Pretest #3A -- Academic Words.
approach, conduct, authority, available,
benefit, concept, consist, evidence, positive, context, involve, structure,
feature, factor, significant, occur, method, aspect, require, complex
The
guest teacher's 1)_____________ [a) conduct
b) authority c) concept d) approach e) complex]
to teaching didn't really work for this class. First of all, the
class didn't have much 2)__________ [a) significant
b) structure c) feature d) factor e) aspect]
or routine. His style seemed to 3)______________ [a)
consist b) involve c) authority d) occur e) require]
of telling random stories; for example, about the time she was "jacked"
by thugs, and explaining 4)_____________(s) [a)
feature b) conduct c) available d) concept e) involve]
that we already understood. Secondly, he wasted a 5)______________ [a)
involve b) significant c) method d) approach e)
complex] amount of time demonstrating his "superpower"
of learning all of our names. That was somewhat impressive, but I
didn't really see the 6)______________ [a) positive
b) benefit c) factor d) available e) require] of
using almost half an hour of class time for it. He even made us sing some
gospel song that 7)___________(ed) [a) feature
b) evidence c) context d) approach e) factor] cheese
as its main topic.
He also didn't show much 8)_______________
[a)
consist b) authority c) benefit d) positive e)
evidence] or classroom management. For example,
he didn't stop misbehavior when it 9)_______________(ed)
[a)
aspect b) method c) occur d) significant e) concept],
and didn't have a 10)________________ [a) aspect
b) method c) occur d) significant e) concept]
for 11)_______________(ing) [a) require b)
method c) authority d) significant e) context] us
to pay attention. He didn't use the help that was 12)_____________
[a)
context b) evidence c) positive d) involve e) available],
and
I didn't see any 13)_____________ [a) context
b) evidence c) positive d) involve e) available]
that
he was following Mr. Coward's lesson plan.
However, there were some good
14)________________(s) [a) consist b) authority
c) authority d) positive e) aspect] to
his teaching. First, she was funny. Even though his stories didn't
have much to do with English, they were funny. For example, one story 15)_______________(ed)
[a)
consist b) involve c) authority d) concept e) aspect]
his
friend breaking a window, while trying to kill a spider with his shoe.
Secondly, he was friendly, and treated everyone with respect. If you gave
a wrong answer, he still gave you some sort of 16)_________________ [a)
consist b) complex c) authority d) positive e)
aspect] response, like "That's close, but..."
Lastly, if you were paying attention, he did a good job of explaining 17)______________
[a) context b) authority c) complex
d) positive e) aspect] vocabulary words
by giving examples and what 18)_______________ [a)
context b) authority c) complex d) positive e)
aspect] to use them in.
In conclusion, though, the negative
19)_________________(s) a) context b) factor
c) positive d) involve e) available] outweighed
the positive ones. Even though he was friendly and funny, she talked too
much, wasted too much time, and didn't 20)_____________ class like he was
in charge. [a) conduct b) authority
c) concept d) approach e) complex
Vocabulary.
bona fide, diligent, incognito, deduce, diffident,
dire, cordial, privy, moiling, compelling
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She was rather __________ at the party, too shy to talk to
anyone.
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When Pony and Johnny cut their hair, they were trying to
go _____________.
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The situation was ________, there was nowhere to run, and
danger was closing in.
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Pony and Johnny are __________ heroes; they're the
real deal.
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The ship was caught in the storm, and was sucked into the
___________ whirlpool.
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As an ambassador, he was __________ to all sorts of government
secrets.
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The detective ___________(ed) the criminal's identity from
the clues he left behind.
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His performance in the drama was _____________, and the audience
couldn't take their eyes off of him.
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He gave us a very warm and _____________ greeting when we
arrived.
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If you are __________ about your homework, you will do well.