Chapter 3: Review Test 5

Vocabulary-Building Skills

A. Using the chart and the context of each sentence, select the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence. Use each word once.

Using the pulldown boxes, match each item on the left to the corresponding item at right.

1. The __________ of the Stephenses' house is almost finished. A. construction

2. The __________ for the iced tea is on the third shelf. B. instructor

3. When the protesters became too noisy, the police ordered their __________. C. container

4. The __________ taught the class the basic information. D. dispersal

B. Look over the following entry from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Then mark the question true or false, based on the entry.

5. The word innovation was first recorded in English in the fifteenth century.

True

False

C. Examine the glossary words from a health textbook. Based on the definition of each word and the context of each sentence, label the statements that follow the list true or false.

6. Heat cramps can occur during or after exercise.

True

False

7. Heat exhaustion is often linked to strokes.

True

False

8. Heat stroke is not life-threatening.

True

False

9. A low body temperature often signals heat stroke.

True

False

10. Hypothermia can lead to loss of life.

True

False