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To offset means to cancel or to lessen the effect of something.

For example:

He is funny and makes her laugh - this helps to offset the fact that they often argue when they work together.

The advantages of knowing many English words will offset the time and effort required to learn vocabulary.

One thing makes another look "not so bad".

Something compensates for something else that has a negative effect.

One thing increases something else.

Two things balance each other.

Which words below are closest in meaning to offset? Choose 3 correct answers.

Response:

Something compensates for something else that has a negative effect.

Two things balance each other.

One thing increases something else.
Feedback:

To offset is to balance or make something smaller. To increase something is to make it bigger.

One thing makes another look "not so bad".
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Recently, research confirmed what good teachers have always known: Even a single strong positive relationship can offset negative influences in a child’s home environment.

reduce

make less

balance

make stronger

Which descriptions below best explain the meaning of offset in this sentence? Choose 3 correct answers.

Response:

make less

make stronger

balance

reduce
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Use a train or a bus instead of driving to work.

Develop cars that run on electricity instead of on gasoline.

Get rid of cars that consume large amounts of gasoline.

Allow only some people to buy gasoline.

Which answers below are effective ways to offset high costs of gasoline? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

Use a train or a bus instead of driving to work.

Allow only some people to buy gasoline.

Get rid of cars that consume large amounts of gasoline.

Develop cars that run on electricity instead of on gasoline.
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Offset means to counter or cancel out the effect of something. To offset a problem does not mean to make it go away.

For example, when astronauts go into space, the lack of gravity can make their muscles get weak. What do astronauts do to offset this effect? They do extra exercise to keep their muscles strong. Exercising in space does not create gravity - the problem does not go away, but its effects are reduced.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

The shield cancels the effect of the heat so that it does not burn the shuttle.

The heat is still there, but the shield offsets the effect of the heat.

The shield makes the heat go away.

Why Do Space Shuttles Need Shields?

You may know that a space shuttle has a special shield that stops the shuttle from burning up when it comes back to earth. Why? Because the space shuttle is moving very fast. When it comes back to earth, it hits air (there is no air in space). When the shuttle moves so fast against the air, the temperature gets VERY hot, and the shuttle would burn if there were no shields to offset the effects of high temperatures. One of the reasons why the Columbia space ship was destroyed was because part of the shield was damaged when the ship was launched.

To learn more about space ships, go to NASA's site: http://www.nasa.gov/missions/index.html

According to the above paragraph, which 2 answers below are true?

Response:

The heat is still there, but the shield offsets the effect of the heat.

The shield makes the heat go away.

The shield cancels the effect of the heat so that it does not burn the shuttle.