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Foundation means a base on which you can build something.

For example:

This basic course in mathematics provides the foundation for the next five advanced courses.

basis

goal

a base on which you can build other things

support for something

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

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basis

support for something

a base on which you can build other things

goal
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The examples below illustrate the meaning of foundation.

 

 

experiments

physics

theories

facts

Which answers below best complete form the foundations of science?

 

Choose the 3 correct answers.

 

 

Response:

experiments

facts

theories

physics
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Something that is based on a strong foundation means it has a strong basis to support it.

sufficient data.

reliable data.

evidence based on experiments.

lucky guesses.

Which answers below best complete this sentence?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

 

When we say that a writer's claims are well-founded, we mean that her position is based on...

Response:

reliable data.

evidence based on experiments.

sufficient data.

lucky guesses.
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principles

assumptions

facts

research questions

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

 

The foundations of something are the basic...from which you can develop a theory.

 

Response:

research questions

assumptions

principles

facts

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This exercise focuses on the foundations of creativity.

Read the 3 quotations and answer the question below.

The foundation of creativity is knowledge, preparation and hard work.

If you are a genius, you don't need to work hard: Good ideas will come to you automatically.

Genius is largely the result of hard work, rather than an inspired flash of insight.

Quotation 1:

Harry Shum - previously the head of Microsoft’s research laboratory in Beijing:
“Before you create anything new, you need to understand what is already there. Once you have this foundation, being creative can be trainable.”

 

Quotation 2:

Louis Pasteur – discovered that germs cause most infectious diseases:
"In the field of observation, chance favors the prepared mind."

 

Quotation 3:

Thomas Alva Edison – invented the electric light bulb:
"Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration."

What is the main message of these 3 quotations? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

The foundation of creativity is knowledge, preparation and hard work.

Genius is largely the result of hard work, rather than an inspired flash of insight.

If you are a genius, you don't need to work hard: Good ideas will come to you automatically.