4/29 Alpha/Charlie Test

Synonyms are...

• words which share extremely close or similar meanings

• words that have opposite meanings

• what a word suggests, not what it actually means

Steel is a very important metal which is used for many things. In the United States, the automobile industry uses the most steel. Steel is used in putting up buildings, in making cans and containers, and in making farm and factory machines.

The main idea is:

• The auto industry is the most important.

• The United States produces the most steel in the world.

• Steel is used for many purposes.

Select the best synonym for each underlined word.

Mom has told us numerous times not to do that.

• limited

• a handful

• many

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.
 What is the main idea?

• Soccer is important at the Olympics.
• Soccer is a worldwide sport.
• Soccer is also called football.
• Soccer is played by men and women.

What's the synonym of lasting?

• temporary

• fleeting

• permanent

What's the synonym of long-term?

• lengthy

• huge

• tiny

 Choose a synonym for ... gross?

• noteworthy
• nasty
• aid
• grand

The railroad was not the first institution to impose regularity on society, or to draw attention to the importance of precise timekeeping. For as long as merchants have set out their wares at daybreak and communal festivities have been celebrated, people have been in rough agreement with their neighbors as to the time of day. The value of this tradition is today more apparent than ever. Were it not for public acceptance of a single yardstick of time, social life would be unbearably chaotic: the massive daily transfers of goods, services, and information would proceed in fits and starts; the very fabric of modern society would begin to unravel.

What is the main idea of the passage?

• In modern society we must make more time for our neighbors.

• The traditions of society are timeless.

• An accepted way of measuring time is essential for the smooth functioning of society.

• Society judges people by the times at which they conduct certain activities.

The synonym of ENCLOSED

• ATTACHED

• BOOKED

• GIVEN

• SUBMITTED

Why does he ask for forgiveness?

(Song: Forgive Me - Maher Zein)

• His heart is full of protest.

• His heart is full of attempt.

• His heart is full of thread

• His heart is full of threat.

• His heart is full of regret