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Vocabulary and Pronunciation
Indirect Questions
Changing Word Forms
Education and Careers
Generation Gap
100

A word to describe someone with many strong rules

strict

100

Make into an indirect question:

Did you finish your homework?

I'd like to know if you finished your homework.

100

Change the noun immigrant into a verb

immigrate

100

How much do University of Iowa students typically spend on housing and food costs? (estimate within $1,000)

In 2017 - 2018, students at Iowa spent $6,916 for housing and$3,534 for dining.

100

The name for children born in the U.S. during the "Baby Boom" after World War II.

a "baby boomer"

200

a synonym for allowed

permitted

200

Make into an indirect question:

Are they going to have dinner?

Do you know if they are going to have dinner?

200

Change the verb create into a noun.

creation

200

The highest paying job sector (category) in the United States, by median salary.

Software & IT Services ($104,700 per year)

200

As adolescents and young adults, they were dubbed the "MTV Generation."

Generation X

300
A French word for an adult who watches over children to keep them safe or make sure they behave

chaperone

300

Make into an indirect question:

Why is she angry?

I wonder why she is angry.

300

Change the verb study into a noun

student

300

The most expensive college in Iowa

Grinnell College 

($46,990)

300

Which of the following notables is a millennial (born 1981-1997)? 

  • Salma Hayek
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Barry Bonds

Mark Zuckerberg

400

to raise someone (a child)

to bring up

400

Make into an indirect question:

When did he leave for work?

Please tell me when he left for work.

400

change the verb succeed into an adjective

successful

400

Name 2 entrance requirements for the University of Iowa

  • 4 years of English
  • 3 years of mathematics, including Algebra I, Algebra II, and geometry (Engineering requires a 4th year of mathematics)
  • 3 years of social studies (Engineering requires only 2 years)
  • 2 years of the same world language
  • 3 years of science, including courses in physical science, biology, chemistry, environmental science, and physics.
  • ACT score of 28 or above
400

Which one of the following celebrities is a boomer? 

  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • Madonna
  • Michael Jordan
  • All of the above
  • All of the above
500

Describes someone who communicates a lot, or very well

Give the word, and pronounce it correctly.

communicative

500

Make into an indirect question:

What did you do last summer?

I know what you did last summer.

500
Change the adjective different into a verb

differ

500

Name 3 of the most popular majors at the University of Iowa

The most popular majors at University of Iowa include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies;Social Sciences; Engineering; and Communication & Journalism

500

Among these age groups, which one has less credit-card debt than any previous generation? 

  • Boomers
  • Gen Xers
  • Millennials

Millennials