Understanding Pain: A Medical Perspective and Management Strategies

Fill-in-the-blank questions:

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 1, pain is a warning signal that something is wrong with the body. It is the body's 2 to 3 the chances of further damage. But pain can also be 4, and for people with 5 pain management, it can be a serious 6 to their quality of life. Pain is a complex 7 that involves the 8 and the nervous system. The brain 9 pain messages and interprets them. It can also 10 pain perception by releasing natural painkillers. Pain management strategies can range from simple lifestyle changes to 11 in more advanced medical procedures. 12, even with the best treatments, the 13 of complete pain relief is not always possible.

Choice questions:

1. [A] perspective [B] reducing [C] however [D] superficially
2. [A] command [B] simplify [C] communicate [D] capacity
3. [A] similar [B] brain [C] reducing [D] simplify
4. [A] added [B] recognizes [C] poor [D] danger
5. [A] level [B] chances [C] pain [D] capacity
6. [A] perspective [B] reducing [C] danger [D] command
7. [A] superficially [B] level [C] recognizes [D] brain
8. [A] pain [B] mass [C] similar [D] communicate
9. [A] recognizes [B] brain [C] added [D] perspective
10. [A] simplify [B] command [C] recognize [D] investing
11. [A] simplify [B] reducing [C] investing [D] danger
12. [A] However [B] Poor [C] Danger [D] Command
13. [A] perspective [B] reducing [C] level [D] added

Standard answer:

1. A 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. C