Unit 1, Lesson 4Green Team3.6.15

VocabularyUnit 1

Strategy: Find Clue Words

• Read pages 92-95• Look for transitions and conjunctions (but,

moreover, however, and, because, since, in fact, although, though, in contrast to, rather, despite, yet, etc.)• Look for phrases that work as a definition or

further explanation of the missing word• Look for punctuation triggers (colon and

semicolon)

Strategy: Find Clue Words

Identify the clue word(s) in each of the following. Then, predict an answer:• The journalist’s description of the crime scene

remained ___, devoid of any bias or emotion.• The candidate was mocked for his ___ response

to the question: his long-winded and rambling reply did nothing to clarify his position.• The critic complained that Hollywood directors

should stop producing technically slick but emotionally ___ movies and begin creating films filled with authenticity and poignancy.

Strategy: Find Clue Words

• The journalist’s description of the crime scene remained ___, devoid of any bias or emotion.

A. esotericB. convincingC. dispassionateD. ironicE. predictable

Strategy: Find Clue Words

• The candidate was mocked for his ___ response to the question: his long-winded and rambling reply did nothing to clarify his position.

A. lucidB. meanderingC. benignD. partisanE. candid

Strategy: Find Clue Words

• The critic complained that Hollywood directors should stop producing technically slick but emotionally ___ movies and begin creating films filled with authenticity and poignancy.

A. savvyB. vacuousC. opulentD. urbaneE. boorish

24. duplicitous (adjective)

•deceitful, dishonest, two-faced

•synonyms: see above

25. lament (verb)

•to express grief or regret

•synonyms: bemoan, deplore

26. mitigate (verb)

• to make or become less severe, intense or painful

•synonyms: lessen, ease, mollify

27. reticence (noun)

• the quality or state of keeping silent; reserve

•synonyms: hesitation, restraint

28. penchant (noun)

• a strong inclination or liking

•synonyms: tendency, affinity, predilection

29. refute (verb)

• to prove to be false or erroneous

•synonyms: disprove, repudiate, cancel

30. rouse (verb)

• to bring or come out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, or inactivity

•synonyms: awaken, stir

Reading: Short PassagesUnit 1

• Finish the questions for all short passages in your Kaplan practice packet.

Sentence ErrorsUnit 1

Review: Sentence Correction

1. One reason that a growing number of people

have no family doctor may be that fewer and A B

fewer medical students are choosing to train as C

a general practitioner.D

No errorE

Review: Sentence Correction

D is correct

The sentence contains a number agreement error. Since students is a plural noun, the second part of the sentence should also be plural: as general practitioners.

Review: Sentence Correction

2. Under the proposed law, which many deem A B

too harsh, any motorist convicted of drunk C

driving would spend 30 days in prison and lose

their license for five years.D

No errorE

Review: Sentence Correction

D is the correct answer

The pronoun their is plural and does not agree in number with its singular antecedent, motorist. The sentence should read his or her license.

Review: Sentence Correction

3. The process of learning new languages A

require a commitment to memorization and B

pronunciation practice, even if progress seems C D

slow.

No errorE

Review: Sentence Correction

B is correct

Even through languages is closer to the verb require, its subject is actually the singular process; the error is in B. A and C are correct idiomatic usage. D consistently uses a present tense verb and properly uses the adjective slow to modify the noun progress.

Review: Sentence Corrections

2. The gods of Greek mythology, who were neitherA

omniscient nor particularly ethical, amused B

themselves by taking on disguises and meddling inC D

the affairs of mortals.

No errorE

Review: Sentence Corrections

E is correct

A has a plural verb to match gods, and neither must accompany the nor later in the sentenceB is a correct use of the adverb to modify the adjectiveC and D are parallel and correct use of verb gerunds

Strategy: Understand Common Mistakes

• Complete Usage Common Mistakes #12, 13, 14, 16 in Kaplan Packet

• Practice by answering #1 and #6 on page 147

• Additional practice: pages 188-195