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Target means a goal you want to reach or a result you believe you can achieve.

For example:

The company's target of increasing sales by 5 percent this year seems realistic.

a limitation

a result you want to achieve

something you aim for

a goal you have set

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

Response:

a result you want to achieve

a goal you have set

a limitation
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A target is something that you aim to do or want to achieve. A limitation is something that can prevent you from reaching your target.

something you aim for
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The examples below illustrate the meaning of target.

I hope to get a grade of over 90 on my English test.

I am aiming for a 95 grade average this semester.

I want to complete my homework by Friday so that I can enjoy my weekend.

I finished all of my beginner's classes.

Which answers below are examples of students' targets? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

I am aiming for a 95 grade average this semester.

I hope to get a grade of over 90 on my English test.

I want to complete my homework by Friday so that I can enjoy my weekend.

I finished all of my beginner's classes.
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make an effort to reach in the future.

hope will happen but have no control over.

set for yourself to reach within a specific time.

work towards achieving.

Which answers below best complete this sentence? Choose the 3 correct answers. A target is an aim, goal or objective that you...

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work towards achieving.

make an effort to reach in the future.

set for yourself to reach within a specific time.

hope will happen but have no control over.
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Writers of academic texts often assume that the reader has prior knowledge of the subject being discussed. An example of this can be seen in the following paragraph.

Read the paragraph and answer the question below.

Schools should be able to help students who may not have enough parental supervision and guidance at home.

Teachers who see their students every day should be able to identify symptoms of drug abuse.

Schools provide easy access to a large number of teenagers who may be pressured by their friends to experiment with illegal drugs.

Schools provide a happier and healthier environment for teenagers than other institutions.

Most programs for preventing drug abuse are designed to target students in schools, with the greatest emphasis on teenagers in junior high school. The reasons for targeting students in schools are obvious and straightforward. Consequently, most of the research on preventing drug abuse has involved the testing of programs in schools.

“The reasons for targeting school-based drug abuse prevention are obvious and straightforward”.

This sentence shows that the writer assumes the readers already know why many schools have programs to prevent drug abuse. But these reasons may not be as obvious as the writer thinks they are.

See if you can identify some reasons for using schools in programs to prevent drug abuse.

Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

Teachers who see their students every day should be able to identify symptoms of drug abuse.

Schools should be able to help students who may not have enough parental supervision and guidance at home.

Schools provide a happier and healthier environment for teenagers than other institutions.

Schools provide easy access to a large number of teenagers who may be pressured by their friends to experiment with illegal drugs.