Vocabulary Internal War...Virus

Choose the best definition for "unwittingly."

• without knowing

• depressing

• quickly

• with a bounce in your step

Choose the best definition for "respiratory tract."

• your circulatory system

• the parts of the body that help you breathe

• the path in the brain

• where you run laps

"Specialized white blood cells known as B cells started making antibodies." Choose the best definition for "specialized."

• magical

• designed for a particular purpose

• speedy

• the biggest and baddest of them all

"If it tries to infiltrate your body again, these cells will recognize and destroy it immediately, and you'll never notice." Choose the best definition for "infiltrate."

• to swim slowly

• to get dirty

• to lose weight

• enter or gain access to

"Colds and flu are especially contagious."Choose the best definition for "contagious."

• causing depression

• hard to understand

• likely to transmit a disease by contact with other people or animals

• extremely dangerous

Choose the line from the article that shows personification.

• Most of us experience some form of illness a few times a year.

• Next, the virus used the cell's structures and nutrients to reproduce.

• After a while, the cell was destroyed.

• "Kill the virus!" they cried, fanning out through your bloodstream.

Choose the best vocabulary word that fits in this sentence."Germs can ____________________ the body because of lack of proper hand washing or through the airways when someone coughs or sneezes."

• unwittingly

• respiratory tract

• specialized

• infiltrate

• contagious

Choose the best vocabulary word that fits in this sentence. "The student gave out personal information on social media ________________ without realizing how dangerous that could be."

• unwittingly

• respiratory tract

• specialized

• infiltrate

• contagious

Choose the best vocabulary word that fits in this sentence. "We are all staying home and staying safe because the Coronavirus is highly ________________."

• unwittingly

• respiratory tract

• specialized

• infiltrate

• contagious

Choose the best vocabulary word that fits in this sentence. "Her college degree was _____________________ in the area of pediatric neurosurgery."

• unwittingly

• respiratory tract

• specialized

• infiltrate

• contagious