Vocabulary Basics for Business [Electronic resources]

Barbara G. Cox

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Working with Words

TRUE OR FALSE?

Circle T or F to indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false.

Q1

T

F

1. A benefit indicates how well a suit fits.

Q2

T

F

2. Someone who coordinates an event puts it together so it runs smoothly.

Q3

T

F

3. To be sympathetic is to find a good path to solve a problem.

Q4

T

F

4. Nylon is a synthetic fabric.

Q5

T

F

5. If we collaborate on a project, we do it together.

Q6

T

F

6. If our answers to the questions are consistent, they are opposite from one another.

Q7

T

F

7. If we are cooperating, we are building a house for chickens.

Q8

T

F

8. If your computer malfunctions, you may need to call in a repairperson.

Q9

T

F

9. An evil being, such as a witch, is often considered to be malevolent.

Q10

T

F

10. Cigarette smoking is beneficial to your health.

FIND THE MISFIT

In each group, underline the word that does not belong with the others. Then state why it doesn't belong.

1

healthy, beneficial, good, facial

2

malignant, evil, ligature, wicked

3

close, conclude, rude, end

4

pity, sympathy, road, feeling

5

combination, synthetic, synchronize, beneficial

6

time, synchronize, sinful, coincide

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Circle the letter next to the answer that best defines the italicized word or phrase. Use your knowledge of prefixes to help you decide.

1

She is still recovering from the malady.

(a) opera

(b) illness

(c) occurrence

(d) happening

2

Those plays represent the author's compassionate view of life.

(a) sympathetic

(b) directional

(c) passing

(d) fatalistic

3

His grandparents do not understand his like of contemporary music.

(a) fast

(b) loud

(c) current

(d) bad

4

Everyone congregated in the auditorium during the storm.

(a) talked

(b) gathered together

(c) worried

(d) ate

5

The consensus of everyone who attended the play was that it was too long.

(a) decision

(b) frustration

(c) collective opinion

(d) permission

6

The physician was sued for malpractice.

(a) operating on a dog

(b) practicing music

(c) giving improper or injurious treatment

(d) not paying a hospital bill

7

The professor prepared the course syllabus.

(a) concise overview or outline of main points

(b) vehicle for a course field trip

(c) test

(d) classroom

8

We enjoyed our trip to the music center to hear the symphony.

(a) percussion instruments

(b) concert

(c) speaker

(d) amplifiers