Reading 1 Vocabulary
Reading 1
Reading 2 Vocabulary
Reading 2
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a state of getting used to new conditions or a new situation
adjustment
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What is the name of the girl in the reading?
Beatrice
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dependable
reliable
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Fill in the blank. Money makes you happy if you _________ ____ _____ _________.
spend it on others
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What is the name of the advertising technique that tries to get the viewer to want the product because everyone else wants it or is using it?
The Bandwagon Effect
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to go to or be present at a place
attend
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What country is the girl in the reading from?
Uganda
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improve
enhance
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The reading dealt with money and its effect on people's ___________ ?
Happiness
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What color represents luxury or royalty?
Purple
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something you have promised to do; a responsibility
commitment
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What did Heifer give to the girl's family in 1993?
A goat
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go down
decrease
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Why don't more people realize that spending money on others is a road to happiness?
Because it's much easier to count money than to count happiness.
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How much weight did the main character of Super Size Me gain after the Mcdonald's experiment?
24.5 lbs
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to give things to a number of people
distribute
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What college did the girl in the reading decide to go to?
Connecticut College
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are likely to
tend to
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What did Tal Ben-Shahar ask his students to do for a week?
To do five small acts of kindness a day.
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What is the title of our text book?
Q: Skills for Success Reading and Writing
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very
extremely
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The girl's family named the animal they received Mugisa. What does Mugisa mean?
Luck
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unusual
remarkable
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What are some "social consequences" that may happen when you act kindly to someone else?
You might enhance your friendship, you might make new friends, or people may reciprocate.
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What is an appositive?
A noun that renames another noun
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