Pretest #1A -- Academic Words 1.
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 he 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. aloof, elite, wince, elude,
incredulous, contemptuous, roguish, gallant, facade, ironic
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He wasn’t unfriendly, just a little __________.
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The soldiers __________(ly) rode into battle to defend their
homes.
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"Johnny's eyes went round, and he ___________(ed) as though
I'd belted him."
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He looked at the criminal ____________(ly). This guy deserved
any punishment he got.
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I tried to act cheerful, but it was just a ________. I was
really depressed inside.
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Cherry was ___________ that Dally tried to bring her a Coke.
She couldn't believe it!
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He thinks he is part of an ________ group of people who are
"better" that the rest of us.
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It was ___________ that the police station was robbed.
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"Dally grinned ___________(ly), 'I'm never nice.'"
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The criminal ran through the alley to __________ the police.
Sentences of your own are due Thursday. Extra credit
for especially creative sentences, or for having all sentences follow a
theme.
approach:
conduct:
authority:
available:
benefit:
concept:
consist:
evidence:
positive:
context:
involve:
structure:
feature:
factor:
significant:
occur:
method:
aspect:
require:
complex: