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CAE reading coronavirus article lexis

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the meaning of 'send a shudder'

a)

to be annoyed about a situation

b)

to cause you to feel extremely worried or frightened

c)

said if you know who gave you the information being discussed but do not want to say who it was

2.

'Officials were scrambling' means:

a)

officials were making eggs

b)

officials were planning

c)

officials were moving quickly

3.

'Stock prices plunged' means

a)

they went down fast

b)

they went up

c)

they went down slowly

4.

'fallout' means

a)

the effects of a trip

b)

the unpleasant effects of an argument

c)

the unpleasant effects of an action or event

5.

'sluggishly' means

a)

fortunatelly

b)

slowly

c)

gradually

6.

'to grapple' means

a)

to repair

b)

to make juice

c)

to fight

7.

'sought' is the past of

a)

see

b)

seek

c)

sew

8.

'overburdened ' means

a)

having too much to carry, contain, or deal with

b)

to describe or explain something in such a simple way that it is no longer correct or true

c)

considering or presenting something complicated in a simple way, especially a way that is too simple

9.

'yield' means

a)

to finish doing something or end, or to cause someone or something to finish

b)

to cause something to exist, or to make something new or imaginative

c)

to supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food, or information