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WorksheetsBoost your Vocabulary Cambridge 14 - Test 4 - Passage 01
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which word is a synonym for NATIVE in this sentence: Pheidole dentata, a NATIVE ant of the south-eastern U.S., isn't immortal.
a)
plunder
b)
architect
c)
lodge
d)
resident
2.
Which word is a synonym for IMMORTAL in this sentence: Pheidole dentata, a native ant of the south-eastern U.S., isn't IMMORTAL.
a)
precaution
b)
eternal
c)
marked
d)
rescue
3.
Which word is a synonym for SHARP in this sentence: Old worker ants can do everything just as well as the youngsters, and their brains appear just as SHARP.
a)
appointment
b)
intelligent
c)
tan
d)
variable
4.
Which word is a synonym for DECLINE,' in this sentence: We get a picture that these ants really don't DECLINE,' says Ysabel Giraldo, who studied the ants for her doctoral thesis at Boston University.
a)
exalted
b)
locomotive
c)
fall
d)
meticulous
5.
Which word is a synonym for DEFYING in this sentence: Such age-DEFYING feats are rare in the animal kingdom. Naked mole rats can live for almost 30 years and stay fit for nearly their entire lives.
a)
commodity
b)
extinguish
c)
disobey
d)
rigidity
6.
Which word is a synonym for FEATS in this sentence: Such age-defying FEATS are rare in the animal kingdom. .
a)
ominous
b)
sauce
c)
achievement
d)
grip
7.
Which word is a synonym for RARE in this sentence: Such age-defying feats are RARE in the animal kingdom.
a)
slide
b)
pirate
c)
astronomer
d)
uncommon
8.
Which word is a synonym for NAKED in this sentence: NAKED mole rats can live for almost 30 years and stay fit for nearly their entire lives.
a)
commandment
b)
attach
c)
nude
d)
somehow
9.
Which word is a synonym for STAY FIT in this sentence: Naked mole rats can live for almost 30 years and STAY FIT for nearly their entire lives.
a)
commerce
b)
keep fit
c)
personnel
d)
pertinent
10.
Which word is a synonym for REPRODUCE in this sentence: They can still REPRODUCE even when old, and they never get cancer.
a)
multiple
b)
capability
c)
nevertheless
d)
breed
11.
Which word is a synonym for VAST in this sentence: But the VAST majority of animals deteriorate with age just like people do.
a)
racket
b)
martyr
c)
huge
d)
lane
12.
Which word is a synonym for MAJORITY in this sentence: But the vast MAJORITY of animals deteriorate with age just like people do.
a)
soar
b)
irregular
c)
popular
d)
dot
13.
Which word is a synonym for DETERIORATE in this sentence: But the vast majority of animals DETERIORATE with age just like people do.
a)
decline
b)
bloom
c)
cunning
d)
disturbance
14.
Which word is a synonym for CREATURES in this sentence: Like the naked mole rat, ants are social CREATURES that usually live in highly organised colonies.
a)
embassy
b)
animal
c)
imperative
d)
rat
15.
Which word is a synonym for COLONIES in this sentence: Like the naked mole rat, ants are social creatures that usually live in highly organised COLONIES.
a)
bucket
b)
traitor
c)
group
d)
supplement
16.
Which word is a synonym for COMPLEXITY in this sentence: It's this social COMPLEXITY that makes P. dentata useful for studying aging in people,' says Giraldo, now at the California Institute of Technology.
a)
complication
b)
nuclear
c)
deny
d)
divorce
17.
Which word is a synonym for TRAIT in this sentence: Humans are also highly social, a TRAIT that has been connected to healthier aging.
a)
attribute
b)
slope
c)
shovel
d)
hedge
18.
Which word is a synonym for BY CONTRAST in this sentence: BY CONTRAST, most animal studies of aging use mice, worms or fruit flies, which all lead much more isolated lives.
a)
flap
b)
alternatively
c)
submerge
d)
conspiracy
19.
Which word is a synonym for ISOLATED in this sentence: By contrast, most animal studies of aging use mice, worms or fruit flies, which all lead much more ISOLATED lives.
a)
deflect
b)
gauge
c)
reveal
d)
separated
20.
Which word is a synonym for LAB, in this sentence: In the LAB, P. dentata worker ants typically live for around 140 days.
a)
adopt
b)
oath
c)
laboratary
d)
exempt
21.
Which word is a synonym for TYPICALLY in this sentence: n the lab, P. dentata worker ants TYPICALLY live for around 140 days.
a)
detach
b)
drawer
c)
commonly
d)
dwell
22.
Which word is a synonym for RANGES in this sentence: Giraldo focused on ants at four age RANGES: 20 to 22 days, 45 to 47 days, 95 to 97 days and 120 to 122 days.
a)
cavity
b)
grab
c)
variety
d)
barren
23.
Which word is a synonym for ESTIMATED in this sentence: Unlike all previous studies, which only ESTIMATED how old the ants were, her work tracked the ants from the time the pupae became adults, so she knew their exact ages.
a)
assess
b)
slum
c)
sponsor
d)
numerous
24.
Which word is a synonym for TRACKED in this sentence: Unlike all previous studies, which only estimated how old the ants were, her work TRACKED the ants from the time the pupae became adults, so she knew their exact ages.
a)
geology
b)
mask
c)
interior
d)
follow
25.
Which word is a synonym for WATCHED in this sentence: Giraldo WATCHED how well the ants took care of the young of the colony, recording how often each ant attended to, carried and fed them.
a)
observe
b)
applicable
c)
clamp
d)
perturb
26.
Which word is a synonym for TELLTALE in this sentence: She compared how well 20-day-old and 95-day-old ants followed the TELLTALE scent that the insects usually leave to mark a trail to food.
a)
scratch
b)
submerge
c)
revealing
d)
pedestrian
27.
Which word is a synonym for TRAIL in this sentence: She compared how well 20-day-old and 95-day-old ants followed the telltale scent that the insects usually leave to mark a TRAIL to food.
a)
reimburse
b)
path
c)
commonsense
d)
rival
28.
Which word is a synonym for REACT TO in this sentence: And she experimented with how ants REACT TO live prey: a tethered fruit fly. Giraldo expected the older ants to perform poorly in all these tasks.
a)
convenience
b)
ridge
c)
respond
d)
privacy
29.
Which word is a synonym for TETHERED in this sentence: And she experimented with how ants react to live prey: a TETHERED fruit fly. Giraldo expected the older ants to perform poorly in all these tasks.
a)
neutron
b)
affiliate
c)
tie
d)
confusion
30.
Which word is a synonym for POORLY in this sentence: Giraldo expected the older ants to perform POORLY in all these tasks.
a)
delay
b)
disappointingly
c)
quay
d)
cosmic
31.
Which word is a synonym for COUNTERPARTS in this sentence: But the elderly insects were all good caretakers and trail-followers-the 95-day-old ants could track the scent even longer than their younger COUNTERPARTS.
a)
equivalent
b)
congress
c)
hay
d)
insulation
32.
Which word is a synonym for AGGRESSIVELY in this sentence: And when it came to reacting to prey, the older ants attacked the poor fruit fly just as AGGRESSIVELY as the young ones did, flaring their mandibles or pulling at the fly's legs.
a)
infer
b)
feud
c)
violently
d)
embody
33.
Which word is a synonym for MANDIBLES in this sentence: And when it came to reacting to prey, the older ants attacked the poor fruit fly just as aggressively as the young ones did, flaring their MANDIBLES or pulling at the fly's legs.
a)
opaque
b)
jaw
c)
swarm
d)
constituent
34.
Which word is a synonym for IDENTIFYING in this sentence: Then Giraldo compared the brains of 20-day-old and 95-day-old ants, IDENTIFYING any cells that were close to death.
a)
miserable
b)
empirical
c)
find
d)
manuscript
35.
Which word is a synonym for SPECIFIC in this sentence: She saw no major differences with age, nor was there any difference in the location of the dying cells, showing that age didn't seem to affect SPECIFIC brain functions.
a)
particular
b)
gravel
c)
posterity
d)
bulk
36.
Which word is a synonym for FUNCTIONS in this sentence: She saw no major differences with age, nor was there any difference in the location of the dying cells, showing that age didn't seem to affect specific brain FUNCTIONS.
a)
dictator
b)
motive
c)
purpose
d)
employee
37.
Which word is a synonym for STRUCTURES in this sentence: Ants and other insects have STRUCTURES in their brains called mushroom bodies, which are important for processing information, learning and memory.
a)
successor
b)
constitute
c)
exaggeration
d)
mess
38.
Which word is a synonym for PROCESSING in this sentence: Ants and other insects have structures in their brains called mushroom bodies, which are important for PROCESSING information, learning and memory.
a)
sheet
b)
numerous
c)
handle
d)
concerted
39.
Which word is a synonym for DENSITY in this sentence: She also wanted to see if aging affects the DENSITY of synaptic complexes within these structures-regions where neurons come together.
a)
reflection
b)
intensity
c)
helpless
d)
dedicate
40.
Which word is a synonym for REGIONS in this sentence: She also wanted to see if aging affects the density of synaptic complexes within these structures-REGIONS where neurons come together.
a)
parameter
b)
bestow
c)
area
d)
contract
41.
Which word is a synonym for DROP in this sentence: What was more, the old ants didn't experience any DROP in the levels of either serotonin or dopamine-brain chemicals whose decline often coincides with aging.
a)
persistence
b)
reduction
c)
feat
d)
impulse
42.
Which word is a synonym for LINKED TO in this sentence: In humans, for example, a decrease in serotonin has been LINKED TO Alzheimer's disease.
a)
careless
b)
sneak
c)
connect
d)
task
43.
Which word is a synonym for LOOKED AT in this sentence: This is the first time anyone has LOOKED AT both behavioral and neural changes in these ants so thoroughly,' says Giraldo, who recently published the findings in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
a)
sprain
b)
search
c)
reinforce
d)
phenomenon
44.
Which word is a synonym for THOROUGHLY in this sentence: This is the first time anyone has looked at both behavioral and neural changes in these ants so THOROUGHLY,' says Giraldo, who recently published the findings in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
a)
comprehensively
b)
jerk
c)
preserve
d)
consolidate
45.
Which word is a synonym for PUBLISHED in this sentence: This is the first time anyone has looked at both behavioral and neural changes in these ants so thoroughly,' says Giraldo, who recently PUBLISHED the findings in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B.
a)
persistence
b)
negotiation
c)
policy
d)
print
46.
Which word is a synonym for MIXED in this sentence: Scientists have looked at some similar aspects in bees, but the results of recent bee studies were MIXED-some studies showed age-related declines, which biologists call senescence, and others didn't.
a)
longevity
b)
varied
c)
herd
d)
purple
47.
Which word is a synonym for RAISES in this sentence: For now, the study RAISES more questions than it answers,' Giraldo says, 'including how P. dentata stays in such good shape.'
a)
extensive
b)
convenience
c)
produce
d)
suck
48.
Which word is a synonym for STAYS IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE in this sentence: For now, the study raises more questions than it answers,' Giraldo says, 'including how P. dentata STAYS IN SUCH GOOD SHAPE.'
a)
assorted
b)
keep fit
c)
sum
d)
current
49.
Which word is a synonym for DETERIORATE in this sentence: Also, if the ants don't DETERIORATE with age, why do they die at all?
a)
transmit
b)
blade
c)
get worse
d)
doubt
50.
Which word is a synonym for HARSHER in this sentence: Out in the wild, the ants probably don't live for a full 140 days thanks to predators, disease and just being in an environment that's much HARSHER than the comforts of the lab.
a)
mighty
b)
severe
c)
assorted
d)
bend
51.
Which word is a synonym for SUFFER in this sentence: The lucky ants that do live into old age may SUFFER a steep decline just before dying,' Giraldo says, but she can't say for sure because her study wasn't designed to follow an ant's final moments.
a)
surgery
b)
experience
c)
license
d)
penetration
52.
Which word is a synonym for STEEP in this sentence: The lucky ants that do live into old age may suffer a STEEP decline just before dying,' Giraldo says, but she can't say for sure because her study wasn't designed to follow an ant's final moments.
a)
recover
b)
retire
c)
shower
d)
dramatic
53.
Which word is a synonym for FOR SURE in this sentence: The lucky ants that do live into old age may suffer a steep decline just before dying,' Giraldo says, but she can't say FOR SURE because her study wasn't designed to follow an ant's final moments.
a)
certainly
b)
crossing
c)
petition
d)
projector
54.
Which word is a synonym for EXTEND in this sentence: It will be important to EXTEND these findings to other species of social insects,' says Gene E. Robinson, an entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
a)
respectively
b)
symmetry
c)
marble
d)
spread
55.
Which word is a synonym for INSECTS in this sentence: It will be important to extend these findings to other species of social INSECTS,' says Gene E. Robinson, an entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
a)
marsh
b)
endless
c)
creature
d)
repetition
56.
Which word is a synonym for UNIQUE in this sentence: This ant might be UNIQUE, or it might represent a broader pattern among other social bugs with possible clues to the science of aging in larger animals.
a)
conscience
b)
distinctive
c)
qualitative
d)
peculiar
57.
Which word is a synonym for REPRESENT in this sentence: This ant might be unique, or it might REPRESENT a broader pattern among other social bugs with possible clues to the science of aging in larger animals.
a)
characterize
b)
curse
c)
shutter
d)
crop
58.
Which word is a synonym for BROADER in this sentence: This ant might be unique, or it might represent a BROADER pattern among other social bugs with possible clues to the science of aging in larger animals.
a)
razor
b)
wide
c)
animation
d)
average
59.
Which word is a synonym for PATTERN in this sentence: This ant might be unique, or it might represent a broader PATTERN among other social bugs with possible clues to the science of aging in larger animals.
a)
quantitative
b)
example
c)
throngthroughout
d)
betray
60.
Which word is a synonym for CLUES in this sentence: This ant might be unique, or it might represent a broader pattern among other social bugs with possible CLUES to the science of aging in larger animals.
a)
badge
b)
sign
c)
query
d)
tally
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