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Considerable means a lot.

People often use the word 'considerable' to avoid giving exact amounts for something, or when exact amounts are not available.

For example:

She spent a considerable amount of time studying for her English test.


	a big amount
	quite a lot
	a small amount
	an amount that is worth thinking about

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

Response:

	quite a lot
	a small amount
	a big amount
	an amount that is worth thinking about

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Read the following sentence:

After Tom's accident, he felt a considerable amount of pain in his leg.


	He should take a pill to reduce the pain.
	He should ignore the pain and wait for it to get better.
	He shouldn't go to work today.
	He should go to the hospital.

What would you advise Tom to do?

Click on the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	He should go to the hospital.
	He shouldn't go to work today.
	He should take a pill to reduce the pain.
	He should ignore the pain and wait for it to get better.

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	people need it in our society.
	it is less important than other things.
	it is very important.
	it is signficant.

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

If money has considerable importance in today's society, this means that...

Response:

	it is signficant.
	people need it in our society.
	it is less important than other things.
	it is very important.

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In academic texts, writers often use the word 'considerable' when they don't want to state their ideas too strongly. This is called a 'hedge' or rhetorical understatement, and is one of the ways that writers use to gain acceptance of their ideas.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.


	to state her ideas as clearly as possible.
	as a protection against attacks from critics who disagree with her.
	in order not to appear too extreme.
	to make her criticism appear less strong.

At the end of the 20th century, two scientists, Rushton and Ankney, published articles claiming that women have smaller brains than men, and therefore women are less successful researchers. Today the ideas of Rushton and Ankney may seem ridiculous, but ideas like these could still cause considerable damage to the ideals of democracy and equality.

In the above paragraph, the writer actually means that such ideas can cause great damage.

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

The writer uses the word considerable…

Response:

	to state her ideas as clearly as possible.
	as a protection against attacks from critics who disagree with her.
	in order not to appear too extreme.
	to make her criticism appear less strong.