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title: Needles and brave faces — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Medicine
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 32 «Needles and brave faces» of the medicine 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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# Needles and brave faces

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The 15 questions of lesson 32 «Needles and brave faces» of the medicine course of Mova's primary school with their options, 84 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/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t1/) — Mate: "injections are literally the worst pain on Earth". Truth? — wrong ✗
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t2/) — You cried at the dentist and feel embarrassed. Best thought? — wrong ✗
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t3/) — Dad says "big boys don't cry" before stitches. What could you say? — wrong ✗
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t4/) — "count backwards from 20 while she does it, it works" — why? — right ✓
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t5/) — What would happen if a nurse just jabbed a scared kid with no warning or explanation? — right ✓
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t6/) — Zoe fainted last time. What's the smart plan this time? — wrong ✗
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t7/) — In a cartoon the hero laughs at a giant needle to look tough. What's real bravery? — wrong ✗
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t8/) — Toddler screams at jabs. Is she being naughty? — right ✓
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t9/) — You tense every muscle and hold your breath for the jab. Good idea? — right ✓
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t10/) — Nurse asks if you want numbing cream. You think it's for wimps. Right? — wrong ✗
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/t11/) — Which question is fine to ask before a blood test? — wrong ✗
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/e1/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the fear of needles. — right ✓ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/e2/) — Identify the principal reason for which deliberate slow exhalation may diminish the pain of an injection. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/e3/) — Whereas a patient has previously fainted during venepuncture, determine the precaution customarily adopted. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/32-needles-and-brave-faces/e4/) — Ascertain the most accurate characterisation of bravery in the context of medical treatment. — wrong ✗ · exam

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