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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #35300 Fluids

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Fluids can be roughly divided into two , regular ones and weird ones. Regular ones, like water and alcohol, act more or less as expected when through pipes or stirred with a spoon. Lurking among the weird ones — which include such as paint, honey and blood — are a vast variety of behavioral enigmas that have researchers over the centuries.

appealed examples pumped categories baffled substances flowed

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Correct answer: categories
Explanation: The word 'categories' serves as a noun that fits grammatically as it refers to the two distinct groups into which fluids are divided. This aligns with the context of discussing the classification of fluids.
Meaning: Categories refer to groups or classes that share common characteristics.
Wrong options:
appealed: Appealed is a verb that means to make a serious or urgent request, which does not fit the context of classifying fluids.
examples: Examples is a noun that refers to instances or cases, but it does not convey the idea of classification as 'categories' does.
flowed: Flowed is a verb that describes the action of moving smoothly and continuously, which does not fit as a noun for classification.
pumped: Pumped is a verb that refers to the action of moving a fluid, which does not fit as a noun for categorization.
substances: Substances is a noun that refers to physical matter, but it does not convey the idea of classification as 'categories' does.
Correct answer: pumped
Explanation: The term 'pumped' is a verb that fits grammatically in the past participle form, indicating the action performed on fluids. This aligns with the context of discussing how regular fluids behave when moved through pipes.
Meaning: Pumped refers to the action of moving a fluid using a pump.
Wrong options:
appealed: Appealed is a verb that does not relate to the action of moving fluids and does not fit in this context.
categories: Categories is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context, as it does not describe an action.
flowed: Flowed is a verb that describes the state of a fluid but does not indicate the action of moving it through pipes.
substances: Substances is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context, as it does not describe an action.
Correct answer: substances
Explanation: The word 'substances' is a noun that fits grammatically as it refers to the materials that are categorized as weird fluids. This aligns with the context of discussing examples of fluids that behave differently.
Meaning: Substances refer to physical materials or matter, in this case, fluids that have unique properties.
Wrong options:
appealed: Appealed is a verb that does not fit as a noun in this context, as it does not describe a type of fluid.
categories: Categories is a noun that refers to groups but does not fit as an example of weird fluids.
baffled: Baffled is a verb that describes confusion and does not fit as a noun for types of fluids.
pumped: Pumped is a verb that refers to the action of moving fluids and does not fit as a noun for types of fluids.
flowed: Flowed is a verb that describes the action of a fluid and does not fit as a noun for types of fluids.
Correct answer: baffled
Explanation: The term 'baffled' is a verb that fits grammatically in the past tense, indicating the state of researchers who have been confused by the behavior of weird fluids. This aligns with the context of discussing the challenges faced by researchers.
Meaning: Baffled means to be confused or puzzled by something.
Wrong options:
appealed: Appealed is a verb that means to make a request, which does not fit the context of researchers being confused.
categories: Categories is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context, as it does not describe an action related to researchers' experiences.
substances: Substances is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context, as it does not describe the state of researchers.
pumped: Pumped is a verb that refers to the action of moving fluids and does not fit as a description of researchers' feelings.

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