Public Health Nurse Reflects on the Moment She Learned to Ask for Help

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Practice level

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Question formats

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How to approach this practice

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1. Question 1 · Single choice

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   What work arrangement did Saleh have while studying?

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   1. She studied nursing and worked full-time
   2. She studied part-time and volunteered occasionally
   3. She worked as a professor while studying medicine
   4. She stopped working during her nursing program
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   Answer

   She studied nursing and worked full-time

   The recording states that she combined nursing studies with full-time work.

   More than a decade ago, Saleh was studying nursing while working full-time and helping support her seven siblings and her ailing mother.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   What did Saleh do before submitting her appeal?

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   1. She met with Lehman
   2. She prayed
   3. She left the nursing program
   4. She repeated the class
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   Answer

   She prayed

   She prayed first and then formally appealed to her professors.

   She first prayed and then submitted an appeal to her professors.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   What personal experience did Lehman share?

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   1. She had failed the same nursing class
   2. She had worked as a public health nurse
   3. She had carried major responsibilities when young
   4. She had supported seven younger siblings
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   Answer

   She had carried major responsibilities when young

   Lehman had carried major responsibilities at a young age herself.

   Lehman had also taken on major responsibilities at a young age and had once believed that she should remain silent instead of asking for assistance.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   Why had Saleh felt unimportant at school?

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   1. She had recently changed colleges
   2. She felt unnoticed among many students
   3. She had refused to attend mentor meetings
   4. She had received constant individual attention
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   Answer

   She felt unnoticed among many students

   She saw herself as one student among many and lacked a personal connection.

   For Saleh, that conversation was important because she had felt like an unimportant student among many others.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   What did Saleh usually do when problems arose?

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   1. She asked professors to solve them
   2. She discussed them with every classmate
   3. She handled most of them alone
   4. She immediately abandoned her plans
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   Answer

   She handled most of them alone

   She generally managed difficulties independently instead of seeking help.

   She said she was used to handling most problems alone and had not expected someone to tell her that they cared.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

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   What result followed Lehman’s support?

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   1. Saleh recognized that help was available
   2. Saleh decided to avoid all future mentors
   3. Saleh transferred to another profession
   4. Saleh stopped supporting her family
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   Answer

   Saleh recognized that help was available

   Saleh began to understand that help was nearer than she had believed.

   Lehman’s support helped her see that assistance was closer than she had imagined.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

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   According to the recording, when can a mentor’s attention matter most?

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   1. When someone has already solved every problem
   2. When someone is struggling but has not requested help
   3. When someone wants to avoid academic responsibilities
   4. When someone has no connection with education
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   Answer

   When someone is struggling but has not requested help

   It can matter when a person struggles without yet asking for help.

   It also suggests that a mentor’s attention can make a difference when someone is struggling but has not yet asked for help.

What to review next

Listen again to difficult sections, then open the transcript to check what you heard. Repeat a useful phrase aloud and try the recording once more without the text.

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Before you practise: a worked example

Listen for the final information, especially when a speaker corrects or changes an earlier statement.

Example transcript: “Let’s meet at five — actually, half past five would be better.” What is the final suggested time?

The final suggested time is 5:30. Actually signals a correction; the first time is replaced by the later suggestion.

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