Description and Definition – Test

1. Forms, occurrence, structure, properties, reactions and uses describe…

A. processes B. objects C. living things D. substances

2. Words like “hard” and “brittle” describe the ______ of a substance.

A. properties B. reactions C. forms D. uses

3. Sequence is important when describing

A. substances B. living things C. processesD. objects

4. What is the following description focusing on? Fermentation removes the residue of pulp from beans.

A. the sequence of the stages B. the purpose of the stage

C. equipment used D. the method of performing the activity

5. What is this? Warning! Poison ivy is quite variable in size, leaf shape and colour. Remember: “Leaves of three, let it be; berries white, danger in sight.”

A. an extract from a science textbook B. an advertisement

C. an extract from a manual D. a notice

6. A description of a(n) ____ will most likely explain each stage.

A. process B. object C. living thing D. substance

7. The beans are dried either naturally by exposure to the sun or mechanically by hot-air driers. The primary purpose of the previous sentence is to describe…

A. the sequence of stages. B. the purpose of this stage.

C. the equipment used. D. the method of performing the activity.

8. Where the Noanama came from and when they arrived remain a mystery. Legend connects them with the pre-Conquest civilization of San Agustin. The previous sentence gives us information about…

A. their origin. B. their location. C. their legends. D. their conquest.

9. Words such as first, second, then, and finally are used to describe _______ .

A. properties B. forms C. sequence D. uses

10. Which of the following is NOT a main aspect of process descriptions mentioned in Reading and Thinking in English?

A. sequence of the stages B. usefulness of the stages

C. equipment used in each stage D. changes occurring at each stage

11. A definition includes the…

A. concept, creator, and description. B. descriptor, definer and character.

C. concept, class and characteristics.D. idea, data and possibilities.

12. In order to define something, you need to know the __________ that distinguishes the object from other objects in the same category.

A. characteristic B. class C. generalization D. name

13. “A rose is a flower with red petals and thorns” is an example of a

A. generalization B. real definition C. nominal definition D. class

14. “A flower with red petals and thorns is knows as a rose” is an example of a

A. generalization B. real definition C. nominal definition D. class

15. “Roses have red petals and thorns” is an example of a

A. generalization B. real definition C. nominal definition D. class

16. What is the theme of the following sentence? “The branch of linguistics which studies meaning is called semantics.”

A. The branch of linguistics which studies meaning B. semantics

C. There is no theme. D. The theme is ambiguous.

17. What is the new information in the following sentence? “The branch of linguistics which studies meaning is called semantics.”

A. The branch of linguistics which studies meaning B. semantics

C. There is no new information. D. It is all new information.

18. What is the structure of the following paragraph? The court with final jurisdiction over all other courts is known as the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the final interpreter of the Constitution. It consists of nine justices.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 909