BBC Learning English Quiznet Pregnancy

BBC Learning English Quiznet Pregnancy

1. Some pregnant women feel nauseous especially in the first three months of their pregnancy. This is called __________.

a) motion sickness b) morning sickness c) morning illness d) the baby blues

2. My sister had weird __________ when she was pregnant. She wanted to eat cabbage with ice-cream!

a) diets b) urges c) desires d) cravings

3. Sometimes women are not able to __________ naturally so they have their babies by Caesarean section instead.

a) born b) give birth c) give born d) get birth

4. When the baby started to come, my partner timed the __________. We waited until they were five minutes apart and then we went to the hospital.

a) contracts b) spasms c) contractions d) cramps

5. When I had my first baby I was only __________ for three hours. But when I had my second baby, I was in hospital for 15 hours!

a) in birth b) in effort c) in work d) in labour

6. During the birth the mother is helped by a special kind of nurse called a __________. a) midwife b) paediatrician c) nursery nurse d) obstetrician

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ANSWERS:

1. Some pregnant women feel nauseous especially in the first three months of their pregnancy. This is called __________.

a) motion sickness ? 'Motion sickness' happens when travelling in a car, on a boat or train etc. b) morning sickness ? This is the correct answer. Although the sick feeling can come at

any time of the day, it's still called 'morning sickness' in English. c) morning illness ? The phrase 'morning illness' doesn't exist in English. d) the baby blues ? 'Baby blues' is a kind of depression a woman might experience after her

baby is born.

2. My sister had weird __________ when she was pregnant. She wanted to eat cabbage with ice-cream!

a) diets ? 'Diet' is a noun referring to what you eat, but it isn't specific to pregnancy. We can't use it to complete the sentence.

b) urges ? An 'urge' is a general noun meaning the feeling of wanting to do something. It isn't specific to eating special foods during pregnancy.

c) desires ? A 'desire' is a general noun meaning the feeling of wanting to do something. It isn't specific to eating special foods during pregnancy.

d) cravings ? This is the correct answer.

3. Sometimes women are not able to __________ naturally so they have their babies by Caesarean section instead.

a) born ? You need another expression here. b) give birth ? This is the correct answer. c) give born ? The phrase 'give born' doesn't exist in English. d) get birth ? The phrase 'get birth' doesn't exist in English.

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4. When the baby started to come, my partner timed the __________. We waited until they were five minutes apart and then we went to the hospital.

a) contracts ? 'Contracts' are legal documents in business. Try again. b) spasms ? 'Spasms' are muscle pains but they can be any muscle and aren't specific to

having a baby. c) contractions ? This is the correct answer. It means the sharp pains a woman feels

during the process of giving birth. d) cramps ? 'Cramps' are muscle pains but they can be any muscle and aren't specific to

having a baby.

5. When I had my first baby I was only __________ for three hours. But when I had my second baby, I was in hospital for 15 hours!

a) in birth ? The phrase 'in birth' doesn't exist in English. b) in effort ? The phrase 'in effort' doesn't exist in English. c) in work ? We don't use 'in work' to talk about having a baby. We can say 'I'm not in work at

the moment' to mean 'I'm unemployed'. d) in labour ? This is the correct answer. 'In labour' is the period of time leading up to

when the baby is born.

6. During the birth the mother is helped by a special kind of nurse called a __________. a) midwife ? This is the correct answer. b) paediatrician ? A 'paediatrician' is a children's doctor. c) nursery nurse ? A 'nursery nurse' is like a teacher for children in kindergarten or nursery

school. d) obstetrician ? An 'obstetrician' is the doctor who takes care of women through the whole

pregnancy.

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