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Informal Terminology & Idioms Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The informal term for the sternum is

(a)  

2.

Which idiom best describes a very nervous or anxious person. 

a)

A bundle of nerves

b)

Break out in

c)

Flare up

d)

Green around the hills

3.

The picture describes which medical idiom?

a)

Out of shape

b)

Have one foot in the grave 

c)

Under the weather

d)

A picture of good health

4.

What is the informal term for aphthous ulcers?

(a)  

5.

What is the explanation for "a kink in one's neck"?

a)

A tickle on the skin of the neck

b)

A broken vein in one's neck

c)

A loose muscle in one's neck

d)

A cramp in one's neck that causes pain

6.

The formal term for a nosebleed is 

(a)  

7.

A 2-year-old tells his father, "Daddy, I got to go potty!".

What does the child need to do?

a)

Eructate

b)

Urinate

c)

Pass gas

d)

Defecate

8.

"My colleague was looking a little green around the gills when he came to work today." 

Describe the colleague.

a)

The colleague looked sick.

b)

The colleague looked unhappy.

c)

The colleague looked pale.

d)

The colleague looked excited. 

9.

My sister has a serious case of conjunctivitis.

What is an informal diagmosis?

a)

Goosebumps

b)

Baldness

c)

Acne

d)

Pink eye

10.

The formal term for fainting

a)

Syncope

b)

Amnesia

c)

Cerumen

d)

Alopecia

11.

"Our boss is out of sorts today so you should wait until tomorrow to speak to him."

What is wrong with the boss?  

a)

Experiencing fatigue

b)

Fainted

c)

In a bad mood

d)

Healing from an injury

12.

The formal term for hurl

a)

Clavicle

b)

Vomit

c)

Urinate

d)

Deglutition

13.

What idiom does the picture represent?

a)

Running a blue horse

b)

To catch a horse

c)

Horsing around

d)

To get a charley horse 

14.

Select the formal term that represents the picture.

a)

Rhinorrhea

b)

Rheum

c)

Loss of hair

d)

Alopecia

15.

A doctor tells a patient, "When you fell off your bike you hit your kneecap, hard."

What area did the patient hit?

a)

Tibia

b)

Patella

c)

Olecranon

d)

Head