WorksheetsAWL 3.5
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
It is important to learn a process which will help you to _______________ the meaning of new vocabulary from context.
a)
deduce
b)
convened
c)
initial
d)
locate
2.
The United Nations has _______________ a special meeting to deal with the conflict in the Middle East.
a)
convened
b)
initial
c)
locate
d)
valid
3.
We had a few _______________ problems that were soon worked out.
a)
initial
b)
locate
c)
valid
d)
component
4.
Police are trying to _______________ a little girl who got separated from her parents while shopping.
a)
locate
b)
valid
c)
component
d)
exclude
5.
You must have a _______________ reason if you want to reschedule your test.
a)
valid
b)
component
c)
exclude
d)
rely
6.
Problem solving is a major _______________ of many science courses.
a)
component
b)
exclude
c)
rely
d)
specify
7.
The children are very mean to the little boy, and _______________ him from all their games.
a)
exclude
b)
rely
c)
specify
d)
philosophy
8.
You can _______________ on Francis to do the job well; she is an excellent worker.
a)
rely
b)
specify
c)
philosophy
d)
deduce
9.
We didn't _______________ a time exactly, but we'll probably meet at the restaurant around noon.
a)
specify
b)
philosophy
c)
deduce
d)
convened
10.
My _______________ in life is to have fun, and enjoy myself without doing anything to hurt the people around me.
a)
philosophy
b)
deduce
c)
convened
d)
initial
11.
Psychologists have observed that most of the process of forgetting occurs soon after _______________ exposure.
a)
initial
b)
convened
c)
components
d)
valid
12.
We didn't have time to finish our discussion of the issue so an additional meeting will be _______________ tomorrow morning.
a)
convened
b)
components
c)
valid
d)
exclude
13.
The various _______________ are manufactured by different suppliers around the world and assembled in our factory in Mexico.
a)
components
b)
valid
c)
exclude
d)
locate
14.
My parking pass is only _______________ for another week.
a)
valid
b)
exclude
c)
locate
d)
relies
15.
The police say the evidence to this point does not _______________ the possibility that the victim was murdered.
a)
exclude
b)
locate
c)
relies
d)
philosophy
16.
Rescue forces have as yet been unable to _______________ the plane that crashed into the forest yesterday evening.
a)
locate
b)
relies
c)
philosophy
d)
deduce
17.
He doesn't have a car so he always _______________ on his friends to give him a lift when they go out.
a)
relies
b)
philosophy
c)
deduce
d)
specify
18.
Western _______________ was largely founded on the writings of Plato and Aristotle.
a)
philosophy
b)
deduce
c)
specify
d)
initial
19.
The detectives were able to _______________ valuable information about the killer through careful examination of the murder scene.
a)
deduce
b)
specify
c)
initial
d)
convened
20.
The television report stated that many people had died, but didn't _______________ the exact number.
a)
specify
b)
initial
c)
convened
d)
components
21.
_______________ dictates that the oldest son in Japanese society cares for the parents when they are old.
a)
convention
b)
philosophical
c)
initially
d)
exclusive
22.
She opposes capital punishment on a _______________ basis; she says it is wrong to kill, whether it is an individual or the state that is doing it.
a)
philosophical
b)
initially
c)
exclusive
d)
location
23.
In France, chocolate was _______________ considered a dangerous drug.
a)
initially
b)
exclusive
c)
location
d)
reliability
24.
Eighty percent of the island nation of Madagascar's plants and animals are _______________ to the island.
a)
exclusive
b)
location
c)
reliability
d)
specific
25.
The first airplane landed at the geographic _______________ of the North Pole in May of 1952.
a)
location
b)
reliability
c)
specific
d)
deduction
26.
So far, scientists have been unable to predict earthquakes with a high degree of _______________.
a)
reliability
b)
specific
c)
deduction
d)
components
27.
Gasoline has no _______________ freezing point; it freezes at any temperature between -180 and -240 degrees Fahrenheit.
a)
specific
b)
deduction
c)
components
d)
validity
28.
Fictional detective Sherlock Holmes used a process of logical _______________ to solve crimes.
a)
deduction
b)
components
c)
validity
d)
convention
29.
The principal _______________ of population growth are natural increase and net migration.
a)
components
b)
validity
c)
convention
d)
philosophical
30.
International observers question the _______________ of the election, given widespread accusations of election fraud.
a)
validity
b)
convention
c)
philosophical
d)
initially
31.
In the future, we will have to __________ more on alternate energy sources.
a)
rely
b)
initially
c)
deduce
d)
convened
32.
The world's first female prime minister __________ came to power in Ceylon in 1960.
a)
initially
b)
deduce
c)
convened
d)
located
33.
By studying the handwriting, experts were able to __________ that the author of the ransom note was a left-handed Asian woman.
a)
deduce
b)
convened
c)
located
d)
specific
34.
Representatives of a number of countries __________ last month, and formalized agreements on free trade.
a)
convened
b)
located
c)
specific
d)
excluded
35.
The housing complex is conveniently __________ near a shopping plaza.
a)
located
b)
specific
c)
excluded
d)
component
36.
We can describe most things in our environment at a variety of levels of abstraction, from very broad and general categories, to very narrow and __________ terms.
a)
specific
b)
excluded
c)
component
d)
philosophical
37.
The holiday message from the school principal __________ all references to religion.
a)
excluded
b)
component
c)
philosophical
d)
valid
38.
Research suggests that there is a strong, subjective __________ to the perception of beauty.
a)
component
b)
philosophical
c)
valid
d)
rely
39.
My grandfather is very __________ about his illness; he certainly doesn't want to die, but he says he has lived a long life, and isn't afraid to go.
a)
philosophical
b)
valid
c)
rely
d)
initially
40.
My parking pass is only __________ for another week.
a)
valid
b)
rely
c)
initially
d)
deduce
41.
The prime minister has __________ a meeting of cabinet to discuss new policy initiatives.
a)
convened
b)
locations
c)
components
d)
validate
42.
The movie is being filmed in a number of different __________ in and around Vancouver.
a)
locations
b)
components
c)
validate
d)
philosophy
43.
Skills in organizing and integrating information are important __________ of thinking critically.
a)
components
b)
validate
c)
philosophy
d)
initiate
44.
Psychologists say that we like others who share our beliefs and attitudes because they __________ these values, which further convinces us that our values are the best ones.
a)
validate
b)
philosophy
c)
initiate
d)
excluded
45.
My partner and I share a common business __________, but our specific ideas for achieving our goals are somewhat different.
a)
philosophy
b)
initiate
c)
excluded
d)
reliable
46.
Western women are not encouraged to __________ a handshake with men in India, as it is not customary.
a)
initiate
b)
excluded
c)
reliable
d)
specific
47.
In the early Christian church, instrumental music was __________ from public worship because it was not seen to open the mind to Christian teachings.
a)
excluded
b)
reliable
c)
specific
d)
deduced
48.
You can depend on Donald to be on time because he's so __________.
a)
reliable
b)
specific
c)
deduced
d)
convened
49.
This dictionary is not made for any __________ language level; it can be used by anyone studying English, from the beginner to the advanced learner.
a)
specific
b)
deduced
c)
convened
d)
locations
50.
I __________ they were a having a love affair by studying their body language at the company Christmas party.
a)
deduced
b)
convened
c)
locations
d)
components
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