Medicine Reading Exam (Mid-Term)

You will have two texts about medicine to read.

One text is from your Student's Book. The second is a new text.

Each text has 11 Questions with 10 Marks.

Types of Questions

1. Multiple Choice (A,B,C,D)          5 Questions                                5 Marks
2. True / False Statements               2 Questions                                1 Mark
3. Match Synonyms                          1 word with three options        1 Mark
4. Match antonyms                           1 word with three options        1 Mark
5. Answer narrative questions         2 Questions with four options  2 Marks


Total Mark = 20

Mid-Term Listening Exam

Here are the dates for your listening exam:

011 - Chapter 1 to 4 (Open Forum 1) - 04/11/2014 - 1 to 3 pm

012 - Chapter 1 to 3 (Open Forum 2) - 05/11/2014 - 1 to 3 pm

019 - Chapter 1 to 6 (open Forum 1) - 06/11/2014 - 9 to 11 am

Please remember to bring your Student ID card. You can not do the exam without it!

Listening Vocab

Here is the vocab from Open Forum 1 Chapters 1-4.

CHAPTER 1 (COMMUNICATION)

screaming = crying  loudly

toddler = small child

gesture = hand and eye movements used when we talk

correspondence = close similarity between two things

complicated = difficult to understand

CHAPTER 2 (LITERATURE)

literacy = ability to read and write

motivating = encouraging someone to do something

scary = causing fear or terror

phony = fake or false

pirates = people who attack and robs ships at sea

CHAPTER 3 (LIFE SCIENCES)

horticulture = science of growing fruit, plants, and flowers

moisture = wetness caused by water

temperate = mild climate

humid = damp and hot climate

nectar = sweet liquid produced by flowers

CHAPTER 4 (PSYCHOLOGY)

psychiatrist = doctor for treatment of mental disorder

volunteer = someone who works without being paid

optimistic = hopeful

vivid = very clear

syndrome = medical condition characterized by some symptoms

Medicine 1 - Communication

Here are the words from page 80.

Work	In-class definitions
Responds	Reacts
Preventative	Stops
Habitual	A habit /  do automatically
Cognitive	Thinking / knowing (how)
Barrier	Stops / blocks things
Psychological	Way of thinking
Metaphysics	After physics / things not answered by science
Tailor (v)	Make / do only for one person
Devastating	Destroying
Fate	Destiny /  unchangeable future
Provoke	Make happen / make someone do something
Rejection	Say no / not allow
Assume	Think something is true with no evidence
Persuade	Change someone’s mind/  opinion
Resign	Quit / stop doing something
Prone	Often happens
Keen	Like very much
Appeal	Be attractive to
Sordid	Disgusting / not nice
Frame of mind	How we think at one moment

Medicine 1 - Social factors

Here are the words from page 18.

Work	In-class definitions
Deprivation	Not having basic things
Circulatory disease	Problems with blood transportation
Trend	Pattern/ fashion / popular
Infant	Small child
Mortality	Death
Cardiovascular condition	Problem with heart
Respiratory	Breathing
Unique	Only one
Disparity	Difference/ inequality  between things
Evidence	Proof of something
Income	Money you earn
Proportion	Different level of two things / ratio
Requirement	Need
Primary care	Main / first care
Deprived	Does not have
Homelessness	Has no home
Adverse effect	Bad effect
Documented	Shown with evidence
Depression	Medically sad
Incidence	Example of something happening
Lack of	None of it
Psychotic	Mentally ill
Plateau	Limit of increase / not get bigger
Provide	Officially give

Medicine 1 Vaccines

Here are the words for the vaccine text on page 72.

Word	In-class Definition
Vaccine	A small amount of an illness
Immunization (Immunize)	Give vaccine
Antibodies	Defence system in blood
Recommend	Suggest/good advice
Objective	Aim/goal
Eligible	Able to do something/ part of a group
Dose	Amount of a drug/medicine
Serconvert	Change/produce antibody
Controversial	Produces argument / not everyone happy
Currently	Right now
Pre-license study	Research a new drug
Confers something	Gives some effect
Irrespective	Despite / not important
Optimal	Perfect  / best
Compromise	Have a balance

Medicine 1 - Overweight and Obesity

These words are taken from the text on page 50 of Medicine 1,

Word	In class definition
Concern	Problem/worry
Epidemic	Large number ill (>100,0000)
Pandemic	More than 500,000,000 ill
An outbreak	Concentration of a disease/ start of illnesses
Imbalance	Not balanced
Intake	To take something inside
Expenditure	Use something
Factor	Reason/characteristic
Pose	Present
Chronic	Serious
Diabetes	Too much sugar in the blood
Cardiovascular system	Oxygen/blood transportation system
Estimate	Educated guess
BMI	Body Mass Index
Impact	Effect/result
Classified	Put in to groups/categories
Standardize	Make the same/ standard
Conducted	Do / carry out
Perception	How you see something/ understand it
According to	As said by / as written by
Consider	Think
Implication	Have an effect on
Structure	How it is built

Medicine 1 - Concordance (part 2)

These are the second group of words from the text entitled CONCORDANCE on page 42 Medicine (1)

Word	In-class definition
Complementary	It helps/supports
Educative	Helps you learn
Emotionally	Connected with feelings
Behaviourally	How you do things
Intervention (n) /Intervene (v)	Stop/get in the middle of
Regardless	Despite
Imparted	Pass information/give
Self-efficacy	Ability to do something (Gives confidence)
Autonomy	Freedom of movement/decision
Priority	Level of importance
Informed choice	Make decision on facts
Adverse	Negative
Differentiate	Show/make difference
Review	Look again
Combined	Taken/acts together
Towards	Direction of travel

Medicine 1 - Concordance Vocab

These are all words from the text entitled CONCORDANCE on page 42 Medicine (1)

Word	Inclass definition
Concord	Agree
Feature	Characteristic / what it can do
Prescribe (Verb) / Prescription (Noun)	To give/control (medicine)
Likely	Common/normal
Besides	In addition to / apart from / although
Effective	Works
Compliance / comply	Agree with / does what it should
Individual	1 person / single
Infomercial	Information + commercial / gives info
Long standing	Continuous / for a long time
Therapeutic	Gives therapy / helps / heals
Convenient	Easy to use / simple
Consequence	Result / effect
Preventative	Stops from happening
Purpose	Reason
Symptom	Sign of illness/problem
Cholesterol	Fat in blood
Hypertension	High blood pressure
Regime	System
Appropriate	Suitable
Context	Situation
Denial	Negation / no
Confusion	Unsure / doesn’t know / not understand
Rate	Level/number/frequency