Cute aggression- vocabulary quiz

Which of these sentences is not correct?

Check the dictionary here: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fumble

• I fumbled around in my bag for my smart phone.

• Watching the kitten fumbling around, was the most devastatingly adorable thing ever.

• When she asked for an explanation, Mike had fumbled around words.

• They fumbled around in the dark, trying to find their way out of the cinema.

Fill in the correct word.

When the teacher asked him, he fumbled (a)   words. (he had difficulty saying something)

Check the dictionary here:

https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/fumble

Answer explanation

When you fumble for words ,you have difficulty finding your words or something to say.

Choose the correct answer:

There characteristics are associated .......... many young animals.

• to

• with

• of

• on

Which word cannot complete this sentence.

Participants performed better at the game Operations which .................. precise careful movements.

• demands

• requests

• expects

• asks for

What is the meaning of 'hijack' in this context:

The fact that cuteness hijacks our emotions is not lost on advertisers.

• to use violence or threats to take control of a plane

• to take control of something and use it for your own purposes

• to take control of or use something that does not belong to you

• to force someone to give you control of a vehicle

What is the meaning of the phrase in blue below:

'It's hypothesized that evolution favored children that were perceived as cute.'

• scientists have clear evidence that

• it is one possible but not yet proven explanation

• it is stated that something is true, even though it has not been proven

• it is repeatedly said to be true, especially when other people do not believe you.

Some scientists have noted a phenomenon called 'domestication syndrome' .

What did the scientists do?

• they paid careful attention and noticed it.

• they wrote about it in the paper

• they mentioned it because it was important or interesting

• they have invented it based on evidence.

Complete the following sentence: (2 answers)

................. that as ancient humans formed larger, more cooperative groups, they selected for friendlier individuals.

• The thinking here is ...

• The theorise here is

• The theory here is ...

• The thought here is...

Match the phrase in blue to the right picture.

What distinguishes us from our evolutionary cousins is rounder skulls and subtler brow ridges.

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Choose the correct verb that completes this sentence.

Cuteness ............... immense, consequential power over humans.

• triggers

• causes

• wields

• manifests