Academic Words in Context
RI.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.Farmers anticipate the first frost each autumn. What does "anticipate" mean here?
- A.to expect something before it happens
- B.to forget entirely
- C.to measure exactly
- D.to describe afterwards
2.The two species have a reciprocal relationship. What does "reciprocal" mean here?
- A.given and received in return
- B.lasting a short time
- C.going one way only
- D.happening by accident
3.Adverse weather delayed the launch by a week. What does "adverse" mean here?
- A.unfavourable; working against you
- B.completely neutral
- C.long expected
- D.helpful and favourable
4.The arduous climb took them nine hours. What does "arduous" mean here?
- A.needing a lot of hard effort
- B.very entertaining
- C.extremely short
- D.requiring no effort
5.Scientists scrutinise the data before publishing it. What does "scrutinise" mean here?
- A.to copy out
- B.to examine very closely
- C.to throw away
- D.to glance at briefly
6.Their hypothesis was that light affected the growth rate. What does "hypothesis" mean here?
- A.a type of graph
- B.a formal apology
- C.a proven fact
- D.an idea put forward to be tested
7.The instruction was ambiguous, so half the class did it differently. What does "ambiguous" mean here?
- A.recently written
- B.perfectly clear
- C.able to be understood in more than one way
- D.extremely long
8.She kept meticulous notes of every measurement. What does "meticulous" mean here?
- A.extremely careful about detail
- B.careless and rushed
- C.extremely brief
- D.very cheerful
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