Pretest 4A -- Academic Words IV -- framework, constant, criteria,
emphasis, philosophy, equate, element, institute, tradition, adequate,
approximate, attribute, hence, concentrate, confer contrast, despite,
dimension, emerge, promote
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If you look very carefully at the story, the theme will ____________.
a) attribute b) emerge c) hence d) approximate
e) promote
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The plot of a story is like the ______________. All the other
parts of the story should be built on it. a) tradition b) dimension
c) institute d) framework e) criteria
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What are your ______________ for a good book? Suspense? Action?
Good characters? a) emphasis b) tradition c) confer
d) contrast e) criteria
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With all the changes in her life, the one ________________
was her friend Sydney, who was always there for her. a) promote
b) element c) constant d) attribute e) concentrate
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He has many fine _______________(s), but he is also rather
lazy. a) attribute b) hence c) tradition d) emphasis
e) institute
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Time is sometimes referred to as the fourth ________________.
a) emerge b) philosophy c) element d) criteria
e) dimension
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He tried to live his life by the _______________ of the so-called
"Golden Rule." a) confer b) framework c) emphasis
d) philosophy e) dimension
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Beer commercials try to _________________ drinking their
brand of beer with being sophisticated and sexy. a) equate b) concentrate
c) emphasis d) hence e) promote
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The airline investigators tried to ____________________ the
cause of the crash from the wreckage, but they could never be sure exactly
what happened. a) concentrate b) approximate c)
adequate d) contrast e) emerge
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Mr. McCheese's style _________________(s) sharply with that
of Mrs. ElQueso. He never lets us jabber like that. a) emerge
b) promote c) contrast d) despite e) emphasis
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The Red Cross volunteers decided to _____________________
their efforts on the worst-hit areas first. a) framework b)
institute c) hence d) confer e) concentrate
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After the disputed call, the referees all _________________(ed),
and they finally decided the play would stand. a) emerge b)
despite c) promote d) confer e) concentrate
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Sometimes, ______________ our best efforts, things still
go wrong. a) despite b) contrast c) equate d) confer
e) concentrate
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Television commercials often __________________ terrible
eating habits. a) equate b) emerge c) criteria
d) promote e) element
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Mr. Coward _________________(ed) a new fine of a dollar for
failing to bring your homework. a) adequate b) emerge
c) institute d) emphasis e) tradition
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The ancients believed that there were only four ______________(s)
that made up all of nature; fire, water, air, and earth. a) philosophy
b) element c) dimension d) criteria e) tradition
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The tea ceremony was a __________________ handed down through
his family for generations. a) philosophy b) criteria
c) tradition d) framework e) institute
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After Christmas break, this class will feature an increased
_______________ on writing. a) philosophy b) emphasis
c) element d) criteria e) dimension
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Ouch! From the looks of the grade, it doesn't look like you
did ______________ preparation for the test. a) framework b)
emphasis c) adequate d) tradition e) concentrate
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"He always had to get his two-bits' worth in. _____________
his name." a) attribute b) criteria c) approximate
d) hence e) tradition