Secondary 1 - Vocabulary - Unit 3

Secondary 1 - Vocabulary - Unit 3

Name _________________________________________ Date ______________

1. Read the paragraph. Fill in the blanks with words from the book.

Inventions such as the mobile phone and the calculator have greatly affected the world. In the past, people used their ___________ to remember phone numbers. It was easier than searching for them in a telephone book. However, after the invention of the mobile phone, people don't need to ___________ the numbers because the phone has its own large memory. In fact, sometimes the memory is so large, you can’t believe it. It’s __________! The memory includes thousands of records, each with its own set of fields. You just need to choose the person you want to call. You can contact him or her immediately. The mobile phone has other uses, too. For example, you can send and ___________ text messages from your friends. It has become a ______________ tool to keep people connected.

Also in the past, people used the power of their minds when solving math problems. Nowadays, students, engineers, business people, etc. use calculators. Calculators make life ________ easy.

What will ____________ bring? Inventors are always looking for new ways to make tasks easier and faster. They ask users for ______________ of what kinds of services they would like. Then they find ways to provide them.

However, are these inventions only making our brains ___________ ? If we never use our brain, does it go to waste? Or does it just give us more time to apply those powerful ____________ in our brain to bigger problems?

2. Read this group of words. Place them into the right box. Then write one sentence with each.

(attach - leg - head - reply - nose - address - brain - face - send - mail)

Internet	Body Parts

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3. Complete the analogy with a word from the unit. Follow the example.

An analogy is a way to show different kinds of relationships between words. Below you can see some examples. The sentence in brackets is how we read an analogy aloud.

Example 1 : teacher : to teach :: learner : to learn (Teacher is to teach as learner is to learn.)

Example 2: eyesight : to see :: memory : to remember (Eyesight is to see as memory is to remember.)

Read the analogy and fill in the empty blank with a word from the unit.

forget : remember :: send : _______________
calculate : calculation :: suggest : _______________
letter : word :: _______________ : sentence
breathe : lungs :: think : _______________
look : see :: _______________ : hear

4. Write an antonym for each word. Follow the example.

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another word.

Example: remember - forget

useful : _______________
powerless : _______________
receive : _______________
disappointed : _______________
to open : _______________

5. Give one word that means the following.

having a lot of physical power, strength or force: _______________
to examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it: _______________
difficult or impossible to believe: _______________
unhappy because something you hoped for didn't happen: _______________
all the words that someone knows or uses: _______________

6. Use your Active Study Dictionary to find the following:

a sample sentence for the following words

a. inform: ____________________________________________

b. renew: _____________________________________________

c. painful: ____________________________________________

2. three words that begin with "down"

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

3. three words that would appear on the pages between the entries "matron" and "mean"

a. ______________________________________________________

b. ______________________________________________________

c. ______________________________________________________

Secondary 1 - Vocabulary - Unit 3
ANSWERS

1.

Inventions such as the mobile phone and the calculator have greatly affected the world. In the past, people used their memories/brains to remember phone numbers. It was easier than searching for them in a telephone book. However, after the invention of the mobile phone, people don't need to remember the numbers because the phone has its own large memory. In fact, sometimes the memory is so large, you can’t believe it. It’s incredible! The memory includes thousands of records, each with its own set of fields. You just need to choose the person you want to call. You can contact him or her immediately. The mobile phone has other uses, too. For example, you can send and receive text messages from your friends. It has become a powerful tool to keep people connected.

Also in the past, people used the power of their minds when solving math problems. Nowadays, students, engineers, business people, etc. use calculators. Calculators make life quite easy.

What will tomorrow bring? Inventors are always looking for new ways to make tasks easier and faster. They ask users for suggestions of what kinds of services they would like. Then they find ways to provide them.

However, are these inventions only making our brains useless? If we never use our brain, does it go to waste? Or does it just give us more time to apply those powerful cells in our brain to bigger problems?

2.

(attach - leg - head - reply - nose - address - brain - face - send - mail)

Internet	Body Parts
attach	leg
reply	head
address	nose
send	brain
mail	face

Answers will vary.

3.

forget : remember :: send : receive
calculate : calculation :: suggest : suggestion
letter : word :: word : sentence
breathe : lungs :: think : brain
look : see :: listen : hear

4.

useless
powerful
send
satisfied
to close

5.

powerful
investigate
incredible
disappointed
vocabulary

6.

a. There was a note informing us that Charles had left.

b. When does the car insurance need renewing? OR Congress renewed its demand for tax cuts.

c. Her ankle was swollen and painful.

2.
Answers will vary. Any of the following is considered correct: down-and-out, downcast, downer, downfall, downgrade, downhearted, downhill, Downing Street, download, down payment, downplay, downpour, downright, downshifting, downside, downsize, Down’s Syndrome, downstairs, downstream, down-to-earth, downtown, downtrodden, downturn, downwards, downwind. 3.
Answers will vary. Any of the following is considered correct: matt, matted, matter, matter-of-fact, matting, mattress, mature, mature student, maturity, maudlin, maul, mausoleum, mauve, maverick, mawkish, max, maxim, maximize, maximum, may, May, maybe, mayday, mayhem, mayonnaise, mayor, maze, McCoy, me, meadow, meager, meal, mealtime, mealy-mouthed.

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