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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Aristocratic?
Being wealthy and associated with successful businesses
Being noble and associated with upper class and well bred
A way of describing a person's appearance
Extremely tall, muscular and proficient and sports
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Felicitous?
Being wealthy and associated with successful businesses
Constantly finding yourself in difficult scenarios or accidents
Lucky or fortunate
Extremely tall, muscular and proficient and sports
- 3. Multiple Choice
BONUS: Select two of the articles where the main subject is UNfelicitous.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat
Explorers or Boys Messing About
Beyond the Sky and Earth
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Despair?
To be incredibly unlucky and find yourself in difficult situations
Hoping that there may be an easier way to solve a problem
Complete loss or absence of hope. Feeling despondent and demoralised
Destroying something out of anger or frustration
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Dichotomy?
Division or contrast between two things that are opposite or entirely different
Placing two things side by side for an accurate comparison
Complete loss or absence of hope. Feeling despondent and demoralised
To be alike and similar to others around you
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Demeanour?
The way in which you look and style your appearance
Placing two things side by side for an accurate comparison
Outward behaviour or bearing towards others. How you conduct yourself
To behave in an unexpected and rash way
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Ecstatic?
Feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement
Constantly finding yourself in difficult scenarios or accidents
Lucky or fortunate
Electrified and full of energy
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Farce?
An event or situation that is so absurd or disorganized it is comical
Constantly finding yourself in difficult scenarios or accidents
Driving too quickly, out of control and without a license
When people do not follow rules or instructions and a situation becomes dangerous
- 9. Multiple Choice
BONUS: Select the two extracts that exemplify a farcical scene
Game of Polo with a Headless Goat
Explorers or Boy Messing About?
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Chinese Cinderella
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Adversity?
Being wealthy and associated with successful businesses
Extreme difficulty, challenge and trauma to overcome
When there are lots of different types of ethnicities all living and working closely together
Understanding people's experiences from different cultures
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Negotiate?
Arguing that is volatile and can lead to violence
Constantly finding yourself in difficult scenarios or accidents
Trying to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion
When people do not follow rules or instructions and a situation becomes dangerous
- 12. Multiple Choice
BONUS: Select the scenes from our Non-Fiction extracts where we see failed attempts at a negotiation:
"But I do know for certain that right now, while my body's chemicals are raging at full flood, is the best chance I'll have to free myself" - Between a Rock and a Hard Place
"Everyone gathered around one jockey and official, while the bookmakers were trying to insist that the race should be re-run" - Game of Polo
"Their last expedition ended in farce when the Russians threatened to send in military planes" - Explorers or Boys Messing About
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the meaning of Milestone?
A significant stage or event in a person’s life
A film, book or blog about the places visited by or experiences of a traveler
Trying to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion
A ‘snapshot’ of one’s life experiences, it helps frame milestones in a person’s life
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