1. _____ Let your hair down means: a. to wear one’s hair long
b. to relax
Mini Dialogue #2
2. _____ Hair stand on end means: a. to remain calm
b. to have no tender feelings c. to be frightened and shocked
Mini Dialogue #3
3. _____ Getting under my skin means: a. the new pharmacist gets easily upset b. to annoy others with one’s behavior c. to stay calm
Mini Dialogue #4
4. _____ Get in my hair means: a. to bother and annoy
b. to be worried and anxious c. to say or do the right thing
Mini Dialogue #5
5. _____ Tearing my hair out means: a. to worry and to be anxious
b. to relax c. to not worry
Mini Dialogue #6
6. _____ Tough as nails means: a. brittle
b. strong and determined c. to be mean
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P O S T- A S S E S S M E N T
True/False Questions
Indicate whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F).
1. _____ The idiom pulling my hair out means the individual has head lice. 2. _____ The noun form of to inflame is inflammatory.
3. _____ Another word for pimple is keloid.
4. _____ The adjective form of the word scratch is scratchy.
5. _____ If a person gets under your skin, the person annoys you by the way he or she behaves. 6. _____ Another word for head lice is dandruff.
7. _____ A bloody toe blister is an example of a white head. 8. _____ The past tense and adjective forms of scrape is scraped. 9. _____ Acne is a form of dry skin.
10. _____ A laceration is a superficial wound.
11. _____ If a person is thick skinned, it means he or she has a big bump on the skin.
12. _____ If a patient complains that his foot is burning and itching, he most likely has an infected ingrown toenail.
13. _____ A keloid is a swollen scab.
14. _____ Head lice are insects that bite the skin. 15. _____ A person with alopecia has head lice.
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct answer from a, b, and c. 1. _____ The adjective form of scratch is: a. scratched
b. scratchy
c. scratched and scratchy
2. _____ If a person has athlete’s foot, the person: a. is a fast runner
b. plays many sports c. has a fungal infection
3. _____ If a person is tearing his or her hair out, the person: a. is balding
b. is worried and anxious c. has alopecia
4. _____ A child with head lice: a. needs to scratch his or her head
b. needs to remove the head lice with his or her fingers
c. needs to have his or her hair combed with a louse comb and treated with anti-lice treatment
5. _____ In the sentence, “I have a bruised bump on my head,” the word bruised is: a. a past tense verb
b. an adjective c. a noun
6. _____ The adjective form of sweat is: a. sweaty, sweating, and sweatily b. sweaty and sweating
c. sweating and sweated 7. _____ Scratch marks are:
a. produced on the skin from scratching too much b. caused by a jellyfish sting
c. caused by a laceration
8. _____ A person who is tough as nails: a. has healthy nails
b. has brittle nails
9. _____ Dried blood that is formed on the skin after a cut or wound is healed is called: a. a laceration
b. a scab c. a scrape
10. _____ In the sentence, “The girl complained of an itchy sensation on her arm,” the word itchy is: a. an adjective
b. a verb c. a noun
11. _____ The word wound is: a. both a verb and a noun b. a verb only
c. a noun only
12. _____ A superficial wound is: a. a deep gash
b. a deep laceration c. not deep
13. _____ An oozy blister can contain: a. pus
b. lice c. scabs
14. _____ The word swell is: a. a noun, a verb, and an adjective b. a noun only
c. an adjective
15. _____ In the sentence, “Because the scab on the skin did not heal properly, the area is scarred,” the word scarred is used as:
a. an adjective b. a past tense verb c. a noun
Listening and Comprehension Exercises
Dialogue #1
Listen to Dialogue #1, stop, listen again and take notes. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need or until you feel you have written sufficient notes and feel confident. You can use your notes to answer the multiple choice questions at the end of the dialogue.
Notes_____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer the questions below by selecting the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
1. _____ The patient tells the pharmacist her arm: a. has itchy bumps
b. has a deep gash c. is painful and itchy
2. _____ The patient asks the pharmacist for: a. a cream to reduce the swelling and itchiness b. Tylenol
c. an antibiotic
3. _____ The pharmacist asks the patient if she: a. has been bitten by an insect
b. went camping on Labor Day c. has called her doctor
4. _____ The pharmacist tells the patient she has: a. impetigo
b. inflammation c. itchiness
5. _____ The pharmacist recommends the patient contact the doctor for an antibiotic: a. today
b. in 1 week c. in 1 day
Dialogue #2
Listen to Dialogue #2, stop, listen again and take notes. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need or until you feel you have written sufficient notes and feel confident. You can use your notes to answer the multiple choice questions at the end of the dialogue.
Notes _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer the questions below by selecting the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
1. _____ The patient complains that his feet are: a. oozing pus
b. burning and itching c. dry
2. _____ When the patient says that he is tearing his hair out, he means that: a. he is bald
b. his hair is dry
c. he is anxious and worried
3. _____ Characteristics of athlete’s foot are: a. blistering skin
b. dry and itchy skin
c. scaliness, in combination with burning and itching 4. _____ The pharmacist recommends:
a. a cream to help stop the burning and itchiness on his foot b. an antibiotic to stop the burning and itchiness on his foot c. a pill he can take
5. _____ The pharmacist instructed the patient to:
a. wash and completely dry his feet, even between the toes, before applying Lamisil b. apply the cream with the feet still wet
c. wash and completely dry his feet, even between the toes, before applying Lamisil and to change his socks daily
Dialogue #3
Listen to Dialogue #3, stop, listen again and take notes. Listen to the dialogue as many times as you need or until you feel you have written sufficient notes and feel confident. You can use your notes to answer the multiple choice questions at the end of the dialogue.
Notes _____________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Answer the questions below by selecting the answer that correctly completes each sentence.
1. _____ The patient’s bad habit is: a. splitting her nails
b. biting her nails c. painting her nails
2. _____ The patient complains that her finger is: a. red, swollen, and painful
b. lacerated
c. breaking out in hives
3. _____ The patient noticed that her finger discharged: a. a white head
b. a rash c. yellow pus
4. _____ The patient’s finger is: a. red only
b. red, inflamed, painful, and discharging pus c. discharging pus only
5. _____ The pharmacist recommends that she soak her finger in: a. table salt
b. Epsom salts c. iodized salt
6. _____ The pharmacist also recommends the patient apply: a. peroxide and Neosporin
b. peroxide only c. Neosporin only
How did you do on the Post-Assessment in Chapter 1? Check your answers in the Answer Key online.
P R E - A S S E S S M E N T
True/False Questions
Indicate whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F). 1. _____ A person with conjunctivitis has swollen eyes.
2. _____ A cataract can make lamplight or sunlight seem too bright or glaring. 3. _____ Children with an ear infection will sometimes tug on their ears. 4. _____ One way to reduce ear wax is to put drops of baby oil in the ear. 5. _____ The adjective form of infection is infected.
6. _____ A foreign body in the eye can cause it to become irritated, red, and painful. 7. _____ A stye is a bumpy, red, itchy infection in the middle ear.
8. _____ Infants with an ear infection will experience inconsolable crying. 9. _____ A cataract is a yellow discharge from the eye.
10. _____ The noun form of itchy is itch.
11. _____ Pink eye is another term for conjunctivitis.
12. _____ A person should never use a warm compress over the ear to relieve an earache. 13. _____ Glaucoma can lead to blindness.
14. _____ A droopy eye is swollen and itchy. 15. _____ The word swell is a noun and verb form.
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct answer from a, b, and c.
1. _____ “My ear feels like it’s clogged up” means: a. the ear is infected
b. the ear is closed c. the ear feels tight
2. _____ If you are all ears while listening to the professor’s lecture, you are: a. putting your hands over your ears during the lecture
b. very interested in the lecture and paying attention c. you can’t hear the lecture
3. _____ Ear popping is caused by: a. pressure in the ear
b. wax in the ear c. a broken eardrum