Vocabulary Quiz – Lesson 12

After a baby is born, the doctors cut the ________ cord.

Because it’s a high-risk pregnancy, the doctor recommended bed rest during the entire third ___________.

My cousin gave a wonderful _______ at my uncle’s funeral; we all laughed and cried as we remembered what a great man he was.

I visit my father’s ________ every year on the anniversary of his death.

Jewish people bury their dead in a plain wooden _________, to symbolize the fact that rich and poor are alike in death.

My aunt almost died due to _________ during the birth of her first child.

When both of a child’s parents pass ________, the child becomes an orphan.

My grandmother doesn’t want to be buried; she’d rather be cremated and have her ________ scattered over the mountains.

Some people believe life begins at _______, while others believe a fetus is not yet a human being.

The ________ showed that the Vice President had been poisoned.

The Kingstons struggled with _________ for three years, but they finally had twins through in vitro fertilization.

When a famous person dies, the family often has a private funeral and a later ________ service that is open to the public.

My sister wants to have a completely natural _______ – at home, without medication.

When my wife was pregnant, she couldn’t stand pizza, but she had strong ________ for peanut butter.

My first child was breastfed and my second was raised on _______.

I need to leave work immediately – my wife’s in _______ and has been rushed to the hospital.