EOT 1 English Revision

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For centuries, Native Americans have gone through vision quests in hopes of gaining guidance and direction. Several companies and organizations are now offering a similar experience for non- Indians. For a fee, anyone who is looking for a new direction in life can go to certain wilderness areas in Canada or the United States and go through such a ritual. The details may vary from one organization to another, but in most cases, experts in psychology or Native American culture help to prepare the person in advance. This preparation usually lasts for several days and includes meditation, natural vegetarian food, lessons in the meaning of a vision quest and perhaps dream groups, in which the seeker of the vision discusses his or her dreams with psychological analysts. As on a traditional vision quest, people on this new-age quest spend one to four days alone in the wilderness. However, a difference is that they might choose to sleep in a tent and to bring drinking water. Some Native Americans are angry that non-Indians are doing this. They see it as a fad and say that the quest is meaningless to a person outside the culture, tradition, and religion.

• advice aiming to solve a problem

• deep thought, concentration

• before, ahead of time

• trend, passing fashion

Read the passage and choose the definition for the word in bold.

For centuries, Native Americans have gone through vision quests in hopes of gaining guidance and direction. Several companies and organizations are now offering a similar experience for non- Indians. For a fee, anyone who is looking for a new direction in life can go to certain wilderness areas in Canada or the United States and go through such a ritual. The details may vary from one organization to another, but in most cases, experts in psychology or Native American culture help to prepare the person in advance. This preparation usually lasts for several days and includes meditation, natural vegetarian food, lessons in the meaning of a vision quest and perhaps dream groups, in which the seeker of the vision discusses his or her dreams with psychological analysts. As on a traditional vision quest, people on this new-age quest spend one to four days alone in the wilderness. However, a difference is that they might choose to sleep in a tent and to bring drinking water. Some Native Americans are angry that non-Indians are doing this. They see it as a fad and say that the quest is meaningless to a person outside the culture, tradition, and religion.

• advice aiming to solve a problem

• deep thought, concentration

• before, ahead of time

• trend, passing fashion

Read the passage and choose the definition for the word in bold.

For centuries, Native Americans have gone through vision quests in hopes of gaining guidance and direction. Several companies and organizations are now offering a similar experience for non- Indians. For a fee, anyone who is looking for a new direction in life can go to certain wilderness areas in Canada or the United States and go through such a ritual. The details may vary from one organization to another, but in most cases, experts in psychology or Native American culture help to prepare the person in advance. This preparation usually lasts for several days and includes meditation, natural vegetarian food, lessons in the meaning of a vision quest and perhaps dream groups, in which the seeker of the vision discusses his or her dreams with psychological analysts. As on a traditional vision quest, people on this new-age quest spend one to four days alone in the wilderness. However, a difference is that they might choose to sleep in a tent and to bring drinking water. Some Native Americans are angry that non-Indians are doing this. They see it as a fad and say that the quest is meaningless to a person outside the culture, tradition, and religion.

• advice aiming to solve a problem

• deep thought, concentration

• before, ahead of time

• trend, passing fashion

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence.

Many educators believe that lecturing to students is not the best method of teaching and that a new paradigm for education needs to be developed.

• a clear and typical example that is a model for something

• no longer useful because something newer exists; outdated

• to upset the usual way of doing something in a major or surprising way

• an important or surprising fact that is made known for the first time

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence.

This new paradigm to replace lectures in education has to be practical and efficacious.

• a clear and typical example that is a model for something

• able to produce the intended effect or result; successful

• without being affected by something

• made whole or complete by bringing together different parts

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word in the sentence.

Many students feel that lecturing is completely obsolete as a method for sharing knowledge. They would prefer more modern methods of learning.

• the mental ability to receive knowledge and ideas

• an important or surprising fact that is made known for the first timel

• no longer useful because something newer exists; outdated

• made whole or complete by bringing together different parts

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word(s) in the sentence.

Educators at some colleges are trying to shake things up by introducing a totally new paradigm for education

• a statement/situation that presents opposing views as true at the same time

• an important or surprising fact that is made known for the first timel

• to change the character or appearance of something

• to upset the usual way of doing something in a major or surprising way

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word(s) in the sentence.

Most students manage to succeed at university in spite of the fact that lectures are not the most efficacious method for learning.

• without being affected by somethinge

• an important or surprising fact that is made known for the first timel

• to change the character or appearance of something

• made whole or complete by bringing together different parts

Choose the correct definition for the underlined word(s) in the sentence.

Lecturing presents a paradox. On the one hand, lecturing may be ineffective and obsolete, but on the other hand, it is what students are accustomed to.

• no longer useful because something newer exists; outdated

• an important or surprising fact that is made known for the first timel

• a statement/situation that presents opposing views as true at the same time

• made whole or complete by bringing together different parts

Choose the best definition or synonym for the word italicized

An estimated one billion people – almost one-seventh of the world’s population – live in shanty towns... (Hint: How do people get a number like this?)

• 1. a calculated

• 1. an exact

• 1. a large

• 1. an imaginary