39 - ] Vocabulary Tests
Test Thirty Nine
1-
] Read the sentences or short passages . Write the letter for the best answer
to each question on the line provided
When
American Sign Language ( ASL ) was introduced in the early 1800s , it was
regarded as no more than a form of pidgin English .
1
. Pidgin means ------------
(
A ) modern ( B ) a tendency to spread
(
C ) a simplified blend of languages ( D ) dependent on birds 1 . ------------------
Assuming
that language must be based on speech or modulations of sound , linguists regarded
as heresy the notion that signed languages are natural languages like
English , French , and Chinese .
2
. Linguists can best be described
as -------------------
(
A ) people who study language ( B ) historians
(
C ) diplomats ( D ) computer operators 2 .
--------------------
3
. Which word or words could best replace heresy ?
(
A ) a brilliant discovery ( B ) an opinion opposed to established views
(
C ) scientifically accurate ( D ) a logical conclusion 3 . -------------------
In
the past thirty years , however ,linguists have acknowledged that signed
languages like ASL are capable of expressing the subtle shades of
meaning possible with spoken languages.
4
. Subtle shades of meaning ----------------
(
A ) are difficult to detect ( B ) have a smooth surface
(
C ) deviate from the normal ( D ) are immediately obvious 4 . -----------------
Signers
choose from a palette of assorted hand shapes , such as a fist or a
pointed index finger .
5
. A palette can best be explained as a ------------------
(
A ) mysterious arrangement ( B ) short essay
(
C ) style of writing ( D ) range of choices 5 .
----------------
6
. Which word or words could best replace orient ?
(
A ) mold with precision ( B ) distribute widely
(
C ) align or position ( D ) bear the weight of 6 .
-----------------
Facial
expressions and head movements also function as grammatical markers , providing
crucial linguistic information.
7
. Which word or words could best replace crucial ?
(
A ) unimportant ( B ) extremely significant
(
C ) low in rank ( D ) lacking energy
7 . --------------------
This
complex system of gestures sheds new light on the old scientific controversy
over whether language is an innate human instinct or learned behavior .
8
. Innate means --------------
(
A ) connected by links ( B ) possessed at birth
(
C ) unnoticed ( D ) repetitive
8 . -----------------
Linguists
have reasoned that if ASL is a true language , unconnected to speech , then our
proclivity for language must be built in at birth , whether we express
it with our tongue or with our hands .
9
. A proclivity can best be explained as ----------------
(
A ) a natural tendency ( B ) a dislike
(
C ) ( an inability to master D ) a
deficiency
9 . -----------------
Like
any living language , ASL is dynamic and continues to evolve .
10
. Which word or words could best replace dynamic ?
( A ) peculiar (
B ) extremely loud ( C ) tending to hold persistently to something
(
D ) characterized by continuous change or activity . 10 .
------------------
Answer
Key
1
. C 2 . A 3 . B 4 . A 5 . D 6 . C 7 . B 8 . B 9 . A 10 . D
2
. ] Decide which word in parentheses best completes the sentence . Then write
the sentence , adding the missing word
1
. Thanks to a vigorous conservation program , the once-dead lake is now
-----------with trout and other game fish .
( gluttonous , replete )
2 . The ------------- owner planned to charge his
employees for the water they drank from the company drinking fountain .
( parsimonious , profligate )
3 . Thanks to the --------------policies of the
treasurer over the past four years , the city is now out of money and must
again raise taxes .
( parsimonious , prodigal )
4 . After rioting soldiers took the cultural
treasures from the museum , the United Nations condemned the --------------
actions of the conquring country .
( obsessive , rapacious )
5 . A group of parents picketed the adult movie
theater and demanded that such --------------
establishments be shut down
( decadent , obliterate )
6 . By the end of World War II , Berlin had been
-----------------by continual bombing .
( decimated , depredated )
7 . Because the boy was only twelve years old at the
time of his crime , the judge agreed to -------------------- his conviction
from the records .
( expunge , expunge )
8 . The general wanted to avoid the
------------------ that would result from a prolonged battle , so he proposed a
truce to discuss a peace treaty .
( carnage , providence )
9 . None of us believed that Madame Zeno possessed
-------------- powers , but when she predicted an earthquake we could not help
being a little frightened .
( carnal , clairvoyant )
1 0. The principal gives an annual award to the
student she feels is the ------------- of the values and academic achievements
our school tries to represent .
( incarnation , visage )
11 . After repeated rescue attempts failed to reach
the stranded hiker , her parents felt there was little to do but to put her
fate in the hands of ------------------
( carnage , Providence )
Answer Key
1 . replete 2 . parsimonious 3 . prodigal 4 .
rapacious 5 . decadent 6 . decimated
7 . expunge 8 . carnage 9 . clairvoyant 10 .
incarnation 11 . Providence
3 - ] Match the definition in Column B with the word
in Column A . Write the letter for your choice on the answer line .
Column
A Column B
1. edifice a . dead and decaying organic
material 1 .
-----------------
2 . carnage b . insert in text
2 . ----------------
3 . obliterate c . meat eater 3 .
----------------
4 . perpetuate d . building
4 . ----------------
5 . putrefaction e . erase without a trace 5 .
----------------
6 . decimate f . embodied in a human form 6 . ---------------
7 . depredate g . cause to continue 7
. ---------------
8 . carnivore
h . corpses
8 . ----------------
9 . interpolate i . ransack or rob
9 . ---------------
10 . incarnate j . kill or destroy large
numbers 10 .
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Answer Key
1 . d 2 . h 3 . e 4 . g 5 . a 6 . j 7 . i 8 . c 9 . b
10 . f
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