Vocab 1
Which word means "to sweat"?
a) perspire
b) recover
c) try
d) save
a) perspire
Which word means "the ability to move or be active"?
a) respect
b) belief
c) energy
d) solution
c) energy
The author tells about two times that a person's body changes. What causes the body to change both times?
a) joy
b) anger
c) hunger
d) fear
d) fear
Why is Rulon Gardner hardheaded?
a) he is dumb
b) he is tough
c) his skull is thick
d) he has a difficult head
b) he is tough
Which of these is a statement?
a) Mom wants you to come into the house.
b) Come into the warm house?
c) Don't stay out in the cold rain.
d) When will you come in from the rain?
a) Mom wants you to come into the house.
Which word means "something that can harm you"?
a) victim
b) choice
c) danger
d) become
c) danger
Which word means "to get away from something"?
a) escape
b) dream
c) practice
d) become
a) escape
When you feel danger, you breathe faster. This helps your lungs __________
a) let out special hormones.
b) make your eyes open wider.
c) give your blood more oxygen.
d) move blood away from your skin.
c) give your blood more oxygen.
What happened to Gardner at Lake Powell?
a) He lost his friends.
b) His boat sank.
c) He lost a toe.
d) His plane crashed.
d) His plane crashed.
Which of these is a command?
a) Will you be careful?
b) You should be careful.
c) I hope you will be careful.
d) Be careful.
d) Be careful.
Which word means "a sentence that tells someone what they have to do"?
a) choice
b) command
c) question
d) statement
b) command
Which word means "about the brain"?
a) physical
b) perspire
c) danger
d) mental
d) mental
Your skin bleeds less when __________
a) blood moves away from your skin.
b) blood moves to your muscles.
c) your breath comes more quickly.
d) your body releases some hormones.
a) blood moves away from your skin.
Which of these things happened first? Gardner ______
a) won a wrestling medal.
b) swam to land.
c) tried to stay awake.
d) was stranded in the wilderness.
a) won a wrestling medal.
Which of these is a question?
a) I like to swim.
b) Do you like to swim?
c) Come swim with me.
d) You like to swim a lot.
b) Do you like to swim?
Which word means "a small tube in your body that carries blood from place to place"?
a) blood vessel
b) damage
c) obstacle
d) uncomfortable
a) blood vessel
Which word means "an organized group of parts that work together"?
a) truth
b) system
c) idea
d) safety
b) system
Why does your body respond to fear like the caveman?
a) We have different internal body parts.
b) We have the same internal body parts.
c) We are afraid that the teacher will hunt and eat us.
d) We have to be ready to run from tigers.
b) We have the same internal body parts.
When can someone get hypothermia?
a) When their plane crashes
b) When their body gets too hot
c) When they get stranded in the wilderness
d) When their body gets too cold
d) When their body gets too cold
Which of these is a command?
a) Have you asked your dad yet?
b) I think you should ask your dad.
c) Ask your dad in the morning, please.
d) I am glad that you asked your dad.
c) Ask your dad in the morning, please.
Which word means "the facts or details of a situation"?
a) experience
b) religion
c) victory
d) circumstances
d) circumstances
Which word means "about the body"?
a) injured
b) powerful
c) physical
d) defenseless
c) physical
What releases chemicals that cause the body to become supercharged?
a) blood vessels
b) lungs
c) adrenal glands
d) skin
c) adrenal glands
What did Gardner learn as a wrestler that helped him survive? He learned to ___________
a) stay warm.
b) think about good things.
c) fall asleep quickly.
d) wear the right clothing.
b) think about good things.
Which of these is a command?
a) Don't go.
b) Will you go?
c) You don't want to go.
d) I don't want you to go.
a) Don't go.