Find the preposition 1.
Vocab 1-Life on the Edge
Vocab 2-The Knowledge Illusion
Find the preposition 2.
Vocab 3-Knowledge Illusion
100

"Should they give _ _ their independence—their boats and dogsleds—and live in a city apartment building?" Find the preposition.

give UP

100

“If we don’t move out of isolation, we will always be c_________________,” the man from Nuuk tells Huctin. “I don’t want to live in a museum. I don’t want to live in the old way. My son, my daughter should be part of the world.”

Find the adjective. 

CONSERVATIVE

100

In one e_____________, Sloman and a colleague invented a discovery called helium2 rain. They told a group of volunteers about it, but admitted they could not fully explain what it was.

Find the noun.

EXPERIMENT

100

The town of Uummannaq, Greenland, is home __________ just over 1,000 people.

home TO

100

to experience something, especially something unpleasant or difficult, while you are trying to do something else.

Find the verb: en___________r

encounter

200

"He knows he should move to a larger town, as many of his friends have done. But doing so would leave no one to care _ _ _ his 80-year-old grandmother." Find the preposition.

care FOR

200

A   __________________ is money given, usually by a government, to help a certain business or industry.

Find the noun. 

subsidy

200

People give answers that “ _________ into their mind,” says cognitive scientist Steven Sloman. 

Find the verb.

POP into

200

He taught himself English by listening to music, and now dreams of working ________ a tour guide on Greenland’s cruise ships.

working AS 

200

giving the wrong idea or impression and making you believe something that is not true; deceptive.

Find the adjective: m_________g 

misleading

300

"A bat and a ball cost $1.10 _ _ total."Find the preposition.

IN total

300

Fewer people are choosing to stay on the island, and even fewer arrive from outside. However, Ilannguaq Egede is an e____________n . He moved to this small town to be with his girlfriend.

Find the noun.

EXCEPTION

300

If you answered 10 cents, you’re not alone—most people give the same answer (the correct answer is 5 cents). It’s an example of how we often rely on i______________e responses. Find the adjective.

intuitive

300

Ice loss has shortened the hunting season, and as a result, traditional hunting and fishing can no longer pay for access _________ modern amenities.

access TO
300

an opinion that all members of a group agree with.

Find the noun: c...............s 


consensus

400

"The people in this small town on Greenland’s west coast survive mainly _ _ seal hunting and fishing." Find the preposition.

survive ON

400

The old ways have little a__________ for Malik Løvstrøm. He dreams of working as a tour guide on Greenland’s cruise ships and leaving the island.

Find a noun.

APPEAL
400

They then asked the volunteers to r__________ their own understanding of helium rain.

Find the verb. 

RATE

400

The problems of the island are discussed at gatherings known ________ kaffemik.

known AS

400

We are naturally more likely to believe things that c____________ our existing opinions. If you already have a negative opinion about someone, you’re more likely to trust damaging stories about them.

CONFIRM

500

"Most volunteers rated themselves 1 _ _ _ of 7, meaning they did not understand the concept." Find the preposition.

1 OUT of 7

500

Ice loss has shortened the hunting season, and as a result, traditional hunting and fishing can no longer pay for access to modern ______________.

Find the plural noun.

AMENITIES

500

According to Sloman, studies show that knowledge ______________ like a contagion.

Find the verb.

SPREADS

500

Think of the headlines and stories that are shared on your social media feed every day. Probably these fit _______ with your own worldview—but perhaps not all of them are true.

fit IN

500

to trust or have faith in somebody/something 

Find the verb (2 words): r..........      ............ .

rely on