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| facilitate (v.): to make something possible or easier | precise (adj.): clear and accurate |
| logic (n.): a way of explaining something | discrete (adj.): very different from other things of the same kind |
| expose (v.): to show something that has been hidden | interval (n.): time between two events |
For questions 1 to 6, choose the synonyms that correspond to the words highlighted.
For questions 7 to 12, indicate your choices that best fit the sentences.
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Question 1 |
1. Which of the following is a synonym for reveal?
expose | |
logic | |
precise | |
discrete | |
interval | |
facilitate |
Question 1 Explanation:
Both "reveal" and "expose" mean to let you see something that is previously hidden.
Question 2 |
2. Which of the following is a synonym for break?
interval | |
discrete | |
expose | |
logic | |
precise | |
facilitate |
Question 2 Explanation:
Both "break" and "interval" mean a pause during an activity.
Question 3 |
3. Which of the following is a synonym for rationale?
discrete | |
facilitate | |
interval | |
precise | |
logic | |
expose |
Question 3 Explanation:
Both "rationale" and "logic" mean a reasonable way of explaining something.
Question 4 |
4. Which of the following is a synonym for distinct?
logic | |
facilitate | |
interval | |
expose | |
precise | |
discrete |
Question 4 Explanation:
Both "distinct" and "discrete" mean clearly different.
Question 5 |
5. Which of the following is a synonym for exact?
interval | |
discrete | |
facilitate | |
precise | |
expose | |
logic |
Question 5 Explanation:
Both "exact" and "precise" mean correct.
Question 6 |
6. Which of the following is a synonym for aid?
precise | |
discrete | |
expose | |
facilitate | |
logic | |
interval |
Question 6 Explanation:
Both "aid" and "facilitate" mean to help.
Question 7 |
7. The job as a journalist is to report and ____________ the deeply hidden truth to the world.
facilitate | |
logicize | |
expose | |
interval | |
make precise | |
make discrete |
Question 7 Explanation:
Famous people, especially politicians, often tell lies to protect their interests. Therefore, to let the public know what's really going on, journalists are sometimes like detectives, who dig out, or expose, the truth through investigation.
Question 8 |
8. Online assessment tools have significantly ____________ students’ learning and reduced teachers’ workload.
exposed | |
logicized | |
intervalled | |
made precise | |
made discrete | |
facilitated |
Question 8 Explanation:
Online assessment tools often have automated answer checking and grading with detailed feedback, which save teachers' time doing preparation and marking. Their ease of access also enables students to learn whenever and wherever they want with abundant resources from the Internet.
Question 9 |
9. She has been a bus driver for ten years, except for a brief ____________ where she had to take care of her son alone.
logic | |
expose | |
precision | |
facility | |
interval | |
discretion |
Question 9 Explanation:
It's hard for single moms to balance work and child-rearing. Often they are forced to choose one over the other. Luckily it seems that the mom found someone to take care of her kid and could resume working after a short break, or interval.
Question 10 |
10. He is speaking nonsense. There is no ____________ behind his argument.
logic | |
facility | |
precision | |
expose | |
discretion | |
interval |
Question 10 Explanation:
Nonsense means things that do not make sense. If someone speaks nonsense, you cannot find the reasoning, or logic behind it. The reason is probably the speaker had not carefully thought of what he or she was going to say.
Question 11 |
11. I don’t remember the details. I can’t give you a more ____________ description of the event.
precise | |
interval-related | |
discrete | |
exposing | |
logical | |
facilitating |
Question 11 Explanation:
The speaker only has a rough idea about the event because he is unable to recall all the facts. Therefore, he or she cannot provide an accurate, or a precise, description of what happened.
Question 12 |
12. School, family, marriage and health are common ____________ sources of stress in people’s lives.Â
discrete | |
exposing | |
logical | |
facilitating | |
precise | |
interval-related |
Question 12 Explanation:
In the 21st century, people are constantly put under stress. Stress can come from different, or discrete, parts of our lives. School, family, marriage and health are common examples.
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