Vocabulary Quiz

You may decide that the steps someone proposes will not solve the problem. In this situation, you might say that you disagree with the person's ________.

To understand why France supported the colonists during the American Revolution, you might decide you need to learn more about what was happening in France and England at that time. In this situation, you might say that you need to understand the ________ of France's decision.

Like a good detective, you take care to examine all the evidence before you try to solve a problem. In this case, you might say that you ________ a conclusion only after you have examined all the facts.

Someone gives you a soldier’s diary that gives you insight into an event during a battle. In this case, you may say that you were able to ________ some of your information from a primary source.

You write up your findings, and then begin your paper by stating your point of view. In this case, you may say you __________ your position at the beginning of your paper.

The meaning wasn't clear, so he asked his brother to help him ________ the article. Determine the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

• derive

• analyze

• seek

• indicate

I did not trust the news story because the writer never asked for proof but seemed to ________ that everything a source said was true. Determine the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

• interpret

• seek

• obtain

• assume

After speaking to many bystanders and examining the cars, the police were able to ________ that the crash was an accident. Determine the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

• conclude

• analyze

• assume

• obtain

Jenna read poems by survivors not only to understand what they said directly but also to ________ their themes or deeper meanings. Determine the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

• obtain

• assume

• interpret

• conclude

Before the case went to trial, the lawyer hired an investigator to ________ an eyewitness to the event, someone who could testify as to what really happened. Determine the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.

• derive

• conclude

• seek

• indicate