Chapter 8—Connecting Ideas.pdf

Vocabulary Worksheets

by Rachel Spack Koch

Intermediate level

Azar Grammar Series : Fundamentals of English Grammar , 3rd edition

Vocabulary Worksheets help students learn new vocabulary in the context of the

grammar covered in the tables of contents of the Azar textbooks or any comparable

syllabus. An Answer Key and Word List for target vocabulary are provided for

each chapter. You may download, reproduce and adapt the material to suit your

classroom needs. Vocabulary Worksheets are available as Word documents or PDF

files.

Chapter 8—Connecting Ideas

1. Reading: Elephants

2. Vocabulary practice

3. Vocabulary practice

4. Reading: Pliny Describes Elephants

5. Vocabulary practice

6. Vocabulary practice

7. Vocabulary practice

8. Which word doesn’t belong?

9. Vocabulary review

10. Word search game

Answer Key

Word List

Vocabulary Worksheets

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3 rd Third Edition

Chapter 8: Connecting Ideas

Worksheet 1. Reading: Elephants

Read the questions and answers about elephants from a nature website. Then

answer the questions on the next page.

Elephants

Is it true that elephants never forget anything?

Elephants do have remarkable memories. This helps

them to survive well in the wild . They can find food

and water during times of drought because they can

remember places to drink and to find food.

Elephants usually remember each other for their whole lifetime , even

though they may not see each other for many years.

Why do elephants have such large ears?

Elephants have their enormous ears so they can cool themselves. The ears

act as cooling devices , like two huge fans . When the animal flaps its ears,

the blood temperature goes down 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit).

Can elephants run?

Elephants are actually incapable of running, but they can walk

very fast. Researchers have recorded speeds of elephants

moving elephants at 18-20 miles (29-32 kilometers) per hour!

This is as fast as world-class Olympic hurdlers.

Are elephants afraid of mice?

At one time many people thought elephants were afraid of mice,

but this is not true. It’s a myth . In zoos, a mouse sometimes runs

around very near the tip of an elephant’s trunk , but the elephant

ignores it.

Is it true that the normal lifespan of an elephant is 100 years?

Although many people believe that elephants live for over 100 years, the

oldest elephant ever recorded died on February 26, 2003, at the age of 86.

He had lived in the Taipei Zoo in Taiwan.

The average lifespan of an elephant in the wild is about 50 years. When an

elephant in the wild dies of old age, it’s often because its last teeth have

worn out . It can’t eat any more, and dies of hunger. Well cared-for

elephants in zoos live longer. Their average lifespan can be close to 70 years.

Vocabulary Worksheets

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3 rd Third Edition

Chapter 8: Connecting Ideas

Worksheet 1, page 2

Circle T if the statement is true according to the reading. Circle F if the statement is

false.

1. T / F Elephants have excellent memories.

2. T / F Elephants can find food and water even when the weather is

extremely dry.

3. T / F Elephants don’t forget other elephants.

4. T / F Elephants have huge ears.

5. T / F Elephants’ ears serve mostly so they can hear very, very well.

6. T / F Elephants can run very fast.

7. T / F Elephants are afraid of mice.

8. T / F Scientists have records of elephants that have lived to be 100 years

old.

9. T / F Elephants in the wild live for about 60 years, on average.

10. T / F Although elephants in certain zoos are extremely well cared-for,

elephants in zoos never live as long as elephants in the wild. They

die younger.

Vocabulary Worksheets

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3 rd Third Edition

Chapter 8: Connecting Ideas

Worksheet 2. Vocabulary practice

Circle the letter of the correct meaning of the word or phrase in bold.

1. Ethan has remarkable abilities in music. He is only five years old, but he

is already famous as a violinist.

a. strange

b. unusual and excellent

c. inherited

2. All the trees are dying. There has been a drought for two years.

a. period of cold weather

b. period without care

c. period without rain

3. There are enormous areas of wilderness in northern Canada.

a. very big

b. very cold

c. very dry

4. The police can record the speed of a moving car with a radar device.

a. machine or tool that does a special job

b. automobile

c. computer

5. Penguins flap their wings, but they don’t fly.

a. move up and down

b. move in and out

c. move around

6. Newborn babies are incapable of walking.

a. have the ability

b. don’t have the ability

c. are tired

7. In many countries of the world, little children think that Santa Claus brings

them presents, but this is a myth.

a. fact

b. story that is untrue

c. history

8. Janet never answers the phone when she is studying. If it rings, she just

ignores it.

a. pays no attention to

b. turns it off

c. doesn’t know anything about

Vocabulary Worksheets

Fundamentals of English Grammar, 3 rd Third Edition

Chapter 8: Connecting Ideas

Worksheet 3. Vocabulary practice

Complete the sentences with the correct word or phrase from the word pool.

average

fan

hunger

hungry

in the wild

in the world

life style

lifetime

survive

tail

tip

trunk

world class

worn out

1. My great-grandfather is 91 years old. He tells wonderful stories about

events that happened during his ___________________________.

2. Plants can’t ___________________________ without water and light.

3. A ___________________________ makes the air cooler.

4. We had to buy a new refrigerator because the one we had had for 25

years was ________________________.

5. An elephant has a long

___________________________.

6. In zoos, animals receive food and care from

zookeepers, but___________________________ animals have to find

their own food.

7. The ___________________________ age at retirement was 62.4

years in the United States in 2000.

8. The goal of the charity is to eliminate

___________________________ all over the world.

9. The best hotel in the city is a five-star hotel. You can

say that it is a___________________________

hotel.

10.When the _______________________ of a pencil

breaks off, you can’t write with the pencil.

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