antonym
what is the antonym of immediate?
later
what is a synonym of
coat
In the 1990s, a group of women in the African country of Gambia organized to take action on plastic bags. Lacking any recycling programs, people had been throwing their used plastic bags on the ground, along with other trash. Because plastic doesn't decompose the way other waste does, piles of bags accumulated. What could they do? The women came up with a novel answer for the plastic bag puzzle. They collected and cleaned old bags, then reused them by cutting them into strips and crocheting or knitting items such as purses from the plastic. Selling their handiwork at markets, the women raised money for additional recycling programs, which enabled them to further reduce plastic litter.
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
problem-solution
Injuries such as stress fractures and torn ligaments used to be seen only in adults in serious athletic training programs. Today, young athletes commonly suffer these same ailments, especially if they focus heavily on one sport throughout the year. A 2013 study by Loyola and Lurie Children's Hospital found that young athletes were seventy percent more likely to have an overuse injury (caused by exercising the same part of the body too often in a single sport) than any other type of injury. Athletes who play several different sports at low intensity can exercise multiple parts of the body and therefore lower the chance of damaging their muscles and joints.
What is the meaning of ailment as used in the passage?
injury or health problems
Do your part to keep illnesses from spreading. Make sure to wash your hands after coughing or sneezing.
What is the text's most likely purpose?
to persuade
what is the antonym of skinny
fat
what is a synonym of story?
tale
The flying beetle known as the firefly or lightning bug is named for its most noticeable feature: its nighttime bioluminescence, or glow. The firefly's light-producing organ contains calcium, the pigment luciferin, the light-producing enzyme luciferase, and the chemical adenosine triphosphate (ATP). When oxygen is added to this mix, it creates light, and the insect glows. Scientists don't fully understand how the firefly makes its light blink, but one theory is that the firefly turns the light on and off by controlling the input of oxygen into the light-producing organ.
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
cause-effect
Human rights groups estimate that there are between one hundred and two hundred uncontacted tribes in existence, largely in South America and Southeast Asia. An uncontacted tribe is a community of people who don't interact with outsiders for any length of time. Experts caution that members of such groups can experience devastating health effects if they interact with an outside community. Many of these people have never been exposed to common diseases like the cold or flu. Therefore, their bodies often have not developed the necessary immunities to prevent deadly outbreaks. Understandably, then, most governments have decided not to engage with these groups unless safety measures can be taken.
What is the meaning of devastating as used in the passage?
highly destructive
Vote for Jim Jones for city council. He'll stand up for the needs of our town's hardworking citizens.
What is the text's most likely purpose?
persuade
What is the antonym of difficult?
easy
what is a synonym of distant?
far
Bicycles have evolved over many years. In 1818, a heavy two-wheeled device called a "velocipede" was patented in Paris. The rider controlled the direction with a steering wheel and moved it forward by pushing his feet on the ground. It caught on quickly, and many people worked to refine its design. In 1863, pedals were added. A few years later, a new, lighter bike was developed that used a very large front wheel and a small rear wheel. Called the "Ariel," it became popular but was quite accident-prone. Over the next decade, "safety" bicycles were produced, incorporating welcome improvements such as air-filled rubber tires, brakes, and gears. By 1899, about a million bicycles were in use.
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
sequential
In 1963, Irish travel writer Dervla Murphy began a six-month journey from Europe to India, all by bicycle. The trip was filled with challenges, from below-zero temperatures in high mountain ranges to intense desert heat. While crossing Pakistan's Babusar Pass over 13,000 feet above sea level, Murphy experienced some of her greatest trials: she waded knee-deep through snow and carried her bike around her neck to climb steep glaciers in freezing conditions. At the end of the pass, she had to be treated for starvation. Despite the physical demands, Murphy eventually arrived in India, setting off a decades-long career biking across many of the most dangerous landscapes on Earth.
What is the meaning of trial as used in the passage?
hardship or difficulty
The light flickered and went out. It was so dark that Francesca couldn't see her hand in front of her face. "Hello?" she called out.
What is the text's most likely purpose?
to entertain
what is the antonym of bargain?
keep
what is synonym of exhausted?
tired
Martin Luther King Jr. and Thurgood Marshall were both great African American civil rights leaders, but they endorsed differing approaches. King, a preacher, advocated civil disobedience (peaceful protest) and was jailed for his efforts. Thurgood Marshall, a lawyer, brought legal actions in court instead. Marshall filed numerous lawsuits on behalf of African Americans who were denied their rights, taking many cases to the Supreme Court. Marshall was the winning lawyer in Brown v. Board of Education, the 1954 case declaring school segregation unconstitutional. When King began leading protests and boycotts, Marshall disapproved of his breaking the law. But Marshall, who worked for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), used NAACP funds to bail out King's followers.
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
compare and contrast
In the 1990s, Quino checkerspot butterflies were under threat. Urban development and wildfires were destroying the butterflies' habitat, including the flowering plants they ate. Fearing that the butterflies would soon be extinct, scientists proposed moving them to a new habitat. As time passed, though, scientists noticed that the butterflies were responding to the food shortage on their own. Migrating to a higher elevation, the butterflies were able to find a new plant species to eat, and their population began to grow. It appeared that the Quino checkerspots were adapting to the loss of their original habitat. They were demonstrating the resilience needed to survive a changing environment.
What is the meaning of resilience as used in the passage?
Ability to recover from failures or difficulties
Stack the blocks into a tower. Then take turns pulling blocks out of the tower. If you cause the tower to fall, you lose!
What is the text's most likely purpose?
to inform
what is the antonym of delicate?
rough
what is the synonym of alter?
change
In the United States in 1964 and 1965, twenty thousand babies were born with Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS). Some eleven thousand babies were born deaf, 3,500 with impaired vision, and countless others with other health concerns. These babies' mothers had contracted the rubella virus during their pregnancies. Medical researchers set to work to formulate a vaccine against rubella and prevent a repeat of this calamity. The first rubella vaccine was licensed in 1969. By 2004, with the help of the vaccine, rubella was eliminated in the United States.
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
problem - solution
The modern practice of graffiti in the United States is said to have begun in the late 1960s, when a teenager spray painted his name all over Philadelphia to impress a girl. By the 1970s and 80s, people across the country were covering public spaces with their own graffiti in the form of names and other writings, as well as mural-sized artworks. Unfortunately for graffiti artists, their work is not always appreciated. Today, cities spend millions of dollars to clean graffiti off buses, trains, bridges, and buildings. Some cities have found creative ways to reduce or eliminate graffiti, while others have seen graffiti become more rampant.
What is the meaning of rampant as used in the passage?
abundant or spread quickly
To start your garden, dig a small hole with your hands. Put one seed in the hole, and then cover it with dirt. Repeat for the rest of your seeds, and then water the area around them.
What is the text's most likely purpose?
to inform