Title Vocab Grade 12 - Keys.doc ✅

Vocab Grade 12 – Keys Unit 1: Life stories Ex I: Find the word which has a different sound in the part underlined 1. A. innovation B. hero C. commitment D. congestion 2. A. archery B. achievement C. scholar D. cheating 3. A. resistance B. dedication C. reputation D. request 4. A. willingness B. standard C. dominant D. annual 5. A. generosity B. strategist C. tragedy D. disagree 6. A. ambition B. slander C. acceptable D. traffic 7. A. decision B. tension C. revision D. provision 8. A. stimulate B. cucumber C. mutual D. instrument 9. A. influenced B. contributed C. impacted D. regarded 10. A. figures B. discoveries C. advantages D. worries Ex II: Circle the word with a different stress pattern from the others 1. A. talented B. instrument C. principle D. essential 2. A. generous B. ensure C. intelligent D. historical 3. A. prominent B. dedicated C. remarkable D. willing 4. A. request B. hardship C. defend D. produce 5. A. acceptable B. defeat C. advantage D. private 6. A. strategy B. examine C. devotion D. commitment 7. A. secretary B. challenge C. engineer D. dominant 8. A. mission B. ambition C. influence D. question 9. A. creative B. industry C. geology D. financial 10. A. investment B. misfortune C. development D. dedication Ex III: Odd one out 1. A. distinguished B. timeline C. prominent D. devoted 2. A. defeat B. private C. national D. economic 3. A. destroy B. conserve C. precede D. influential 4. A. standard B. method C. neutral D. period 5. A. extraordinary B. geography C. identity D. priority 6. A. stimulate B. recommend C. determined D. combine 7. A. distinguished B. valuable C. gifted D. talented 8. A. advance B. innovation C. adaptation D. outdated
9. A. moral B. physical C. intellectual D. harmful 10. A. transfer B. inspiration C. criticize D. preserve Ex IV: Choose the best answer 1. Watching his video clips …………………..my creativity and innovation while his music inspires me to learn to play a musical instrument. A. encourages B. stimulates C. makes D. reminds 2. It is absolutely amazing to watch this talented chef use the kitchen tools and …………..delicious dishes. A. prepare B. perform C. display D. wash 3. This doctor who had a successful career in medicine had ………….all his life to the poor and sick people. A. given B. lived C. brought D. devoted 4. Hardship is something that has been …………………..by hard work, ability or effort. A. done B. taken C. obtained D. received 5. After graduating from a famous university, my sister got a well …………….job in a non-governmental organization. A. paid B. offered C. promoted D. applied 6. Farmers in this region take …………..of the available natural resources to grow crops successfully. A. benefit B. strength C. advantage D. use 7. Alex has got …………in many community projects when he first moved to this area last summer. A. participated B. involved C. interested D. excited 8. She is now working for a …………..organization that helps people with disabilities in the Northern region of the country. A. charity B. rescue C. donation D. charitable 9. Hard-working and talented students should also be given greater opportunities to …………..their skills and strengths. A. develop B. create C. inspire D. stimulate 10. The boy was …………….up in a poor family in a remote area. However, he has tried his best to overcome hardships. A. grown B. taught C. brought D. educated Ex V: Match the words with their meanings 1. creativity E a. more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things 2. remarkable H b. something that you want to do or achieve very much 3. dominant A c. to protect somebody or something from attack
4. influential J d. a situation that is difficult or unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes,…. 5. standard G e. the use of skill and imagination to produce something new or produce art 6. ambition B f. to give somebody the desire, confidence, enthusiasm to do something well 7. hardship D g. a level of quality, especially one that people think is acceptable 8. stimulate I h. unusual or surprising in a way that causes people to take notice 9. defend C i.to make something develop or become more active 10. inspire F j. having a lot of influence on somebody or something Ex VI: Do the following crossword puzzle D 6 O 8 1 C O M M I T M E M T V I A 2 H E R O N L 5 R A E A C N N D E V O T E 3 T T M M 7 E I 4 D E T E R M I N E D R E ACROSS
1. a promise to do something or to behave in a particular way 2. a person who is admired by many people for doing something brave or good 3. to give most of your time, energy, attention to somebody or something 4. having made a definite decision to do something and not letting anyone prevent you DOWN 5. to respect somebody for what they have done or respect their qualities 6. to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving something 7. more important, powerful or easy to notice than other things 8. having a natural ability to do something well Ex VII: Match the verbs in column A with those in column B A B 1.play E a. the patients’ pain 2.use I b. a program 3.hold G c. a balance 4.relieve A d. a lot of people’s lives 5.launch B e. some musical instruments 6. save D f. hardships 7.make J g. annual events 8.keep C h. great success 9.overcome F i. all the kitchen tools 10.achieve H j. judgements Ex VIII: Circle the best word 1. Reading a person’s life story critically means doing/making judgements while reading it. 2. He told his own life story to encourage other people to try/give something new and challenging. 3. Her brother graduated/completed secondary education and passed a difficult entrance exam to a famous university but he was unable to pay the tuition fees. 4. My uncle did odd jobs to earn a living such as selling lottery tickets, washing dishes or even doing/making babysitting when he was small. 5. She was unfortunate to grow up in a very poor family but she didn’t let/make poverty defeat her and destroy her hope for a better life. 6. I am strongly inspired/influenced by my mother who is a well-educated and strict woman.