CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8 UNIT 7: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Name ___________________________________
Date _____________
Worksheet 7.1
Words and meanings
Draw lines to match each word with its meaning.
Words
Meanings
balanced diet
a joint where one bone can move in a
circular motion
nutrient
changes in structure and body organs
that happen as you get older
hinge joint
one of the six substances present in
food that are needed by the body
ball-and-socket joint
a joint where one bone moves in one
plane, like a door opening
growth
getting bigger
development
the food you eat each day, containing
some of each nutrient and the right
amount of energy
Cambridge Lower Secondary Science 8 – Mary Jones, Diane Fellowes-Freeman and Michael Smyth © Cambridge University Press 2021
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CAMBRIDGE LOWER SECONDARY SCIENCE 8 UNIT 7: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Name ___________________________________
Date _____________
Worksheet 7.2
Scrambled letters
Use the scrambled letters to find the word to complete each sentence.
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e t r r c b a o y a d h
We get most of our energy from __________________ in the diet.
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e g o h n m a l i b o
Iron is needed in the diet to make __________________.
3
d b c n l e a a
In order to stay healthy, we need to eat a __________________ diet.
4
n o p t r i e
The nutrient that is most important for growth is __________________.
5
e o n n c i i t
Tobacco contains an addictive drug called __________________.
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x d m o o i e n
Tobacco smoke contains carbon __________________, which reduces the amount of oxygen
transported in the blood.
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t n i j o
A place where two bones meet is called a __________________.
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o i t a g i c n n a t s
The biceps and triceps are __________________ muscles.
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r a o t t c c n
Muscles produce a force when they __________________.
10 s e n d t o n
Muscles are attached to bones by __________________.
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