abstract (adj.): based on very general ideas and not on clear, specific details | ongoing (adj.): continuing to happen |
prohibit (v.): to stop something from being done | temporary (adj.): lasting only for a short time |
norm (n.): a situation that is usual | analogy (n.): a comparison of something with something else |
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 broad?
abstract | |
prohibit | |
temporary | |
analogy | |
ongoing | |
norm |
Question 1 Explanation:
Both "broad" and "abstract" mean not specific.
Question 2 |
2. Which of the following is a synonym for short-term?
ongoing | |
abstract | |
analogy | |
prohibit | |
temporary | |
norm |
Question 2 Explanation:
Both "short-term" and "temporary" mean not lasting very long.
Question 3 |
3. Which of the following is a synonym for metaphor?
abstract | |
analogy | |
prohibit | |
norm | |
ongoing | |
temporary |
Question 3 Explanation:
Both "metaphor" and "analogy" refer to a comparison between things.
Question 4 |
4. Which of the following is a synonym for forbid?
prohibit | |
ongoing | |
abstract | |
temporary | |
norm | |
analogy |
Question 4 Explanation:
Both "forbid" and "prohibit" mean to not allow.
Question 5 |
5. Which of the following is a synonym for developing?
analogy | |
prohibit | |
temporary | |
ongoing | |
norm | |
abstract |
Question 5 Explanation:
Both "developing" and "ongoing" mean that something has not stopped.
Question 6 |
6. Which of the following is a synonym for model?
temporary | |
norm | |
ongoing | |
prohibit | |
analogy | |
abstract |
Question 6 Explanation:
Both "model" and "norm" refer to something that is standard.
Question 7 |
7. The country’s economy is in really bad shape. Even in the capital, poverty is the _______________ rather than the exception.
ongoingness | |
analogy | |
norm | |
temporary | |
prohibition | |
abstraction |
Question 7 Explanation:
If the economy is bad, people's livelihood is suffering as well. Usually the capital of a country is one of its wealthiest cities. But in the sentence, even poverty is a usual sight, or the norm, in the capital. That shows that the nation's economy is really in bad shape.
Question 8 |
8. The killer has not been identified, so the police investigation is still _______________.
temporary | |
analogical | |
abstract | |
prohibiting | |
norm-related | |
ongoing |
Question 8 Explanation:
Law enforcement units usually do not give up until the person responsible is identified. Therefore, unless someone has been put under arrest, police investigation does not stop and remains ongoing.
Question 9 |
9. Love and hate are very _______________ concepts. Everyone feels them often, but no one can explain them clearly.
prohibiting | |
analogical | |
norm-related | |
ongoing | |
abstract | |
temporary |
Question 9 Explanation:
What is love? What is hate? We all feel like we know these feelings, but no one can give perfect definitions. The reason is that these two concepts are broad, or abstract.
Question 10 |
10. The hurricane destroyed most houses in the area. The residents had to move into _______________ shelters.
temporary | |
ongoing | |
prohibiting | |
norm-related | |
abstract | |
analogical |
Question 10 Explanation:
When there is a natural disaster that makes people homeless, the government sets up temporary housing facilities (= housing units that will not exist for a long time). Then the people affected by the disaster move in and stay there for weeks or months until the authorities have helped them find new homes.
Question 11 |
11. The computer is a frequently-used _______________ for the brain. Both process and store information they receive.
ongoingness | |
prohibition | |
norm | |
abstraction | |
analogy | |
temporary |
Question 11 Explanation:
The brain is probably the most mysterious part of our body. For ease of explanation, many scientists make a comparison between the brain and the computer (= The computer is used as an analogy for the brain.). Both are in charge of handling information and doing complex tasks with it.
Question 12 |
12. The organization’s policy _______________ indoor smoking. You can only smoke on the balcony.
abstracts | |
makes temporary | |
prohibits | |
analogizes | |
is ongoing | |
normalizes |
Question 12 Explanation:
We all know that smoking is bad for our health. But not only smokers are subject to serious health concerns, people around them also are. To prevent passive smoking from occurring in the workplace, it has become a norm that employers do not allow, or prohibit, indoor smoking.
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