Academic Vocabulary: Academic Words - Olsen Amy E. 2012
Chapter 17. Review
Focus on Chapters 13-16
The following activities give you the opportunity to further interact with the vocabulary words you've been learning. By taking tests, answering questions, using visuals, and working with others, you will see which words you know well and which ones need additional study.
Self-Tests
1 Match each word with its synonym in Set One and its antonym in Set Two.
Synonyms Antonyms
Set One
1. hue
a. core
2. procure
b. respect
3. venerate
c. symbolic
4. essence
d. color
5. emblematic
e. obtain
Set Two
6. nomadic
f. careless
7. viable
g. limited
8. affluence
h. fixed
9. meticulous
i. impossible
10. prolific
j. poverty
2 Pick the word that best completes each sentence.
1. Brushing my teeth and flossing have been part of my nightly ... since I was a kid.
a. annals
b. ritual
c. portfolio
d. multitude
2. I thought it was ... of Jenna not to invite me to her party, but my mother said it wasn't such a big deal.
a. evocative
b. prolific
c. heinous
d. meticulous
3. ... studies have shown that the initial results were correct: the drug's side effects can causes serious problems.
a. Nomadic
b. Immutable
c. Ominous
d. Subsequent
4. I am meeting with my financial advisor to discuss my ... . The ups and down of the stock market have me worried.
a. artifacts
b. exports
c. essence
d. portfolio
5. By keeping them in a climate-controlled environment, the library's rare books will be saved for ... .
a. ritual
b. posterity
c. tribute
d. hierarchy
3 Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary words. Use each word once.
export
eschews
hierarchy
annals
immutable
1. Our plans are ... . Despite what happens, we must move by the end of the month
2. Zoe is the kind of person who ... conventional ideas. She even wore a swimsuit to a funeral.
3. The company plans to ... twice as many cars this year than it did last year.
4. When they added two more levels to the ...at work, people became confused about who they should report to.
5. In the ... of history, Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I, and Catherine the Great will go down as three powerful female leaders.
4 Complete the following collocations. The vocabulary word that is part of the collocation is in italics.
problem
pay
a fee
destiny
a rumor
1. Without the belief in manifest ..., the history of the United States would likely have been quite different.
2. Having a festival filled with plays, music, paintings, and photographs is a wonderful way to ... tribute to the artists in our city.
3. Some people feel the best way to quell ... is to be open about its existence, while others believe that if it is ignored it will go away.
4. I can't believe the city decided to levy ... on owning a dog. I know the money will help pay for a new park where dogs can run free, but I am still angry about the cost.
5. Weeds in my yard are a perennial ..., so I decided to hire a garden to help get rid of them this year.
5 Fill in the missing word part from the list, and circle the meaning of the word part found in each question.
ex
mut
sequ
trib
enn
1. If sub ... ent meetings follow the disorganized pattern of this one, I don't want to attend them.
2. Once Asha's mind is made up, she will not change it. Even if we give her new information, she will remain im ...able in her position.
3. Every year we have to drain our basement at least twice after heavy rainstorms. I am tired of this per...ial problem; we need to get the situation fixed.
4. When Kai retired, the company decided to give five thousand dollars to his favorite charity to pay ...ute to his outstanding work for the last forty years.
5. Before I can ...port anything out of the country, I have to complete a lot of paperwork.
6 Finish the story using the vocabulary words. Use each word once.
Vocabulary list
procure
wane
evocative
multitude
ominous
portfolio
venerate
eschew
artifacts
viable
subsequent
ritual
Sharing Memories
Our interest in watching another movie or playing a video game was beginning to (1)... . It had been a rainy week, and (2)... clouds were once again looming in the sky. My mother suggested we (3)... modem forms of entertainment for awhile. She recommended a favorite childhood rainy day (4)... .
We popped com, made cocoa, and pulled out the photo albums. We have a(n) (5)... of pictures since my grandfather's hobby is photography. We started with photos from five years ago, but (6)... albums took us farther and further back in our family history.
One photograph of my mother and uncle was especially (7)... of simpler times.
Our family is so busy these days that enjoying a leisurely afternoon of eating ice cream together doesn't seem like a(n) (8)... option. My mother promised to (9)... the ingredients to make homemade ice cream, along with cones and other items, to have a relaxing picnic with our cousins this summer. I grabbed the drawing pad from my (10)... and did a quick sketch of the photo to put on the refrigerator to remind her. The afternoon, filled with laughter and stories, passed quickly. We all agreed that photographs help us to (11)... our ancestors, as well as give us a chance to giggle at the clothing and hairstyles from the past. Photographs are wonderful family (12)... .
Interactive Exercise
Answer the following questions to further test your understanding of the vocabulary words.
1. On what activity would you like to levy a fee?
2. What is your favorite hue? What attracts you to this color or shade?
3. Name two places where a hierarchy could be found.
4. What are two items that you own that are emblematic of your interests?
5. Does the nomadic life appeal to you? Explain why or why not.
6. What would you consider a heinous action?
7. What is a perennial problem in your life or in society?
8. Name two places you might find an artifact.
9. What are two types of accomplishments that you feel merit being recorded in the annals of history?
10. Name a job people should be meticulous in doing.
Associations
Use four words from the list below to write four sentences that compare or contrast the two photographs. Write the words you want to use on the middle lines. This exercise calls on your critical- and creative-thinking skills to make associations between the photos and words.
Examples
Comparison: Cemeteries and flower gardens are both prolific in the world.
Contrast: While the mausoleums are emblematic of death, flowers often represent life.
Vocabulary list
affluence
multitude
ritual
emblematic
ominous tribute
essence
posterity
venerate
evocative
prolific
viable
manifest
quell
wane
Your sentences:
...
Reading for Pleasure: Nonfiction
It might sound obvious. but many people forget that reading for fun makes a better reader overall. If you think you don't like to read, search for reading material about a subject that interests you. Try these ideas to find nonfiction that will excite you.
✵ To keep up on current events. become a newspaper or weekly newsmagazine reader.
✵ Subscribe to a magazine related to one of your hobbies. There are magazines devoted to numerous hobbies. including cars. cooking. computers. music and about every sport.
✵ Pick up a biography or autobiography about a person who interests you.
✵ Discover an intriguing time period: nonfiction books deal with events from ancient Egypt to the unknown future.
✵ To learn more about a country you are interested in, look for books about the history. people. or environment of the area.
Visit the library to try different types of reading material. It's free! Also explore the Internet for various reading sources. Finding the type of reading material that is right for your personality and interests will make reading fun. will lead to better reading skills, and will even make mandatory reading more productive.
Mix It Up
Category Race
Get together with a dozen classmates or so, and form three to four teams. Each team needs flash cards for the words to be studied and a blank sheet of paper. Each team thinks of a category, writes it at the top of the sheet of paper, and places flash cards that fit in that category underneath the heading. Alternatively, you can write the words on the paper. After ten minutes, call time. Each group reads its category and words. There may be some disagreement on whether a word fits the category; discuss the word and its meanings to decide these issues. The team that supplies the most words wins. Another way to play is to give each team the same category and seven minutes to record its words. You can also do this activity with each person making his or her own category list. If you do it individually, you can compete with just three or four people.
Possible categories:
1. travel 5. love
2. fears 6. crime
3. health 7. business
4. history 8. nature
