The Year I Got Polio Vocabulary Test

Match the following.

• a medical test

• contaminate

• wilted, not firm

• woozy

• dizzy, weak

• spinal tap

• to infect

• limp

Match the following.

• to shine

• diagnosis

• the act of finding a specific disease

• isolation ward

• an area for infectious patients

• glisten

The flower looked ________ after being left in the hot sun all day.

The patient felt ________ after taking the strong medicine.

Be careful not to ________ the drinking water by touching the inside of the cup with dirty hands.

The fresh snow seemed to ________ under the bright morning sun.

The sick puppy was kept in ________ so it would not spread germs to the other animals.

The doctor ordered a ________ to help determine if the illness was affecting the nervous system.

The test results finally gave the doctor a clear ________ of the child's condition.