Question

2b
making connections
circle the letter next to each correct answer. there may be more than one correct answer.

1. which word or words go with clothing?

(a) garment (b) endeavor (c) clad (d) attire

1. which word or words go with very careful?

(a) cursory (b) anguish (c) buoyant (d) gingerly

1. which word or words go with face?

(a) simulate (b) grimace (c) sneer (d) surmise

1. which word or words go with horrible?

(a) abrasive (b) monstrous (c) tranquil (d) gruesome

1. which word or words go with business?

(a) abrasion (b) cursory (c) inventory (d) budget

1. which word or words go with confirm?

(a) derive (b) corroborate (c) succumb (d) capitulate

1. which word or words go with attempt?

(a) venture (b) surmise (c) endeavor (d) simulate

Explanation:

1. For clothing: "garment" is an article of clothing, "clad" means dressed in clothing, "attire" refers to clothing; "endeavor" means an attempt, unrelated.
2. For very careful: "gingerly" means doing something in a very careful, cautious way; "cursory" means hasty, "anguish" is distress, "buoyant" is cheerful, all unrelated.
3. For face: "grimace" is a facial expression of pain/disgust, "sneer" is a facial expression of contempt; "simulate" means imitate, "surmise" means guess, unrelated.
4. For horrible: "monstrous" means shockingly evil/horrible, "gruesome" means causing horror; "abrasive" is harsh in manner, "tranquil" is calm, unrelated.
5. For business: "inventory" is goods held for sale in business, "budget" is a business financial plan; "abrasion" is a scrape, "cursory" is hasty, unrelated.
6. For confirm: "corroborate" means confirm or support with evidence; "derive" means obtain, "succumb" means give in, "capitulate" means surrender, unrelated.
7. For attempt: "venture" means attempt a risky action, "endeavor" means try hard to do something; "surmise" means guess, "simulate" means imitate, unrelated.

Answer:

1. (a) garment, (c) clad, (d) attire
2. (d) gingerly
3. (b) grimace, (c) sneer
4. (b) monstrous, (d) gruesome
5. (c) inventory, (d) budget
6. (b) corroborate
7. (a) venture, (c) endeavor