Question

build word knowledge
rate your word knowledge. then discuss word meanings and examples with your group.

word to know	meaning	examples
2 stage (noun) ①②③④	a particular ______ that something reaches as it grows or develops	my 16-month-old sister has reached the stage of life where she is ______
3 sleep-deprived (adjective) ①②③④	lacking the ______ needed over a period of time	when my baby brother was born, my parents were so sleep-deprived that they ______
4 puberty (noun) ①②③④	the time when a person’s body changes ______	during puberty, teens often have to start ______
1 deficit (noun) ①②③④	the difference between how much ____ and how much ____	our team needed to overcome a deficit of ______ to win the championship game.
2 hormone (noun) ①②③④	chemicals ______ that affect how it grows and develops	sometimes hormones can make teens ______
3 metabolism (noun) ①②③④	the process in the body that ______ for working and growing	when you ______ your metabolism is higher because your body needs more energy.
4 symptom (noun) ①②③④	something wrong with your ______ that shows you are ill	symptoms of the flu include ______

Answer:

To solve this vocabulary - building task, we need to fill in the blanks for each word's meaning and examples based on our knowledge of the words.

Word: adolescent

• Meaning: A young person who is becoming an adult; teenager.
• Examples: Many adolescents like to go home to listen to music or take a nap after school. (This example is already partially filled, and it makes sense as it shows what adolescents might do after school.)

Word: stage

• Meaning: A particular level or point that something reaches as it grows or develops.
• Examples: My 16 - month - old sister has reached the stage of life where she is starting to walk. (Babies reach different developmental stages, and learning to walk is a common stage in a 16 - month - old's development.)

Word: sleep - deprived

• Meaning: Lacking the sleep needed over a period of time.
• Examples: When my baby brother was born, my parents were so sleep - deprived that they would fall asleep while sitting. (New parents often don't get enough sleep, so this example is a realistic situation of being sleep - deprived.)

Word: puberty

• Meaning: The time when a person’s body changes as they transition from a child to an adult.
• Examples: During puberty, teens often have to start dealing with new emotions and physical changes. (Puberty is a time of both physical and emotional changes for teenagers.)

Word: deficit

• Meaning: The difference between how much is available and how much is needed.
• Examples: Our team needed to overcome a deficit of players to win the championship game. (If a team has fewer players (available) than what is needed to compete well, they have a player deficit.)

Word: hormone

• Meaning: Chemicals in the body that affect how it grows and develops.
• Examples: Sometimes hormones can make teens feel more emotional than usual. (Hormonal changes during puberty can lead to increased emotionality in teenagers.)

Word: metabolism

• Meaning: The process in the body that converts food into energy for working and growing.
• Examples: When you are a teenager, your metabolism is higher because your body needs more energy. (Teenagers are still growing, so their bodies need more energy, which is related to a higher metabolism.)

Word: symptom

• Meaning: Something wrong with your body that shows you are ill.
• Examples: Symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, and fatigue. (These are common symptoms that indicate a person has the flu.)

The filled - in table (partial, for the blanks) would be as follows:

Word to Know	Meaning	Examples
stage	a particular level or point that something reaches as it grows or develops	My 16 - month - old sister has reached the stage of life where she is starting to walk
sleep - deprived	lacking the sleep needed over a period of time	When my baby brother was born, my parents were so sleep - deprived that they would fall asleep while sitting
puberty	the time when a person’s body changes as they transition from a child to an adult	During puberty, teens often have to start dealing with new emotions and physical changes
deficit	the difference between how much is available and how much is needed	Our team needed to overcome a deficit of players to win the championship game
hormone	chemicals in the body that affect how it grows and develops	Sometimes hormones can make teens feel more emotional than usual
metabolism	the process in the body that converts food into energy for working and growing	When you are a teenager, your metabolism is higher because your body needs more energy
symptom	something wrong with your body that shows you are ill	Symptoms of the flu include fever, cough, and fatigue