Question

vocabulary boost
a use context to determine the meanings of the words in bold. then match the words with their definitions.

1. clean water and safe food are important factors in maintaining good health in a community.
2. a person’s health is affected by his or her lifestyle choices.
3. it’s important to eat nutritional foods to avoid developing health problems.
4. although an individual’s genetics cannot be changed, a person can reduce some health risks.
5. statistics show that fewer than one - quarter of students participate in daily exercise.
6. the relative dangers of different sports have to be considered - no choice is without risk.
7. be affected a. growing (ger.)
8. developing b. to be changed or influenced (v.)
9. factor c. something that causes a situation (n.)
10. genetics d. compared to something else (adj.)
11. relative e. a set of numbers that represents facts (n.)
12. statistics f. relating to cells that control what a living thing looks like and how it develops (n.)

Explanation:

1. "be affected" matches the definition of being changed or influenced, as seen in sentence 2 where lifestyle choices influence health.
2. "developing" is a gerund meaning growing, as in sentence 3 where it refers to the growth of health problems.
3. "factor" refers to something that causes a situation, seen in sentence 1 where clean water/safe food are health-related causes.
4. "genetics" relates to the cells controlling an organism's traits and development, as stated in sentence 4.
5. "relative" means compared to something else, as in sentence 6 where dangers are compared across sports.
6. "statistics" are numbers representing facts, shown in sentence 5 with student exercise data.

Answer:

1. b. to be changed or influenced (v.)
2. a. growing (ger.)
3. c. something that causes a situation (n.)
4. f. relating to cells that control what a living thing looks like and how it develops (n.)
5. d. compared to something else (adj.)
6. e. a set of numbers that represents facts (n.)