Boost your Vocabulary Cambridge 8 - Test 2 - Passage 01

Which word is a synonym for urban in this sentence: Glass, which has been made since the time of the Mesopotamians and Egyptians, is little more than a mixture of sand, soda ash and lime.

• combination

• association

• collection

• circulation

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym for harden in this sentence: When heated to about 1500 degrees Celsius (°C) this becomes a molten mass that hardens when slowly cooled.

• solidify

• calculate

• compose

• compile

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym for involve in this sentence: The first successful method for making clear, flat glass involved spinning.

• contend

• generate

• associate

• represent

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym for unblemished in this sentence: This method was very effective as the glass had not touched any surfaces between being soft and becoming hard, so it stayed perfectly unblemished, with a 'fire finish'.

• flawless

• prosperous

• energetic

• profitable

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym for labour in this sentence: However, the process took a long time and was labour intensive.

• raise

• work

• creep

• promote

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word is a synonym for intensive in this sentence: However, the process took a long time and was labour intensive.

• exhaustive

• cognitive

• explicit

• imprudent

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word is a synonym for continuous in this sentence: Nevertheless, demand for flat glass was very high and glassmakers across the world were looking for a method of making it continuously.

• underground

• terrestrial

• uninterruptedly

• irresponsible

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym for ribbon in this sentence: The first continuous ribbon process involved squeezing molten glass through two hot rollers, similar to an old mangle.

• strip

• dominate

• secrete

• secrete

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word is a synonym for virtually in this sentence: This allowed glass of virtually any thickness to be made non-stop, but the rollers would leave both sides of the glass marked, and these would then need to be ground and polished.

• almost

• rarely

• never

• cabinet

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which word is a synonym for non-stop in this sentence: This allowed glass of virtually any thickness to be made non-stop, but the rollers would leave both sides of the glass marked, and these would then need to be ground and polished.

• obvious

• discrete

• endlessly

• cognitive

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4