Academic Words in Context
RI.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.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
2.The old signalling system is now obsolete. What does "obsolete" mean here?
- A.no longer used because something better exists
- B.very expensive
- C.brand new and popular
- D.carefully hidden
3.Scientists scrutinise the data before publishing it. What does "scrutinise" mean here?
- A.to glance at briefly
- B.to examine very closely
- C.to throw away
- D.to copy out
4.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 type of graph
- D.a formal apology
5.The resilient saplings grew back after the fire. What does "resilient" mean here?
- A.extremely large
- B.able to recover quickly from difficulty
- C.easily destroyed for good
- D.very expensive
6.The instruction was ambiguous, so half the class did it differently. What does "ambiguous" mean here?
- A.extremely long
- B.perfectly clear
- C.able to be understood in more than one way
- D.recently written
7.The committee reached a consensus after two hours. What does "consensus" mean here?
- A.a sharp disagreement
- B.general agreement among a group
- C.a formal complaint
- D.a written record
8.Her concise summary covered the whole report. What does "concise" mean here?
- A.saying much in few words
- B.long and rambling
- C.badly spelled
- D.highly decorated
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