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

Study the questions and tasks

Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.

Practice level

B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “abandoned” mean in the article?

   1. gave up an activity, plan, or place completely
   2. organized carefully
   3. described publicly
   4. continued successfully
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   Answer

   gave up an activity, plan, or place completely

   The word means she nearly gave up her nursing career plans.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “ailing” mean in the article?

   1. recently employed
   2. suffering from an illness or in poor health
   3. financially independent
   4. highly educated
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   Answer

   suffering from an illness or in poor health

   It describes Saleh’s mother as being ill or in poor health.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What are “responsibilities”?

   1. duties or tasks that someone is expected to manage
   2. plans someone has rejected
   3. opinions expressed publicly
   4. rewards received for effort
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   Answer

   duties or tasks that someone is expected to manage

   They are duties or tasks that someone is expected to manage.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What is an “appeal”?

   1. a serious request for a decision to be changed or reconsidered
   2. a method of paying bills
   3. a private conversation
   4. a medical examination
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   Answer

   a serious request for a decision to be changed or reconsidered

   An appeal is a serious request for a decision to be reconsidered.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “assistance” mean?

   1. help or support given to someone who needs it
   2. silence during disagreement
   3. responsibility for paperwork
   4. permission to change careers
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   Answer

   help or support given to someone who needs it

   Assistance means help or support provided to someone in need.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What is a “mentor”?

   1. an experienced person who guides and advises someone less experienced
   2. a student who fails a class
   3. a person who manages bills
   4. a professional healthcare document
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   Answer

   an experienced person who guides and advises someone less experienced

   A mentor guides and advises someone with less experience.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   What does “struggling” mean?

   1. having difficulty coping with a problem or situation
   2. making a formal request
   3. supporting relatives financially
   4. recognizing personal similarities
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   Answer

   having difficulty coping with a problem or situation

   It means having difficulty coping with a problem or situation.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.