TECH VOCAB
TECH VERBS
PASSIVE (TURN)
PASSIVE (COMPLETE)
RANDOM
100

A kitchen gadget that washes and dries dirty plates, cups, glasses, ...

DISHWASHER
100

To move your finger across a touchscreen.

SWIPE

100

He created a new type of glue.

A new type of glue was created (by him).

100

The first Star Wars film ..................................... (make) in 1977.

was made

100

Which company originally made playing cards before creating video games?

Nintendo

200

An electronic device used in vehicles to provide driver directions and map routes using satellite signals.

SATNAV

200

To stop an electronic thing from working.

TURN OFF / SWITCH OFF

200

She discovered the original use for the glue. 

The original use of the glue was discovered (by her).

200

Online videos ..................................... (watch) by hundreds of thousands of people.

were watched

200

The first vending machines were used to sell...

Holy Water

300

A hygiene device that uses automatic rapid brush head motions to clean teeth. ELETRIC ........

ELETRIC TOOTHBRUSH

300

To fill a battery with electrical power.

CHARGE

300

People will find new uses for these yellow squares of paper.

New uses for these yellow squares of paper will be found (by people).

300

A lot of money ..................................... (spend) on new forms of transport.

was spent

300

Which country has the highest number of islands?

Sweden

400

An electrical gadget that uses rotating blades to create a current of air for cooling a space.

FAN

400

To use all of a battery's power until it becomes empty.

RUN OUT

400

They put the glue on small pieces of paper.

Glue was put on small pieces of paper (by them).

400

Today most computers ..................................... (make) in China.

are made

400

Bubble Wrap was originally invented to be...

wallpaper

500

A gadget designed to generate heat to warm an indoor room.

HEATER
500

To quickly touch a screen.

TAP

500

People are using this invention in the classroom.

This invention is being used in the classroom (by people).

500

SINCE the beginning, nany Nobel prizes ..................................... (win) by German scientists.

have been won

500

Why do ballpoint (BIC style) pens have a hole near the top of the cap?

To reduce the risk of suffocation if swallowed

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