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Patient Zero: Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word 'Superstition'?

a)

D) To make impure or unclean

b)

A) A feeling of doubt or apprehension

c)

B) A belief or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown

d)

C) To completely surround or cover

2.

What is the meaning of the word 'Ominous'?

a)

A) A feeling of doubt or apprehension

b)

B) A belief or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown

c)

C) To completely surround or cover

d)

D) Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

3.

What is the meaning of the word 'Engulf'?

a)

A) A feeling of doubt or apprehension

b)

B) A belief or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown

c)

D) To make impure or unclean

d)

C) To completely surround or cover

4.

What is the meaning of the word 'Contaminated'?

a)
To make something impure or unclean by accident
b)
To purify something by removing harmful substances
c)
To make something cleaner by adding desirable substances
d)
To make something impure or unclean by adding a harmful or undesirable substance to it.
5.

What is the meaning of the word 'Dismal'?

a)

A) A feeling of doubt or apprehension

b)

B) A belief or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown

c)

D) To make impure or unclean

d)

C) Causing a feeling of gloom or depression

6.

What is the meaning of the word 'Pandemic'?

a)
An outbreak of a disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects an exceptionally high proportion of the population.
b)
A type of clothing
c)
A type of food
d)
A type of dance
7.

Statistic is _______.

a)
The study of plants
b)
The branch of mathematics that deals with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.
c)
The art of storytelling
d)
The science of space exploration
8.

Intuition is ________.

a)
the ability to learn something through experience
b)
the ability to guess something correctly
c)
the ability to ignore facts and rely on feelings
d)
the ability to understand or know something instinctively
9.

Exclusive means to _______.

a)
Limit or restrict access
b)
Allow unlimited access
c)
Encourage sharing
d)
Promote inclusivity
10.

The definition to Legacy means to ______.

a)
create something new
b)
stop or discontinue something
c)
ignore or forget about something
d)
continue or pass on something from the past
11.

An Amulet is a/an __________.

a)

object worn on a necklace

b)
food
c)
animal
d)
necklace
12.

Sanitation is _______.

a)
The process of maintaining disorder and messiness
b)
The process of maintaining dirtiness and unhygiene
c)
The process of maintaining cleanliness and hygiene
d)
The process of maintaining uncleanliness and filth
13.

A tincture of opium, a vintage medicine

a)

Laudanum

b)

Peppermint

c)

Poison

d)

Cough Syrup

14.

A hearse is a __________.

a)
Vehicle
b)
Animal
c)
Building
d)
Boat
15.

"A hospital stay may be needed so that fluids can be administered intravenously". What does intravenously mean?

a)

Administering fluids through the orally

b)
Administering fluids directly into a vein
c)
Administering fluids directly into an artery
16.

"Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some officials". What does the word appalled mean?

a)
delighted or pleased
b)
disgusted or repulsed
c)
shocked or horrified
d)
surprised or amazed
17.

"They should be privy to our sense of bewilderment." What does the word "privy" mean?

a)
Having a private bathroom
b)
Being excluded from something
c)
Being knowledgeable about a public matter
d)
Being informed about something secret or private
18.

A polluting or poisonous substance that makes something impure.

a)
Pollutant
b)
Purifier
c)

Contaminant

d)
Antidote
19.

looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar.

a)

Outlandish

b)

ordinary

c)

Standard

d)

Typical

20.

Epidemics are _____.

a)
Outbreaks of infectious diseases that spread rapidly and affect a large number of people within a community or population.
b)
A type of weather phenomenon
c)

A type of virus