Fill-in-the-Blank Questions: Understanding Pain

Instructions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank from the four choices of the multiple choice questions. Words group 1: 'perspective, reducing, however, superficially, level, added, chances, danger, recognizes, poor'. Words group 2: 'command, simplify, communicate, similar, brain, mass, capacity, investing, pain, according'. Text: From a medical 'perspective' [1], 'reducing' [2] pain is often a top priority. 'However' [2], it is important to 'recognize' [3] that pain is not always just a 'poor' [4] issue. Pain can also be a sign of 'underlying' [5] problems, and ignoring it can increase the 'chances' [6] of further injury. Pain is a complex experience that involves the 'brain' [7], the nervous system, and the body's immune response. Pain can be 'similar' [8] to the 'brain' [9] that the body is in 'pain' [10], and it can also be influenced by psychological and social factors. The 'perspective' [11] to effectively 'communicate' [12] and manage pain requires a 'comprehensive' [13] understanding of the underlying mechanisms. It also requires 'investing' [14] in research and 'research' [15] in new treatments. Choice questions:

1. [A] level [B] danger [C] perspective [D] chances
2. [A] However [B] Added [C] Recognizes [D] Superficially
3. [A] simplify [B] communicate [C] invest [D] recognize
4. [A] brain [B] mass [C] capacity [D] poor
5. [A] similar [B] pain [C] command [D] underlying
6. [A] chances [B] danger [C] level [D] reducing
7. [A] brain [B] mass [C] capacity [D] pain
8. [A] similar [B] communicate [C] command [D] according
9. [A] pain [B] brain [C] mass [D] capacity
10. [A] danger [B] reducing [C] pain [D] level
11. [A] capacity [B] perspective [C] danger [D] level
12. [A] communicate [B] simplify [C] invest [D] recognize
13. [A] poor [B] superficially [C] reducing [D] comprehensive
14. [A] investing [B] pain [C] according [D] command
15. [A] simplify [B] capacity [C] research [D] pain

Standard answer:

1. C 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. D
2. B 12. A 13. D 14. A 15. C