READING 1 / QUICK QUIZ

Keeping Things in Proportion

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What does it mean for vouchers to be commensurate with shift length?A. They are withheld from everyone until the festival ends.B. They are unrelated to the work volunteers perform.C. They are proportionate to the time volunteers contribute.D. They are identical regardless of time contributed.

2Which example most clearly shows a disproportionate workload?A. A two-person team receives almost all the tasks while three equally available teams receive very few.B. Teams choose different jobs suited to their skills.C. Each available volunteer receives a similar amount of work.D. A larger team receives a reasonably larger assignment.

3Complete the sentence: The minor schedule adjustment produced only a _____ improvement, leaving nearly all of the original difficulty in place.A. transformativeB. fundamentalC. marginalD. sweeping

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