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1. Choose the meaning of the word 'supplement' in the following sentence: 'Calcium pills may be used to supplement your diet.'

• A. Replace
• B. Add to
• C. Reflect
• D. Parallel

Correct answer: B

Rationale: In the context of the sentence, the word 'supplement' is used to mean adding something extra to enhance or complete the diet. Therefore, the meaning of the word is 'add to.' Choice A ('Replace') is incorrect because 'supplement' does not mean to substitute or exchange. Choice C ('Reflect') is incorrect because 'supplement' does not mean to mirror or show. Choice D ('Parallel') is incorrect because 'supplement' does not mean to correspond or be similar in a particular way.

2. What does 'Discrete' mean?

• A. Continuous
• B. Distinct or separate
• C. Mixed
• D. Combined

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B, 'Distinct or separate.' Discrete refers to something that is individually separate and distinct, not continuous (choice A), mixed (choice C), or combined (choice D). In mathematics and other fields, discrete items are countable and distinct from each other.

3. What is the term for the word part placed before a word to change its meaning?

• A. Prefix
• B. Affix
• C. Suffix
• D. Vocab

Correct answer: A

Rationale: The correct answer is 'Prefix.' A prefix is a word part that is placed before a root word to modify its meaning. In this case, a prefix changes the meaning of the root word. Choice B, 'Affix,' is a broader term that includes prefixes, suffixes, and infixes. Choice C, 'Suffix,' is a word part placed after a root word to modify its meaning, not before. Choice D, 'Vocab,' is unrelated to the word part placed before a word.

4. What does Cast mean?

• A. A tool used for breaking bones
• B. Hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone
• C. A soft bandage
• D. An instrument used in surgery

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is B. A cast is a hard protective device applied to protect a broken bone. Choice A is incorrect as a cast is not a tool used for breaking bones, but rather for supporting and protecting them. Choice C is incorrect as a cast is not a soft bandage but a rigid structure. Choice D is incorrect as a cast is not an instrument used in surgery, but a medical device used for bone support.

5. The number of people _____ from other counties to the United States has caused a shift in unemployment in the textile market.

• A. Emigrating
• B. Immigrating
• C. Migrating
• D. Emigrated

Correct answer: B

Rationale: The correct answer is 'Immigrating' because it refers to people coming to live permanently in a foreign country. 'Emigrating' (Choice A) means leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another, which does not fit the context of people coming into the United States. 'Migrating' (Choice C) is a general term for moving from one place to another without emphasizing the aspect of settling in a new country. 'Emigrated' (Choice D) is the past tense of emigrate and does not convey the ongoing action of people moving to the United States.

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