
Reading Practice - Vocabulary Questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word degradation is closest in meaning to ...
Deterioration
Damage
Construction
Integration
Answer explanation
A is correct because deterioration is closest in meaning to degradation as both refer to a process in which something gets progressively worse or less. From the prefix "de-" you can assume that this word implies something decreasing or negative, which allows you to eliminate choices C and D.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The phrase corresponded with is closest in meaning to ...
Dealt with
Measured
Accounted for
Aligned with
Answer explanation
D is correct because correspond with, in this situation, refers to two events that happen at the same time - they are aligned with each other. The two events that happened at the same time were "the rising time of the bright star Sirius in the predawn sky..." and "...the flooding of the Nile River"
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word sophisticated in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ...
Refined
Basic
Intelligent
Serious
Answer explanation
A is correct because “refined” is closest in meaning to “sophisticated” in this situation. In this context, the beginning sentence of the second paragraph contrasts the information from the prior paragraph with words like "however" and "more sophisticated". Since the experiments in the previous paragraph took place in 1887, we can assume that they were fairly simple, so we can eliminate "basic" (B) and "serious" (D).
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word intrigued is closest in meaning to ...
Occupied
Guided
Confused
Interested
Answer explanation
D is correct because “interested” is a synonym of “intrigued”, which tends to indicate a stronger interest in something or someone. If you continue to read within and after this sentence, you will find that the mystery is interesting, "...because it marks the end of the dinosaur age. For tens of millions of years these great creatures had flourished and dominated. Then, they suddenly disappeared...". In this situation, it's easy to eliminate "guided" (B) and "occupied" (A).
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word interconnectedness is closest in meaning to ...
Association
Interrogation
Dependence
Togetherness
Answer explanation
A is correct because “association” is closest in meaning to “interconnectedness”. If you break down this word into parts, "inter-" usually implies that something is "in" or "between". "Connect" is the base word that you are probably familiar with and the suffix "-ness" is a noun and implies that something is in a current state or condition. With all this information, you can easily eliminate "interrogation" (B) and "dependence" (C).
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The word dispute is closest in meaning to ...
Conversation
Argument
Experiment
Disassociation
Answer explanation
B is the correct answer because "argument" is closest in meaning to "dispute". In this context, the first part of the sentence is a contrasting clause, beginning with the word "although", emphasizes that there was some disagreement (argument), but the rest of the sentence concede that, "...Mendeleev’s contributions to the development of the periodic table are now more widely recognized.". Therefore, it makes sense to infer that "dispute" is similar to "argument".
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