Pathways 4-Unit 8-Vocabulary

What does "gadget" mean?

• a habit of acting or thinking in a certain way

• a small and useful device or tool

• a medical assessment of a disease

Which sentence has a correct use of the word "tendency"?

• Teenagers are very tendency about the clothes they'll wear. You can't change their minds.

• There is a growing tendency for companies to employ people on short contracts. It's more often now.

• Are you tendency with the new arrangement? I don't like it at all.

"These documents are strictly confidential."

What can you infer from this sentence?

• It's very difficult to understand the documents.

• The documents are really useless.

• The documents should be kept secret.

Which sentence has a correct use of "leaps and bounds"?

• If progress or growth happens by leaps and bounds, it happens very quickly.

• If progress or growth happens by leaps and bounds, it happens very unexpectedly.

• If progress or growth happens by leaps and bounds, it happens very slowly.

What does "deploy" mean?

• to put something into use

• to produce or send out a signal

• to create something new

Which one is a correct use of the word "emit"?

• He was emited under the boat and drowned.

• The machine emits a high-pitched sound when you press the button.

• How did you get emited in acting? When did you start it?

What does "sedentary" mean?

• having a tendency, usually negative

• sitting down a lot and getting little physical exercise

• occurring again and again, sometimes in a boring way

Your friend says "I'm prone to headaches" so she ____.

• can't stand her headaches.

• has a tendency to suffer from headaches very often.

• rarely has headaches.

If a food is nutritional, this means it____.

• has health benefits

• is very common

• is sweet

“Good teachers always track their students.” What can you infer from this sentence?

• Good teachers regularly check and follow their students' progress.

• Good teachers spend their free time with their students.

• Bad teachers can't help the students at all.