Word Gen Weekly Series 2 Part A Weeks 1-2

In many states high school student must pass a standardized test to graduate. Standardized means...

• different for everyone

• the top

• the same for everyone

• the expectation

Many tests assess students' ability to write, read critically, and do challenging math. Assess means...

• to judge

• to evaluate

• to count

• to calculate

Keisha met all the criteria in her math class and earned an "A" for the quarter. Criteria means...

• cafeteria

• crust

• options

• Standards or rules

Standardized tests might not correspond to what some students were taught in a particular school. Correspond means...

• differentiate

• match

• create

• respond

Each year testing companies formulate new exams. Formulate means...

• mix chemicals together

• invent by thinking about

• draw

• bake

I am hoping that my teacher gives an affirmative answer to my request to postpone the due date! Affirmative means...

• positive

• negative

• fair

• fear

Last year we learned about the old laws that made discrimination legal in parts of the United States. Discrimination means...

• fair treatment of a particular group of people

• unjust treatment of a particular group of people

• Inclusion

• violence

At UC Berkley, the number of Black students admitted dropped from 562 to 191 after the school stopped using race as one aspect of admission decisions. Aspect means...

• a part of something; a characteristic

• the sole feature

• respect

• delight

Some people argue that race should be retained as a factor in the admissions decisions. Retained means...

• to fix your teeth

• to get rid of

• to keep

• to enforce

Because the college admission process is tough, deciding what factors should be relevant in admissions decisions can be controversial. Relevant means...

• unrelated to something

• closely connected or related to something

• family

• vital