Worksheet: Medical Discoveries | Social Studies for Class 5 PDF Download

Q1: Fill in the Blanks
a. ___________________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
b. _____________ magnifies a tiny object and makes it look much larger.
c. ________________ produce pictures which show more details than an X-ray photograph.
d. ______________ is one of the first drugs to be used as an anesthetic.
e. Doctors give the patient _______________________ to make them unconscious.
f. _____________________ are germs that spread several diseases such as tuberculosis, cholera and typhoid.
g. ____________________ prevent diseases from occurring.
h. ______________________is the process of killing germs by boiling followed by rapid cooling.
i. _____________________ helps to reduce deaths due to infections.
j. _______________________ had discovered the first antiseptic, a chemical that kills germs.
k. Vaccines have been developed against diseases such as ___________and ______________.

Q2: Name the Following
a. The first vaccine to be discovered against the dreaded disease _________________
b. He discovered a drug called Penicillin. _______________________
c. Very tiny living things that cause diseases. _______________
d. The inventor of clinical thermometer. __________________________
e. He discovered the first vaccine against Small pox. ______________________
f. Any two types of scanners. _________ ______________
g. The inventor of Stethoscope. __________________
h. He discovered the method called Pasteurisation to kill germs in milk. ______________________
i. The inventor of the first microscope. ______________________

Q3: WHO AM I?
a. I am used to examine your chest and back when you are ill. __________________________
b. I help you to see things which are too small to see with the naked eye. _____________________
c. I can take pictures inside a person’s body. _____________
d. I am used to measure the temperature of the body. __________________________
e. I prevent the growth of bacteria. ________________
f. I am necessary to cut open the body and operate on the organ. _______________

Q4: Answer the Following Questions in Two Points: 
(i) What do you know about the Clinical thermometer? Who invented it?
(ii) Describe Scanners.
(iii) State the use of a Stethoscope.
  OR
Why does the doctor examine your chest and back with a Stethoscope?

Q5: Answer the Following Question in Three Points:
"Explain Pasteurisation"

Q6: Answer the Following Questions in Four Points:
(i) How does Vaccination help the human being?
(ii) Write a short note on Surgery.
(iii) Suggest ways to remain healthy.

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