36 exam-style questions on Health and well-being — topic T1.2 of Identities in the IB English B syllabus — with answers and explanations. Samples below; the full set is free with an account.
Which word refers to an outbreak of disease that spreads rapidly across an entire country or region?
Answer: epidemic
An 'epidemic' is a widespread outbreak of disease; a 'symptom' is a sign of illness, a 'diagnosis' is the doctor's identification of it, and a 'prescription' is an order for medicine.
Choose the correct option: She ___ yoga for three years, and she says it has transformed her sleep.
Answer: has been practising
The present perfect continuous ('has been practising') describes an activity that started in the past and is still continuing, often with 'for' + a period of time.
The doctor said, 'You should get at least eight hours of sleep.' Which report of her words is correct?
Answer: The doctor advised me to get at least eight hours of sleep.
'Advise' takes the pattern 'advise somebody to do something'; 'said me' and 'told to' are both ungrammatical.
Choose the correct option: ___ regularly, he still found it difficult to lose weight.
Answer: Despite exercising
'Despite' is followed directly by a noun or -ing form; 'despite of' is a classic error, and 'in spite' needs 'of'.
Choose the verb that best completes the collocation: Nutritionists recommend that teenagers ___ a balanced diet.
Answer: follow
The natural collocation is to 'follow' (or 'have') a balanced diet; 'make', 'take' and 'hold' do not collocate with 'diet' in this sense.
Choose the correct option: If she had gone to bed earlier, she ___ so exhausted during the exam.
Answer: wouldn't have felt
This is a third conditional about an unreal past: 'If + past perfect, would have + past participle', so 'wouldn't have felt' is correct.
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