Unit 8

Building Vocabulary

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the question, paying special attention to the underlined word(s). Then
match the underlined word with a synonym from the vocabulary list.
a. contradictory g. mechanism
b. conversely h. outnumber
c. distinction i. ratio
d. implication j. reconstruct
e. intact k. restriction
f. insight l. unification

# ANS QUESTION
1. For years now, theres been a __________________________on the amount of liquids you can bring
on a plane.
2. Most authors understand that the __________________________of manuscript acceptances to
rejections is 1 to 200.
3. The striking __________________________on the old clock is broken; it tells time, but it doesnt
chime.
4. When Jessica wanted to change majors, she got __________________________advice from her
advisor and her parents.
5. You can see the glass half empty, or __________________________, you can see it as half full.
6. The __________________________ of all the Italian states into one kingdom was complete by 1871.
7. Sherlock Holmes usually tried to __________________________the scene of the crime when it
happened.
8. The commuters in our class __________________________the students who live on campus.
9. He had the __________________________ of being the first physics graduate of the new university.
10. When the marine archaeologists brought up the pirate ship, they were amazed that it was __________.
11. The __________________________of the research is that sitting too long in one position is bad for
your health.
12. You can gain __________________________into Carolines behavior by realizing that she was an
orphan.
 Unit 8
Building Vocabulary

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the question, paying special attention to the underlined word(s). Then
match the underlined word with a synonym from the vocabulary list.
a. contradictory g. mechanism
b. conversely h. outnumber
c. distinction i. ratio
d. implication j. reconstruct
e. intact k. restriction
f. insight l. unification

# ANS QUESTION
______ 1. For years now, theres been a limitation on the amount of liquids you can bring on a plane.
______ 2. Most authors understand that the proportion of manuscript acceptances to rejections is 1 to 200.
______ 3. The striking device on the old clock is broken; it tells time, but it doesnt chime.
______ 4. When Jessica wanted to change majors, she got conflicting advice from her advisor and her
parents.
______ 5. You can see the glass half empty, or on the other hand, you can see it as half full.
______ 6. The integration of all the Italian states into one kingdom was complete by 1871.
______ 7. Sherlock Holmes usually tried to recreate the scene of the crime when it happened.
______ 8. The commuters in our class are more numerous than the students who live on campus.
______ 9. He had the honor of being the first physics graduate of the new university.
______ 10. When the marine archaeologists brought up the pirate ship, they were amazed that it was
unbroken.
______ 11. The inference of the research is that sitting too long in one position is bad for your health.
______ 12. You can gain understanding into Carolines behavior by realizing that she was an orphan.

MATCHING

1. ANS: K
2. ANS: I
3. ANS: G
4. ANS: A
5. ANS: B
6. ANS: L
 7. ANS: J
8. ANS: H
9. ANS: C
10. ANS: E
11. ANS: D
12. ANS: F