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Multiple choice question

Compensation means something that comes instead of another thing which is usually negative.

For example:

When I went to London, the airline company lost my bag. They gave me $400 as compensation, but this was not enough to replace everything in my bag.

My neighbor gave me $1000 as compensation for accidentally killing my cat, but I did not want his money. Nothing could ever compensate me for losing the cat I loved.


	payment for damage, loss or an unpleasant experience
	something that makes you feel better after you have a bad experience
	a free gift that you get when you buy a lot of things
	something that replaces something you lost

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

Response:

	a free gift that you get when you buy a lot of things
	Feedback: Compensation means replacing something bad that happens to you with something good. A free gift is a prize for buying things. It does not repay a loss, or compensate you.
	something that replaces something you lost
	payment for damage, loss or an unpleasant experience
	something that makes you feel better after you have a bad experience

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Multiple choice question

The examples below illustrate the meaning of compensation.


	The bank robbers were sent to jail for 5 years.
	A company sends a new TV to replace one that broke the first time it was switched on.
	A restaurant gives a free meal to a customer who found a fly in his soup.
	Workers who have lost their jobs receive a month's salary after they stop working.

Which examples show compensation for something bad that has happened? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	The bank robbers were sent to jail for 5 years.
	Workers who have lost their jobs receive a month's salary after they stop working.
	A restaurant gives a free meal to a customer who found a fly in his soup.
	A company sends a new TV to replace one that broke the first time it was switched on.

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Multiple choice question


	replace it with something of equal or greater value.
	make someone feel better about a mistake.
	add to it to improve what it looks like.
	pay the original owner for it.

Which answers below best complete this sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers.

When you compensate for something, you may...

Response:

	pay the original owner for it.
	add to it to improve what it looks like.
	Feedback: The purpose of compensating is to fix a problem or a mistake, not just to improve something. All the correct choices are reactions to something not good that occurred previously.
	make someone feel better about a mistake.
	replace it with something of equal or greater value.