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Vocb Wksp 6th Final

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The primary purpose of the dodo passage is to identify several: a. causes of the dodo's extinction; b. effects of their extinction; c. characteristics of their nature; d. characteristics of the island of Mauritius; e. animals that have become extinct causes of the dodo's extinction
The meaning of pathetic (line 6a) is: a. gullible; b. pitiable; c. repulsive; d. aggresive; e. shy pitiable
Rotund (line 11a) most nearly means: a. huge; b. skinny; c. tall; d. plump; e. flighty plump
Cringed (line15a) is best defined as: a. minded; b. strutted; c. flinched; d. wept; e. argued flinched
Pragraph 2a focuses primarity on the do do bird's: a. extinction; b. appearance; c. temperament; d. history; e. environment appearance
The meaning of intimidate (line 20a) is: a.imprison; b. avenge; c. pursue; d. anger; e. bully bully
You can tell fromt he first sentences in the paragraphs a1 and 2 that the tone of the passage will be somewhat: a. scientific; b: humorous; c. objective; d. skeptical; e. critical humorous
All of the following descrive the dodo EXCEPT: a. strange-looking; b. docile; c. trusting; d. easygoing; e. imaginary imaginary
Culprits (line 31a) most nearly means: a. people; b. thieves; c. wrongdoers; d. merchcants; e. causes wrongdoers
Dissect (line 47a) is best described as: a. bury; b. weigh; c. dig up; d. analyze; e. compare analyze
You can infer that the "later research" mentioned in lines 49a - 54 involved: a. skeletal/fossil remains of the dodo; b.paintings/drawings of the dodo; c.stories and songs about the dodo; d. eyewitness testimony about the dodo; e. photos of the last dodo skeletal or fossil remains of the dodo
Which of the following generalizations would the author agree with? a. the dodo had many natural enemies; b. the only enemy of the dodo was humans; c. If it had been more trusting it might still exist; d. it was beautiful; e. it was intelligent the only enemy of the dodo bird was human beings
Not only was Lincoln a master of English prose, but by all accounts he possessed a keen sense of humor and relished a good story. The word relished is used to mean: enjoyed, told, collected, concocted enjoyed
Our teacher wrote "x+9" on the board to give an example of a methematical expression containing a variable. The word variable is best defined as: difficult problem, mistake, unkknown value; solution unknown value
With the death of Stonewall Jackson in May of 1863, Confederate commander Robert E. Lee lost his ablest subordinate. The word subordinate is best defined as: advisor, strategist, ally, lieutenant lieutenant
By the time of Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April 1865, the war-making capacity of the South had been destroyed outright. The word outright most nearly means: quickly, completely, gradually, partially completely
Over the years countless students have recited the rotund lines of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven." The word rotund most nearly means: plump, stout, round, sonorous sonorous
Antonyms: Manacle: emancipate
Antonyms: illicit permissible
Antonyms: optional required
Antonyms: expend save
Antonyms: perishable durable
Antonyms: liberate shackly
Antonyms: relish loathe
Antonyms: gullible suspicious
Antonyms: persevere quit
Antonyms: pathetic funny
Antonyms: sluggish active
Antonyms: affluence poverty
Antonyms: rotund lanky
Antonyms: minimum most
Antonyms: crotchety agreeable
Antonyms: scour dirty
WA: read the report: a. culprit; b. innovation; c. memorandum; d. affluence memorandum
WA: will not allow ourselves to be bullied: a. avenged; b. impacted; c. immersed; d. intimidated intimidated
WA: a highway death: a. deluge; b. memorandum; c. onset; d. fatality fatality
WA: enjoyed the military music: a. gullible; b. martial; c. illicit; d. jovial martial
WA: pulled the rope tight: a. taut; b. nimble; c. crotchety; d. immobile taut
WA: the effect of the new factory: a. innovation; b. manacle; c. subordinate; d. impact impact
WA: on the brink of collapse: a. verge; b. manacle; c. variable; d. tribute verge
WA: put down a revolt: a. quash; b. deluge; c. expend; d. partition quash
WA: get even for a wrong: a. authorize; b. avenge; c. dawdle; d. cringe avenge
WA: the layout of the catalog: a. affluence; b. format; c. impact; d. memorandum format
WA: showed outstanding judgment: a. onset; b. discretion; c. relish; d. tint discretion
WA: divide the country: a. liberate; b. cascade; c. partition; d. reminisce partition
WA: dye the canvas: a. cede; b. deluge; c. immerse; d. tint tint
WA: a flood of letters: a. deluge; b. manacle; c. parcel; d. tribute deluge
WA: the blocked country road: a. enflammatory; b. illicit; c. jovial; d. impassable impassable
WA: in a merry mood: a. pathetic; b. jovial; c. sluggish; d. wholesome jovial
WA: the start of flu symptoms: a. onset; b. cascade; c. impact; d. encounter onset
WA: a heartfelt commendation: a. memorandum; b. format; c. subordinate; d. tribute tribute
WA: a memorable date: a. fatality; b. rendezvous; c. impact; d. onset rendezvous
WA: strolling along: a. avenging; b. writhing; c. sauntering; d. immersing sauntering
Analogies: Nimble is to agility as: a. immobile is to liveliness b. gross is to sensitivity c. arid is to variety d. limber is to flexibility limber is to flexibility
Analogies: taut is to leeway as: a. variable is to change; b. cramped is to elbowroom; c. global is to ara; d. optional is to choice cramped is to elbowroom
Analogies: highwayman is to waylay as: a. assailant is to assault; b. inhabitant is to manipulate; c. culprit is to idolize; d. oaf is to forsake assailant is to assault
Analogies: crotchety is to amiable as: a. famished is to ravenous; b. mortal is to perishable; c. immediate is to instantaneous; d. sluggish is to energetic sluggish is to energetic
Analogies: jovial is to merriment as: a. sage is to joy; b. serene is to bliss; c. martial is to peace; d. sinister is to contentment serene is to bliss
Analogies: apparel is to war as: a. equipment is to read; b. entertainment is to live; c. food is to eat; d. furniture is to break food is to eat
Analogies: synopsis is to compress as: a. memorandum is to discredit; b. ovation is to depict; c. commentary is to dissect; d. dispatch is to reimburse commentary is to dissect
Analogies: manacle is to constrain as: a. spur is to motivate; b. leash is to liberate; c. chain is to generate; d. handcuff is to designate spur is to motivate
Analogies: setback is to discourage as: a. victory is to delight; b. loss is to please; c. triumph is to sadden; d. defeat is to thrill victory is to delight
Analogies: maximum is to minimum as: a. immense is to petty; b. giddy is to eerie; c. pathetic is to pitiful; d. disinterested is to impartial immense is to petty
Tacitus tells us in "The Annals" that Emperor Nero ordered the dispatch of scores of his enemies - both real and imagined. The word dispatch is best defined as: promptness; commuunication; execution; conviction execution
Among those who perished at Nero's bidding was the philoosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca, who had been the emperor's tutor. The word perished most likely means: profited, informed on others, died, were exiled died
No visit to Paris is complete without a saunter down its most famous boulevard, the Champs-Elysees. The word saunter is best defined as: scamper, stroll, race, hike stroll
A brief scan of the rugged terrain that lay ahead was enough to tell us that a long difficult hike was in store. The word scan most nearly means: exploration, examination, discussion, mapping examination
Instructing an actor how to play a part, Price Hamlet advises, "Let you own discretion be your tutor." The word discretion is used to mean: judgment, freedom, choice, talent judgment
Teh "rare features" of Antarctica that the author refers to in lines 9-11: a. are never identified; b. are indentified in para 2; c. are indentified in para 4; d. are not so rare or unusual; e. have vanished as weather conditions have changed are identified in paragraph 2
Compact (line 26b) most nearly means: a. dense; b. reminder; c. agreement; d. small car; e. speech agreement
The compact that went into effect in 1961 had all the following purposes except: a. to divide Antarctica among 12 nations; b. to share results of all sci. research; c. to prevent any military action; d. to ban nuclear weapons; e. to promote peaceful study to divide Antarctica amoung twelve nations
The meaning of grit (line 41b) is: a. gravel; b. power; c. courage; d. grind; e. persistence courage
Confer (line 47b) most nearly means: a. consult; b. study; c. argue; d. present gifts; e. play consult
Engulfs (line 53b) is best defined as: a. empties; b. divides; c. endangers; d. envelops; e. avoids envelops
Paragraph 5 (lines 39b-55) focuses on the: a. difficulites faced by scientists who work on Ant.; b. future of Ant; c. likelihood that research stations will remain on Ant; d. kinds of tests conducted on Ant; e. wather conditions on Ant. difficulties faced by scientists who work on Antarctica
Which best states the main idea? a. Ant has no native population; b. it is easy to do research on Ant; c. Scien. from 12 countries share info from research on Ant; d. Ant is almost covered with ice all year; e. Scien depend on the internet for communic. Scientists from twelve countries share information from research on Antarctica.
Which one can you draw from the passage? a. There is discord from nations signing the 1961 agree; b. Ant is a hard place to live/work; c. Ant is one of most valuable resources on planet; d. in future, ant will be developed; e. outposts have damaged Ant. Antarctica is a difficult place to live and work
What can you infer about author's attitude to scientists who live/work on Ant.: a. foolish for being stuck on Ant; b. wishes he were 1 of them; c. scientists from 12 cont destined for conflict; d. admires & respects them; e. they have easy and comfy life The author admires and respects them
Created by: sdavis1817
 



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