Doing experiments; Phrasal verbs: technology – B1 English Vocabulary Test

1  Do the crossword. Find the hidden word in the grey squares.

Across

2   Put air inside a balloon.

4   You do this to mix things together well.

5   If you do this to an object like a balloon, it gets a negative electrical charge.

7   You do this to a balloon to keep the air inside.

8   Put liquid into a glass.

Down

1   Put something on top of a glass to keep the liquid inside.

3   Put a towel around an object to keep it warm.

4   Mix liquid with a spoon.

6   Cook an egg.

The hidden word is: ………………………….

2  Complete the sentences with verbs from Activity 1.

1   You ……blow…… out candles on a birthday cake.

2   You ………………. your shoelaces.

3   You ………………. water in a kettle to make a cup of tea.

4   You ………………. milk onto your cereal.

5   You ………………. your hands together when you wash them with soap and water.

6   You ………………. strawberry syrup into a glass of milk with a spoon to make a milkshake.

7   You ………………. yourself in a towel after a shower or a bath to get dry.

8   You ………………. a saucepan with a lid to keep the heat inside.

3  Match the phrasal verbs in the box to the verbs in bold.

1   total 4 + 6    ……add up……

2   solve a problem   …………………

3   chop with a knife   …………………

4   do an experiment   …………………

5   subtract 10 – 3   …………………

6   explode a building   …………………

4  Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in Activity 3.

1   I can’t ……work out…… this maths question. It’s really difficult!

2   If you mix those liquids together, there might be a chemical reaction that could ………………… the lab!

3   If you ………………… 6 from 20, what’s the answer? It’s 14.

4   If you ………………… 15 and 10, you get 25.

5   You need to ………………… the carrot into small pieces and add it to the boiling water.

6   Let’s ………………… an experiment to see if the egg will float.

5  Complete the sentences with the verbs related to science and experiments in the box.

1   If you ……shake…… water and washing-up liquid together in a bottle, you get a lot of bubbles.

2   If you ………………. a banana on your teeth, it might make them whiter.

3   When you ………………. an experiment, you should wear goggles and protective clothing.

4   When you ………………. water and ………………. in some sugar, it melts quickly to form a syrup.

5   If you have a cold, you should ………………. onions and put them in your socks while you sleep to make    you feel better in the morning.

6   If you ………………. your mobile phone in aluminium foil, it won’t be able to receive phone calls.