Academic vocab - Module 1

The book is ___________ concerned with the problem of policing the internet. 

Choose one WRONG answer

• solely

• virtually

• basically

• typically 

The work of the Institute is not _________ devoted to cancer research.

Select 2 correct answers

• only

• primarily

• virtually

• solely

We ___________ to find a new way of understanding the data.

Select 2 correct answers

• attempted

• generated

• tried

• approached

Almost every school in the country had reported problems with the new system.

Find one synonym for the word in bold

• Primarily

• Solely

• Virtually

• On the whole

On the whole, we believe we have demonstrated a significant link between the two events.

Find 2 synonyms for the word in bold.

• In total

• Basically

• In sum

• Specifically

Environmental __________ should be at the top of today's political agenda.

Select 1 correct answer

• topics

• issues

• principles

In the exam students had to choose three from a choice of ten essay _________.

Select 1 correct answer

• subjects

• theories

• topics

There are still people who are reluctant to accept Darwin's __________ of evolution.

Select 1 correct answer

• model

• topic

• theory

The professor decided to take moral courage as the _____________ for his inaugural lecture.

Select 1 correct answer

• issue

• theme

• model

The London underground map is best understood as a __________ showing how the different stations relate to one another rather than a precise representation of their distances from each other.

Select 1 correct answer

• model

• principle

• topic