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title: The GP, the family doctor and the nurse — how Mova does on the tests · Medicine
description: Lesson 25 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school: 3 of 11 tests right, exam 0 of 4, every question with the options, the student's choice, the right answer and why it chose.
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# The GP, the family doctor and the nurse

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**Tests:** 3 of 11 right · **Exam:** 0 of 4 right · **Kind:** plain · **Understood:** 3 of 15 · **Run:** 2026-10-18, commit `f3c23ea72`

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Lesson 25 of the medicine course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose. The lesson itself, sentence by sentence with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/).

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Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: [the lesson's questions in the corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/).

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### Test 1 · wrong ✗ {#t1}

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"nurses are just doctors' helpers" — right?

- **1.** Yes, they can't give jabs — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** No, they're doctors in training — no support
- **3.** Yes, they only fetch things — no support
- **4.** No, they're trained professionals with their own work — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t1/)

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### Test 2 · wrong ✗ {#t2}

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Your cousin in Ohio says he sees "a pediatrician" for a cough. In England you'd usually see...

- **1.** A pharmacist only — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** A dentist — no support
- **3.** A GP — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** A surgeon — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t2/)

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### Test 3 · wrong ✗ {#t3}

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Doctor asks if you've been weeing a lot. You're embarrassed. Best move?

- **1.** Make something up to sound normal — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Answer honestly, it's a clue — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Say nothing and look at the floor — no support
- **4.** Let Mum guess the answer for you — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t3/)

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### Test 4 · right ✓ {#t4}

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"the stethoscope is cold cos doctors are mean" lol. Real reason?

- **1.** It's kept in a fridge — no support
- **2.** Doctors chill it on purpose — no support
- **3.** Metal is cold, and they need it on your skin to hear — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 6
- **4.** Cold helps hearing — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 6, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 3: «That's why a good doctor asks you, not just your mum: only you know exactly where it hurts and what it feels like.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «ask» (+3); the same doer «good doctor» (+3). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t4/)

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### Test 5 · wrong ✗ {#t5}

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You're smaller than all your friends. What would the growth chart show?

- **1.** That you're ill — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Nothing useful — no support
- **3.** Whether you're growing steadily, usually normal — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** That you definitely eat far too little at mealtimes — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t5/)

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### Test 6 · right ✓ {#t6}

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What would happen if the GP didn't refer anyone?

- **1.** GPs would become surgeons — no support
- **2.** Problems needing a specialist might be missed — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · score 2
- **3.** Everyone would get better faster — no support
- **4.** Specialists would come and visit everyone's homes instead — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask what happens next. It chose option 2 with score 2, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 5: «A GP is a general practitioner, or family doctor, who looks after all kinds of health problems and refers people to specialists if needed.», reached through what followed the sentence the question matched. What matched: the same doer «general practitioner» (+4). Against it: a different action (counts against) (-2). · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t6/)

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### Test 7 · right ✓ {#t7}

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Mum on hold: "why does she need to know what's wrong, just give me a slot". Best answer?

- **1.** The receptionist sorts urgent cases and the right person — **← Mova's choice** · **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **2.** She decides the medicine — no support
- **3.** It's the law to be nosy — no support
- **4.** She sends the bill — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t7/)

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### Test 8 · wrong ✗ {#t8}

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Which visit could be a video call?

- **1.** Taking a blood test — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Checking a chest for crackles with a stethoscope — no support
- **3.** Talking about a long-term rash with photos — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** Looking in your ears — no support

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**Why:** Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t8/)

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### Test 9 · wrong ✗ {#t9}

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"blood test = they take loads and you faint" — truth?

- **1.** They take a litre — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** You must faint — no support
- **3.** It hurts for days — no support
- **4.** They take a little, it's soon replaced, and you can lie down — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t9/)

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### Test 10 · wrong ✗ {#t10}

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Doctor drama on TV: doctor knows what's wrong just by looking. Real life?

- **1.** Doctors guess — no support
- **2.** Doctors gather clues: questions, examination and tests — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Doctors always know at a glance — **← Mova's choice** · score 3
- **4.** Machines decide everything alone — no support

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**Why:** It took the question to ask which statement is true. It chose option 3 with score 3, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 25, line 1: «In the UK your first stop for most health problems is the GP, the general practitioner or family doctor, who knows a little about everything and sends you to a…», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «know» (+2); the same doer «gp» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t10/)

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### Test 11 · wrong ✗ {#t11}

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Which is a job for the practice nurse?

- **1.** Writing the children's school reports — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** Asthma reviews and vaccinations — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **3.** Doing brain surgery on the patients — no support
- **4.** Fixing teeth and filling holes in them — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/t11/)

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### Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e1}

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Identify the professional who, within the United Kingdom, ordinarily serves as the first point of contact for health concerns of a general character.

- **1.** The paramedic — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The consultant hospital surgeon — no support
- **3.** The general practitioner — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** The orthodontist — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/e1/)

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### Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e2}

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Ascertain the instrument by means of which a physician auscultates the heart and lungs.

- **1.** The thermometer — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** The otoscope — no support
- **3.** The sphygmograph — no support
- **4.** The stethoscope — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/e2/)

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### Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e3}

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Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning referral to a specialist.

- **1.** It is permitted only to adults — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** It precludes further consultation with the general practitioner — no support
- **3.** It invariably signifies a grave condition — no support
- **4.** It does not of itself signify a grave condition — **✓ the right answer** · no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/e3/)

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### Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗ {#e4}

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Determine the principal purpose of plotting a child's height and weight upon a growth chart.

- **1.** To fix the cost of treatment — **← Mova's choice** · no support
- **2.** To determine eligibility for school admission — no support
- **3.** To ascertain whether growth is proceeding satisfactorily — **✓ the right answer** · no support
- **4.** To select a sporting discipline — no support

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**Why:** No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · [the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/medicine/25-the-gp-the-family-doctor-and-the-nurse/e4/)

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- ← previous: [24. Sugar, teeth and the dentist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/24-sugar-teeth-and-the-dentist/)
- next →: [26. Emergencies: ambulance, 999 and A&E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/26-emergencies-ambulance-999-and-a-and-e/)
- ↑ back to [Medicine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/medicine/)