Academic Words in Context
RI.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.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
2.The resilient saplings grew back after the fire. What does "resilient" mean here?
- A.easily destroyed for good
- B.extremely large
- C.able to recover quickly from difficulty
- D.very expensive
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 committee reached a consensus after two hours. What does "consensus" mean here?
- A.a written record
- B.a sharp disagreement
- C.general agreement among a group
- D.a formal complaint
5.The old signalling system is now obsolete. What does "obsolete" mean here?
- A.very expensive
- B.no longer used because something better exists
- C.carefully hidden
- D.brand new and popular
6.She kept meticulous notes of every measurement. What does "meticulous" mean here?
- A.extremely careful about detail
- B.extremely brief
- C.careless and rushed
- D.very cheerful
7.Their hypothesis was that light affected the growth rate. What does "hypothesis" mean here?
- A.an idea put forward to be tested
- B.a proven fact
- C.a formal apology
- D.a type of graph
8.Scientists scrutinise the data before publishing it. What does "scrutinise" mean here?
- A.to glance at briefly
- B.to examine very closely
- C.to copy out
- D.to throw away
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