Vocab quizz

Define "elite"

• A random selection of individuals from the population.
• An organization focused on community service.
• A select group of people with superior status or abilities.
• A group of people with average abilities.

Define "imply" as it's used in this sentence:

I am tired of hearing that volleyball is easy. I resent that this article implies volleyball players have somehow chosen an “easier” path. More young women are choosing to play volleyball because it is tough. It is competitive. It is fierce and fun. That’s it.

• gives a command
• makes a promise
• states a fact
• suggests or indicates indirectly

Define "required"

• Superfluous or excessive.
• Necessary or essential.
• Unnecessary or irrelevant.
• Optional or dispensable.

Define "refined" as it's used in this sentence:

The ladies on the Olympic volleyball teams might make it look easy. That’s because years of practice have refined their movements so they appear fluid and graceful.

• Refined means honed and perfected through practice.
• Refined indicates a chaotic and unstructured approach.
• Refined refers to a lack of skill or practice.
• Refined means to make something less effective.

Define technique

• A tool used for crafting or building.
• A method or way of doing something, often involving skill or procedure.
• A theory or concept without practical application.
• A random guess or assumption about a process.

Read the following sentences and then match the underlined word with the correct meaning.

There was a long hiatus in the television broadcast. This paused was caused my technical problems.

• interruption or delay
• continuation or extension
• disruption or interference
• pause or break

Read the following sentence and then match the underlined word with the correct meaning.

Francesca was not sentimental about the old maple tree in the front yard. Although it had been important to her family to many generations, she had no trouble deciding to cut it down.

• happy

• emotional

• angry

• tired

Mya was nervous for the first day of school. She was an introvert, and her quietness made it hard for her to make new friends.

• a new student

• a shy person

• class clown

• outsider