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IREC - UNIT 5: TERRY FOX : Vocabulary check

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

relating to an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot, or tooth, that replaces a missing part


Ex: People have learned to run marathons with their.......limbs

a)

determination

b)

aggressive

c)

prosthetic

2.

to recognize and name the exact character of a disease or a problem, by examining it.

Ex: She was ............... with/as having diabetes

a)

diagnosed

b)

prosthetic

c)

donated

3.

money or goods that are given to help a person or organization, or the act of giving them

Ex: Even a small ............... can do a lot of good

a)

donation

b)

persistence

c)

amputation

4.

continue to do something even though it is difficult or other people are against it

Ex: Skill comes only with practice, patience and .........

a)

cancer

b)

chemotherapy

c)

persistence

5.

to cut off a part of the body

Ex: They had to ............ his foot to free him from the wreckage.

a)

amputate

b)

inspire

c)

rally

6.

needing or using a lot of physical or mental effort or energy

Ex:............efforts were made throughout the war

a)

hospitalized

b)

strained

c)

strenuos

7.

to make someone feel that they want to do something and can do it

Ex: His confident leadership ...... his followers

a)

inspired

b)

strained

c)

encountered

8.

the fact of a person, organization, etc. continuing to live or exist

Ex: The doctors told my wife I had a 50/50 chance of ........

a)

compassion

b)

survival

c)

determination

9.

knowledge and understanding of particular activities, subjects, etc

Ex: The campaign has certainly succeeded in raising public ........... of the issue

a)

hospitalization

b)

amputation

c)

awareness

10.

to experience something, especially something unpleasant

Ex: When did you first .............. these difficulties?

a)

put your task and mind in

b)

encounter

c)

leave your mark on

11.

to take someone to stay in a hospital because of illness or injury

Ex: His wife's been.............. for depression

a)

amputated

b)

strained

c)

hospitalized

12.

the treatment of disease using chemicals.

Ex: ...............is often used in the treatment of cancer

a)

Donation

b)

Chemotherapy

c)

Compassion

13.

st makes a deep impression on sb

Ex: Mark's aggressive leadership has .................the company.

a)

run against time

b)

put his task and mind on

c)

left its mark on

14.

an injury to a muscle or similar soft part of the body caused by using that part too much

Ex: There is a lot of ........... on both his leg.

a)

agression

b)

strain

c)

survival

15.

have little time to do something

Ex: It has only nine months left to make that happen. ... "We are literally ..............

a)

running against time

b)

leaving mark on

c)

out of order

16.

someone is not likely to succeed

Ex: We tried hard to win, but ...................

a)

put our task and mind on

b)

the cards seemed staked against us

17.

a word or name that everyone knows

Ex:McDonalds quickly became a ................

a)

household word

b)

compassion

c)

awareness

18.

a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for other people’s suffering or bad luck and a desire to help

Ex: I was hoping she might show a little............

a)

hospitalization

b)

compassion

c)

chemotherapy

19.

come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort

Ex: The president has called on the people to ............. to/behind the government

a)

encounter

b)

rally

c)

survive

20.

make great efforts to do something

Ex: She ................ the singing of the national anthem

a)

put her heart and soul/mind to

b)

run against time

c)

donated