Nobel Speech Vocabulary

Which of the following situations could best be used to illustrate the meaning of crisis?

• a chilly afternoon

• a blooming flower

• a hibernating bear

• a spreading wildfire

If a police officer gives directions with urgency, then which of the following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of urgency

• The police officer's directions should be completely ignored.

• The police officer's directions should be considered a warning.

• The police officer's directions should be followed immediately.

• The police officer's directions should be remembered for later.

What is most likely the meaning of illusion in the following sentence?

A carnival mirror creates the illusion that people are taller than they actually are.

• shocking surprise

• false appearance

• unpleasant truth

• undeniable fact

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition: Land, air, and water in which people, animals, and plants live, and all the natural features of these places.

• universal

• environment

• illusion

• urgency

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition: involving everyone in the world or in a particular group; true or appropriate in every situation.

• urgency

• illusion

• pollution

• universal

Choose the vocabulary word that matches the following definition: presence or introduction into a space of a substance or thing that has harmful or poisonous effects

• universal

• pollution

• illusion

• crisis