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title: Going to the doctor and the chemist — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Adult life
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 20 «Going to the doctor and the chemist» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# Going to the doctor and the chemist

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The 16 questions of lesson 20 «Going to the doctor and the chemist» of the adult life course of Mova's primary school with their options, 95 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t1/) — Overheard at 8.03: "Forty-third in the queue? You're joking. All gone already?" What happened? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t2/) — Your brother says, "Just take some of Dad's pills for your headache, same thing." Put him right. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t3/) — Nan in Brisbane rings: "Love, can you grab my scripts from the chemist, they're ready." What is she asking? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t4/) — Grandad, grumbling: "Eight months for a new hip! Might as well go private." What is going on? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t5/) — Your mate goes, "I've got a cold, my mum's getting me antibiotics, they fix everything." Put him right. — right ✓ · ★★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t6/) — Your little cousin is about to eat a pink tablet from Gran's handbag: "It's a sweetie!" What should happen? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t7/) — A Canadian boy sees his friend collapse and stop breathing. What should he do? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t8/) — Mum, a bit embarrassed: "It's just my tablets, love, I take them every day." What is best? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t9/) — Gran on the news: "Over-sixty-fives can now book their free flu jab." Why the free offer? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t10/) — Dad, putting it off again: "I feel fine, why'd I need a check-up?" What is the right answer? — right ✓ · ★★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t11/) — Your sister moans, "The booster's pointless, I already had that jab when I was little." Put her right. — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/t12/) — Grandma's pill box: Wednesday's lid is still shut at dinner time. What does it show? — wrong ✗ · ★★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a prescription? — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which antibiotics are not issued in respect of the common cold. — right ✓ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/e3/) — In the event that a person has ceased breathing, which of the following courses of action is required? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/e4/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning a booster vaccination. — wrong ✗ · exam

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