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WORD REPLACEMENT
The following memo contains underlined phrases that could be stated as single words. Find the word in the following list that suits the definition and sentence context of each phrase, and write it in the corresponding blank space provided. You will not use all of the words.
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overpriced
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ultramodern
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multiple
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decade
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hypercritical
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multimillion
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extraordinary
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biweekly
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Memorandum
TO: Sales Staff
FROM: Wayne Ryan, Marketing Director
SUBJECT: Customer Survey
DATE: March 5, 200X
Our marketing department recently conducted a survey of credit
card customers to get their reaction to the (1) more-than-one-
million-dollar expansion of Bob's Department Store. Our
customers were very cooperative in answering our questions,
although a few were (2) overly judgmental about some of Bob's
services. The survey reveals that most of our customers believe
Bob's products are (3) far too expensive. The majority believe
that the new (4) very futuristic store is (5) highly
exceptional, and they enjoy the surroundings.
A profile of our shoppers shows that most have been loyal to us
for over (6) ten years and shop at our store (7) every two weeks.
Many customers own (8) more than one charge card and shop at both
stores.
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FIND THE MATCH
Circle the word that is closest in meaning to each italicized word.
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extraordinary: simple, truthful, remarkable
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overjoyed: bored, ecstatic, placid
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omnipresent: vanished, everywhere, nowhere
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multiply: increase, engage, equate
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hypothesis: experiment, theory, novel
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underprivileged: supported, unhappy, deprived
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WORD SELECTION
Circle the word in parentheses that best completes each sentence.
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Please form a ________________ with your chairs to facilitate group discussion. (semicircle / hemisphere)
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Unfortunately, management believed that the candidate was ________________ and would soon become bored. (overqualified / extraordinary)
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A ________________ is more than a decade. (century / millisecond)
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Ignore the ________________ details and just focus on the main problem. (extraneous / dichotomous)
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Since all three departments need the document, I'll have it reproduced in ________________. (triplicate / duplicate)
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Their efforts to slow us down were simply intended to ________________ our newest advertising campaign. (superheat / undermine)
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Those animals are ________________; they eat both animal and vegetable foods. (omnivorous / omnipresent)
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A thousand thousand is one ________________. (million / trillion)
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TRUE OR FALSE?
Circle T or F to indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false. Use the sentence context and your knowledge of prefixes to help you decide.
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T
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F
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A kilometer is less than a centimeter.
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| Q2 |
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T
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F
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2.
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Someone who is hypersensitive to a particular food should not eat it.
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T
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F
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3.
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A bifocal lens contains two corrections in one lens.
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T
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F
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4.
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Pandemonium means "demons everywhere."
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| Q5 |
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T
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F
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5.
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A bilateral agreement is one made by three committees.
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T
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F
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6.
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A bilingual person is someone who speaks two languages.
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T
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F
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7.
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You probably work part time if you are semiretired.
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T
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F
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8.
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A monologue is a script of a conversation.
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T
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F
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9.
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A unicorn and a rhinoceros might be related.
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T
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F
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10.
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A hypothermal blanket is very warm.
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USING YOUR WORDS
Use each of the following words in a sentence that demonstrates that you understand the meaning of the word.
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multicolored
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superfluous
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unify
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bilingual
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triplicate
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