ENGLISH TASK

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Disusun Oleh :

Yuli Handoyo (051201069)

Prodi S1 Farmasi Reguler

UNIVERSITAS NGUDI WALUYO

TAHUN AJARAN 2021/2022

True/False Questions

Indicate whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F).

1. __T___ A scar is a cut on the skin.

2. __F___ Dandruff is dead skin that falls from a person’s head.

3. __T__ Flaky is an adjective form.

4. __T___ Some individuals allergic to certain detergents can develop a very itchy rash on their

hands.

5. __T___ The adjective form of blister is blistery.

6. __F___ Irritants such as solvents and cosmetics do not trigger contact dermatitis.

7. __T___ Prickly heat can cause a skin rash.

8. __T__ Blisters on the toes and feet, which may ooze a clear or bloody liquid, can be caused by

wearing brand new shoes or shoes that are too tight.

9. __F___ A rough, scaly patch of skin is very moist.

10. __T___ The noun form of itchy is itch.

11. __F___ Brittle nails are strong.

12. __F___ Athlete’s foot is a fungal infection that causes itching and burning between the toes.

13. __T___ If pus is produced in an infected part of the body, the infected part is healing itself.

14. __T___ If a person is allergic to penicillin, he or she can break out in hives.

15. __T___ The word scarred is a past tense verb and adjective form.
Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the correct answer from a, b, and c.

1. __A___ “It hurts a lot when I bump the area” means:

a. when I hit the area

b. when I massage the area

c. when I rub the area

2. __A___ If you are tearing your hair out while sitting in a traffic jam on your way to the

pharmacy, you are:

a. pulling your hair, one strand at a time

b. very angry and anxious

c. breaking off the split ends

3. __C___ A cluster of lesions on the arm means:

a. many scabs

b. a few scars

c. a group of wounds

4. __A___ He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth means:

a. he had a skin rash on the day of the exam

b. he is an expert and very experienced

c. he almost failed the exam

5. __A___ If a patient complains of flaky skin on the head, the patient most likely has:

a. dandruff

b. alopecia

c. head lice
6. __A___ A common skin condition in adolescents is:

a. acne

b. sunburn

c. impetigo

7. __C___ A keloid is:

a. brittle

b. scar tissue

c. a laceration

8. __A___ The verb and adjective from of laceration:

a. lacerated

b. lacerate

c. laceration

9. __C___ A zit is another word for:

a. scab

b. wound

c. pimple

10. __C___ The patient complained that her fingernail was oozing pus. This could indicate she
has:

a. a brittle nail

b. a sharp nail

c. an ingrown nail
Word Forms Exercise

Read the following sentences carefully. Then indicate the word form of the bolded word(s),
choosing

from v, n, adj, or adv.

1. Her lips are cracked as a result of the cold weather.

cracked __adj___

2. The rash on her skin is very itchy.

rash __adj___ itchy __adv___

3. Her scalp is dry but her hair is oily.

dry __adv___ oily__adj___

4. She dried her skin completely before she applied the ointment.

dried __v___

5. The scab did not heal well and now the area is scarred.

scab __adj___ scarred __adj___

6. It was not a superficial wound, but a deep laceration.

wound __adj___ laceration __adj___

7. She lacerated her hand while opening the sharp lid of the cat food can.

lacerated __v___

8. The wound was filled with pus.

wound __adj___ pus __adv___

9. Keep the sterile gauze on the laceration and be careful not to wound it again.

laceration __adj___ wound __adv___

10. Her fingernails left big scratch marks on her itchy skin.

scratch _adj____ itchy __adv___

11. The boil under her skin ruptured.

boil __adj___ ruptured __adv___

12. The new body lotion she rubbed on her skin irritated her skin.

irritated __v___

13. If he doesn’t get treatment for his acne, his face is going to become more pimply.

pimply __adj___

14. He scraped his already bruised knees after he fell off his bike again.

scraped __v___ bruised __adj___

15. When she is speaking in front of an audience, she becomes very nervous and her hands
become very sweaty.

sweaty __adv___

Typical Medical Conditions and Patient Complaints

1. Acne is a skin condition that many adolescents and some adults experience, usually on the
face.

The acne, which is also called pimples, can consist of white heads or black heads. White

heads are pimples that are white in color, and black heads are black in color.

Acne noun pimples noun white heads adverb black heads adverb

2. After washing the dishes with a new liquid detergent, the woman’s hands and wrists broke out
in a very itchy rash. The pharmacist recommended an over-the-counter ointment, which stopped
the itchy rash. Soon the woman stopped scratching her hands and wrists, and the rash cleared up.

broke out verb itchy verb rash verb scratching verb cleared up verb

3. Some individuals develop a keloid after a wound or a surgical incision has healed. The keloid

is a thick scar tissue.

keloid noun wound adverb scar tissue noun

4. Another word for alopecia is baldness, which is hair loss.

alopecia adverb
5. It is not uncommon for children to contract head lice, wingless insects that live in their hair

or scalp, from other children.

head lice noun

6. People with dandruff will experience dry, itchy scalp. Whether or not they scratch their head,

flakes of dead skin can be seen on their hair and on their clothes, especially on their shoulders.

Dandruff noun dry adjective itchy verb scalp adverb scratch verb flakes noun

7. Brittle nails break easily.

Brittle adjective

8. A scab is mainly dry blood that forms over a cut or a wound on the skin. If it does not heal

properly, the scab may ooze pus and become infected.

Scab noun wound noun ooze verb pus noun

9. The young boy’s knees became inflamed after he fell off his skateboard. Not only did he
scrape

his right elbow, he also got a deep bloody gash, a wound, on both knees that did not heal right

away.

inflamed verb scrape verb gash noun wound noun

10. She lacerated her left index finger while slicing the tomato and tore off a piece of skin at the

tip of the finger below the nail. What she thought was a superficial wound was actually a deep

wound that required sutures.

lacerated adverb superficial wound noun wound noun

11. Some medications may cause the skin to sweat.

sweat noun

12. He developed a bump on the right wrist after being hit with a baseball. Two days later, the

bump turned a reddish black color and began to ooze liquid.

bump noun ooze verb

13. The red, itchy patch of flaky dry skin on her left forearm caused her to scratch so hard that

soon it began to bleed.

itchy adjective patch noun flaky adjective scratch verb

14. The scrape on his knee healed nicely and did not form a scab or a scar.

scrape verb scab noun scar noun

15. The cyst on her forehead ruptured and oozed bloody pus.

cyst noun ruptured verb oozed verb

16. The fungal infection in his right toe caused black toe, and the nail eventually fell off.

fungal infection noun black toe adverb

17. Children with head lice will scratch their head because it itches.

head lice noun

18. A wart is a small bump on the foot or hand that is caused by a virus.

wart noun bump noun

19. Shingles is a very painful rash caused by a virus.

shingles noun rash noun

20. The skin of nervous people will sometimes break out into hives that are itchy and bumpy, as

will the skin of some people who are allergic to cats.

break out into verb hives noun

Multiple Choice Questions

Choose the answer that correctly completes each sentence below.

1. __A___ Pimples are:

a. lacerations on the skin

b. flakes of dead skin

c. acne, a skin condition that consists of black heads or white heads

2. __A___ A scab:

a. is dry blood that forms on the skin

b. causes the skin to sweat

c. is a patch of flaky skin

3. __A___ A gash:

a. is a superficial cut

b. oozes pus

c. is a deep wound

4. __B___ People with alopecia:

a. have gray hair

b. are bald

c. have a full head of hair

5. __A___ People with dandruff have:

a. a dry and flaky scalp

b. bumps on their head

c. brittle hair
6. __B___ If a skin condition clears up, it means:

a. the pus is clear

b. it has healed

c. it is itchy

7. __C___ A ruptured cyst is:

a. another word for scab

b. another word for laceration

c. a growth on the skin that has broken open or burst

8. __C___ A superficial wound is:

a. a deep laceration

b. a bump

c. not deep

9. __C___ A scrape on the skin is a:

a. cyst

b. scar

c. small mark on the skin caused by a rough surface

10. __A___ An example of thick scar tissue is a:

a. keloid

b. laceration

c. pimple

11. __B___ Small wingless insects on children’s hair and scalp are:

a. hives

b. head lice

c. dandruff
12. __C___ A wart is a:

a. white head

b. pimple

c. bump on the skin caused by a virus

13. __A___ Shingles is a:

a. painful rash on the skin caused by a virus

b. skin condition caused by prickly heat

c. scrape that hasn’t cleared up

14. __C___ White heads and black heads are examples of:

a. alopecia

b. head lice

c. acne

15. __B___ Sweaty skin is:

a. dry

b. moist

c. flaky

True/False Questions

Indicate whether each sentence below is true (T) or false (F).

1. __F___ If a patient complains that pus is oozing from his skin, it means that the skin

is dry.

2. __F___ If a patient complains that she needs an over-the-counter treatment for acne, it means

that the patient needs treatment for baldness.

3. __F___ If the pharmacist tells a patient that the medicine may make the skin itch, it means the

patient’s skin will sweat.

4. __F___ A scrape on the skin is a much more serious injury than a gash.

5. __F___ If fingernails are brittle, they are strong and healthy.

6. __T___ If you are allergic to cats, you might break out in hives.

7. __F___ The word “itchy” is a noun.

8. __T___ The word “wound” is both a verb and a noun.

9. __F___ If a lesion is oozing blood, it means the lesion has formed into a scab.

10. __T___ A scrape on the skin is a gash.

Writing Exercise

An important part of communication is the ability to write about what you read, to write
correctly,

and to spell correctly. In the exercises below, write your understanding of the meaning of the
bolded words.

1. Describe in writing what a laceration, a superficial wound, a gash, and a scrape are.
 A laceration is a deep cut or tear in the skin. Accidents with knives, tools, and machines
are frequent causes of lacerations. In cases of deep lacerations, bleeding can be rapid and
extensive.
 A wound is an anatomical defect, a state of tissue separation due to violence or trauma).
 Scratches are marks scratched by sharp objects, pens or objects that can produce
scratches.

2. Describe in writing what a scab, a scar, and a keloid are.

 A scab is the body's natural reaction to healing the injured area of the skin from infection.
 Scars are the result of the biological process of repairing wounds to the skin and body
tissues.
 Keloids are scars after the appearance of a wound, which grows and becomes hard
3. Describe in writing what acne, a pimple, a black head, and a white head are.
 Acne is a skin problem that occurs when hair follicles or hair growth areas become
clogged with oil and dead skin cells.
 Pimple is a Acne is most common in adolescents and adults.
 Blackheads are small bumps that appear in the open pores of the skin and are the
forerunner of acne breakouts.
 Whiteheads are small bumps that appear in closed skin pores and are the forerunner of
acne breakouts.

4. Describe in writing what baldness, dandruff, and head lice are.

 Baldness is a condition of abnormalities on the scalp in the form of the loss of part or all
of the hair.
 Dandruff is white or grayish flakes of scalp.
 Head lice are parasites that live on the scalp and cause an itchy scalp.

5. Describe in writing what athlete’s foot and ingrown nail are.

 Athlete's foot is a fungal infection that affects the top layer of the skin on the feet,
especially when it's warm, moist, and irritated.
 Ingrown toenails are annoying and painful inflammation that forms on the skin around
our nails.