Vocabulary Challenge!

Units 1 and 2

Question 1

Question 1• Talking on the phone while cooking and

listening to music is an example of _____.

A. Piecing together something

B. Multitasking

C. Going after something

D. Information overload

Question 2

Question 2• Cal will only study twenty minutes before

our English test. I think that is ____!

A. a recipe for disaster

B. liberating

C. promoting good work

D. too impersonal

Question 3

Question 3• When I asked him what he saw, he ____ a

story about seeing a flying horse! Of course, that’s not true.

A. made up

B. make up

C. verified

D. verify

Question 4

Question 4• We hate watching the local news because

they only _____ stories about movie stars and singers. We like watching news about politics.

A. be going after

B. have promoted

C. cover

D. go over

Question 5

Question 5• Since my friend and I are in different

countries, the only place we ____ nowadays is on the internet.

A. interpret

B. verify

C. multitask

D. interact

Question 6

Question 6• Jean _____ the answers on her test at least

three times to make sure they are all correct.

A. pieces together

B. interprets

C. goes after

D. goes over

Question 7

Question 7• My daughter said she went to a movie with

her friends, but none of them could _____ her story. One said they played tennis. Another said they had ice cream.

A. promote

B. verify

C. interpret

D. cover

Question 8

Question 8• My parents are very _____. They never

exercise and sit in front of the TV for four to five hours a day.

A. impersonal

B. sedentary

C. good at interaction

D. bad at going after information

Question 9

Question 9• I wonder what “the bluest sky” means in

this song. Do you think you can help me with _____ these words?

A. piecing together

B. how to piece together

C. interpreting

D. when to interpret

Question 10

Question 10• Are you really going to send an email to

thank your aunt for her present? Isn’t that _____?

A. a recipe for disaster

B. too impersonal

C. hard to interpret

D. very easy to verify

Question 11

Question 11• The doctor said that if he doesn’t _____ his

lifestyle and get more exercise and eat less fat, he might have a heart attack.

A. multitask

B. alter

C. be sedentary

D. have a dependence on

Question 12

Question 12• Lisa has a great ____ on her cell phone; she

has to keep it with her at all times or she gets very stressed.

A. information overload

B. dependence

C. time when going over

D. opportunity to promote things

Question 13

Question 13• I’m dying right now! I have over fifty emails

and text messages to read and twenty voicemails to listen to. Can someone die from _____?

A. sedentary activities

B. face-to-face interaction

C. information overload

D. multitasks

Question 14

Question 14• Giving children candy and chips _____

bad eating behavior.

A. promotes

B. has been promoted

C. liberates

D. has been liberated

Question 15

Question 15• As a detective, if someone _____ his story

too much, I have to go and find people to _____ it, to make sure he’s not lying.

A. alters, verify

B. goes over, interpret

C. altering, interpret

D. went over, verified

Answers1. B

2. A

3. A

4. C

5. D

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. C

10. B

11. B

12. B

13. C

14. A

15. A