WORD FORMATION

For questions, 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of
the lines to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. There is an example at the
beginning. (0)

Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTERS.

Example. (0) UNASSUMING

CONFUCIUS
The Chinese philosopher Confucius lived in the 6th century BC.

He is thought to have lived a rather (0) __________________ life, working on farms ASSUME

and as a bookkeeper before becoming a teacher. His legacy is a collection of sayings

contained in a book called the Analects. His teaching (1) ______________________ IDEA

centres around the individual cultivating their own virtue and personal

(2)______________ . This is achieved through devotion to the family and STABLE

learning rules of proper behaviour to (3) _____________________ the individual STRONG

(4)_________________. With all members of society striving to follow ETHIC

these rules, the (5) __________________ is that society as a whole will PRESUME

function better and be less inclined to stray toward excess.

Confucius believed in (6) ____________ meritocracy, or the advancement BRACE

of an individual based on their skills, with wealth or family connections being

completely (7) _________________. The application of this belief can be seen in REGARD

university entrance exams, in which a persons score is the (8) _______________ DOMINATE

means for securing their entry.

ANSWERS

IDEOLOGY, STABILITY, STRENGTHEN, ETHICALLY, PRESUMPTION, EMBRACING, DISREGARDED,

DOMINANT/PREDOMINANT