Pretest 9A. Academic Word List IX (Look for and fix these errors: a) improper pronoun use  b) a run-on caused by not using a semicolon  c) a spelling error  d) an error with a possessive  e) a missing comma.  )
accommodate, anticipate, attain, behalf, coherent, coincide, commence, compatible, concurrent, converse, ethic, inherent, integral, mediate, medium (n), mutual, passive, protocol, supplement, subordinate

1. Before we left on our trip, we tried to ______________ everything we might like to do, and packed accordingly.  a) accommodate  b) mediate  c) supplement  d) anticipate  e) medium

 

 

2. Your lawyer is supposed to argue before the court on your __________.  a) ethics  b) integral  c) behalf  d) supplement  e) accommodate

 

 

3. He was an artist who worked with many different ____________(s).  a) compatible  b) behalf  c) inherent  d) medium  e) protocol

 

 

4. Part of the ____________ that police must follow in making an arrest is reading the person their rights.  a) medium  b) protocol  c) ethic  d) mediate  e) supplement

 

 

5. He tried to _____________ his small teacher's income by selling shoes door to door.  a) compatible  b) accommodate  c) medium  d) commence  e) supplement

 

 

6. People who are against gun control say that guns are not _____________(ly) bad; it's just that people misuse them.  a) inherent  b) mutual  c) medium  d) compatible  e) converse

 

 

7. His essay was rambling and (in)_______________, and almost impossible to understand.  a) inherent  b) subordinate  c) medium  d) concurrent  e) coherent

 

 

8. His classroom only had enough desks to  _______________  32 students at once.  The rest had to be kept in cages.  a) subordinate  b) accommodate  c) supplement  d) converse  e) concurrent

 

 

9. The play will ______________ at precisely 5:00 pm. Don't be late.  a) commence  b) converse  c) supplement  d) coincide  e) attain

 

 

10. Make sure you save your essays as .rtf files. That way they are ____________ with almost any word procesing software.  a) coherent  b) supplement  c) compatible  d) mutual  e) integral

 

 

11. The people of the organization PETA want to make sure all animals are treated _________(ally).  a) attain  b) anticipate  c) accommodate  d) ethic  e) passive

 

 

12. The wood beams in the ceiling of the new house were there for looks only. They were not _____________ to the structure of the house.  a) integral  b) supplement  c) compatible  d) inherent  e) coherent

 

 

13. The divorce lawyer tried to _______________ a settlement between the argumentative couple.  a) supplement  b) coincide  c) mediate  d) ethic  e) commence

 

 

14. He wanted to make sure that the terms of the deal were _____________(ly) agreeable to all the people involved.  a) coherent  b) supplement  c) compatible  d) mutual  e) integral
    
    
    
15. You can't be ____________ if you want to learn anything, you must play an active role in the process.  a) converse  b) behalf  c) coherent  d) mediate  e) passive
    
    
    
16. If 3 + 5 =  8, then the ____________ is also true; 5 + 3 = 8.  a) inherent  b) mutual  c) medium  d) compatible  e) converse
    
    
    
17. The sailor was thrown in the brig for (in)______________(ion) when he refused to follow the captain's order.  a) subordinate  b) accommodate  c) supplement  d) converse  e) concurrent 
    
    
    
18. The date of the concert ____________(ed) with my brothers' wedding, so I missed the wedding. a) inherent  b) coincide  c) medium  d) concurrent  e) coherent
    
    
    
19. They say if you work hard enough you can ______________ any goal you desire.  a) commence  b) converse  c) supplement  d) coincide  e) attain
    
    
    
20. As a senior in high school he was an overachiever who was also ________________(ly) enrolled in classes at the local community college.  a) inherent  b) coincide  c) medium  d) concurrent  e) coherent