Vocabulary in context The 14 questions of lesson 20 «Vocabulary in context» of the English course of Mova's primary school with their options, 79 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the lesson at school .
t1 «famished means full up, deffo». What context clue proves this wrong? wrong ✗ t2 ★★★ «Maya's luminous watch was the only thing they could see in the dark cave.» What does luminous mean, and which clue shows it? wrong ✗ t3 Leo: «treacherous means pretty, cos paths are pretty». What is the problem? wrong ✗ t4 ★★★ «The puppy was not famished, but he was certainly peckish.» Which is closest to the meaning of peckish? right ✓ t5 ★★★ Put these from least to most unhappy: heartbroken, glum, miserable. wrong ✗ t6 In a cartoon, a teacher says «The road is treacherous» and the kids think it's a road that tells lies. What is true? wrong ✗ t7 «the servo's shut, we'll have to push the ute» (ute is Aussie for pickup truck). Why push it? wrong ✗ t8 Mia's mum: «Your nan's been curt with me all day.» How has Nan been talking? right ✓ t9 What would happen if you stopped reading every time you met a new word? wrong ✗ t10 «barely means with no clothes on, like bare, innit». Is it? right ✓ e1 Identify the principal means by which a reader may determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word without recourse to a dictionary. wrong ✗ · exam e2 It is stated that the path was «treacherous, full of loose stones and steep drops». Select the response that most accurately characterises «treacherous». right ✓ · exam e3 Ascertain the meaning of «famished» as employed in the sentence «The children were famished after the long walk». wrong ✗ · exam e4 Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning synonyms? wrong ✗ · exam ← previous
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