Lesson 2 Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks:
The __1__ bank stores a lot of red __1__ cells.
Answer: blood, and blood
What is the name of the science that copies nature to make new technology?
A) Biology
B) Microscopy
C) Biomimetics
Answer: C) Biomimetics
Vegetables taste best when they are ______.
Answer: fresh
If you keep doing something and don’t give up, you ___1__ _2_ it.
Answer: stick to
The army told the Red cross to ___1___ blood by ___2___.
During World War II, Charles Drew said to send the liquid part of blood. What is this liquid called?
Answer: Plasma
What tool helps you see very small things, like cells or bacteria?
Answer: Microscope
If someone quits their job, they ___1___ ___2___ it.
Answer: resign from
Fill in the blank - The train will __1___ __2___ the tunnel quickly.
Answer: pass through
During World War II, Charles Drew said to send only the liquid part of blood. What is it called?
Answer: Plasma
In New York, Drew became the director of the blood bank of the ______1______ ______2______ ______3______.
Answer: American Red Cross
The building was made to have strong ________ to explosions and earthquakes.
Answer: resistance
If students leave school because the rules are unfair, they are doing it _1_ ___2___.
Answer: in protest
If you use a good idea from nature in a machine, you are ___1___ nature's idea __2___ a machine.
Answer: Answer: applying, to
Which of the following is TRUE?
A) A Swiss engineer found a new plant
B) The Shinkansens Nose is an example of biomimetics
C) Many manufacturers wanted to buy snacks
Answer: B) The Shinkansen's Nose is an example of biomimetics
Which word means “treating people unfairly because of race”?
A) Racial
B) Racist
C) Race
Answer: B
Which best fits the sentence?
We watched a ______ of science videos in class.
A) string
B) single
C) series
Answer: C) Series
The Red Cross segregated blood ______ racial grounds.
A) on
B) of
C) by
Answer: A (on)
What word means "these days" or "in the present time"?
Answer: nowadays
True or False: The kingfisher is a bird that can swim fast in rivers to catch fish.
Answer: False
What do we call a group of people who work together for a goal, like the Red Cross?
Answer: Organization
What do you call a company or person that makes products?
Answer: a Manufacturer
Rephrase the sentence using the phrase: "It was"
(Charles Drew discovered a new way to store blood.)
Answer: "It was" Charles Drew who discovered a new way to store blood.
__________, many people are using AI in their daily lives.
Answer: Increasingly
Which of these is NOT true about the Shinkansen?
A) The old train made a noise like an explosion
B) Designers wanted to make the train slower
C) The shape of a bird’s beak helped the train design
Answer: B) Designers wanted to make the train slower