Juan Diego Chavez Valadez 2C English II

1. 3 VOCABULARY (VOCABULARY PRACTICE)

In the following activity you will work with some specific vocabulary of the text
"Secrets of a Happy Brain". Review the PDF document available in the section
"material de estudio". Read the vocabulary questions in the activity 1.3. Answer the
questions and upload your work in the platform.
Activity 1.3 Vocabulary Section
Secrets of a Happy Brain: Vocabulary
Practice using vocabulary from the reading.
1. People who have mutual respect _______________.
a) ? have respect for other people
b) ? don't have respect for each other
c) ? have respect for one another
2. When you treat a cold, you _______________.
a) ? take medicine to feel better
b) ? start to feel better without taking any medicine
c) ? catch a cold from someone else
d) ? give your cold to someone else
3. Your ancestors are members of your family who _______________.
a) ? lived a long time ago
b) ? are living now
c) ? will be born in the future
4. A person who was depressed would probably _______________.
a) ? feel nothing could improve their situation
b) ? think positively about their situation
c) ? feel they had a lot to be thankful for
5. A person who volunteers _______________.
a) ? can earn a lot of money by working at several jobs
b) ? works hard for very little money
c) ? works hard without receiving any payment
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d) ? must have a degree from a university

6. Psychologists are people who _______________.
a) ? study the brain and how people behave
b) ? study different ways of treating injury or illness in people
c) ? study the history of mankind, from earliset times until now
7. What words below could replace the word shelter in the following
sentence? Our ancestors needed food and shelter.
a) ? weapons to defend themslves against wild animals
b) ? a place to live
c) ? a way of hunting

8. The reading states that exercise can be effective in treating

depression. What kind of word is effective?
a) ? a noun
b) ? a verb
c) ? an adverb
d) ? an adjective
9. When you lose track of time, _______________.
a) ? Time seems to pass quickly
b) ? time seems to stand still
c) ? you don't have enough time
d) ? time seems to go by slowly
10. Look at this sentence from the reading. "Some research has shown
that exercise is just as effective as medication in treating depression."
This means that _______________.
a) ? people need medicine, not exercise, if they suffer from
depression
b) ? people need exercise, not medicine, when they suffer from
depression