it passed after she took some deep breaths. Which word best describes this stomach discomfort?

Question 14 options
Nausea is the most precise word for the feeling of wanting to vomit or stomach unease. Dizziness relates to balance, chills relate to cold and shivering, and fever relates to high temperature — none fit this specific stomach-related feeling.
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Question 15: Read this sentence: 'He got a nasty snakebite while hiking.' What does SNAKEBITE mean HERE?

Question 15 options
Snakebite here means a wound made by the bite of a snake. The word specifically refers to the injury caused when a snake bites a person, which can be dangerous if the snake is venomous.
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Question 16: Which of the following is a real and natural English phrase used when talking about illness?

Question 16 options
'Come down with the flu' is a natural English collocation meaning to become sick with the flu. 'Fall into a cough,' 'run a bruise,' and 'catch a backache' are not real English phrases.
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Question 17: Which sentence uses the word CHILLS incorrectly?

Question 17 options
'She painted the room with chills' is incorrect because chills is a medical symptom — a sudden feeling of coldness and shivering — and cannot be used as a tool or material for painting. The other sentences use chills correctly in illness contexts.
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Question 18: Put these sentences in the correct order to tell a logical story about getting sick:

Question 18 options
  • After a few days, he felt much better.
  • The next day, he developed a fever and chills.
  • Tom started sneezing and had a runny nose.
  • He went to the doctor and got some medicine.

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is: 1) Tom started sneezing and had a runny nose. 2) The next day, he developed a fever and chills. 3) He went to the doctor and got some medicine. 4) After a few days, he felt much better. This follows a natural sequence: first symptoms → getting worse → treatment → recovery.
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Question 19: Both ASTHMA and DIABETES are listed as common diseases, and both mainly affect the lungs.

Question 19 options
False. Asthma affects the lungs and breathing, but diabetes is a disease that affects how the body manages blood sugar — it does not mainly affect the lungs. The two diseases affect different body systems.
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Question 20: The hiker fell badly and the doctor confirmed he had a ___ in his ankle — the bone had completely snapped in two.

Question 20 options
Fracture is the most precise medical term for a broken bone, and 'snapped in two' confirms this is a bone injury. Bruise refers to a skin discoloration, sprain refers to a stretched ligament, and blister refers to a fluid-filled skin bubble.