Directions next five questions:
Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.
Passage (Five Questions)
The field of medicine forces a confrontation between scientific and everyday language. Outside the world
Of the research laboratory and clinic, there exists the daily routine of medical practice, a situation where a doctor tries to understand the problem of a patient, and the patient attempts to understand the doctor’s diagnosis. The initial statement of the symptoms of any disease if of critical importance as it guides the doctor’s search for the clinical signs of the condition. Similarly, the doctor’s explanation of a problem, and the recommendations for treatment, is need to be clear and complete if the patient to understand and follow the correct course of action.
The need for careful listening and expression by both parties should be obvious in a field as sensitive and serious as health. Patients worried about their health are often uncertain and confused in their accounts. Busy doctors will not have the time to take up every point the patient has referred to. Moreover, the tradition of medical interviewing hinders the development of a genuine communication.
Directions :
In the following Three question, choose the word opposite in meaning to the given words and mark it in the Answer Sheet.
Directions for next ten questions :
In the following Ten questions, four alternatives are given for the Idom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/phrase and mark it in the Answer Sheet.