Unit 14: Materials

Question 1

Who’s a mediator?

Answer 1

A mediator is a neutral third party who helps people in a conflict find a resolution by facilitating communication and negotiation.

Question 2

What does in your own right mean?

Answer 2

In your own right means having a certain quality or status independently, without relying on someone or something else.

Question 3

What does by implication involve?

Answer 3

By implication involves suggesting something without explicitly stating it.

Question 4

What’s the left-hand?

Answer 4

The left-hand is the side you use when you write or do tasks with your left side.

Question 5

What does navigable mean?

Answer 5

Navigable means that something, like a river or website, is easy to travel through or understand.

Question 6

What does imaginative mean?

Answer 6

Imaginative means having a lot of creative ideas or thoughts.

Question 7

What’s a webquest?

Answer 7

A webquest is like an online treasure hunt where you use the internet to find information and complete tasks.

Question 8

What does it mean to be a novice?

Answer 8

To be a novice means to be a beginner to a particular skill or activity.

Question 9

What does so much the better mean?

Answer 9

So much the better means it’s even more favourable, usually in a positive way.

Question 10

What’s a graphic table?

Answer 10

A graphic table is a visual display with rows and columns, often used to organise information.

Question 11

What does the former refer to?

Answer 11

The former refers to the first of two things mentioned earlier.

Question 12

What’s a deletion?

Answer 12

A deletion is when something’s removed, leaving an empty space.

Question 13

What’s a superlative?

Answer 13

A superlative is a word that indicates the highest degree of a quality. For example, “Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.” Here, “tallest” is the superlative form indicating the highest degree of height.

Question 14

What does it mean to confine to?

Answer 14

To confine to means to limit something to a particular place or set of circumstances. For instance, “I decided to confine my work to the office, so I could focus better.”

Question 15

What does it mean to subscribe to an idea?

Answer 15

To subscribe to an idea means to agree with it, embracing it as something you believe in or endorse.

Question 16

What does to endorse mean?

Answer 16

To endorse means to publicly support or recommend something or someone.

Question 17

What does to affirm mean?

Answer 17

To affirm means to strongly state something that’s true.

Question 18

What does mean to be uninitiated?

Answer 18

To be uninitiated means to lack knowledge or experience in a particular subject or activity.

Question 19

What does it mean to be up to something?

Answer 19

To be up to something means to be secretly planning or doing something, often with a sense of mischief.

Question 20

What does mischief refer to?

Answer 20

Mischief refers to playful behaviour that’s often mischievous.

Question 21

What does mischievous describe?

Answer 21

Mischievous describes someone or something that enjoys causing minor trouble.

Question 22

What does it mean to mutter?

Answer 22

To mutter means to utter words in a low and indistinct way, often as if talking to oneself.

Question 23

What’s consolation?

Answer 23

Consolation is the comfort or support provided to someone in times of sadness.

Question 24

What does for all the stops to be pulled out mean?

Answer 24

For all the stops to be pulled out means to give one’s maximum effort without holding back.

Question 25

What’s the Stock Exchange?

Answer 25

The Stock Exchange is where people trade company shares, allowing investors to buy and sell stocks in the financial markets.

Question 26

What does it mean to be sociable?

Answer 26

To be sociable means to enjoy interacting with others and being friendly in social situations.

Question 27

What is it to be merry?

Answer 27

To be merry is to be happy and in good spirits.

Question 28

What does it mean to be in good spirits?

Answer 28

To be in good spirits means to feel cheerful and optimistic.

Question 29

What’s a thesaurus?

Answer 29

A thesaurus is a tool that helps you find synonyms and antonyms for a given word.

Question 30

What’s an emperor?

Answer 30

An emperor is a ruler who holds the highest position of authority in an empire.

Question 31

What does aquatic refer to?

Answer 31

Aquatic refers to anything related to water or living in water, such as aquatic plants or animals.

Question 32

What’s a south Pacific country?

Answer 32

A south Pacific country is a nation located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean, known for its beautiful islands, diverse cultures and warm tropical climate.

Question 33

Who’s a curator?

Answer 33

A curator is a person who takes care of and manages a collection of artworks, artefacts or historical items in a museum or gallery.

Question 34

What’s an artefact?

Answer 34

An artefact is an object made by humans, often with historical or cultural significance, such as tools, pottery or ancient sculptures.

Question 35

What’s it like to feel disoriented?

Answer 35

To feel disoriented is like being lost and confused, unsure of where you are or what’s happening around you.

Question 36

What does it mean to come ashore?

Answer 36

To come ashore means reaching the land from the water, like when a boat or a person on a watercraft reaches the shore.

Question 37

What’s a watercraft?

Answer 37

A watercraft is a vehicle designed to travel on water, such as a boat or jet ski.

Question 38

What’s the onset?

Answer 38

The onset is the beginning of something, like the first signs of an illness or the start of an event.

Question 39

What’s a department of conservation?

Answer 39

A department of conservation is a government agency that works to protect and manage natural areas, wildlife and the environment, ensuring their preservation for future generations.

Question 40

What’s the Oreti beach?

Answer 40

The Oreti beach is a beautiful stretch of sandy shoreline in New Zealand.

Question 41

What does it mean to abridge?

Answer 41

To abridge means to shorten a piece of writing, making it more concise while retaining its main points.

Question 42

Who’s a guardian?

Answer 42

A guardian is someone who protects and cares for another person, often ensuring their well-being and safety.

Question 43

What’s a detour?

Answer 43

A detour is a temporary route that takes you away from the planned path, often due to road construction or an obstacle.

Question 44

What’s strikethrough?

Answer 44

Strikethrough is a formatting option that puts a line through text, indicating that it should be considered deleted or no longer relevant.

Question 45

What does it mean to familiarise?

Answer 45

To familiarise means to become acquainted or get to know something or someone, making it more understandable.

Question 46

What is it to reinstate?

Answer 46

To reinstate is to restore someone or something to its former position, status or condition, after a period of absence or removal.

Question 47

What does it mean to restore?

Answer 47

To restore means to bring back something to its original or previous state, often after it has been damaged or lost.

Question 48

What’s a handbook?

Answer 48

A handbook is a concise manual that provides clear instructions or information on a specific subject.

Question 49

What does it mean to be practicable?

Answer 49

To be practicable means to be realistic and achievable in a practical manner.

Question 50

What does it mean to testify?

Answer 50

To testify means to openly share or affirm personal experiences or opinions.

Question 51

What does it mean to file?

Answer 51

To file means to organise and store documents or information in a systematic way, often using folders or containers for easy retrieval.

Question 52

What kind of an act is retrieval?

Answer 52

Retrieval is the act of getting back something that was stored, like getting a specific item from a storage place.

Question 53

What is it to laminate?

Answer 53

To laminate is to cover a paper with a protective layer of plastic to make it sturdy and resistant to damage.

Question 54

What does it mean to be sturdy?

Answer 54

To be sturdy means to be strong and firm.

Question 55

What’s or so?

Answer 55

Or so is a casual way of expressing an approximate amount or time without being precise.

Question 56

What does it mean to be static?

Answer 56

To be static means to stay still or unchanged.

Question 57

What does it mean to leaf through something?

Answer 57

To leaf through something means to quickly flip through its pages, glancing at the content without reading it thoroughly.

Question 58

What does it mean to be glossy?

Answer 58

To be glossy means to have a smooth and shiny surface, like the finish on a polished photograph or magazine page.

Question 59

What’s a colour supplement of a newspaper?

Answer 59

A colour supplement of a newspaper is an additional section featuring colourful images and articles, usually focusing on lifestyle, entertainment or other non-news content.

Question 60

What’s a staple component?

Answer 60

A staple component is a fundamental part that’s commonly found or used in a particular context.

Question 61

What’s a facility?

Answer 61

A facility is a place or building that provides a specific service, such as a school or hospital.

Question 62

What does immense mean?

Answer 62

Immense means extremely large or vast, like a giant mountain towering over the landscape.

Question 63

What does vast mean?

Answer 63

Vast means extremely large or wide, like an endless desert stretching out as far as the eye can see.

Question 64

What does it mean to tower over something?

Answer 64

To tower over something means to be much taller or higher than it.

Question 65

What’s a nuisance?

Answer 65

A nuisance is something irritating or bothersome, like a persistent mosquito buzzing around your head.

Question 66

What is it to broadcast?

Answer 66

To broadcast is to distribute audio or video content to a wide audience through radio, television or other electronic media.

Question 67

What’s desktop publishing?

Answer 67

Desktop publishing is the creation and design of documents using a computer and specialised software to produce professional-looking publications like brochures, flyers and newsletters.

Question 68

What’s a publication?

Answer 68

A publication is a book, magazine or newspaper, that contains information, articles or stories for the public to read.

Question 69

What’s a brochure?

Answer 69

A brochure is a small and informative printed document that provides details about a product or organisation.

Question 70

What’s blended learning?

Answer 70

Blended learning is an educational approach that combines traditional in-person classroom interaction with online learning activities, providing students with a mix of face-to-face and digital experiences.