G04 - Vocabulary - U7P1 - Extended - Reach

To go faster and faster. Race cars ........ quickly at the start of the race.

• accelerate
• distance
• heighten

Answer explanation

accelerate (verb) – to go faster and faster. The other options (distance and heighten) mean 'to make space between you and something else.' and 'to make something stronger or greater.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

Made faster. He is taking an ........ math class that goes through lessons quickly.

• accelerated
• distant
• measurable

Answer explanation

accelerated (adjective) – made faster or sped up. The other options (distant and measurable) mean 'far away in space or time.' and 'able to be measured.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

The act of speeding up or going faster. The ........ of the roller coaster made us scream with excitement.

• acceleration
• average
• distance

Answer explanation

acceleration (noun) – the act of speeding up or going faster. The other options (average and distance) mean 'a number you get when you add up several amounts and divide by how many there are.' and 'how far apart things are.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

The normal or usual amount. The ........ student in our class is 9 years old.

• average
• acceleration
• distance

Answer explanation

average (noun) – a number you get when you add up several amounts and divide by how many there are. The other options (acceleration and distance) mean 'the act of speeding up or going faster.' and 'how far apart things are.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

A number you get when you add up several amounts and divide by how many there are. The ........ of 5, 7, and 9 is 7, which is in the middle of the three numbers.

• average
• acceleration
• measurement

Answer explanation

average (noun) – a number you get when you add up several amounts and divide by how many there are. The other options (acceleration and measurement) mean 'the act of speeding up or going faster.' and 'the size, amount, or length of something that has been found out.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

How far apart things are. The ........ from my house to school is two miles.

• distance
• acceleration
• measurement

Answer explanation

distance (noun) – how far apart things are. The other options (acceleration and measurement) mean 'the act of speeding up or going faster.' and 'the size, amount, or length of something that has been found out.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

To make space between you and something else. He tried to ........ himself from the loud noise by going to another room.

• distance
• accelerate
• measure

Answer explanation

distance (verb) – to make space between you and something else. The other options (accelerate and measure) mean 'to go faster and faster.' and 'to find out how big, long, or heavy something is.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

Far away in space or time. The mountains looked ........ from our window, but we could still see their snowy tops.

• distant
• accelerated
• measurable

Answer explanation

distant (adjective) – far away in space or time. The other options (accelerated and measurable) mean 'made faster or sped up.' and 'able to be measured.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

How tall something is. My little brother and I are almost the same .........

• height
• acceleration
• measurement

Answer explanation

height (noun) – how tall something is. The other options (acceleration and measurement) mean 'the act of speeding up or going faster.' and 'the size, amount, or length of something that has been found out.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.

To make something stronger or greater. The scary music in the movie helped ........ the suspense.

• heighten
• accelerate
• measure

Answer explanation

heighten (verb) – to make something stronger or greater. The other options (accelerate and measure) mean 'to go faster and faster.' and 'to find out how big, long, or heavy something is.' respectively, which do not fit the context of the sentence.