What it is: You find a word in the text with a given meaning, or choose what a text word means.
The instruction on the paper: Find the word or phrase in paragraph 1 which means the following: → Copy one word or phrase from paragraph 1.
What do the following words mean in the text? Choose the appropriate words from the list. → Match each word to its meaning.
Example: Text E — The town bakery (paragraph 1)
Marta's bakery is tiny, but every morning a long queue forms outside. She bakes everything by hand and refuses to use frozen dough. Her most popular item is a cheap cinnamon roll that sells out before nine. "People come from nearby villages," she says, "so I never have leftovers."
Find the word or phrase in paragraph 1 which means the following: very small
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
- which means the following:
- find a word with this meaning
- word or phrase
- one word or a few words
- in the text
- the meaning here, not every meaning
- Choose the appropriate words from the list.
- match each word to a meaning
- (line 25)
- where the word is
Remember: The answer has the same form as the meaning: a verb for a verb, a noun for a noun.
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Text F — A new skate park: The town's new skate park opened on Saturday, and it was packed all day. Local teenagers had campaigned for three years to get it built. The design is simple, but the smooth concrete is ideal for beginners. Some neighbours fear the noise, yet so far there have been no complaints.
What do the following words mean in the text? Choose the appropriate words from the list. 1. packed 2. campaigned 3. fear
A. worry about B. very full C. asked publicly D. closed E. even
The answer
Your turn
- Answer it yourself first, then check.
Do
- Search only in the lines given.
- Match the word type.
- Copy the spelling exactly.
Don't
- Give a synonym from your head.
- Copy a whole sentence.
- Choose the first meaning you know.