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Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Badhon wanted to convince his friends to join him on a trip, so he decided to inveigle them into believing it would be the best experience of their lives.
Coerce
Persuade by flattery or deceit
Refute
Exemplify
Neglect
During a group project, Abdullah noticed a significant lacuna in their research findings. What does the term lacuna best refer to in this scholarly context?
Excess
Omission or gap in a text or field
Clarity
Correction
Abundance
Sufia has been struggling to make ends meet lately. She often finds herself in situations where she cannot afford basic necessities. What is the best meaning of the word 'impecunious' in this context?
Wealthy
Poor; lacking funds
Industrious
Mischievous
Scholarly
Ahnaf and Nelima are discussing the importance of honesty in their school. Ahnaf believes that being truthful is essential, while Nelima argues that sometimes it's okay to be deceptive. Choose the best antonym for mendacious in the context of their discussion.
Deceptive
Truthful
Ambiguous
Ornate
Hasty
During a class discussion, Sumon shared his thoughts on the latest novel we read, stating, "Her critique was ____ with trenchant insights."
replete
deficient
opaque
mute
frivolous
During a literature class, Abri was asked to analyze a complex text. The teacher emphasized the importance of understanding the deeper meanings behind the words. What is the best synonym for exegetical in this context?
Promotional
Interpretive (esp. of texts)
Decorative
Numerical
Adventurous
During a school debate competition, Ashik hesitated to present his argument, feeling overwhelmed by the opposing team's confidence. Which term best describes Ashik's behavior in this situation?
Courageous action
Cowardice or lack of resolution
Solitude
Generosity
Rebuke
During a heated debate in class, Sufia faced contumely from her peers, who treated her with insolence and humiliation instead of respect. What is the best meaning of contumely?
Politeness
Insolent or humiliating treatment
Silence
Praise
Confusion
During a class discussion, Selina mentioned that the author seemed to adumbrate the main theme of the story without revealing too much. Which verb best paraphrases adumbrate?
Describe in full detail
Foreshadow or outline briefly
Conceal completely
Praise highly
Repeat exactly
Sadia is reading a book that is known for its recondite theories on quantum physics. She finds the concepts both challenging and enlightening. Choose the best synonym for recondite.
Trite
Obscure and profound
Popular
Obvious
Casual
Mim and Sifat were enjoying a sunny day at the park, completely relaxed and carefree. They were laughing and playing games without a worry in the world. Which word best paraphrases their attitude?
Anxious
Carefree or unconcerned
Hostile
Exhausted
Precise
In a geography class, Reyad and Akash are discussing the concept of contiguous areas. They want to understand what it means for regions to be contiguous in terms of their borders. What is the best meaning of contiguous (in geography/analysis)?
Isolated
Adjacent or sharing a border
Ambiguous
Schematic
Distant
During a rainy afternoon, Ahnaf sat by the window, watching the raindrops slide down the glass. He felt a wave of emotion as he remembered his late grandmother, who used to tell him stories. His eyes began to well up with tears, and he felt a deep sense of loss. Which word best describes Ahnaf's emotional state in that moment?
Teary and mournful
Jubilant
Barbaric
Intrepid
Unruffled
Hasan recently moved to a new neighborhood known for its clean air and green parks. He often hears people describe the area as salubrious. What does salubrious mean in this context?
Harmful
Health-giving or beneficial to health
Expensive
Mundane
Deceptive
During a school debate competition, Mim hesitated to voice her opinion, feeling overwhelmed by the confident arguments of her classmates. Which word best matches her behavior?
Bold
Timid; lacking courage
Magnanimous
Rigid
Optimistic
During a history class, Abdul discovered an ancient manuscript that had been written over multiple times. His teacher explained that this type of document is known as a palimpsest, which metaphorically refers to something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its earlier form. What is the best meaning of palimpsest in this context?
A single, unaltered inscription
Something reused or altered but still bearing traces of its earlier form
A purely digital document
A building plan
A statistical model
After making a mistake in her project presentation, Tania wanted to expiate her error. Which verb best paraphrases expiate?
Celebrate
Atone for or make amends
Delay
Chronicle
Mock
During a school event, Alamin found it challenging to manage a group of students who were being quite disruptive and loud. Choose the best synonym for obstreperous that describes their behavior.
Calm
Noisy and difficult to control
Modest
Fragile
Timorous
During a school debate, Jakia presented her arguments in a way that seemed overly complimentary towards the judges, almost as if she was trying too hard to win their favor. Which is closest to oleaginous in figurative usage?
Dry and terse
Excessively flattering or oily in manner
Abrupt
Concise
Honest
During a school play, Sonya's character is known for her lachrymose nature, often bringing tears to the audience's eyes. What is the best synonym for lachrymose?
Cheerful
Weepy or sorrowful
Formal
Scatterbrained
Matter-of-fact
Choose the sentence with correct use of subjunctive for a counterfactual demand:
It is vital that Chiranjit arrives on time.
It is vital that Uzzal arrive on time.
It is vital that Ramim will arrive on time.
It is vital that Mahiya arrived on time.
It is vital that Tasnia arriving on time.
During a group project, Rakib mentioned his willingness to assist the team. Which sentence correctly places the adverb for intended meaning?
Rakib only said he would help.
Rakib said only he would help.
Rakib said he only would help.
Rakib said he would only help.
Rakib said he would help only.
Choose correct cleft-sentence for emphasis:
What Purabi did was publish the results prematurely.
The thing is that Fardin publish the results prematurely.
What did Faisal was publish the results prematurely.
What Alamin did publish the results prematurely.
Was what Farida did publish prematurely.
Which sentence shows correct use of reduced relative clause?
The proposals submitted yesterday by Soudia were reviewed.
The proposals that were submitted yesterday by Maksuda were reviewed.
The proposals who submitted yesterday were reviewed.
The proposals submitted yesterday by Chiranjit were being revieweded.
The proposals submitted yesterday by Bivas was reviewed.
Choose correct use of inversion after negative adverbial:
No sooner Jannat arrived than the meeting started.
No sooner had Jannat arrived than the meeting started.
No sooner she had arrived than the meeting started.
No sooner had she arriving than the meeting started.
No sooner Jannat arrived had the meeting started.
Which is correct sequence for mixed conditional (past condition, present result)?
If Sadiya had studied, she would have passed now.
If Sadiya had studied, she would pass now.
If Sadiya had studied, she would be passing now.
If Sadiya studied, she would have passed now.
If Sadiya studies, she would have passed now.
Runiya and Mariya decided to start a community project. Choose the sentence with correct use of parallel infinitival complements:
They sought to improve, to expand, and reducing costs.
They sought improving, expansion, and to reduce costs.
They sought to improve, to expand, and to reduce costs.
They sought improve, expand, reduce costs.
They sought to improving, to expanding, and reduce costs.
During a school presentation, Akash spoke so loudly that the window shattered.
He spoke so loud that the window shattered.
He so spoke loud that the window shattered.
He spoke so loudly that the window shattered.
So he spoke loud that the window shattered.
He spoke loud so that the window shattered.
During a debate competition, Alamin presented his case with a strong argument supported by a variety of facts. Choose the correct collocation with "evidence" that best describes his approach:
A preponderance of evidence
A plethora of evidence always
An absence of evidence proves nothing always
A bag of evidence
A single evidence
Chiranjit was upset when he found out that Soudia had not informed him about the group project deadline. Which sentence correctly uses a past modal for criticism?
You should have told me earlier.
You should tell me earlier.
You should had told me earlier.
You should have tell me earlier.
You should have been telling me earlier.
In a recent study conducted by Fatema and her team, they found that a new teaching method improved student test scores. However, the improvement was statistically significant but the actual increase in scores was quite small. A cautious reader should infer:
Large practical importance despite small p-values
Effect detectable statistically but maybe trivial in real-world terms
Results are invalid
No need for replication
Unconditional policy adoption
"The author deploys a subjunctive mood" means the writer:
Uses language expressing wishes, hypotheticals, or demands
Uses only past tense narrative
Writes in legalese exclusively
Avoids hypotheticals entirely
Uses only nominalisations
Chiranjit is conducting a study on the impact of education on income. He suspects that there are unobserved factors affecting both education and income, leading to endogeneity. To address this issue, he decides to use instrumental variables. What is Chiranjit likely trying to achieve by using instrumental variables?
Address endogeneity and obtain causal estimates
Increase sample size
Decrease measurement error only
Avoid regression analysis
Simplify descriptive statistics
"The authors call for replication across contexts" signals:
Sensitivity to generalisability and external validity concerns
Belief their findings are universally true
Discouragement of further research
Finality of their conclusions
Irrelevance to practice
"The effect is moderated by socioeconomic status" means:
SES causes the effect directly.
The effect's magnitude or direction varies by SES group.
SES is unrelated.
The effect disappears entirely.
SES is the only variable of interest.
"Robustness checks yield consistent coefficients" implies:
Findings persist under alternative specifications.
Results change dramatically across models.
The data are fabricated.
No checks were performed.
The model failed to converge.
During a debate in class, Bivas presented a claim about the effectiveness of a new study method. However, Musanna pointed out that the evidence supporting Bivas's claim was tenuous. What does this mean about Bivas's conclusion?
Strong and definitive
Weakly supported and uncertain
Mathematically proven
Irrefutable law
Ethically mandated
"Selection bias may have contaminated estimates" suggests:
Sample selection correlates with outcome and causes bias.
Random sampling occurred.
No bias exists.
Estimates are necessarily unbiased.
Models are perfect.
"A Bayesian approach was adopted" typically means the analysis:
Incorporates prior information formally into inference.
Uses only frequentist p-values.
Avoids probability altogether.
Relies solely on bootstrapping.
Rejects data.
Jenin is analyzing the results of a study on the impact of a new teaching method on student performance. She notices that the variance of the students' test scores is not constant across different groups. To ensure accurate estimates of uncertainty in her findings, she decides to use "Heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors." What are these used for?
Account for non-constant variance of residuals when estimating uncertainty.
Inflate effect sizes intentionally.
Reduce sample size.
Remove outliers.
Ensure normality of data.
During a science project, Reyad presented his findings on a new drug's effects, stating "the mechanism remains speculative." What is Reyad indicating?
The process generating effect is hypothesised but not definitively established.
The mechanism is proven.
No theory offered.
Conclusion is irrelevant.
Mechanism is experimental only.
"Ecological fallacy" warns against:
Inferring individual-level causation from aggregate-level correlations.
Group-level analysis only.
Time-series errors.
Experimental contamination.
Measurement validity.
"Temporal precedence" is one criterion for:
Establishing causality (cause precedes effect)
Ensuring random sampling only
Improving spelling accuracy
Reducing measurement error
Increasing heterogeneity
In a study conducted by Tanvir and Mustafizur, they describe their results as robust to multiple imputation. This means:
Findings hold after imputing missing data in several plausible ways.
Imputation changed all results.
Missingness remains unaddressed.
No imputations were done.
Data were discarded.
During a phonetics class, Jihan was curious about the sounds in the English language. She asked her classmates, "Which phoneme represents the voiced palato-alveolar fricative as in 'measure'?"
/ʒ/
/ʃ/
/z/
/s/
/tʃ/
During a phonetics class, Arshibad, Bivas, and Soudia are discussing the pronunciation of the word "lot". They want to know which transcription best represents the RP vowel in this word.
/lɒt/
/lɑːt/
/lɔːt/
/lɪt/
/leɪt/
In a speech class, Fatematuj is practicing her pronunciation and comes across the word "vase." She wonders which phoneme corresponds to the voiced labiodental fricative in that word. Can you help her identify it?
/v/
/f/
/b/
/p/
/ʋ/
During a casual lunch, Tanvir and Arshibad were discussing the pronunciation of the word "butter" in American English. Tanvir mentioned that he often hears a unique sound in the middle of the word. What IPA symbol denotes the alveolar tap that Tanvir is referring to?
/ɾ/
/r/
/t/
/d/
/θ/
During a pronunciation class, Fardin asked his classmates how to transcribe the diphthong in the word "no" in General English. Can you help him with the correct transcription?
/nəʊ/ or /noʊ/
/niː/
/nɔː/
/nuː/
/na/
During a fun language class, Jihan noticed that when Vokti pronounced words like 'man' and 'can', the vowels seemed to change slightly because of the following nasal consonants. What phonological process describes this vowel nasalisation before nasal consonants?
Nasalisation
Palatalisation
Devoicing
Gemination
Elision
Which symbol marks a syllabic consonant (e.g., in "bottle" /ˈbɒt.l̩/)?
/l̩/
/ə/
/l/
/t/
/o/
Which phoneme is the voiced postalveolar affricate as in "judge"?
/dʒ/
/tʃ/
/ʒ/
/ʃ/
/dz/
Which syllable is stressed in 'anachronistic'?
a-na-CHRO-nis-tic (3rd)
AN-a-chro-nis-tic (1st)
a-NA-chro-nis-tic (2nd)
a-na-chro-NIS-tic (4th)
a-na-chro-nis-TIC (5th)
Stress pattern for 'epistemological':
e-pi-ste-MO-lo-gi-cal (4th)
E-pi-ste-mo-lo-gi-cal (1st)
e-PI-ste-mo-lo-gi-cal (2nd)
e-pi-STE-mo-lo-gi-cal (3rd)
e-pi-ste-mo-LO-gi-cal (5th)
Which syllable stressed in 'ubiquitous'?
u-BIQ-ui-tous (2nd)
U-biq-ui-tous (1st)
u-biq-U-it-ous (3rd)
ubi-qui-TOUS (4th)
no stress
Stress in 'heterogeneity':
he-te-ro-GE-ne-i-ty (3rd)
HE-te-ro-ge-ne-i-ty (1st)
he-TE-ro-ge-ne-i-ty (2nd)
he-te-ro-ge-NE-i-ty (4th)
he-te-ro-ge-ne-I-ty (5th)
Which syllable is stressed in 'idiosyncrasy'?
i-di-o-SYN-cra-sy (3rd)
ID-i-o-syn-cra-sy (1st)
i-DI-o-syn-cra-sy (2nd)
i-di-o-syn-cra-SY (4th)
no stress
Stress in 'recalcitrant':
re-CAL-ci-trant (2nd)
REC-al-ci-trant (1st)
re-cal-CI-trant (3rd)
re-cal-ci-TRANT (4th)
no stress
Which intonation contour typically marks contrastive focus (e.g., "Not John, MARY")?
Higher pitch on the contrastive element, falling afterwards
Flat across all words
Lower pitch on the contrastive element only
Rising terminal on contrastive element only
Whispered contrast
Which intonation pattern often signals irony on a single-word response?
High rising-fall on that word
Low sustained monotone
Rapid staccato on every syllable
Repetition without pitch change
Silence afterwards
Which contour is typical for a polite offer framed as a question?
Slight rising terminal (e.g., "Would you like some tea?")
Falling terminal always
Staccato mid-sentence
Loud emphasis on verb only
No terminal movement
Which intonation marks a list-reading with continuation?
Slight rise on non-final items, fall on final item
Fall on every item equally
Rise on final item only
Monotone utterance throughout
Random pitch jumps
Which intonation pattern indicates tentative agreement or doubt?
Fall-rise on the final syllable
Strong falling terminal only
Flat low pitch only
High rise on every word
Complete silence
Which pitch strategy signals teacherly authority (classroom instruction)?
Lower pitch range with clear downstep on statements
High, breathy rising pitch only
Monotone with no variation
Whispers for all instructions
Sing-song approach
Which pitch placement highlights contrastive correction?
High pitch on the corrected element ("I said Tuesday, not Monday.")
Low pitch on corrected element always
Even pitch distribution
Whispered correction
Silence instead
Which pitch contour often softens a criticism to sound polite?
Falling-rise with slightly higher terminal on the final phrase
Abrupt loud fall only
Sudden high pitch only
Monotone harshness
Shouting
Narrow pitch range during a lecture likely conveys:
Serious, possibly dry or monotone delivery
Enthusiastic and lively presentation
Dramatic storytelling exclusively
Playful banter
Musicality
Using higher pitch on the subject to contrast with object typically:
Marks focus on the subject as the contrastive element
Obscures meaning entirely
Flattens emphasis
Creates confusion only
Indicates question always
Which thesis is most precise for an empirical paper?
This paper tests whether increased classroom feedback causally raises student achievement, using a randomized design.
Feedback might help students.
We discuss feedback.
Students and teachers interact.
Classroom feedback is interesting.
Best topic sentence for a paragraph on sampling bias:
Non-random selection threatens the representativeness of our sample.
Sampling exists.
Everyone participated equally.
Sampling is fun.
Data were collected.
Which hedging sentence is appropriate for inconclusive results?
These findings tentatively suggest an association that merits replication.
These findings prove the relationship.
The relationship is absolute.
No further work needed.
The claim is final.
Which revision improves clarity by removing empty intensifiers? Replace "very unique" with:
unique
very unique (unchanged)
somewhat unique
highly unique
uniquely very
Which transition best signals concessive relation?
Although
Likewise
Furthermore
Similarly
Consequently
Best revision to convert passive to active for clarity: "The dataset was analysed by the team" →
The team analysed the dataset.
The dataset by the team was analysed.
Analysed was the dataset by the team.
By the team the dataset analysed.
Dataset analysed team.
Which strategy improves paragraph coherence?
Use lexical chaining and explicit linking sentences between ideas.
Randomly reorder sentences.
Insert tangential anecdotes.
Omit topic sentence.
Jump between topics.
Correct parallelism:
The study aims to measure, to compare, and to evaluate.
Measuring, compare, and evaluate.
Measure, comparing, evaluated.
To measure, comparing, and evaluate.
Measuring, to compare, evaluate.
Which phrase is the most academic substitute for "a lot of evidence"?
a substantial body of evidence
tons of evidence
a boatload of evidence
lots of evidence
many evidences
Which concluding move strengthens a research article?
Summarise findings, acknowledge limitations, and propose specific future studies.
Introduce new unrelated data.
Repeat prior paragraphs verbatim.
Make sweeping universal claims without caveats.
End abruptly.
Which sentence best corrects redundancy: "advance planning beforehand"? Replace with:
advance planning → planning
advance planning beforehand (unchanged)
planning in advance beforehand
the planning advanced already
plan in the future
Which phrase signals a recommended policy action that remains cautious?
policymakers may consider piloting the intervention with evaluation.
policymakers must implement immediately everywhere.
policymakers should ignore all evidence.
policymakers are irrelevant.
policymakers must mandate at once.
Which is the best way to introduce a counterargument in academic prose?
Nevertheless, critics contend that…
By the way, some say…
Also, people think…
So, ignore opposing views.
Anyway, moving on.
Best sentence to integrate a short quotation with attribution:
As Jones (2019) notes, "the effect was negligible" in similar cohorts.
"The effect was negligible."
Jones said something about effects.
It was negligible, someone said.
Quoted above.
Which edit improves concision: replace "in light of the fact that" with:
because
in light of the fact that (unchanged)
given the fact that it was the case that
considering that the fact is likely
since the fact that
Which topic sentence best signals critique of measurement validity?
The operationalisation of key constructs raises concerns about measurement validity.
Measurement exists.
Constructs are fine.
Validity is irrelevant.
No measurement issues.
Which sentence demonstrates appropriate academic tone?
The data indicate a modest but statistically significant association.
The data totally prove everything.
The data scream the truth.
The data are like, you know, important.
The data mean whatever.
Which revision corrects faulty coordination? "The study is rigorous, and it is expensive." →
The study is rigorous but expensive.
The study is rigorous, it is expensive.
The study is rigorous and expensive.
The study is rigorous; and expensive.
The study is rigorous; expensive are.
Which element most strengthens a policy recommendation paragraph?
Feasible implementation steps and potential barriers.
Emotional appeals only.
Vague exhortation.
Personal anecdotes.
Unfounded speculation.
Which term best describes a situation where a conclusion is drawn from insufficient evidence?
Logical fallacy
Sound reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Hasty generalization
Inductive reasoning
What is the best synonym for obfuscate?
Confuse
Illuminate
Explain
Clarify
Reveal
Which word best matches the meaning of ephemeral?
Permanent
Short-lived
Constant
Timeless
Enduring
