Lesson 5: SCI

Practice 1: Multiple Choice

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

1. The narrator in the story was __________, knowing exactly what every character was thinking.

a) scientific
b) unconscious
c) omniscient
d) prescient

2. After the accident, he lay __________ on the ground until the ambulance arrived.

a) conscious
b) unconscious
c) conscientious
d) scientific

3. She felt a prick of __________ after lying to her mother.

a) science
b) conscience
c) consciousness
d) omniscience

4. The __________ method involves making a hypothesis and testing it.

a) scientific
b) prescient
c) unconscious
d) unconscionable

5. It would be __________ to charge $100 for a bottle of water during a disaster.

a) conscientious
b) scientific
c) unconscionable
d) conscious

6. He was very __________ about his work, checking every detail twice.

a) unconscionable
b) unconscious
c) conscientious
d) omniscient

7. My __________ fear of spiders makes me jump even when I see a fake one.

a) scientific
b) prescient
c) subconscious
d) omniscient

8. The investor was __________, selling his stocks right before the market crashed.

a) prescient
b) unconscionable
c) unconscious
d) scientific

9. Biology and chemistry are branches of __________.

a) conscience
b) science
c) omniscience
d) prescience

10. The patient slowly regained __________ after the surgery.

a) science
b) conscience
c) consciousness
d) scientist

11. Just because you are __________ of a problem doesn't mean you are solving it.

a) conscious
b) unconscious
c) scientific
d) omniscient

12. A __________ studies the natural world to learn how it works.

a) scientist
b) conscience
c) prognosis
d) diagnosis

Practice 2: Fill in the Blank

Use each word from the word bank exactly once.

Word Bank: science, conscience, conscious, unconscious, subconscious, omniscient, prescient, conscientious, unconscionable, scientific, scientist, consciousness

1. The sudden noise made him __________ of someone standing behind him.

2. It is __________ to deny food to hungry children.

3. She is a __________ student who always hands her assignments in on time.

4. Dreams often reveal thoughts from our __________.

5. The boxer was knocked __________ by a powerful punch.

6. Marie Curie was a famous __________ who discovered radium.

7. His warning about the storm turned out to be __________, as it hit exactly when he said it would.

8. I couldn't sleep because my __________ was bothering me about the lie I told.

9. In many religions, God is described as __________, or all-knowing.

10. We conducted a __________ experiment to test which fertilizer worked best.

11. After fainting, she lost __________ for about a minute.

12. He decided to study __________ because he loved learning about space and physics.

Practice 3: Reading Passage

The Experiment

Dr. Chen was a conscientious researcher. She didn't just want results; she wanted the truth. She was designing a scientific study to test human memory. She believed that our subconscious mind remembers far more than we realize.

In her experiment, subjects looked at images so quickly they weren't fully conscious of seeing them. Yet, later tests showed they had reacted. Dr. Chen felt like a true scientist on the verge of a breakthrough. She knew she wasn't omniscient—she didn't know everything—but every piece of data brought her closer to understanding the human mind.

Reading PassageQuestions

1. Dr. Chen is described as "conscientious." This means she:

a) Is lazy and careless
b) Is thorough and careful
c) Knows everything
d) Is asleep

2. What does she believe about the "subconscious" mind?

a) It remembers nothing
b) It remembers more than we realize
c) It is unconscionable
d) It is scientific

3. If the subjects weren't "conscious" of seeing the images:

a) They were knocked out
b) They were awake but didn't strictly notice them
c) They were omniscient
d) They were scientists

4. Dr. Chen admits she is not "omniscient." This means:

a) She is not a scientist
b) She does not know everything
c) She is not awake
d) She is not conscientious

5. Something that is "scientific" is based on:

a) Guesses and luck
b) Methods and evidence
c) Dreams and magic
d) Conscience and guilt