PRACTICE TEST 41 FOR GIFTED STUDENTS GRADE 9-2022

I. WORD FORMATION

EX 1: 
 Frankenstein's real creator
In these days of genetic engineering, it is not unusual to hear the
name Frankenstein invoked by those who fear the consequences
when humans seek to create a being in their own (1)_______. 1. LIKE

Often overlooked, however, is the fact that the tale originated, not as
a folk legend, still less as a wildly original film script, but as a literary
(2)_______. Even today, to read the chilling story of an inventor and 2. MASTER
the uncontrollable monster he created is at once both a thought-
provoking and an (3)_______ experience. What's more, the 3.SETTLE
(4)_______ popularity of the novel and its modern-day relevance are 4. ENDURE
all the more remarkable when we remember it was written almost 200
years ago, by an 18-year-old woman called Mary Shelley. Over the
decades, (5)_______ films have attempted to capture the full horror of 5. NUMBER
her story, but none have come close to equalling the power of Mary
Shelley's frightening prose. Amongst (6)_______ and
commentators, Frankenstein has long been (7)_______ as a powerful 6. ACADEMY
piece of Gothic fiction, representing as it does an (8)_______ fusion 7. KNOWLEDGE
of contemporary philosophy, literary skill and (9)_______ vision. It is 8. ORDINARY
only recently, however, with increased media attention devoted to the 9. IMAGINE
philosophical issues her novel raises, that there has been a more
general (10)_______ of interest in Mary herself.
10. REVIVE

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

EX 2:
Training Sports Champions
What are the abilities that a (1) ........ (PROFESSION) sports person needs? To guarantee that opponents
can be (2) ........ (COME) , speed, stamina and agility are essential, not to mention (3)......... (STAND)
natural talent. Both a rigorous and comprehensive  (4) ........ (FIT) regime and highly nutritious diet are vital
for top-level performance. It is carbohydrates, rather than proteins and fat, that provides athletes with the
(5) ........ (ENDURE) they need to compete. This means that pasta is more (6) ........ (BENEFIT) than eggs
or meat. Such a diet enables them to move very energetically when required. Failure to follow a sensible
diet can result in the (7) ........ (ABLE) to maintain stamina. 

Regular training to increase muscular (8) ........ (STRONG) is also a vital part of a professional's regime,
and this is (9) ........ (TYPE) done by exercising with weights. Sports people are prone to injury but a
quality training regime can ensure that the (10) ........ (SEVERE) of these can be minimised. 
Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

EX 3:
Second Language Learning
There has been much debate in recent times about when young
people  should take up a second language. This has been
especially fuelled  in recent times by the increasing 1.________ 1. IMPORTANT
placed on the English language. It is now commonplace to see
parents providing a substantial amount of  2.________ on 2. FUNDING
additional tuition on languag lessons to give their children every
3.________ edge. In the past decade, language institutes have 3. COMPETITION
sprung up in 4._______ urban  centres, all claiming to provide 4. NUMBER
rapid 5.________ in English.                      5. ADVANCED

There has been a push by many parents to expose their children

to  English in their 6._______ years. This, many claim, will make
the language more 7._______ and ensure that all pronunciation 6. FORMATION
errors can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to 7. INSTINCT
youngsters  who have been raised in 8.________ families, where
the language spoken at home is different to the one that they
9._______ with in their external environment. While these children 8. LANGUAGE
can switch between two languages with greater 10.________ , it 9.CONVERSATION
remains to be seen whether this is advantageous when learning
additional languages 10. EASY

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

EX 4:
 
The Joy of Mathematics

Are you good at maths? Many people would say ‘no’. They have no 1. DEAL
confidence in their  1._______ with numbers. Maths lessons at school 2. ENDURE
are remembered as hours of  2._______  rather than 3.______, and this 3. ENJOY
memory is  4._______  what colours their attitude to maths in 4. DOUBT
adulthood. 

But in some ways, society is  5._______  of this attitude. We accept 5. TOLERATE
without question the need to be literate, so why isn’t numeracy valued in
the same way? For those who loathe maths, there seem to be 
6._______  psychological barriers preventing them from appreciating 6. MASS
the  7.________  of maths to our everyday lives. 7. USE
But all is not lost. A professor of maths in the USA has set up a blog that
aims to make maths  8.________  to those who missed out at school 8. ACCESS
and to remove the many  9.________  that some people have about the 9. ANXIOUS
subject. He wants to share some of his enthusiasm for maths, and by
introducing people to the beauty of maths, 10._______ make it a more
joyful experience. 10. HOPE

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
EX 5:

Camels in the Arctic?

Camels are well-known for their 1.______ to survive the heat of the 1. ABLE
desert; however, scientists have 2.______ the fossilised remains of a 2. EARTH
giant camel that 3.______ the forests of the High Arctic more than three 3. HABIT
million years ago. The ancient beast was almost three metres in 4. HIGH
4._______ , about a third bigger than its modern 5.______ , the Arabian 5. DESCEND
camel. Remains of the animal were found on Ellesmere Island, the most
northerly and 6._______  island of the Canadian Arctic archipelago. 6.MOUNTAIN

7._______ from previous expeditions have shown that the camel’s

ancestors 8._______ in North America 45 million years ago, but this is 7. FIND
the first evidence of camels so far north. According to Mike Buckley, a 8. ORIGIN
researcher who studied the latest remains, this ancestor of modern
camels may already have developed some of the 9._______ that helped
it survive in harsh climates – the hump for fat 10.________ for instance,
the large flat feet ideal for either snow or sand, and the big eyes that 9. ADAPT
perhaps helped when long, dark winters made visibility poor. 10. STORE

Your answers:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.