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Reading Smart Step 2 Book 9 Unit 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Recently, I found myself standing in the produce section at my local grocery store, examining the different options for (a)   .

2.

complete happiness :

a)

misery

b)

bliss

c)

plurality

d)

cheekily

e)

ingrained

3.

Is it unethical to buy the brand marked ‘product of (a)   ’ when a locally grown option is available?

4.

Schwartz calls this phenomenon the “paradox of (a)   ”.

5.

something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions:

a)

trajectory

b)

phenomenon

c)

contribution

d)

consequence

e)

contribution

6.

What is the title of unit 1?

(a)  

7.

Women and (a)   have an unprecedented number of options when it comes to the things that matter, such as where they work, where they live, and whom and when they marry

8.

fabric:

a)

a large amount of something

b)

the basic structure of something

c)

a wage or salary

d)

farm products, especially fresh fruits and vegetables

e)

existing for a long time and very difficult to change

9.

To weigh:

a)

to think or worry very much about something

b)

to make something(such as a task or action) slow or difficult

c)

to take or get something in a quick and informal way

d)

to be greater or more than something

e)

to think carefully about something in order to form an opinion or make a decision

10.

extremely silly, foolish, or unreasonable:

a)

paradox

b)

impoverished

c)

unprecedented

d)

absurd

e)

sizeable

11.

In 2011, researchers from Columbia University and the University of (a)   studied 638 different businesses.

12.

How many units are in Reading Smart Step 2 Book 9?

(a)  

13.

unprecedented:

a)

the same as; nothing less than

b)

a usually large number of things

c)

deliberately, voluntarily, or intentionally

d)

having no previous example

e)

usual or traditional

14.

The paralyzing options described by Schwartz mostly seem to involve material decisions, like choosing a (a)   or a bag of carrots.

15.

According to psychologist (a)   Schwartz, the idea that more choices equal more freedom is ingrained in the very fabric of Western industrial civilizations.

16.

paradox"

a)

a statement that is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts

b)

extremely silly, foolish, or unreasonable

c)

something that is observed to happen or exist

d)

existing for a long time and very difficult to change

e)

something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions

17.

usual or traditional:

a)

available

b)

ingrained

c)

unprecedented

d)

conventional

e)

contribution

18.

Which is the cover to Reading Smart Step 2 Book 9?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Which is the very first picture you see at the beginning of unit 1?

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

These firms offered over (a)   employees options to invest a certain amount of each paycheck in a retirement fund and would then match their employees’ contributions.