NBT Academic Literacy Vocabulary and Inference

Question 1

A passage says a policy was 'implemented incrementally'. What can you infer about how the policy was introduced?

Accepted Answer

Gradually, in stages over time

Answer

'Incrementally' means in small steps or stages, so the policy was rolled out gradually rather than all at once.

Question 2

In the sentence 'The minister's response was evasive,' the word 'evasive' suggests the minister:

Accepted Answer

Avoided giving a straight answer

Answer

'Evasive' describes language that dodges or avoids the question, so the minister avoided a direct answer.

Question 3

An author writes that survey results were 'skewed' by a small sample. The word 'skewed' implies the results were:

Accepted Answer

Distorted or biased

Answer

'Skewed' means distorted away from a true or balanced value, here because of the small sample.

Question 4

A text notes that two researchers reached 'divergent' conclusions. This means their conclusions were:

Accepted Answer

Different from each other

Answer

'Divergent' means moving apart or differing, so the researchers' conclusions differed from one another.

Question 5

If a passage describes a plan as 'feasible', the writer believes the plan is:

Accepted Answer

Capable of being done successfully

Answer

'Feasible' means practical and capable of being done, so the writer thinks the plan can realistically be carried out.

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