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Edge Level A Unit 2-Cluster 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

control

a)

(v.) to get things from family members who lived before us

b)

(v.) to pass on or send

c)

(v.) to have the power to manage or direct something

d)

(adj.) one of a kind

2.

transmit

a)

(v.) to get things from family members who lived before us

b)

(v.) to pass on or send

c)

(v.) to have the power to manage or direct something

d)

(adj.) one of a kind

3.

inherit

a)

(v.) to get things from family members who lived before us

b)

(v.) to pass on or send

c)

(v.) to have the power to manage or direct something

d)

(adj.) one of a kind

4.

unique

a)

(v.) to get things from family members who lived before us

b)

(v.) to pass on or send

c)

(v.) to have the power to manage or direct something

d)

(adj.) one of a kind

5.

extraction

a)

(n.) the act of removing one thing from another thing

b)

(n.) a very small particle or piece of a substance

c)

(n.) order

d)

(n.) a certain way something is; a feature of something

6.

molecule

a)

(n.) the act of removing one thing from another thing

b)

(n.) a very small particle or piece of a substance

c)

(n.) order

d)

(n.) a certain way something is; a feature of something

7.

sequence

a)

(n.) the act of removing one thing from another thing

b)

(n.) a very small particle or piece of a substance

c)

(n.) order

d)

(n.) a certain way something is; a feature of something

8.

trait

a)

(n.) the act of removing one thing from another thing

b)

(n.) a very small particle or piece of a substance

c)

(n.) order

d)

(n.) a certain way something is; a feature of something

9.
Which of these do you usually find in a science article?
a)
stories
b)
opinions 
c)
facts
d)
problems
10.
What are key terms?
a)
facts that can be proved
b)
titles that explain diagrams
c)
answers to important questions
d)
words you need to know about a topic
11.
According to the article, genes do not determine your
a)
height.
b)
eye color.
c)
hair color.
d)
personality.
12.
A gene is
a)
an instruction that tells your body how to work.
b)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
c)
a chunky, X-shaped structure of coiled DNA
d)
the basic structure of all life
13.
A cell is
a)
an instruction that tells your body how to work.
b)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
c)
a chunky, X-shaped structure of coiled DNA
d)
the basic structure of all life
14.
A dominant gene is
a)
when one gene option takes priority over the other
b)
genes that are overpowered by other genes
15.
Inherit means
a)
passed down
b)
changed
c)
created
d)
coiled
16.
What does genome mean?
a)
sets of dominant genes
b)
sets of cells
c)
sets of genes
d)
sets of DNA
17.
What is the author's purpose in writing this science article?
a)
Winston's purpose is to tell a story about how DNA forms.
b)
Winston's purpose is to explain where each person's characterics come from.
c)
Winston's purpose is to explain wher each person's personality comes from.
d)
Winston's purpose is to convince the readers to research their own DNA.
18.
How do features like the heads and the diagrams help the author achieve this purpose?
a)
Each head gives a definition, and the section text then explains.
b)
Each head gives a term and the section text then gives the definition.
c)
Each head gives the main idea and the section text then analyzes it.
d)
Each head asks a question, and the section text then gives the answer.