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

1. If you look very carefully at the story, the theme will ____________. a) attribute  b) emerge  c) hence  d) approximate  e) promote

 

 

2. 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

 

 

3. What are your ______________ for a good book? Suspense? Action?  Good characters?  a) emphasis  b) tradition  c) confer  d) contrast  e) criteria

 

 

4. 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

 

 

5. He has many fine _______________(s), but he is also rather lazy.  a) attribute  b) hence  c) tradition  d) emphasis  e) institute

 

 

6. Time is sometimes referred to as the fourth ________________.  a) emerge  b) philosophy  c) element  d) criteria  e) dimension

 

 

7. He tried to live his life by the _______________ of the so-called "Golden Rule."  a) confer  b) framework  c) emphasis  d) philosophy  e) dimension

 

 

8. Beer commercials try to _________________ drinking their brand of beer with being sophisticated and sexy. a) equate  b) concentrate  c) emphasis  d) hence  e) promote

 

 

9. 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

 

 

10. 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

 

 

11. The Red Cross volunteers decided to _____________________ their efforts on the worst-hit areas first.  a) framework  b) institute  c) hence  d) confer  e) concentrate

 

 

12. 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

 

 

13. Sometimes, ______________ our best efforts, things still go wrong.  a) despite  b) contrast  c) equate  d) confer  e) concentrate

 

 

14. Television commercials often __________________ terrible eating habits.  a) equate  b) emerge  c) criteria  d) promote  e) element

 

 

15. 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

 

 

16. 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

 

 

17. The tea ceremony was a __________________ handed down through his family for generations.  a) philosophy  b) criteria  c) tradition  d) framework  e) institute

 

 

18. After Christmas break, this class will feature an increased _______________ on writing.  a) philosophy  b) emphasis  c) element  d) criteria  e) dimension

 

 

19. 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

 

 

20. "He always had to get his two-bits' worth in. _____________ his name."  a) attribute  b) criteria  c) approximate  d) hence  e) tradition