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Question:

Multiple choice question

Adjustment comes from adjust which means to make a small change to something.

For example:

You can make an adjustment to a machine or to the way you do something in order to make it work better.

You may need to make a small adjustment to your camera when you use it at night.

keeping something the same

improving to meet new conditions

a correction so that things fit together better

changing something to fit new needs

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

Response:

a correction so that things fit together better

changing something to fit new needs

keeping something the same

improving to meet new conditions
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Question:

Multiple choice question

An adjustment is always a change.

The examples below illustrate the meaning of adjustment.

You follow a plan without making any changes.

You move to a house that is closer to your job.

The volume of the radio is too loud, so you turn it down.

Your seatbelt feels loose, so you make it tighter.

Which answers are examples of adjustments? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

The volume of the radio is too loud, so you turn it down.
Feedback:

Correct. Each of these are small changes that was needed to adjust to something.

You move to a house that is closer to your job.
Feedback:

Correct. Each of these are small changes that was needed to adjust to something.

You follow a plan without making any changes.

Your seatbelt feels loose, so you make it tighter.
Feedback:

Correct. Each of these are small changes that was needed to adjust to something.
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Question:

Multiple choice question

Any small change to make something better is an adjustment. There are many reasons why someone may want to make an adjustment.

You want to make your clothes fit better.

Your picture on the wall is not straight.

You can't hear the words of a song on your radio.

You want something to stay exactly as it is now.

Which answers explain why you may want to make an adjustment?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

You want to make your clothes fit better.
Feedback:

Yes. When you would want to make a small change, then you would want to make an adjustment.

Your picture on the wall is not straight.
Feedback:

Yes. When you would want to make a small change, then you would want to make an adjustment.

You want something to stay exactly as it is now.

You can't hear the words of a song on your radio.
Feedback:

Yes. When you would want to make a small change, then you would want to make an adjustment.
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Question:

Multiple choice question

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.

Scientists should adjust the temperature to freezing.

Scientists should give the penguins a space that has both land and water.

They should give the penguins enough room to fly.

Helping Penguins Adjust to Their New Home

 

Some scientists study animals. If scientists take the animals away from their homes, then adjustments are needed to make sure that the animals are healthy. For example, penguins come from Antarctica, and they have special needs. They live in freezing temperatures. They cannot fly, but they are good swimmers. They live half of the time on land and half in the water. They eat fish, which they catch in the water.

Scientists in Florida, USA get some penguins. Temperatures in Florida are very hot.

Which answers below would help these penguins adjust to their new home? Choose the 2 correct answers.

Response:

Scientists should give the penguins a space that has both land and water.

Scientists should adjust the temperature to freezing.

They should give the penguins enough room to fly.