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News Vocabulary
Podcast Vocab (A, D)
And/But/Or
Correct or incorrect?
100

Do you think it's important to be _________?

honest

100

I need to clean my house! There is so much (dust/powder)!

dust

100

The _______ were accused of cheating.

cadets

100

Combine the sentences using AND, BUT or OR. Say the new sentence.

I joined the soccer team. My friends didn't join.

I joined the soccer team, but friends didn't join.

100

Correct or incorrect? (And fix it if incorrect).

I like empanadas they are my favorite food do you like them?

I like empanadas. They are my favorite food. Do you like them?

200

I didn't ________ him at first, but then I realized that the cashier was my friend from high school.

recognize

200

I did my makeup, and then I finished by using (dust/powder) to set my foundation!

powder

200

In order to hold students _________ for their actions, should West Point _______ the students from the school?

accountable/expel

200

Combine the sentences using AND, BUT or OR. Say the new sentence.

Juan helps me with math. I help him with English.

Juan helps me with math, and I help him with English.

200

Correct or incorrect? (And fix it if incorrect).

Reading is important it helps you learn.

INCORRECT

Reading is important. It helps you learn.

Reading is important because it helps you learn.


300

Say an example of cheating. (a situation where it can happen).

(open)

300

After being hit in the head by a baseball, the player was ________.

unconscious

300

Is it important for an institution like West Point to have ________ with the public when something like this happens?

transparency

300

Juan helps me with my homework. He doesn't tell me the answers.

Many students like math. Others do not.

Many students like math, but others do not.

300

Correct or incorrect? (And fix it if incorrect).

Movies entertain millions of people everyday and they are popular all over the world.

Movies entertain millions of people everyday, and they are popular all over the world.

400

I would not compromise my _________ by cheating.

integrity

400

COVID cases _______ in 2020. (extra points for correct verb tense)

spiked

400

Do you believe the cadets should have a chance for __________?

redemption

400

Combine the sentences using AND, BUT or OR. Say the new sentence.

Juan helps me with my homework. He doesn't tell me the answers.

Juan helps me with my homework, but he doesn't tell me the answers.

400

Correct or incorrect? (And fix if incorrect).

During the Civil War, nurses were very brave they risked their lives carrying supplies.

During the Civil War, nurses were brave. They risked their lives carrying supplies.

500

Students take tests to see if they've learned enough to meet the _________.

standards

500

The circumstances were difficult. _________, she persisted!

Nevertheless

500

The cadets broke the ______________, but they were not ___________.

honor code/expelled

500

Combine the sentences using AND, BUT or OR. Say the new sentence.

You can have fresh vegetables. You can have frozen ones.

You can have fresh vegetables, or you can have frozen ones.

500

Correct or incorrect? (And fix if incorrect).

Like many students, my brother walks to his classes.

CORRECT