Taise - September Quiz (Teacher Thayron)

1. What is the closest meaning of the verb 'chiding' as used in the first paragraph?

• Ignoring or overlooking

• Expressing disapproval or scolding

• Providing instruction to

• Making a formal written complaint

2. The word 'devised' in the phrase 'Emile devised a plan' means that Emile:

• Put an existing plan into action

• Consulted with colleagues about a strategy

• Accidentally stumbled upon a solution

• Thought out and invented a plan

If the filing system was 'undecipherable' to anyone but him', it means that others found it:

• Lacking proper organisation

• Too slow to be efficient

• Too simple and unsophisticated

• Impossible to translate or understand

The phrase 'riffling through' suggests that Mrs. Boxer was handling the papers:

• Carefully examining each document

• Shuffling through them quickly and impatiently

• Placing them into new coded folders

• Throwing them away in frustration

When Mrs. Boxer admitted 'Good job' 'grudgingly', it means she acknowledged his success:

• After thinking about it for a long time

• With sincere enthusiasm and approval

• In an official and formal manner

• With great reluctance and unwillingness