Vocabulary Worksheet

Grace enjoys playing tennis every weekend, but she does not get paid for it and does not play professionally. What is the meaning of the word that best describes Grace?

• A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than a professional basis.

• A person who is an expert in a particular field.

• A person who teaches others professionally.

• A person who manages a team or organization.

Emma finished her homework. After that, she went outside to play. What does the word 'After' mean in this sentence?

• A fruit

• Following in time; later.

• A place to sit.

• A kind of weather.

Aria is given a malfunctioning coffee machine at her office and asked to understand how it works. What should she do to 'analyze' the machine?

• Examine in detail the structure of the machine, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.

• Ignore the machine completely.

• Memorize the machine's parts without understanding them.

• Create a new machine from scratch.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Luna visits a science museum and sees a large glass container filled with water, fish, and plants. She wonders what this is called. What is the meaning of the word 'Aquarium'?

• A traditional form of dance

• A type of musical instrument.

• A kind of tropical fruit.

• A transparent tank of water in which fish and other water creatures and plants are kept.

Lily is studying for her biology exam and comes across the term 'ATP' in her textbook. She wonders what it means. What is the meaning of the word 'ATP'?

• Adenosine triphosphate, a molecule that carries energy within cells.

• Amino acid transporter protein, a type of membrane protein.

• Atypical protein, found in plant cells only.

• Adenine triphosphate, a type of DNA molecule.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Michael is learning about how blood moves around the body. His teacher asks him, "What are the tubes in the body called that carry blood, such as arteries, veins, and capillaries?" What is the meaning of the phrase 'Blood Vessels'?

• Tubes in the body through which blood flows, such as arteries, veins, and capillaries.

• Organs that produce blood in the body.

• Cells that carry oxygen in the blood.

• Bones that protect the heart and lungs.

Anika is learning about the air we breathe in her science class. Her teacher asks, "What is the meaning of the phrase 'Carbon Dioxide'?"

• A type of liquid fuel used in vehicles

• A solid metal used in construction.

• A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration.

• A rare gemstone found in volcanoes.

Henry needs to finish his homework before he can go outside to play. What does the word 'before' mean in this sentence?

• An animal

• A place to store things.

• Earlier in time; previously

• A kind of weather.

Abigail is learning about cells in her science class. Her teacher asks her to identify the part of the cell that acts as a semipermeable barrier, controlling what enters and leaves the cell. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Cell Membrane'?

• The structure responsible for photosynthesis in plants

• The rigid outer layer found in plant cells only.

• The jelly-like substance inside the nucleus.

• The semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Liam is looking at different types of cells under a microscope. He notices that some cells have a rigid layer outside the plasma membrane, while others do not. What is the meaning of the phrase 'Cell Wall'?

• A flexible layer found only in animal cells.

• A rigid layer lying outside the plasma membrane of the cells of plants, fungi, and bacteria.

• A liquid substance inside the nucleus of a cell.

• A protein that controls cell division.