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Question:

Multiple choice question

Acquire means to get things that are valuable, such as knowledge, skills or things that are worth a lot of money.

For example:

The best way to acquire new words is by reading.

After long hours of practice, he acquired the ability to speak Spanish very well.


	learn something important to know
	get something valuable
	gain something new
	get new problems and difficulties

Which answers are closest in meaning to acquired? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	get new problems and difficulties
	get something valuable
	gain something new
	learn something important to know

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Multiple choice question

The examples below illustrate the meaning of acquire.


	more homework
	friends
	knowledge
	status

Which answers below are examples of things that people want to acquire?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	more homework
	knowledge
	status
	friends

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Multiple choice question


	get something you don't have yet
	give something to someone else
	get something valuable that you did not have before, like knowledge or a skill
	add to what you already have

Which answers best explain the meaning of acquire? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	get something you don't have yet
	add to what you already have
	give something to someone else
	get something valuable that you did not have before, like knowledge or a skill

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Multiple choice question

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.


	the ability to understand when other people talk to you
	the ability to focus on the content of the text
	the ability to understand articles without stopping to look up words in a dictionary

Effective Academic Reading

You are now using a self-study learning resource to help you acquire English vocabulary. Knowing enough vocabulary allows you to concentrate on what the author is saying, instead of constantly interrupting the reading process to look up words you don’t know. However, acquiring an adequate vocabulary is only one of the roads that leads to effective academic reading. In order to be an effective reader, you also need to acquire reading strategies to help you navigate your way through the text.

What abilities can a large academic vocabulary help you to acquire? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

	the ability to understand when other people talk to you
	the ability to focus on the content of the text
	the ability to understand articles without stopping to look up words in a dictionary