QSkills 4 L&S Unit 3 - L1 Vocabulary

Choose the meaning of the red word.

The initiation into the students' club was a ceremony involving the new members and the old members.

• act of lying about something

• act of becoming a new member of a group

• act of changing

• act of promoting

If you want to speak to the managers, please talk to Nuha and Asma. They run the department.

• move your legs faster than walking

• to hurry from one place to another

• to be in charge of something

• to travel on a particular route

Some people say an important marker of maturity is the ability to balance your emotions. It tells others that you are responsible.

• a pen with a thick felt tip

• a person who marks students’ work or exam papers

• an object or a sign that shows the position of something

• a sign that something exists or that shows what it is like

My 16-year-old son says that he wants to be treated like an adult, but then he acts like a child. There's a contradiction between what he says and what he does.

• agreement

• difference

• evidence

• enthusiasm

Most people consider stealing to be morally wrong. It is not within the social standards for most societies.

• related to values and beliefs

• unfair

• unusual

• accidentally

Did his good attitude contribute to his success?

• to be one of the causes of something

• to write for a newspaper

• add something to a discussion

• give money

If I don't come to the door when you knock, you can assume that I'm not home.

• infer or guess

• take responsibility for

• pretend to have a particular quality

• invest

I like to go on vacation and be carefree. It's nice to not have to deal with exams and studying.

• cautious

• busy

• having no worries or responsibilities

• confused

Graduating, getting a driver's license, and getting your first job can all be big milestones in a person's life.

• physical distance traveled

• important life events

• 1.60934 kilometres of stone

• a popular restaurant in Canada

It can be difficult to transition from one job to another, but the change might be good for you.

• take a bus or train

• disagree

• change or move

• give something