Interactive Vocabulary - Amy E. Olsen 2017
Chapter 15. Review
Part III. Relationships
Focus on Chapters 11-14
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, doing a crossword puzzle, and working with others, you will see which words you know well and which ones need additional study.
Self-Tests
1 For Set One, match each term with its synonym. For Set Two, match each term with its antonym.
Synonyms
Set One
1. vie a. record
2. manipulative b. controlling
3. chronicle c. create
4. query d. compete
5. generate e. question
Antonyms
Set Two
6. dilate f. suspicious
7. clarity g. contract
8. jeopardize h. confusion
9. gullible i. clash
10. rapport j. protect
2 Pick the word that best completes the sentence.
1. Thanh saw the solution to his difficulties at work with such ... after he took the night to sleep on the problem.
a. predicament b; clarity c. networking d. rapport
2. Leticia ... ever taking the trip; it was one disaster after another.
a. empathized b. lamented c. jeopardized d. generated
3. Studies on the power ... exert on humans continue to be made. They are, however, known to play an important role in mating rituals for some animals.
a. queries b. chronicles c. manuscripts d. pheromones
4. Ian's ... was questioned when bags of the company's office supplies were found in the trunk of his car.
a. integrity b. clarity c. retrospect d. manuscript
5. I have friends from around the world now that I have begun social ... online.
I hope that I can meet most of them in person some day.
a. predicament b. rapport c. networking d. retrospect
6. I tried to ... by boss by staying late at work every day for a week, but he just thought I wasn't being efficient with my time during the rest of day.
a. vie b.exude c. elaborate d. impress
7. I am angry at Julian for putting me in such a ... . He was supposed to meet my
train, but he isn't here, and now I don't know what to do.
a. rapport b. predicament c. chronicle d. pheromone
8. I was shocked when Sumiko ... the secret that she is a billionaire.
a. dilated b. generated c. disclosed d. synchronized
3 Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary words. Use each word once.
preliminary confidential tangible manipulative elaborate
1. I can't believe my dream of going on a safari is almost ... . Shortly after the plane lands, I'll be seeing elephants and gazelles up close.
2. The trials for the new drug are in the ... phase. Many more studies will need to be conducted before the drug can be sold to the public.
3. Fem is a person I trust with my secrets; she knows... information should not be shared with others.
4. My professor thought my responses on the quiz were much too short. She said I needed to ... on my ideas to make my points clear.
5. Don can be so ... sometimes. I wanted to go to the car show, but he ended up getting me to see the ballet instead.
4 Complete the following sentences by adding the word with the appropriate word ending. Decide if the sentence needs a noun using a plural (-s or -ies) form or possessive (-'s) form. Or determine if it needs an adverb (-ly) to describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Use each word once.
chronicle's manuscript's pheromones predicaments
queries passionately elaborately genuinely
1. Several of the ... pages were ripped or bent; someone had obviously read it several times.
2. I was impressed that Oscar seemed ... interested in my story. He listened to me very carefully.
3. We faced many ... on our bicycle trip across the United States. A few were serious and some were amusing, but we managed to deal with all of them and have a great trip.
4. I was surprised that the ... reports about the war were not always correct. I was involved in some of the incidents described in the book, and they did not happen as the writer presented them.
5. I was ... involved with the fundraiser. It was for such a good cause that I threw myself into the planning.
6. I find it fascinating that animals use ... to attract mates and even more intriguing that humans may do the same.
7. My ... about fee project went unanswered for several weeks. I thought the company was no longer interested in working on my house.
8. The ... decorated room was to be the site for the surprise birthday party that night. From the numerous posters and strips of film used as streamers, it was obvious that the theme reflected my brother's love of movies.
5 Fill in the missing word part, and circle the meaning of the word part found in each sentence.
mal chron script gen ous pre path
1. It is important that we flip the switches at the same time, so let's syn...ize our watches now.
2. I was impressed by the eight-hundred page manu... I saw at the museum. I could never write anything that long.
3. I was also feeling stressed during finals week, so I could really em...ize with my roommate when she couldn't get to sleep.
4. Ella insists that she is a ...uine blond; she says her hair has been the same color since birth.
5. I don't like talking to Felipe because his mind is full of bad opinions about people I know, and he enjoys sharing his ...ici... views with anyone who will listen.
6. Nothing short of a blizzard could ...clude my seeing you in your first starring role before the play leaves town next week.
6 Finish the story using the vocabulary words below. Use each word once.
Vocabulary list
retrospect confidential disclose vying rapport
generated passionate malicious impressed exude
Flower Power
A new garden opened in my neighborhood last week. There were so many gorgeous flowers (1)... for my attention, but one variety called out to me. The flowers on the bush were lovely. I don't know if it was their color or shape that made them so beautiful, but the plant seemed to (2)... a special quality.
I was so (3)... by the flowers that I returned the next day to see if they had the same effect on me. Again the plant (4)... a strong attraction. I had never developed a
(5)... with a flower before, but I felt such a connection with this one. I sat and looked at the bush for hours. I didn't (6)... my feelings about the flowers to anyone. I thought
this was a feeling I should keep (7)... or my friends would call me crazy. I knew it was silly to be so (8)... about a plant, but I couldn't help myself.
During the second week of my visits, I found that some (9)... person had cut down my special flowers. I found it hard to believe that anyone could be so cruel to such an innocent and beautiful plant. I was heartbroken. I spent the rest of week depressed, and I even cried a couple times. But finally I felt better. In (10)... I can see how ridiculous it had been of me to be so obsessed about flowers that wouldn't last more than a few weeks. I have promised myself that I will keep my love of flowers but not get so carried away in the future.
Interactive Exercise
Answer the following questions to further test your understanding of the vocabulary words.
1. What kind of group would you be interested in networking with? Why?
2. What are two ways you could jeopardize your doing well in a class?
3. When you have a lot of studying to do, what two other activities does it preclude you from doing?
4. What are two things people could want to synchronize?
5. What are three things people often lament doing?
6. What can someone do to become less gullible?
7. List two of the preliminary steps for preparing to attend college.
8. What topic do you have a genuine interest in? Why?
9. When were you able to empathize with a friend?
10. What event would you like to read the chronicles of?
Building Bridges
Build a word bridge between the words on the left and the words on the right of the photo. Pick one word from the left column and one word from the right column and write a sentence that contains both words. Write five sentences all together so that you use ten of the words in total. To make the sentences grammatically correct, add any word endings (i.e., -s, -ed, -ing) that you need.
Vocabulary list
chronicle
clarity confidential
dilate
disclose
empathize
jeopardize
passionate
exude
genuine
integrity
lament
predicament
rapport
retrospect
tangible
Example: I knew I had to disclose my situation to someone, so I called my best friend and told her my predicament: I was locked in a supply closet at work.
1. ...
2. ...
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...
Crossword Puzzle
Across
5. Swimming pairs do this with their movements in Olympic competitions.
10. controlling
13. to give off
14. Looking back on it ...
15. The plan is in the early stages.
16. opposite of dishonesty
17. to enlarge
19. a rock or a chair, as examples
Down
1. a difficult situation
2. opposite of kind
3. a chemical
4. to create
6. in a running race or a beauty pageant, as examples
7. People who buy miracle weight loss products are this.
8. sharing information
9. I'll give you more information.
10. a document, generally handwritten
11. to interest, amaze, or influence
12. What time does your flight arrive?
18. to prevent
Use the following words to complete the crossword puzzle. Use each word once.
Vocabulary list
dilate elaborate
exude generate
gullible impress
integrity malicious
manipulative manuscript
networking pheromone
preclude predicament
preliminary query
retrospect synchronize
tangible vie
Study Groups
A class can be more rewarding if you find classmates to study with. For effective study groups, keep these points in mind:
✵ Get people who want to learn, not just socialize. Have everyone fill out a weekly schedule with class times, work schedules, family obligations, and the best times to meet. Exchange e-mail addresses and phone numbers so you can easily contact each other.
✵ Pick a time that can accommodate most people; it may be impossible to get everyone together all the time.
✵ Decide how often you will meet-once a week, every other week, once a month.
✵ Pick a place to meet that is conducive to studying. See whether the library has study group rooms. You want a place where you can talk freely and where you won't be interrupted by telephones, children, or other distractions.
✵ Bring the necessary books, notes, and other materials to each session.
✵ Give everyone a chance to participate, respect each person's views, and discover each person's strengths.
✵ Assign someone to keep the group on track and to be aware of time limits. Ask those who do not really want to study to leave.
✵ Evaluate how useful the session was and decide what changes may be needed for the next time. Make the study sessions fun and productive.
Mix It Up
Category Race
Get together with a dozen classmates or so and form three to four teams. Each team needs a set of flash cards for the words to be studied and a blank sheet of paper. Each team thinks of a category, writes it on 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 aloud its category and words. There may be some disagreement on whether a word fits the category; discuss the word and its meanings to decide those 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. problems 6. school
3. health 7. business
4. history 8. undesirable qualities
Sample sheet: