Vocabulary Thinking Sections 4-7
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Slide 1 - Diapositive
1. What is the NOUN form of the verb "to contradict"?
A
contraction
B
contradiction
C
contradictory
D
contrition
Slide 2 - Quiz
2. What does the verb "to deduce" mean?
A
to declare
B
to reason
C
to reach an opinion from facts or reasoning
D
to consider
Slide 3 - Quiz
3. His illness accounts ____ his absence. (=to explain the cause of sth).
A
to
B
for
C
in
D
on
Slide 4 - Quiz
4. If you" _____ to conclusions", you come to a decision too quickly, before you have thought of all the facts.
A
jump
B
leap
C
slide
D
skip
Slide 5 - Quiz
5. What is the opposite of "consistent"?
A
unconsistent
B
inconsistent
Slide 6 - Quiz
6. If somebody hasn't got a leg to stand on, he
A
is emotionally unstable
B
very indecisive
C
has nothing to support his opinion or to justify his actions.
Slide 7 - Quiz
7. Arguments for and against something. Pros and ____
A
ups
B
cons
C
cups
D
cans
Slide 8 - Quiz
8. To prove a statement or an opinion to be wrong
A
to recharge sth
B
to revise sth
C
to refuse sth
D
to refute sth
Slide 9 - Quiz
9. My car broke down and ________ I was late.
A
consequently
B
even though
C
whereas
Slide 10 - Quiz
10. I have a ________ that she didn't really want to go.
A
dogma
B
hunch
C
hinch
D
crunch
Slide 11 - Quiz
11. __________ arguments are based on facts.
A
woolly
B
well-founded
Slide 12 - Quiz
12. If you are _____ you are thinking deeply about sth, especially in a sad or serious way.
A
mindless
B
shallow
C
pensive
D
superficial
