1. A paroxysm is a sudden spasm. Another word for this might be
Symptom
Convulsion
Efficacy
Embolism
2. The meteorologist had forecast rain,
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Nor
Yet
Because
So
3. Which of the following is spelled correctly?
Embarassing
Embarrassing
Embarassing
Embarrasing
4. Select the correct word for the blank in the following sentence. Nurse Junko and _______
will review the patient’s chart.
She
Them
Me
Him
5. Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "stimulus"?
Stimulus
Stimuli
Stimulis
Stimula
6. Identify the euphemism in the following passage: "Today we gather to remember Thomas the
Cat. He was the cutest kitten around. Now that he's gone to the giant catnip patch in the sky, he'll
be missed by everyone."
Giant catnip patch in the sky
The cutest kitten around
He’ll be missed by everyone
Today we gather to remember
7. The plastic surgery improved the _______ of her face. Choose the option that best
completes the above sentence.
Bearing
Serenity
Contour
Cataract
8. Most wildlife biologists disapprove of crossbreeding wolves and dogs.
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Conjunction
9. To be convoluted is to be _______.
Complex
Clever
Candid
Asinine
10. Choose the option that correctly completes the sentence below. _______ having trouble
with _______ new dog.
There, their
Their, there
They’re, their
Their, they’re
11. Select the meaning of the "quoted" word in the sentence. Something that remains is
referred to as __________.
Resident
Residual
Resistance
Resin
12. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. That is an 'ominous' sign.
A good omen
Without deceit
Threatening
Full of thought
13. Which word is descriptive of a small child just learning to walk?
Obese
Toddler
Geriatric
Hale
14. Choose the word or phrase that best indicates the meaning of the "quoted" word.
"Rational" means:
Angry
Reason
Rodent
Proportion
15. Choose the word or phrase that best indicates the meaning of the "quoted" word. The
"insidious" disease was well established before becoming apparent.
Sudden
Suffer
Gradual
Graduate
16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence. The __________ came to settle in the
United States.
Immigrate
Migrate
Immigrant
Emigrant
17. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The hospital accepts a certain
quota of 'indigent' patients.
Uninjured
Apathetic
Resentful
Impoverished
18. A nit is a kind of _______.
Abscess
Bandage
Parasite
Infection
19. What is the meaning of augment?
Add to
Sell off
Make difficult
Hash out
20. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The patients are under
'quarantine'
Confinement away from the general population
A specialist’s care
Experimental drug therapy
Imprisonment in a rehabilitation unit
21. Which word refers to the surgical removal of an organ's contents?
Amputation
Augmentation
Evisceration
Vivisection
22. What is another word for 'flux'?
Quantity
Inflation
Strength
Discharge
23. What is the meaning of regulations?
Government officials
Supervisors
Rules and laws
Movements
24. A patient who is querulous might be guilty of ______.
Stealing
Questioning
Overeating
Complaining
25. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The night nursing staff is
'accountable' for those records.
Receptive
Notorious
Responsible
Preoccupied with
26. What is the meaning of 'pernicious'?
Valued
Destructive
Finicky
Perpetual
27. Select the meaning of the quoted word in the sentence. The nurse was asked to record the
'residual' urine in the patient's bladder.
Measurement
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