READING TASK: Multiple Choice – Doing a Blood Sugar Test

READING TASK: Multiple Choice – Doing a Blood Sugar Test

 

Instructions: Read the nurse’s explanation below about how to perform a blood sugar test. Then choose the best answer (A, B, or C) for each question.

 

🩺 TEXT – Nurse’s Explanation

When we check a patient’s blood sugar, the first step is to wash our hands and prepare the materials.

We usually take a small drop of blood from the fingertip.

Before we do that, we clean the skin using a cotton swab with alcohol.

Then, we use a lancet to gently prick the finger.

After the blood appears, we place the drop on the blood testing strip, which is already inserted into the glucometer.

The glucometer reads the blood and shows the sugar level on its screen.

It’s a quick and simple process, and it helps us know how the patient is doing.

 

📝 QUESTIONS

1. What is the first thing the nurse does before starting the blood sugar test?

A. Ask the patient to eat something

B. Wash her hands and prepare the materials

C. Turn on the glucometer

2. What part of the body does the nurse usually use to get a drop of blood?

A. The fingertip

B. The arm

C. The leg

 

3. What is used to clean the patient’s skin before pricking it?

A. Soap and water

B. A paper towel

C. A cotton swab with alcohol

 

4. What does the nurse use to prick the finger?

A. A syringe

B. A lancet

C. A needle

 

5. Where does the nurse put the drop of blood?

A. On the cotton swab

B. On the patient’s skin

C. On the testing strip

 

6.What shows the patient’s blood sugar level?

A. The glucometer screen

B. The lancet

C. The alcohol swab