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The World We Live In ECCE Vocabulary

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The group is discussing ways in which people can lower their ______ on fossil fuels.

a)

dependence

b)

obligation

c)

requirement

d)

necessity

2.

The mayor ______ to drastic measures to reduce air pollution.

a)

resorted

b)

engaged

c)

employed

d)

applied

3.

The city council has been brainstorming for ______ of how to clean up the area.

a)

ideas

b)

beliefs

c)

methods

d)

approaches

4.

The group of volunteers are _____ to supporting the recycling program.

a)

passionate

b)

dedicated

c)

enthusiastic

d)

excited

5.

The region is able to support ______ such as corn and wheat.

a)

harvests

b)

crops

c)

fruits

d)

orchards

6.

The city has ______ a new policy for handling recycling.

a)

adapted

b)

adjusted

c)

adopted

d)

advised

7.

Climate change has _____ many governments to makke an attempt to reduce pollution.

a)

selected

b)

prompted

c)

elected

d)

nominated

8.

The government is looking for new environmentally friendly ways to ______ electric power.

a)

generate

b)

form

c)

build

d)

make

9.

To say the planet is in trouble would be putting it _____.

a)

slightly

b)

softly

c)

mildly

d)

evenly

10.

The rate at which the ice caps are ____ is a real cause for concern.

a)

shrinking

b)

decreasing

c)

reducing

d)

lessening

11.

___________ of wolves

a)

a flock

b)

a herd

c)

a pack

d)

a school

12.

___________ of birds

a)

a flock

b)

a herd

c)

a pack

d)

a school

13.

___________ of sheep

a)

a flock

b)

a herd

c)

a pack

d)

a school

14.

___________ of buffalo

a)

a flock

b)

a herd

c)

a pack

d)

a school

15.

___________ of fish

a)

a flock

b)

a herd

c)

a pack

d)

a school

16.

___________ of lies

a)

a flock

b)

a herd

c)

a pack

d)

a school

17.

The food supply was ______ by chemicals

a)

destroyed

b)

injured

c)

contaminated

d)

polluted

18.

Illegal logging has ______ the rainforest.

a)

destroyed

b)

injured

c)

contaminated

d)

polluted

19.

Luckily, no one was _______ in the explosion

a)

destroyed

b)

injured

c)

contaminated

d)

polluted

20.

People who _______ the environment by littering will be fined.

a)

destroy

b)

injure

c)

contaminate

d)

pollute

21.

Charles Darwin is famous for his theory that humans _____ from apes.

a)

evolved

b)

expanded

c)

evaded

d)

explained

22.

The poachers ______ rangers for years before they were caught.

a)

evolved

b)

expanded

c)

evaded

d)

explained

23.

The rangers were able to _______ control of the area and continue their conservation work.

a)

reflect

b)

reduce

c)

release

d)

retain

24.

Houses on Greek islands are whitewahsed so they can ______ the glare of the sun.

a)

reflect

b)

reduce

c)

release

d)

retain

25.

We must do our best to help ______ pollution.

a)

reflect

b)

reduce

c)

release

d)

retain