Choose the correct word to use in the black.
1. _________ Of thinking does not allow a professor to consider another point of view.
a. Flexibility
b. Rigid
c. Flexible
d. Rigidity
2. The ___________ student was not well liked by his peers.
a. Detestable
b. Gregariousness
c. Affably
d. Geniality
3. There was no ______ for the way she treated her boyfriend.
a. Alibi
b. Rational
c. Justification
d. Reasonable
4. The number of people _______ from other countries to the United States has caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market.
a. Migrating
b. Emigrating
c. Immigrating
d. Emigrated
5. Which word denotes the description of events in the order of their occurrence?
a. Chronology
b. Helicon
c. Natation
d. Documentation
1. b
2, d
3. c
4. c
5. d
# 3 is right.
Your other wild guesses are wrong.
To determine the correct word to use in each blank, we can eliminate the options that do not fit the context. Let's go through each question and find the correct answers:
1. The sentence suggests that a specific way of thinking does not allow a professor to consider another point of view. The correct word to use is a noun that represents the state or quality of being inflexible. The options are:
a. Flexibility (noun form of flexible)
b. Rigid (adjective form)
c. Flexible (adjective form)
d. Rigidity (noun form)
Based on the sentence, we can eliminate options a. and c. as they do not match the context. The correct answer is option b. Rigid.
2. The sentence describes a student who was not well liked by his peers. We are looking for an adjective that conveys this meaning. The options are:
a. Detestable
b. Gregariousness (noun form of gregarious)
c. Affably (adverb form)
d. Geniality (noun form)
Based on the given context, we can eliminate options b. and c. as they do not match the meaning described. The correct answer is option d. Geniality.
3. The sentence states that there was no reason for the way she treated her boyfriend. We are looking for a noun that represents an explanation or a justification. The options are:
a. Alibi
b. Rational (adjective form)
c. Justification (noun form)
d. Reasonable (adjective form)
Based on the context, we can eliminate options a. and d. as they do not convey the meaning of an explanation or justification. The correct answer is option c. Justification.
4. The sentence suggests that the number of people moving to the United States from other countries has caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market. We are looking for a verb that represents this action. The options are:
a. Migrating (verb form of migrate)
b. Emigrating (verb form of emigrate)
c. Immigrating (verb form of immigrate)
d. Emigrated (past tense verb form)
Based on the meaning and context, the correct answer is option c. Immigrating.
5. The question asks for a word that denotes the description of events in the order of their occurrence. Among the options, we can identify "Chronology" as the correct answer as it refers to the arrangement of events in the order of time.
So, the correct answers are:
1. b. Rigid
2. d. Geniality
3. c. Justification
4. c. Immigrating
5. a. Chronology