INJURIES

I. Your friend has a few marks on his body. Match the name of the mark with the explanation of its
origin.


1. This BITE on my leg


                            a. I got when I was operated on for appendicitis.

2. These BLISTERS on my feet


                            b. I got when I went on a walking tour in too tight shoes.

3. This BRUISE on my eyelid


                            c. I got when I was hit by my friend during our quarrel.

4. This CUT on my thumb


                            d. I got when I fell down while running.

5. This GRAZE on my knee


                            e. I got when I suffered from measles.

6. This SCAR on my belly


                            f. I got when I cutting onions with a sharp knife.

7. This SCRATCH on my arm


                            g. I got when I was attacked by a fierce dog.

8. These SPOTS on my cheeks


                            h. I got when I was playing with my cat.

9. This STING on my chin


                            i. I got when I went to take some honey from the beehive.


II. Choose the correct answer.


1. He got that ………. on his forehead when he ran into an open cupboard door in the dark a few days
ago.

a) blister         b) bruise          c) scar             d) sprain

2. Mary was ………. by a wasp while she was gathering some pears.

a) bitten          b) eaten           c) stung           d) wounded

3. Be careful you don’t ………. yourself when you are cutting those roses.

a) pick             b) prick           c) sting            d) wound

4. I fell off my bicycle when I was five and I still have a ………. on my knee.

a) freckle        b) scar             c) hole             d) scratch

5. He got a terrible ………. on the head when he forgot to bend as he went through the low doorway.

a) bump          b) hunch          c) ripple          d) wrinkle

6. This ………. dates from my operation last year.

a) cut              b) scar             c) scratch        d) sore

7. A sword will only draw blood if it actually ………. the skin.

a) pierces        b) pricks          c) plunges       d) thrusts

8. I have a ………. on my leg where you hit me.

a) blister         b) bruise          c) hole             d) wound

9. She cried so much that her face became ………..

a) fat               b) soft             c) swollen        d) torn

10. If you are so senseless as to go on long walks in tight-fitting shoes, you must expect to get
………..

a) blisters        b) bruises        c) scars           d) scratches