· A doctor works in a hospital or in a clinic.
· He examines people who are sick and tells them which medicine to take.
· He protects us from diseases like cholera and polio by vaccinating us.
· When we get hurt we go to a doctor.
· He cleans the wound, applies medicine and covers it with bandage.
· He also tells us what we should eat when we are sick.
· We should always follow his advice to get well quickly.
· When a person is very ill, he has to stay in a hospital till he is cured.
· Animals too can fall sick or get hurt.
· Sick or injured animals are treated by veterinary doctors.
Refer the given composition to answer the following questions:
(1) Where does a doctor work?
(A) Post office (B) Police station
(C) Hospital (D) School
(2) Whom does the doctor examine?
(A) Thieves (B) Sick people (C) Students (D) Traffic
(3) Who tells us which medicine to take when we are sick or injured?
(A) Teacher (B) Policeman (D) Doctor (D) Postman
(4) When do we go to a doctor?
(A) when we are sick (B) when we are happy
(C) when we are guilty (D) when we are sad
(5) Who looks after the sick animals?
(A) Veterinary doctors (B) Child specialist
(C) Dermatologist (D) Cardiologist
(6) Doctor protects us from various diseases by ___________________us.
(A) scolding (B) punishing (C) vaccinating (D) beating
(7) The other word for sick is:
(A) cure (B) injured (C) ill (D) treat
(8) “to treat” means:
(A) to be sick (B) to cure (C) to injure (D) to protect
(9) Arrange the given statements in correct order:
(A) We go to a doctor.
(B) Applies the medicine.
(C) We get hurt.
(D) Cover it with bandage.
(E) He cleans the wound.
(10) State whether the statement is true of false:
(A) Only human beings can fall sick or get hurt.
(B) When a person is very sick, he has to stay in a hospital till he is cured. (C) Doctor tells us what we should eat when we are sick.
(D) We should never follow doctor’s advice to get well quickly.
(E) Doctor protects us from many diseases by vaccinating us.
Answer keys
1. (C)
2. (B)
3. (C)
4. (A)
5. (A)
6. (C)
7. (C)
8. (B)
9. A®2; B®4, C®1, D®5, E®3
10. A. False
B. True
C. True
D. False
E. True
