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Reading and Vocabulary 5A
Reading and Vocabulary 5A
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Quiz fall semester 2022
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1
Bewildered
means
caring only about yourself
limiting
confused
hateful
2
The World Cup is being held in which country?
Qatar
Kuwait
South Korea
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
3
All friends serve the same purpose in our lives.
False
True
4
Men are more likely to be special-interest friends rather than close friends who talk about personal matters.
True
False
5
The three principal elements of fiction are the setting, the characters and the plot.
False
True
6
Polysemous words are words that have several different meanings.
False
True
7
Which of the following is NOT a good idea to relieve stress?
physical exercise
talking to a friend or counselor
eating a pint of ice cream
Crying or weeping
8
The definition of accomplish is
to be trusted as being accurate or true
to do something by making an effort.
unbeatable; resilient
to travel between home and work
9
The definition of
eventually
is
in the end, finally; after a long time
doing something by making an effort
hurried; very excited
confused; unable to understand
10
Ethics is the total way of life of a people.
True
False
11
Stunned
means
mode
a commotion or disturbance
shocked; surprised
in complete agreement
12
Participial adjectives come from the nouns they modify.
False
True
13
Jerk
means
a quick and sudden movement
enter by force
a bully
refuse to accept
14
Ethics tests include
consequence, reversibility and publicity.
consequence, reversibility and promotional
consequence, retractability and publicity
cheating on the exam
15
Arresting
means
to be suddenly on the alert
growing too large for
attracting attention
coming out
16
Collocations are
putting things into your own words.
a predictable combination of words.
nearby cities for easy commuting.
adjectives formed from verbs.
17
Ignorance
means
for an unspecified amount of time
a connection or closeness
a new idea or concept
lack of knowledge or information
18
Paraphrasing means putting a difficult text into your own words.
False
True
19
A "conversational tango" is a new dance craze.
False
True
20
For people who like to be active, _______ can be very stressful.
irritable
boredom
bored
boring
21
Find the synonym. Mrs. Michelotti
showed
the landmarks to her children.
pointed out
commuted
stomped
stared
22
Isolation means
information
vanilla ice cream
aloneness
natural habitat
23
Spirited
means
sober; serious
spoke softly
haunted
lively
24
The definition of ongoing is
show or tell
furious
continuing
very sad
25
Misconstrue
means
to interpret wrongly
to squeeze into a tight space
to build something poorly
to stand up to
26
The fish that is most like humans is
the snakefish
the zebrafish
the eel
the piranha
27
Aloofness means
hateful
looking away
a hard choice
distant and unsympathetic in manner
28
Hank Lopez
took
a can of furniture polish and threw it at Mr. Fenner.
flung
exhausted
was devoted to
grabbed
29
It's not always easy to __________________ to a friend.
apology
apologize
apologetic
hectic
30
Run on sentences contain
quotation marks.
many participating runners.
a semi-colon.
more than one independent thought without proper punctuation.
31
Accurately
means
in a shy or embarrassed way
staring in an evil way
correctly; without any mistakes
as a result
32
Convenience friends
depend on the sharing of an activity.
are people whose lives routinely intersect with ours.
reveal aspects of their private selves.
form across generations
33
How many times a day does a panda poop?
once
5
100
40
34
Alleviate means
cause
reduce
complicate
motivate
35
Era
means a particular period in history.
False
True
36
Insignificant
means
unimportant
motivational
something that can develop
growing vigorously
37
Linger
means
to pay no attention to
dirty clothes
to say that someone has done something wrong
to be slow in leaving
38
Authoritative parents expect complete obedience from their children.
True
False
39
Many people feel uncomfortable with a person who has a _______________________ style.
confront
confrontation
commotion
confrontational
40
Ethics is NOT
rules for distinguishing between right and wrong.
norms to help you decide between acceptable and unacceptable actions.
a method for analyzing complex problems to decide how to act.
a legacy handed down for generations.
41
The woman reacted _______ when the customs officer would not let her bring fresh fruit into the country.
indignation
indignant
insignificantly
indignantly
42
After doing my exercises, I felt so __________ that I fell asleep easily.
rear
relaxed
relax
relaxing
43
It's wise to be ____________ when you meet someone online.
caution
cautious
cautiously
cheer
44
The point of view of a story depends on who is telling the story.
True
False
45
Modern medicine tries to use less __________methods before doing major surgery.
intrusion
intrusive
infrastructure
intrude
46
One way to deal with stress is to imagine a _______ scene.
tranquilly
tranquility
trait
tranquil
47
It's a/(an) ___________ you didn't call me. I could have helped you with the children.
shamefully
shame
ashamed
proud
48
I felt extremely ______ when I did all the work and someone else got the credit.
resent
resentment
resentful
restrict
