Grammar Mechanics
What is the past simple of THINK?
THOUGHT
What do you call a test carried out in a laboratory to prove a hypothesis?
Experiment
Does Eventually mean "eventualmente" or "alla fine"?
Alla fine
Which modal verb do we use for an instant, spontaneous decision made while speaking?
Future simple (will)
Name 3 objects you can find in a science lab in English in under 10 seconds.
Ex: microscope, safety goggles, test tube
Complete: "While the professor ________ (explain), the bell rang."
was explaining
How do you translate "effetto serra" into English?
Greenhouse effect
Give two opposite meanings for the word light (one regarding weight, one regarding color)
Heavy / Dark
Which tense do we use for fixed official timetables (e.g. trains, school schedules)?
Present simple
Name 5 irregular verbs starting with the letter 'S' in 15 seconds.
see, speak, swim, sit, sleep, send
Which preposition completes this sentence: "We have been in this classroom [for / since] two hours"?
For
What scientific instrument is used to observe cells or micro-organisms?
Microscope
Translate the false friend Actually into Italian.
Complete: "Look at those dark clouds! It ____________ (rain)."
It is going to rain
Pronounce correctly these three words: Through, Though, Thought.
... I decide, I'm sorry for you!
Correct the mistake: "In middle school, I wasn't used to like math."
Didn't used to like
Complete the scientific fact: "Water __________ at 100°C."
BOILS
Name three irregular verbs where Infinitive, Past Simple, and Past Participle are identical.
Cut-cut-cut, Put-put-put, Hit-hit-hit, Cost-cost-cost, Let-let-let
Translate: "Domani alle 9:00 la classe visiterà il museo."
Tomorrow at 9:00 the class is visiting the museum
A researcher always wears safety goggles and follows safety rules in the lab. They are being:
A) Sensitive
B) Sensible
C) Sensation
B)
(Sensible = giudizioso/saggio; Sensitive = sensibile)
"If the researchers _____ the technical fault earlier, they would have prevented the system crash."
A) noticed
B) had noticed
C) would notice
D) have noticed
B) had noticed
"Which laboratory device is specifically used to separate components of a liquid mixture based on their density using high-speed rotation?"
Centrifuge
"After trying three different methods over two weeks, the team was _____ able to obtain a pure sample." (Inteso come: "alla fine / infine")
A) eventually
B) possibly
C) actually
D) currently
A) Eventually
Explain the difference between "I will buy a new laptop" and "I am going to buy a new laptop".
'Will': a spontaneous decision or a vague intention / 'Going to': already established plan/intention
"Which sentence correctly expresses a past necessity (dovere al passato)?"
A) We must submit the lab report yesterday.
B) We had to submit the lab report yesterday.
C) We should to submit the lab report yesterday.
D) We need submit the lab report yesterday.
B) We had to submit the lab report yesterday.