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Dealing with unknown vocabulary

Janet MacLennan 10 Fragen

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  1. 1Choose a word which could replace "disconcerting" in this sentence:

    Make sure you research your presentation topic thoroughly- it can be very disconcerting to be asked a question you can't answer.
    1. Aexciting
    2. Bembarrasing
    3. Cboring
    4. Ddepressing
  2. 2Laila talks about everyone's private lives- she's an ineffable gossip.

    Ineffable means:
    1. Aquiet
    2. Bcruel
    3. Cunstoppable
    4. Dgenerous
  3. 3The main thing in an opinion essay is that you give and support your opinion- your actual opinion is inconsequential.

    Can you see the prefix and suffix in "inconsequential"- can they help you to guess the meaning?
    1. Anot important
    2. Bimportant
    3. Cwill lead to consequences
    4. Dmay lead to arguments with the person marking the essay
  4. 4Hugo broke both his legs while skiing and as a result was incapacitated for several weeks and unable to attend lectures.

    Which word or phrase could be used to replace "incapacitated"?
    1. Aannoyed
    2. Bunable
    3. Cin hospital
    4. Dunable to do anything
  5. 5The American constitution states that people have "inalienable" rights to things such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. What could "inalienable" mean here? Think about the root word (alien).
    1. Ayou can't send these rights into space.
    2. Bthese rights can't be taken away.
    3. Cthese rights don't apply to foreigners
    4. Dthese rights only apply to foreigners
  6. 6You must buy a ticket before the commencement of your journey. Any passenger who does not have a valid ticket after the train leaves will have to pay a fine.

    What could "commencement" mean here?
    1. Aend
    2. Bmiddle
    3. Chalf way
    4. Dstart
  7. 7Despite some evidence of bacteria on a few planets, scientists have yet to find conclusive evidence of life on other planets.

    What does "conclusive" mean? Can you recognise a root word in it?
    1. Afinished
    2. Bundeniable
    3. Cclear
    4. Dexciting
  8. 8Areas of study at university are normally categorised into fields such as Science and Humanities.

    What does "categorised" mean here?
    1. Asorted
    2. Bcontrolled
    3. Cdecided
    4. Dplanned
  9. 9What strategies can you use to read well and cope with unknown vocabulary?

    Tick all the ones you think are useful.
    1. AStop and underline every new word.
    2. BTranslate every word into your first language
    3. CSkip unknown words as you will get most of the meaning anyway.
    4. DTry to guess the meaning of words, thinking about context and word order.
    5. ENotice any prefixes and suffixes, and see if you can see a root word you already know.
    6. FStop reading if you don't understand the text.
    7. GAsk your teacher for the meaning of new words.
    8. HUse a translation website to change the text into your first language.
  10. 10Vaccines are a useful way of preventing communicable diseases such as flu, measles, and malaria.

    Can you guess what "communicable" means?
    1. Asomething that can be spread from one person or animal to another.
    2. Bsomething that can be explained verbally.
    3. Csomething that is not very serious.
    4. Dsomething that can be dangerous for your health.

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A quiz designed to see if you can use context, substitution, and root words to guess the meaning of academic words correctly
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