Printable worksheet · Grades 3-8 · 15 minutes
Modern Town vocabulary
A free printable vocabulary worksheet: match ten key words from the Modern Town city to their meanings, with an answer key.
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Modern Town: key words
Write the letter of the right meaning next to each word.
Words
- Sightline
- Prevention
- Primary care
- Heat pump
- Hybrid work
- Pile
- Insulation
- Curtain wall
- Recirculating
- Heritage
Meanings
- A. Traditions and history passed down through generations.
- B. A long column driven into the ground to support a building.
- C. A non-structural outer wall, often of glass.
- D. A machine that moves heat from one place to another.
- E. Everyday health care, usually the first place people go.
- F. Water that is pumped round and reused.
- G. Stopping illness before it starts.
- H. A clear view from a seat to the field.
- I. Material that slows heat moving in or out.
- J. Splitting time between home and the workplace.
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Answer key: Modern Town key words
- H Sightline: A clear view from a seat to the field. (Stadium)
- G Prevention: Stopping illness before it starts. (Health clinic)
- E Primary care: Everyday health care, usually the first place people go. (Health clinic)
- D Heat pump: A machine that moves heat from one place to another. (Older brick house)
- J Hybrid work: Splitting time between home and the workplace. (Office building)
- B Pile: A long column driven into the ground to support a building. (Residential tower)
- I Insulation: Material that slows heat moving in or out. (Family house)
- C Curtain wall: A non-structural outer wall, often of glass. (Office building)
- F Recirculating: Water that is pumped round and reused. (Public square and fountain)
- A Heritage: Traditions and history passed down through generations. (Cultural center)
