Batasan Hills National High School

IBP Road, Batasan Hills, Quezon City

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Topic: Vocabulary Words

Worksheet No.

Youth is the most critical period of our life for it is the last stage before maturity. It holds the key to
adulthood: what kind of men and women we will be depends in a large measure upon the character of our
youth: and what sow in youth, that we will reap in adulthood. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance
that we think rightly of the meaning and purpose of this period of our life.

What then is youth? Someone has defined youth as the springtime of life. Youth is, indeed, the time of
play and laughter, the season of melody and fragrance and color. But his idea of youth is misleading.
Consistently followed, it will lead to one of two results. It may lead to premature adulthood, to the
shrivelling up of body, mind and spirit. For when the forces of youth are not wisely utilized and directed,
the springs of life will run dry and youth will wither into age. The secret of perpetual youth lies in the
proper husbanding of the energies of life-- in turning its streams to water the plains of adulthood.

Starter

Write the meaning of the given word. Choose your answer from the box.

pleasant smell tune to plant to use highest degree

___________1. They are experiencing the utmost misery because of the war.

___________2. I like the fragrance of your cologne.

___________3. If you sow today, you will harvest tomorrow.

___________4. She listened to sweet melody.

___________5. We must utilize things properly.

Reinforcer

Determine the meaning of the highlighted word. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. What word has the same meaning with the word critical?

A. dangerous B. beneficial C. advantageous D. helpful

2. What stage in the human life cycle is youth?

a. infancy b. childhood c. adulthood d. teenage

3. Which word is the synonym of reap?

a. harvest b. plant c. process d. cook

4. What does maturity mean?

a. livelihood b. neighborhood c. adulthood d. childhood

5. The word shrivelling has the same meaning with ________.

A. smooth B. moisture C. wither D. slippery

Challenger

1. Youth is the springtime of life of life. What does springtime mean in this sentence?

a. sprinkle b. stage of development c. season of the year d. a body of water

2. His idea of youth is misleading.

a. very clear b. brilliant c. trick d. well-guided

3. It may lead to premature adulthood.

a. exact b. enough c. timely d. untimely

4. When the forces of youth are not wisely wither and directed, the springs of life will run dry.

a. become dry b. with moist c. wet d. watery

5. The secret of perpetual youth lies in the proper husbanding of the energies of life.

A. limited B. scarce C. fixed maturity D. never ending

Prepared by: Annabel O. Narte