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