Academic Words in Context
RI.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.The resilient saplings grew back after the fire. What does "resilient" mean here?
- A.very expensive
- B.easily destroyed for good
- C.able to recover quickly from difficulty
- D.extremely large
2.The arduous climb took them nine hours. What does "arduous" mean here?
- A.very entertaining
- B.requiring no effort
- C.extremely short
- D.needing a lot of hard effort
3.She kept meticulous notes of every measurement. What does "meticulous" mean here?
- A.very cheerful
- B.extremely careful about detail
- C.extremely brief
- D.careless and rushed
4.Farmers anticipate the first frost each autumn. What does "anticipate" mean here?
- A.to expect something before it happens
- B.to measure exactly
- C.to describe afterwards
- D.to forget entirely
5.The instruction was ambiguous, so half the class did it differently. What does "ambiguous" mean here?
- A.able to be understood in more than one way
- B.extremely long
- C.perfectly clear
- D.recently written
6.Adverse weather delayed the launch by a week. What does "adverse" mean here?
- A.long expected
- B.unfavourable; working against you
- C.helpful and favourable
- D.completely neutral
7.Scientists scrutinise the data before publishing it. What does "scrutinise" mean here?
- A.to copy out
- B.to glance at briefly
- C.to examine very closely
- D.to throw away
8.The committee reached a consensus after two hours. What does "consensus" mean here?
- A.a formal complaint
- B.a written record
- C.a sharp disagreement
- D.general agreement among a group
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