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Midterm  Assessment  
 
Name:  ___________________________________________________    Date:  _____________  
 
Part  1  
Vocabulary  
 
Circle  the  best  answer  to  complete  each  sentence.  
 
1.   Every  year  or  two  we  ____  of  products  we  no  longer  need.  
  A)   reside  
  B)   promote  
  C)   constitute  
  D)   dispose  
 
2.   Three  different  experts  were  invited  to  be  part  of  the  ____.  
  A)   panel  
  B)   channel  
  C)   thesis  
  D)     analogy  
 
3.   Creativity  seems  to  be  ____  in  human  beings.  
  A)   sufficient  
  B)   inherent  
  C)   discreet  
  D)     coherent  
 
4.   The  road  is  ____  to  the  railway.  
  A)   discreet  
  B)   explicit  
  C)   parallel  
  D)   radical  
 
5.   Treatment  was  painful;  ____,  it  was  very  effective.    
  A)   whereas  
  B)   inherent  
  C)   coherent  
  D)     nonetheless  
 
6.   I  think  someone  should  ____  you  to  the  hospital.  
  A)   accompany  
  B)   generated  
  C)   selected  
  D)   retain  
   

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Circle  the  definition  that  matches  the  underlined  word  in  each  sentence.  
 
7.   The  director’s  requests  were  very  explicit.      
  A)   wrong  
  B)   helpful  
  C)   confusing  
  D)   clear  
 
8.   The  team  continues  to  look  for  ways  to  inhibit  the  growth  of  cancer  cells.  
  A)   understand  
  B)   document    
  C)   slow  down  
  D)     reproduce  
 
9.   Putting  money  in  your  savings  account  regularly  can  ensure  a  comfortable  
retirement.  
  A)   make  certain  of  
  B)   pay  for  
  C)   begin  
  D)     continue  
 
10.   Companies  try  hard  to  retain  good  employees.  
  A)   hire  
  B)   reward  
  C)   promote  
  D)     keep  
 
11.   Researchers  try  hard  not  to  distort  information  in  their  reports.  
  A)   misrepresent  
  B)   forget  
  C)   complicate  
  D)     miss  
 
12.   Blue  jeans  and  t-­‐shirts  are  the  norm  for  dress  at  our  company.  
  A)   custom  
  B)   exception    
  C)   excuse  
  D)   problem  
 
   

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Circle  the  correct  word  form  to  complete  each  sentence.  
 
13.   Jill  didn’t  show  much  ____  when  she  emailed  a  company  message  to  several  
friends.    
  A)   discreet  
  B)   discretion    
  C)   indiscreet  
  D)   discreetly    
 
14.   Most  of  our  ____  policies  are  outdated.    
  A)   immigration  
  B)   immigrants  
  C)   immigrate  
  D)     immigrated  
 
15.   She  tried  to  ____  her  lies.  
  A)   justice  
  B)   justify  
  C)   justification  
  D)     justly  
 
16.   This  university  does  not  engage  in  ____  hiring  practices.  
  A)   discriminatively    
  B)   discrimination    
  C)   discriminate  
  D)     discriminative  
 
17.   ____,  the  man  sitting  next  to  Kate  is  her  husband.    
  A)   Presumption  
  B)   Presume  
  C)   Presumably  
  D)     Presumptive  
 
18.   Stress  can  ____  the  healthy  development  of  a  child.  
  A)   inhibit  
  B)   inhibition  
  C)   inhibitive  
  D)     inhibited    
   

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Midterm  Assessment  
 
Use  six  of  the  words  in  the  box  to  complete  the  sentences.  
 
accompany   adjacent   albeit   analogy    
bias   channel   coherent   conceive  
considerable   constitute   discrete   ensure  
explicit   ideology   implement   infrastructure  
intrinsic   practitioner     sufficient   violate  
 
19.   There  is  ________________________  interest  in  alternative  health  options.  
 
20.   The  speaker  criticized  organizations  that  ________________________  human  rights.    
 
21.   Our  common  humanity  is  more  important  than  any  ________________________.  
 
22.   I  said  I  couldn’t  fairly  judge  the  competition  because  of  my  
________________________.  
 
23.   Can  you  ________________________  of  a  world  in  which  no  one  is  hungry  or  
without  water?  
 
24.   It  was  hard  to  follow  her  argument  because  she  wasn’t  very  
________________________.  
 
Match  the  word  on  the  left  with  the  dictionary  definition  on  the  right.  Write  
the  letter  on  the  line.  
 
____  25.  practitioner   A.  live  
____  26.  reside   B.  inherent  or  built-­‐in  
____  27.  sufficient   C.  do  or  carry  out  
____  28.  implement   D.  lower  than  someone  else  
____  29.  intrinsic   E.  a  doctor  or  other  health  professional  
____  30.  subordinate   F.  enough  
 
Part  2  
Listening  
 
Listen  to  the  lecture.  Circle  the  best  answer  to  complete  each  sentence.  
 
31.   In  the  last  class,  the  instructor  talked  about  ____.  
  A)   pain  management  
  B)   first  aid  
  C)   sports  injuries  
  D)   bone  development  

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32.   ____  cause  many  broken  bones.  
  A)   Trips,  falls,  and  impacts    
  B)   Car  accidents  
  C)   Careless  exercise  and  home  accidents  
  D)     Trips,  falls,  and  careless  exercise  
 
33.   With  a  ____,  the  bone  is  broken  only  on  one  side;  not  all  the  way  through.  
  A)   a  hairline  fracture  
  B)   a  greenstick  fracture  
  C)   a  bowing  fracture  
  D)   a  single  fracture  
 
Listen  to  the  lecture  again.  As  you  listen,  complete  the  notes  below.  
 
 
Lecture    Topic:  Broken  bones  
I.  Why  do  (34.)  ______________________________?    
  A.  like  branches  on  trees,  bend  but  can  snap  
  B.  trips,  falls,  impact,  e.g.  from  (35.)  ___________________    
II.  Pain  
  A.  some  people  bad,  some  not  
  B.  don’t  move  bone,  will  hurt  
 
III.  Healing  starts  fast  
  A.  body  begins  forming  (36.)  __________________  &  blood  vessels  around  fract.    
    1.  they  cover  ends  of  bone,  close  break,  healing  starts  
 
IV.  Why  go  to  dr?  
  A.  needs  to  set  bone  
  B.  may  need  to  put  in  metal  (37.)  ___________________    
  C.  cast  
 
V.  Types  of  (38.)  _________________      
  A.  plaster  
  B.  fiberglass  
  C.  plastic  
    1.  some  waterproof  
 
VI.  Vit.  D,  calcium  &  (39.)  _________________  →  strong  bones    
 
 
 
   

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Circle  the  best  answer  to  each  question.  
 
40.   What  are  slips,  trips,  and  impacts  in  relation  to  broken  bones?  
  A)   causes      
  B)   effects  
 
41.   Which  of  the  following  is  a  metaphor?  
  A)   I  suppose  bone  is  the  most  amazing  tissue  in  the  body.  
  B)   Think  of  them  as  branches  on  young  trees.    
 
42.   I  this  sentence,  what  word  is  a  signal  word  for  a  definition?    
“Hairline  fracture”  is  the  term  that  signifies  a  small  fracture.    
  A)   hairline  fracture  
  B)   signifies  
 
43.   What  type  of  organization  is  reflected  in  the  notes  above?  
  A)   Outlining  
  B)   Fact  and  opinion  
 
44.   Which  sentence  contains  a  signal  phrase?  
  A)   A  single  fracture  is  when  a  bone  is  broken  in  one  place.  
  B)   Along  with  this,  a  pin  may  be  needed.  
 
45.   What  is  the  word  in  this  sentence  that  signals  a  metaphor?  
  Like  a  bow,  the  bone  bends,  but  it  doesn’t  break.  
  A)   Like  
  B)   but  
 
Listen  to  the  radio  talk  show.  Circle  the  best  answer  to  complete  each  
sentence.  
 
46.   Freddie  doesn’t  like  to  be  called  a  reviewer  because  he  thinks  many  
reviewers  today  are  ____.  
  A)   unintelligent  
  B)   uneducated  
  C)   biased  
 
47.    ____  is  the  name  of  the  actor.  
  A)   Lewis  
  B)   Ray  
  C)   Freddie  
 
   

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48.   The  main  character  had  a  dream  of  being  a  successful  ____.  
  A)   critic  
  B)   filmmaker  
  C)   painter  
 
Listen  to  the  radio  talk  show  again.  As  you  listen,  complete  the  notes.  
 
 
Radio  show:  Movie  magic  -­‐-­‐  film  reviews  
 
Reviewers  –  Freddie  &  Maya  
Movie  title  –  (49.)  ____________________________    
Lead  actor  –  (50.)  _____________________    
 
Both  reviewers  –  good  rev.s,  great  acting  
 
Plot:    
 
I.  Lewis  wants  to  be  painter.  Many  problems  &  obstacles:  
A.  no  resources  
B.  (51.)  ____________________  provides  place,  materials;  (52.)  ______________________    
finds  out  →angry  →L.  no  longer  can  visit  neighbor  
C.  (53.)  Ray’s    _______________________  ridicules,  says  should  get  job  to  support    
himself  →job  painting  lines  on  highways,  but  paints  after  work  
 
  (great  scene  basement  studio  scene:  camera  work  &  (54.)  _____________________)  
 
 
II.  Lewis  “discovered”  
A. Exhibit  opening,  success  
B. Gets  commissioned  future  work  
 
III.  Accident  working  on  road,  right  arm  smashed,  can’t  paint  
 
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Circle  the  best  answer  to  each  question.  
 
55.   What  do  the  words  “can  signify”  in  this  sentence  indicate?  
  “Reviewer”  these  days  can  signify  someone  who  is  paid  by  a  website  or  radio  
or  TV  show  or  company  to  say  good  things.  
  A)   a  definition    
  B)   an  opinion  
 
56.   What  is  this  statement?  
  Well,  it  is  undoubtedly  going  to  be  a  classic.      
  A)   a  fact  
  B)   an  opinion  
 
57.   What  can  we  infer  from  this  statement?  
  His  portrayal  of  his  character,  Lewis,  left  me  without  tissues  by  the  end  of  the  
show.  
  A)   the  speaker  wasn’t  sure  whether  he  liked  the  scene  
  B)   the  speaker  cried  
 
58.   What  is  this  statement?  
  She  was  such  a  robot.  
  A)   a  fact  
  B)   a  metaphor  
 
59.   What  is  given  in  this  sentence?  
  Commissions  refers  to  money  that  is  contracted  for  work  in  the  future  .  .  .  
  A)   a  definition  
  B)   an  inference    
 
60.   What  is  utilized  in  this  sentence?  
  And  along  with  the  music,  I  think  the  lighting  is  brilliantly  used  .  .  .    
  A)   a  signal  phrase  
  B)   an  analogy  
 
   

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Part  3  
Speaking  
 
Write  notes  for  a  two-­‐minute  speech  about  an  injury  that  you  have  
experienced.  Then  present  your  speech  to  the  class.    
 
• Have  you  ever  experienced  an  injury  such  as  broken  bone  or  sprain?    
• How  did  you  care  for  your  injury?  
• How  could  your  injury  have  been  prevented?  
 
 
Write  notes  for  a  two-­‐minute  speech  about  a  movie  review  you  have  recently  
seen.  Then  present  your  speech  to  the  class.  
 
• Provide  details  about  the  movie-­‐title,  actors,  and  genre.  
• What  is  the  plot  of  the  movie?  
• Did  you  like  the  movie?  Why  or  why  not?  
 

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