Pretest 4A -- Academic Words IV -- framework, constant, criteria, emphasis, philosophy, equate, element, institute, tradition, adequate, approximate, attribute, hence, concentrate, confer  contrast, despite, dimension, emerge, promote

1. If you look very carefully at the story, the theme will ____________. a) attribute  b) emerge  c) hence  d) approximate  e) promote
   
   
   
2. The plot of a story is like the ______________. All the other parts of the story should be built on it.  a) tradition  b) dimension  c) institute  d) framework  e) criteria
   
   
   
3. What are your ______________ for a good book? Suspense? Action?  Good characters?  a) emphasis  b) tradition  c) confer  d) contrast  e) criteria
   
   
   
4. With all the changes in her life, the one ________________ was her friend Sydney, who was always there for her.  a) promote  b) element  c) constant  d) attribute   e) concentrate
   
   
   
5. He has many fine _______________(s), but he is also rather lazy.  a) attribute  b) hence  c) tradition  d) emphasis  e) institute
   
   
   
6. Time is sometimes referred to as the fourth ________________.  a) emerge  b) philosophy  c) element  d) criteria  e) dimension
   
   
   
7. He tried to live his life by the _______________ of the so-called "Golden Rule."  a) confer  b) framework  c) emphasis  d) philosophy  e) dimension
   
   
   
8. Beer commercials try to _________________ drinking their brand of beer with being sophisticated and sexy. a) equate  b) concentrate  c) emphasis  d) hence  e) promote
   
   
   
9. The airline investigators tried to ____________________ the cause of the crash from the wreckage, but they could never be sure exactly what happened.  a) concentrate  b) approximate  c)  adequate  d) contrast  e) emerge
   
   
   
10. Mr. McCheese's style _________________(s) sharply with that of Mrs. ElQueso. He  never lets us jabber like that.  a) emerge  b) promote  c) contrast  d) despite  e) emphasis
    
    
    
11. The Red Cross volunteers decided to _____________________ their efforts on the worst-hit areas first.  a) framework  b) institute  c) hence  d) confer  e) concentrate
    
    
    
12. After the disputed call, the referees all _________________(ed), and they finally decided the play would stand.  a) emerge  b) despite  c) promote  d) confer  e) concentrate
    
    
    
13. Sometimes, ______________ our best efforts, things still go wrong.  a) despite  b) contrast  c) equate  d) confer  e) concentrate
    
    
    
14. Television commercials often __________________ terrible eating habits.  a) equate  b) emerge  c) criteria  d) promote  e) element
    
    
    
15. Mr. Coward _________________(ed) a new fine of a dollar for failing to bring your homework.  a) adequate  b) emerge  c) institute  d) emphasis  e) tradition
    
    
    
16. The ancients believed that there were only four ______________(s) that made up all of nature; fire, water, air, and earth.  a) philosophy   b) element   c) dimension  d) criteria  e) tradition
    
    
    
17. The tea ceremony was a __________________ handed down through his family for generations.  a) philosophy  b) criteria  c) tradition  d) framework  e) institute
    
    
    
18. After Christmas break, this class will feature an increased _______________ on writing.  a) philosophy  b) emphasis  c) element  d) criteria  e) dimension
    
    
    
19. Ouch! From the looks of the grade, it doesn't look like you did  ______________ preparation for the test. a) framework  b) emphasis c) adequate  d) tradition  e) concentrate
    
    
    
20. "He always had to get his two-bits' worth in. _____________ his name."  a) attribute  b) criteria  c) approximate  d) hence  e) tradition
    
    
    

Vocabulary. Definitions, POS in notebook due Wednesday.
solace, permeate, languid, frazzle, dejected, meticulous, assuage, assimilate, petulant, admonish

1. The man finally ________(ed) his intense thirst with a drink from the fountain.  a) solace  b) assimilate  c) assuage  d) petulant  e) permeate
2. When the little girl gets tired, she gets ____________, and pouts about everything. a) meticulous  b) languid  c) solace  d) petulant  e) permeated
3. The smell of brownies __________ the house.   a) dejected  b) assimilated  c) frazzled  d) petulanted  e) permeated
4. My dad gently __________ me when he arrived home to find I still had not cleaned my room.  a) dejected  b) solaced  c) frazzled  d) petulanted  e) admonished
5. After he missed the tying field goal, the kicker was ___________. He was depressed for days. a) meticulous  b) languid  c) frazzled  d) dejected  e) permeated
6. The Korean boy tried to __________ into the new culture. a) dejected  b) assimilate  c) meticulous  d) petulant  e) permeate
7. Whenever she was down about something, she always seemed to find __________ in her music. It always made her feel better.  a) admonish  b) languid  c) frazzled  d) assuage  e) solace
8. The model was _____________(ly) built, with every detail exactly like the original. a) dejected  b) assimilated  c) meticulous  d) languid  e) languid
9. Having four kids to watch out for, my mom was always ________(ed) by the end of the day.  a) meticulous  b) languid  c) frazzled  d) admonished  e) permeated
10. Because my sister had been ill for so long, she was very ________ and unmotivated. a) meticulous  b) languid  c) frazzled  d) admonished  e) petulant