Meaning in Context
RL.5.4
NameDate
Tick the right meaning.
1.Two credible witnesses described the same car. What does "credible" mean here?
- A.extremely detailed
- B.impossible to believe
- C.very entertaining
- D.believable and worth trusting
2.Subsequent tests confirmed the first result. What does "subsequent" mean here?
- A.happening by chance
- B.happening at once
- C.coming after something else
- D.coming before
3.The reservoir can sustain the town through a dry summer. What does "sustain" mean here?
- A.to keep something going over time
- B.to stop suddenly
- C.to break apart
- D.to speed up
4.They compiled a list of every bird seen that week. What does "compile" mean here?
- A.to throw away
- B.to gather material into one place
- C.to argue about
- D.to hide carefully
5.An impartial judge listened to both accounts. What does "impartial" mean here?
- A.clearly taking a side
- B.not favouring one side
- C.very well informed
- D.extremely quick
6.The report advocates planting more trees in cities. What does "advocate" mean here?
- A.to describe neutrally
- B.to measure precisely
- C.to publicly support an idea
- D.to argue against
7.A prominent ridge runs along the island's spine. What does "prominent" mean here?
- A.easily noticed; important
- B.easily overlooked
- C.poorly made
- D.recently built
8.The second account contradicts the first. What does "contradict" mean here?
- A.to explain clearly
- B.to say the opposite of
- C.to agree with exactly
- D.to repeat word for word
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