Deck 8: Prepositions Conjunctions and Paragraphs

Question 1

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) asphyxia
B) asfyxia
C) asphixia
D) asphixa

Answer 1

asphyxia

Question 2

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) nausea
B) nasea
C) nausia
D) nasuea

Answer 2

nausea

Question 3

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) antehistamenes
B) antihestamines
C) antihistamines
D) antihictamines

Answer 3

antihistamines

Question 4

A preposition is a connective word that joins a verb or adverb to the rest of the sentence.

Question 5

The narrative paragraph is written to urge the reader to follow a certain course of action.

Question 6

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) palpatation
B) palpetation
C) palpatition
D) palpitation

Question 7

Compound prepositions are two or three words that are used so frequently together that they function like one-word prepositions.

Question 8

A prepositional phrase is nonessential and can be removed entirely from a sentence.

Question 9

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) virtigo
B) vertago
C) vertigo
D) vertego

Question 10

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) regimen
B) regemen
C) rigemen
D) regimin

Question 11

The topic sentence in a paragraph presents the main idea.

Question 12

Prepositional phrases can modify verbs.

Question 13

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) eleminated
B) elimenated
C) eliminited
D) eliminated

Question 14

Correlative conjunctions consist of two elements used as pairs to connect parallel structures.

Question 15

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) specemen
B) specimen
C) spesimen
D) spesemen

Question 16

The concluding sentence of a paragraph never restates the main idea.

Question 17

A preposition shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word or group of words in a sentence.

Question 18

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) hasardous
B) hazirdous
C) hazardous
D) hazardus

Question 19

Select the word that is spelled correctly.

A) steilazation
B) sterilasation
C) sterilization
D) stirilization

Question 20

Only the first and last sentence in an effective paragraph must be related to the main idea.

Question 21

It begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun that is its object.

A) prepositional phrase
B) compound conjunction
C) verb modifier
D) conjunction

Question 22

A part of speech that joins words or parts of sentences.

A) manuscript
B) verb modifier
C) conjunction
D) compound verb

Question 23

A list of all sources cited in a manuscript.

A) abstract page
B) methods page
C) title page
D) reference page

Question 24

For whom am I going to vote?

A) for whom
B) am I going
C) vote
D) whom am I

Question 25

Two or three words that are used so frequently together that they function like a one-word preposition.

A) subordinating conjunction
B) correlative conjunction
C) compound preposition
D) preposition

Question 26

Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the sentences below.
By next Thursday, our accounts should be balanced.

A) by next Thursday
B) our accounts
C) should be balanced
D) no prepositional phrase

Question 27

Medical instructions to the patient should be written on paper.

A) medical instructions
B) the patient
C) should be written
D) to the patient, on paper

Question 28

Strategies needed to implement desired results.

A) methods
B) budget
C) proposal summary
D) abstract

Question 29

Style of writing for manuscripts.

A) SOAP
B) APA
C) AAMA
D) none of the above

Question 30

He broke his fifth lumbar vertebra in the accident.

A) he broke
B) his fifth lumbar
C) in the accident
D) none of the above

Question 31

The patient must have liquid every hour.

A) the patient
B) must have
C) liquid every hour
D) none of the above

Question 32

Articles written for the public or the lay person in simple language.

A) appendix
B) journal
C) document
D) research

Question 33

Pick the appropriate writing type.
A document intended for publication.

A) letter
B) abstract
C) memo
D) manuscript

Question 34

And, but, or , and yet are used to join two single words or groups of words of the same kind or equal construction.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) prepositional phrase
C) correlative conjunction
D) subordinating conjunction

Question 35

A bland diet is used for patients with gastrointestinal problems.

A) a bland diet
B) is used
C) for patients
D) for patients with gastrointestinal problems

Question 36

A systematic investigation into a topic to discover facts and theories.

A) manuscript
B) abstract
C) research paper
D) memo

Question 37

Short writing summarizing a larger work.

A) abstract
B) memo
C) document
D) appendix

Question 38

It shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word or group of words in a sentence.

A) subordinating conjunction
B) verb modifier
C) preposition
D) conjunction

Question 39

Indicate which is being described by the following definitions.
It consists of two elements used as pairs to connect parallel structures.

A) coordinating conjunction
B) prepositional phrase
C) correlative conjunction
D) subordinating conjunction

Question 40

A collection of supplementary materials that is provided at the end of a proposal.

A) problem statement
B) appendix
C) evaluation
D) résumé

Question 41

A vein is a vessel that carries blood to the heart.

A) to the heart
B) a vein
C) that carries blood
D) is a vessel

Question 42

The tickler file is a reminder file.

Question 43

Respiration is the process of breathing

Question 44

Calcium, phosphorus, iodine, iron, copper, and potassium are minerals.

Question 45

PSA is not a definitive test for prostate cancer .

Question 46

The incision was not only painful but also inflamed and infected.

A) was not only painful
B) the incision
C) but also inflamed and infected
D) none of the above

Question 47

Her lungs were very congested.

Question 48

The medical assistant makes the patients' appointments.

Question 49

Ask the patient which arm he or she prefers for the intravenous needle.

A) ask the patient
B) for the intravenous needle
C) he or she prefers
D) none of the above

Question 50

Identify the italicized part of speech.
Somebody in the family has to learn how to deal with a potential diabetic emergency.

Question 51

Mark was having severe chest pain during the procedure.

Question 52

The operating rooms are running on schedule.

A) operating rooms
B) are running
C) on schedule
D) none of the above

Question 53

A medical doctor who treats mental illness is a psychiatrist. 

Question 54

The test for BUN is used as a gross index of glomerular function and the production and excretion of urea.