READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

Energy Without Losing Direction

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

1What does Nico attempt when he tries to sublimate his competitive urge?A. Redirect the impulse into a constructive activity that benefits the group.B. Replace a material's solid state with vapor, which is not the sense used in this scene.C. Act out the urge by preventing everyone else from participating.D. Deny that he has any impulse while continuing the same dominating behavior.

2Quickly recognizing an effective practical use for the offcuts is a _____ judgment.A. heedlessB. obtuseC. shrewdD. unfounded

3Which advertised lesson is a travesty of useful instruction?A. One includes a brief joke while still giving a clear and accurate demonstration.B. One invites questions after showing how the display is assembled.C. One makes extravagant teaching claims while hiding every operation and providing no usable explanation.D. One clearly demonstrates the steps and identifies the limits of its example.

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