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3. Florence dedicated her life to the __________________ profession.

4. Florence opened the __________________ school for nurses.

5. The __________________ is now a symbol for nursing.

C. Answer the following questions.
1. Who was Florence Nightingale?

2. Give an example to show that Florence was sensitive to others’ suffering.

3. What were the conditions in the hospital at Turkey?
4. Why is Florence Nightingale called ‘The Lady with the Lamp’?

5. What do nurses do when they enter the nursing profession?

Vocabulary

A. Sobriquets (sobri-kays) are special names given to special people.

Example : Florence Nightingale is called The Lady with the Lamp.

Fill in the blanks with the sobriquet given to each of these people.

1. Gandhiji _____________________________ Chacha Nehru

2. Sardar Vallabhai Patel _____________________________ Nightingale of India

3. Subhas Chandra Bose _____________________________ Bapu
4. Jawaharlal Nehru _____________________________ Iron Man of India

5. Sarojini Naidu _____________________________ Netaji

B. Match the word with its meaning.

1. stench a. injured
2. wounded b. bad smell

3. noble c. very sick

4. worshipped d. respected
5. invalid e. prayed

C. Write the opposites of the following words.

1. sincere _______________ 5. respect _______________

2. well _______________ 6. holy _______________
3. poor _______________ 7. sensitive _______________

4. selfless _______________ 8. defeat _______________
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