Healthcare vocabulary (entrance exams) worksheet with answers

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.”

1. AHaving enough rest and sleep
2. BHaving enough food and energy
3. CHaving a normal body temperature
4. DHaving enough water in the body

What does the suffix -logist mean, as in “cardiologist”?

1. AA disease
2. BA specialist
3. CThe study of
4. DAn instrument

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The tumour was found to be benign.”

1. ACaused by an infection
2. BNot cancerous and not spreading
3. CVery large
4. DCancerous and spreading to other organs

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient was intubated in the emergency department.”

1. ATransferred straight to the intensive care unit
2. BHad a breathing tube placed in the trachea
3. CPut into a deep, drug-induced sleep
4. DGiven fluids through a vein in the arm

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “Smoking can exacerbate asthma.”

1. AHide
2. BMake worse
3. CPrevent
4. DCure completely

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The patient’s breathing was laboured.”

1. ACompletely silent
2. BCalm, regular and without effort
3. CRequiring great effort
4. DVery slow and quiet

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: “The nurse was ___ when checking each dose and never missed a detail.”

1. Ameticulous
2. Bcareless
3. Cimpulsive
4. Dhesitant

Choose the meaning of the word in bold: “The researcher’s claims were unsubstantiated.”

1. APublished widely
2. BNot supported by evidence
3. CProven beyond doubt
4. DVery complicated