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Lesson 3
Sir Alexander Fleming
Past Papers Synonyms
All Boards 2011 - 2018 ( Group I - II)
1. Lister’s aim was the prevention of disease.
Developing
Decrease
Flourishing
Stopping fill up
2. Infection was a tremendous problem in the past.
Tiny
Big
Huge
Small
3. In practice, there was one obstacle.
Hurdle
Problem
Point
Stage
4. Fleming got a share in the legacy.
Privacy
Inheritance
Diplomacy
Democracy
5. Lysozyme was the forerunner of penicillin.
Forefathers
Harbinger
Dismissed
Inaugurated
6. Injecting carbolic acid was abandoned soon.
Given up
Adopted
Practised
Propagated
7. Penicillin was hailed as a wonder drug.
Cheered
Denounced
Rejected
Called
8. Flaming protest that such gratitude was not given to him.
Attitude
Curse
Thanks
Greatness
9. One of Alexander fleming brothers was qualified oculist.
Physician
Optician
Surgent
Radiologist
10. He discovered the body is natural armour against disease.
Cure
Medicine
Shield
Treatment
11. Their culture plates were never contaminated.
Infected
Filtered
Covered
Disinfected
12. Presumably, the fungus was blown through the window.
Mishap
Probably
Rarely
Surely
13. For eight years he sought to find means to aid leukocytes.
Enjoyed
Searched
Planning
Helped
14. The substance does not alter.
Exist
Change
Find
Develop
15. The fame of his success stirred up other scientists.
Stimulated
Flown
Made
Disappointed
16. It breeds on damp bread, cheese and preserves.
Eats
Drinks
Saves
Nourishes
17. In the war, explosives were used extensively.
Greatly
Slowly
Foolishly
Sadly
18. The germs could be destroyed by antiseptics.
Chemicals
Wanted
Medicines
Shield
19. It was the strongest weapon to get forged in the fight of disease.
Prepared
Hit
Called
Discussed
20. It was a flame of indignation.
Appreciate on
Resentment
Honour
Bravery fill up
21. He protested vigorously against the idea that pencil was a man made the invention.
Softly
Forcefully
Calmly
Loudly
22. Flaming modesty called his discovery of lysozyme an accident.
Proudly
Humbly
Honestly
Earnestly
23. Flaming provoked other scientists to seek new antibiotics.
Search for
Need for
Reach
Depreciate
24. Fleming was not happy in the limelight.
Dim light
Delight
Publicity
Scarcity
25. It would be no exaggeration to say that.
Strange
Greatness
Exaltation
Extravaganza
26. In peacetime, the antiseptic method was adequate.
Good
Best
Practicable
Sufficient
27. Microbes began to disappear.
Cells
Organisms
Germs
Organs
28. It breeds on damp bread cheese and preserves.
Dry
Still
Rotten
Moist
29. He tried to concentrate the drug but failed.
Dilute
Observe
Enrich
Process
30. Penicillin had no toxic effect on leukocytes.
Beneficial
Harmful
Unexpected
Amazing
31. A mould spore dropped on the plate.
Microbe
Virus
Fungus
Germ
32. Flaming provoked others to seek new antibiotics.
Disliked
Disappointed
Discouraged
Excited
33. Flaming was suffering from catarrh.
Malaria
Smallpox
Influenza
Typhoid
34. Inflammation of wounds caused amputation necessary.
Cutting of a limb
Plantation
Cutting of a root
Cultivation
35. In practice, there was one big obstacle.
Hurdle
Achievement
Shelter
Miracle
Answers:
1. Stopping fill up
2. Huge
3. Hurdle
4. Inheritance
5. Harbinger
6. Given up
7. Cheered
8. Thanks
9. Optician
10. Shield
11. Infected
12. Probably
13. Searched
14. Change
15. Stimulated
16. Nourishes
17. Greatly
18. Chemicals
19. Prepared
20. Resentment
21. Forcefully
22. Humbly
23. Search for
24. Publicity
25. Exaltation
26. Sufficient
27. Germs
28. Moist
29. Enrich
30. Harmful
31. Fungus
32. Excited
33. Influenza
34. Cutting off a limb
35. Hurdle