APPLY THE MEANING

Familiar words. A different situation.

8 questions that use guided words beyond their original reading. Choose the best answer before opening a definition, then read the explanation.

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Read the situation carefully. Look for the exact sense and tone, not just a loosely related word.

1,565guided words with a checkpoint

Set 6 of 196 / Words 41-48 of 1565. Choose specific words in the dictionary

1A safety officer wants a shutoff switch to be conspicuous. Which placement best serves that aim?A. A switch under the cabinet beside several dark cables.B. A switch behind a hinged cover with no external label.C. A bright red switch at eye level on an otherwise plain white panel.D. A gray switch among twenty identical gray controls.

2A fictional courtroom scene falls silent as an unopened letter is brought forward; every character stiffens and watches it. What makes the tension palpable?A. The tension is readily perceived through the shared reactions.B. The letter's contents have already been calmly explained.C. The tension must be an object someone can pick up.D. No character reacts or notices anything unusual.

3A contest promises prizes commensurate with achievement. Which schedule best reflects that promise?A. Prize amounts depend entirely on registration order.B. The lowest scores receive the largest prizes.C. Every entrant receives the same prize regardless of score.D. Larger prizes accompany progressively higher scores.

4A cafe loses one inexpensive cup. Which response is disproportionate to the loss?A. It checks whether a slippery shelf contributed to the accident.B. It replaces the cup from the ordinary breakage budget.C. It cancels a week's wages for the worker who accidentally dropped it.D. It asks the worker to use the tray provided next time.

5A new packing method saves one minute on a two-hour routine while leaving every major delay. Which assessment is justified?A. It fundamentally transforms the whole process.B. It eliminates nearly all of the delay.C. It proves that no improvement occurred at all.D. It produces a marginal improvement in time.

6A team calls someone captain, but another member makes every decision and the captain has no actual authority. In what sense is the captain nominal?A. The title cannot exist unless its holder controls the team.B. The position exists in name without its expected practical effect.C. The captain necessarily receives a very small payment.D. The captain exercises full authority over every decision.

7A baker adds thirty decorative layers to a small cake although the occasion calls for a simple snack. What makes the decoration inordinate here?A. Any decoration is excessive regardless of the occasion.B. Its amount exceeds what is reasonable for the stated purpose.C. The number of layers is too small to notice.D. The decoration is exactly what the limited task requires.

8A traveler already has a working ticket and backup copy, and an extra identical printout adds no useful protection. What makes that printout superfluous here?A. It contains the only information needed to board.B. The original ticket is missing and the printout replaces it.C. It exceeds what is needed without adding a useful function.D. Every backup copy is always unnecessary in every situation.

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