Description

Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank Groundwork for a Better Vocabulary Third Edition

Introduction 1
Brief Guidelines for Using the TP Vocabulary Books 1
A Suggested Instructional Approach 2
An Alternative Instructional Approach 3
Additional Activities 4
Suggested Syllabi 5
About the Computer Software 6
About the Word Lists 6
A Final Note 6
Answers to the Chapter Activities in Groundwork for a Better Vocabulary
Pretests and Posttests 12
Entire Book 12
Unit One 20
Unit Two 24
Unit Three 28
Unit Four 32
Unit Five 36
Unit Six 40
Answer Sheet for the Pretests and Posttests 44
Answers to the Pretests and Posttests 45
Related-Word Activities 47
Chapter 1
47
Chapter 16 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76
Chapter 2
48
Chapter 17
Chapter 3
49
Chapter 18
Chapter 4
50
Chapter 19
Chapter 5
51
Chapter 20
Chapter 6
52
Chapter 21
Chapter 7
53
Chapter 22
Chapter 8
54
Chapter 23
Chapter 9
55
Chapter 24
Chapter 10
56
Chapter 25
Chapter 11
57
Chapter 26
Chapter 12
58
Chapter 27
Chapter 13
59
Chapter 28
Chapter 14
60
Chapter 29
Chapter 15
61
Chapter 30
Answers to the Related-Word Activities 77
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Mastery Tests 79
Chapter 1
79
Chapter 16 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108
Chapter 2
80
Chapter 17
Chapter 3
81
Chapter 18
Chapter 4
82
Chapter 19
Chapter 5
83
Chapter 20
Chapter 6
84
Chapter 21
Chapter 7
85
Chapter 22
Chapter 8
86
Chapter 23
Chapter 9
87
Chapter 24
Chapter 10
88
Chapter 25
Chapter 11
89
Chapter 26
Chapter 12
90
Chapter 27
Chapter 13
91
Chapter 28
Chapter 14
92
Chapter 29
Chapter 15
93
Chapter 30
Answers to the Mastery Tests 109

1. To communicate is to: A) anger B) inform C) hurry D) mistake ____ 2. If you deceive, you: A) mislead B) encourage C) prevent D) forbid ____ 3. An earnest person is: A) dishonest B) wealthy C) unpleasant D) sincere ____ 4. A story that is fiction is: A) made up B) exciting C) violent D) romantic ____ 5. A theory is a(n): A) opportunity B) unproven explanation C) certainty D) excuse ____ 6. To determine is to: A) suspect B) find out C) persuade D) compliment ____ 7. To dispose of is to: A) throw away B) ignore C) keep D) repeat ____ 8. Something that is evident is: A) hidden B) frightening C) obvious D) musical
9. To preserve is to:
A) pretend B) protect C) absorb D) expect
10. To restore is to:
A) repair B) destroy C) bury D) lift up
11. To appeal to is to:
A)ma ke a request B) say no C)ta ke away the outside part
D) rep e at
12. To establish is to:
A) start B) knock down C) flatten D) repeat
13. One’s potential is one’s:
A) ancestors B) age C) possibility D) preference
14. A variety is a(n):
A) opinion B) mixture C) reason D) delay
15. Something wholesome is:
A) healthful B) disgusting C) foreign D) childlike
16. To possess is to:
A) plan B) adjust C) leave unchanged D) own
17. A procedure is a(n):
A) method B) opinion C) public D) piece of property
18. To renew is to:
A) find B) ma ke active again C) force one’s will upon D) att e m p t
19. Resources are:
A) supplies B) costs C) responses D) agreements
20. To be sufficient is to be:
A) less than is needed B) humorous C) empty D) enough
21. To assume is to:
A) suppose to be true B) prove to be false C) not care D) argue for
22. To justify is to:
A) correct B) forget C) defend D) fall
23. The maximum amount is:
A) the worst B) the most C) the lightest D) the least
24. A peer is a(n):
A) bad influence B) prayer C) sight D) equal
25. To protest is to:
A) speak out against B) encourage C) prove D) test
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Copyright © 2004 by Townsend Press. Permission to copy this test is granted to teachers using Groundwork for a Better Vocabulary as a class text.
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Pretest
____ 26. If you are anxious, you are: ____ 27. To convince is to: ____ 28. An inferior product is:
____ 29. To overwhelm is to: ____ 30. A thorough job is: ____ 31. To be current is to be: ____ 32. To maintain is to:
____ 33. A minimum number is:
____ 34. To originate is to: ____ 35. To be reliable is to be: ____ 36. To be conscious is to be: ____ 37. Something external is: ____ 38. To be incredible is to be: ____ 39. Internal means: ____ 40. A remedy is a:
____ 41. Something presentable is:
____ 42. To bewilder is to: ____ 43. Emotion is: ____ 44. To investigate is to: ____ 45. To be legible is to be: ____ 46. To analyze is to: ____ 47. A category is a:
____ 48. One who is critical is:
____ 49. A deliberate act is: ____ 50. Frustration is: A) sleepy B) young C) busy D) worried A) cause to believe B) refuse to accept C) disregard D) clean up A) highly valued B) poor in quality C) heavy
D) unbreakable A) dissolve B) understand C) make helpless D) make whole A) carefully done B) wasted C) forgotten D) well-paying A) modern B) few in number C) good tasting D) likable A) release from captivity B) keep in existence
C) prove to be correct D) admire
A) the largest possible B) desirable C) the smallest possible D) more than expected A) imitate B) begin C) impress D) pretend A) untrustworthy B) easily tricked C) dependable D) healthy A) drowsy B) awake C) depressed D) purposeful A) buried deeply B) on the outside C) unimportant D) helpful A) unbelievable B) showy C) humble D) wasteful A) inner B) uncommon C) easy D) understood by few A) source of amusement B) usual manner of doing something
C) collection of writings D) cure
A) not happening B) happening now C) already given D) fit to be seen A) calm B) confuse C) accept D) explain A) feeling B) eyesight C) movement D) payment A) abandon B) make secure C) examine D) insist A) heavy B) clear C) empty D) noisy A) disturb B) get rid of (something) C) dislike D) examine A) group of similar things B) means of expression
C) lack of understanding D) denial
A) well-liked B) disapproving C) lacking intelligence D) not taking sides in a quarrel A) done on purpose B) unwise C) amazing D) criminal