C1.1 Unit 1 Vocabulary

If someone says we need to stem the inflow of junk mail, they mean:

• A) Recycle it

• B) Stop more from coming

• C) Read it all

• D) Delete it slowly

2. What is extraneous material?

• A) Essential to the task

• B) Difficult to find

• C) From another country

• D) Not necessary

3. ______ items are designed to stack inside each other to save space, like measuring cups or storage boxes.

4. What does it mean to crowdsource an idea?

• A) Sell it to a crowd

• B) Collect money for it

• C) Get ideas from many people online

• D) Test it in a lab

5. If you act ruthlessly when organizing your closet, you...

• A) Are kind and patient

• B) Make gentle decisions

• C) Cut things without hesitation

• D) Ask friends to decide

6. If a company’s profits have flat-lined, it means they:

• A) Increased quickly

• B) Went to zero

• C) Stayed the same

• D) Doubled

7. A mantra is best described as:

• A) A quiet dance

• B) A repeated personal phrase

• C) A yoga instructor

• D) A shopping list

8. A multifunctional piece of furniture is useful because...

• A) It looks expensive

• B) It does many things

• C) It only works with batteries

• D) It’s made of wood

9. My digital photos and documents are all backed up and ______, so I don’t need physical copies anymore.

10. If your life feels stuck and unchanging, some might say it has ______.