English Task 1 - Universitas Terbuka

I. Usethe words in the box to find synonyms for the bold and italicized words:

destroy	try			remember		build		think about
tired	convince			forecast		attack		help
hardworking	allow		worried			complain		agree

(1) Before you attempt to install it, you should read the directions. try
(2)I was anxious about my test results.  worry
(3)It is difficult to predict the weather. forecast
(4)When the students heard they would have a test, they started to grumble. complain
(5)He began to ponder the reason that he failed. Think about
(6)After the earthquake, the villagers desperately needed aid. help
(7)Don’t worry. She’ll finish the job. She is very diligent. Hardworkins
(8)I am weary. I need to rest. tired
(9)I couldn’t persuadeher to stay in school. convince
(10)I can’t recall what his name is. remember
(11)The captain began theassaultin the middle of the night. attack
(12)They started to construct the house yesterday. build
(13)You think it’s too expensive? I concur. I won't buy it at that price. agree
(14)If water gets in the building, it will ruin the paintings. destrroy
(15)I will not permityou to marry my daughter. allow

II. Choose the wordthat is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters(Antonym)

1. DEPENDENT A. selfish B. reliant C. inferior D. autonomous	2. PERSIST A. endure B. quit C. remain D. vacate	3. ENTERTAIN A. bore B. perform C. recline D. excite	4. ATTRACTIVE A. wonderful B. hideous C. beautiful D. average	5. DICTATE A. ask B. interrogate C. inquire D. request
6. ELIGIBLE A. disqualified B. undesirable C. proper D. clumsy	7. MAXIMUM A. sufficient B. largest C. merest D. limited	8. DISCOURAGE A. promote B. enlarge C. limit D. reduce	9. POSSESS A. erect B. own C. shed D. occupy	10. RESCUE A. recover B. concede C. wager D. endanger

III. Tickthe one that does not have the same sound (homonym)

brake	break	brick
die	dear	deer
hear	here	hire
hall	hole	whole
no	now	know
met	meat	meet
read	red	ride
son	soon	sun
sole	soil	soul
suit	sweet	suite

IV. Identify the superordinate of the following hyponym ineach set

Ex: H ouse, shed, building, garage, cottage, hut

Superordinate: building

1. Plate, saucer, cup,soup bowl, dish, serving bowl cooking equipment

2. Stream, river,rivulet, creek, brook, tributary element of river

3. Glance, peep, stare,leer, look (at), view, watch point of view

4. H urricane, tornado, gale,storm, typhoon natural disaster

5. Carpenter, electrician, craftsman, plumber jobs / career

V. Add a PREFIXand/or SUFFIX to the words below and put them in the correct sentence. Inbrackets you'll find some information on the parts of speech to use.

Probable communicateagree health anger

Responsiblefame help like careful conclude

Ex : The lightsare green, but nobody is moving. He is so …angry…… (adjective)

1. I think youshould drive more slowly You’re scaring me (adverb)

2. She is a very popular TV star. (adjective)

3. They havedifferent opinions on the subject. Their argument. will last forever. (noun with anegative meaning)

4. Brian is alwayslate for work. He is so lazy. (adjective with a negative meaning)

5. This Mathproblem is very difficult. Mary didn't come to any solution. (noun)

6. He can't see thebanana peel. He will definitely. slip and fall. (adverb)

7. You shouldn'teat so much junk food. It's very harmful (adjective with a negative meaning)

8. Thanks forfinding my cat. You're a very nice  young man. (adjective)

9. My parents arealways fighting. There is no harmony between them anymore. (noun)

10. I really dislike  mypacked lunch. It doesn't smell so nice. (verb with a negative meaning)