CAM 8 Test 3 Passage 1

Which word is a synonym for "inflict" in this sentence: Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States alone

• expose
• break
• freeze
• withdraw

Which word is a antonym for "leisurely" in this sentence: As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt’s most inviting target

• slow
• rushed
• unhurried
• busy

Which word is a definition of "dice with death" in this sentence: As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt’s most inviting target

• to do something funny and exciting

• to do something with ill health

• to do something extremely dangerous and silly

• to do something with the pessimistic viewpoint

Which word is a synonym for "out in the open" in this sentence: As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death - out in the open, a lone golfer may be a lightning bolt’s most inviting target

• easy to understand
• ambiguous
• not be hidden or secret
• blink

Which word is a synonym for "discharge" in this sentence: Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States alone

• send out
• send down
• increase
• assure

Which word is a synonym for "fund" in this sentence: Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States alone

• get a loan
• borrrow
• debt
• sponsor

Which word is a synonym for "bear up" in this sentence: The rocket site is providing precise measurements of lightning voltages and allowing engineers to check how electrical equipment bears up

• cope
• refuse
• damage
• strike

Which word is a synonym for "well behaved" in this sentence: ‘Lightning is not perfectly well behaved,’ says Bernstein.

• harmful
• well-mannered
• dangerous
• unimportant

Which word is a synonym for "be supposed" in this sentence: ‘Occasionally, it will take a branch and go someplace it wasn’t supposed to go.’

• have to

• may

• ought to

• need to

Which word is a synonym for " stumbling block" in this sentence: However, there is still a big stumbling block. The laser is no nifty portable: it’s a monster that takes up a whole room.

• rock
• barrier
• fortunate
• prevention