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Multiple choice question

Overall means including the main features of something, or including everything important.

For example:

My grandmother has a few small health problems, but her overall health is good.

The overall cost of this project will be about two hundred thousand dollars - but if you want to know how much each part will cost, ask the project manager.


	most of the important parts
	the entire picture
	the general whole
	small part of

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

Response:

	small part of
	Feedback: Overall means the total or whole picture. A small part of something focuses on only a bit of it.The overall picture focuses on a general view of the whole, or of everything that is important.
	the entire picture
	most of the important parts
	the general whole

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	something that is easy to understand.
	a full view.
	a complete picture.
	a general idea.

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

An overall picture of something is...

Response:

	something that is easy to understand.
	Feedback: The words "in my opinion" tell us that the writer is going to give the reader his own personal opinion about something. "In my opinion" does not tell the reader whether the writer is going to give a specific or overall picture of something.
	a complete picture.
	a general idea.
	a full view.

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Multiple choice question

The examples below illustrate the meaning of overall.


	if we look at the big picture, we see that..
	in my opinion...
	on the whole...
	in general...

Which words below tell you that the writer is going to give you an overall picture of something?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	on the whole...
	in my opinion...
	if we look at the big picture, we see that..
	in general...

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Multiple choice question


	On the whole, the more things change, the more they are the same.
	An item such as transport will cost us five hundred dollars.
	This is true, generally speaking.
	All things considered, human nature hasn't changed much.

Which answers below refer to overall situations?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	All things considered, human nature hasn't changed much.
	This is true, generally speaking.
	On the whole, the more things change, the more they are the same.
	An item such as transport will cost us five hundred dollars.

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Multiple choice question

An overall picture is a picture that gives you the central features or main idea about something.


	1,360 employees were injured.
	34,000 work days were lost due to health problems.
	54% of the 3,000 workers asked for more money.
	2,000 accidents happened in the factories.

An overall picture is a picture that gives you the central features or main idea about something.

Which of the following statistics give you an overall picture of health and safety of workers during the last 12 months?

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

	2,000 accidents happened in the factories.
	34,000 work days were lost due to health problems.
	54% of the 3,000 workers asked for more money.
	Feedback: This statistic does not belong to an overall picture of health and safety of workers.
	1,360 employees were injured.