CLASS: SYNONYMS
AND WORD
SUBSTITUTION
110
marks
EXERCISE 57
Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word(s) and
write its number in the brackets.
1 Sharon chose to study engineering in university instead of medicine.
(1) adopted (2) assigned (3) opted
(4) agreed
[2] Pull the wires until they are completely stretched tightly.
(1) taut
(2) inflexible (3) stiff
(4) extended
3. With such a flexible body, I am sure she will be a good ballet dancer.
(1) elastic
(2) soft
(3) delicate (4) supple
)
4.
You are old enough to tell the difference between right and wrong.
(1) discern
(2) decide
(3) judge (4) anticipate
5
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You must keep trying until you succeed.
(1) insist
(2) persist (3) endure
(4) overcome ( )
The price of oil went up very fast during the war.
(1) depreciated (2) escalated (3) transformed (4) fluctuated (

Me for the love of god. i've been working on this assignment for 3 days and i don't understand the speeches at all ive read both 4 times over and i don't understand either of them if your right i will give you brainlest (i think that's how you spell it) and 99 pts. for this assignment, you will write an evaluation of either of two historic passages. • patrick henry’s “give me liberty, or give me death! ” speech (1775) • frederick douglass’s address, “what to the slave is the fourth of july? ” (1852) 1. what is the speaker’s viewpoint? what is his claim? type your answer here. (score for question 2: of 2 points) 2. what reasons does the speaker provide to support his viewpoint or claim? type your answer here. (score for question 3: of 4 points) 3. how valid are the speaker’s reasons for his claim? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 4: of 2 points) 4. what evidence does the speaker provide to support his reasons? type your answer here. (score for question 5: of 4 points) 5. is the speaker’s evidence relevant and sufficient? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 6: of 4 points) 6. does the speaker use fallacious reasoning or logical fallacies? use evidence from the text to support your answers. type your answer here. (score for question 7: of 4 points) 7. what counterclaims or alternate claims does the speaker address, and how does he respond to them? type your answer here. (score for question 8: of 4 points) 8. how effective is the speaker’s response to counterclaims or alternate claims? use evidence from the text to support your answer. type your answer here. (score for question 9: of 4 points) 9. write a one-paragraph evaluation of the speaker’s argument. type your answer here.