Question

1. before you start reading...

here are the vocabulary words that will be in this reading. lets see how well you already know them.
check the box that shows how well you know each word. its ok if you dont know them yet (this is not graded)!
barrier
dont know it
have heard of it but not sure of its meaning
know something about its meaning
know it well
discrimination
pursue
train

1. word changer

words have different forms when we use them in different ways. write the correct vocabulary word, in its correct form, in each blank.
his youth was not a ______________ in his search for a job.
the civil rights movement fought to bring an end to ______________ in this country.
the stamp collector ______________ her hobby for twenty years.
he ______________ his dog to heel.

1. after reading and exploring the words through some activities...

do you know these words better? check the box that shows how well you know each word. its ok if you dont know them yet (this is not graded)!
barrier
dont know it
have heard of it but not sure of its meaning
know something about its meaning
know it well
discrimination
pursue
train

Explanation:

Part 2: Word Changer

To solve the word - form filling, we analyze the context and the meaning of each word:

1. For the sentence "His youth was not a ______ in his search for a job."

• The word "barrier" means an obstacle. In this context, youth is not an obstacle in job search. So we fill in "barrier".

1. For the sentence "The civil rights movement fought to bring an end to ______ in this country."

• "Discrimination" refers to the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people. The civil rights movement was against such treatment. So we fill in "discrimination".

1. For the sentence "The stamp collector ______ her hobby for twenty years."

• "Pursue" means to follow or engage in (an activity or goal) over a period of time. Here, the collector has been engaging in the hobby for twenty years. Since the action is in the past, we use the past tense "pursued".

1. For the sentence "He ______ his dog to heel."

• "Train" means to teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or behavior. Here, the action of teaching the dog is in the past, so we use the past tense "trained".

Answer:

s for Word Changer:

1. barrier
2. discrimination
3. pursued
4. trained

(For parts 1 and 3, since they are self - assessment tasks, the user is supposed to check the boxes according to their own knowledge of the words. There is no fixed answer for these self - assessment parts as it depends on the individual's familiarity with the vocabulary.)