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title: "Self-Assessment"
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last_updated: "2025-03-27T17:19:08.325Z"
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# Self-Assessment

Guides candidates through self-assessment processes essential for Maryland nursing assistant certification

### Reading Test

The two (2)-part Self-Assessment Reading Test that appears below will help you decide if you should consider taking the Oral Examination instead of the Written Examination. To complete the reading test, follow the instructions provided below and select the answer to each question. When you have completed the reading test, you will be able to determine the number of questions you answered correctly.

### **PART 1: Vocabulary**

1\. Circle the best answer to each question.   
2\. When you have finished, check your answers using the answer key.  
3\. Count the number of correct answers.   
4\. If your score is less than 17, you may have difficulty reading the Written Examination and should consider taking the Oral Examination.

**1\. You go to a doctor when you\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) feel sleepy (B) need socks (C) feel sick (D) need money (E) need clothes

**2\. A person who flies an airplane is its\_\_\_\_\_\_.** 

(A) pilot (B) steward (C) mother (D) surgeon (E) director

**3\. You use a \_\_\_\_\_ to write.**

(A) bow (B) calculator (C) pencil (D) carpenter (E) needle 

**4\. To EXIT a room means to\_\_\_\_\_\_ it.**

(A) enter (B) leave (C) forget (D) read (E) interrupt 

**5\. A wedding is a joyous \_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) focus (B) vehicle (C) balloon (D) occasion (E) civilization 

**6\. To REQUIRE something means to \_\_\_\_\_\_ it.**

(A) need (B) have (C) forget (D) understand (E) hear 

**7\. You \_\_\_\_\_\_ something to find its length.**

(A) slice (B) lock (C) measure (D) force (E) tape

**8\. Soup is served in a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) plate (B) bowl (C) fork (D) chair (E) closet

**9\. To accompany someone means to \_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) disagree with him (B) work for him (C) go with him (D) speak to him (E) choose him

**10\. A nursing home resident receives\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from the staff.**

(A) quality (B) fame (C) interruption (D) care (E) work

**11\. Medicine is used to\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ pain.**

(A) widen (B) conjure (C) enliven (D) increase (E) relieve

**12\. To DRENCH the flowers means to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_them.**

(A) steam (B) drink (C) touch (D) soak (E) anger

**13\. A bicycle is a means of \_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) nourishment (B) transportation (C) prediction (D) collision (E) walking

**14\. When someone speaks in a whisper it may be difficult to \_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) deceive (B) understand (C) frighten (D) estimate

### **PART 2: Comprehension**

In this part of the reading test you will be provided with a series of brief paragraphs. You are to read each paragraph and then answer the questions that appear after the paragraph.

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**15\. Fish live in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) cups (B) houses (C) air (D) water (E) fountains

**16\. Fish use their \_\_\_\_\_\_ to swim.**

(A) tails (B) heads (C) gills (D) lungs (E) floats

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**17\. Maria has had experience as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) guide (B) farmer (C) driver (D) nurse (E) teacher

**18\. She would like to work in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) an office (B) a library (C) a garden (D) a hospital (E) a supermarket

**19\. As a child Maria lived \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) in the city (B) in an apartment (C) on a farm (D) in a large house (E) on the beach

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**20\. Carolyn works in a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) hospital (B) doctor’s office (C) garage (D) school (E) library

**21\. One of the things Carolyn enjoys is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) working in an office (B) helping people (C) reading books (D) working late hours (E) driving a car

**22\. With her salary she can pay her bills and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.**

(A) buy furniture (B) give to charity (C) save money (D) buy new clothes (E) pay for college

**This completes the Self-Assessment Reading Test.**

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**If your score is less than 17, you may have difficulty reading the Written Examination and should consider taking the Oral Examination in place of the Written Examination.**

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