Week 1 - Word choice

Question 1

Affect or effect

The flood will ….. the harvest

Answer 1

Affect

Affect is a verb meaning to influence

Question 2

Affect or effect

The ….. of the flood was frightening.

Answer 2

Effect

Effect is almost always a noun meaning “result”

Question 3

Affect or effect

Affect synonymous with …

Effect synonymous with …

Answer 3

Influence

Result

Question 4

Affect or effect

He will ….. many changes in the agricultural rules

Answer 4

Effect

Here effect is a verb meaning to cause

Question 5

Effect as verb synonymous with ….

Answer 5

To Cause

Question 6

Difference between allude and refer:

Answer 6

Allude used when there’s an indirect reference to something

To refer used when something mentioned it directly

Question 7

Alluded or eluded

President Clinton …… to the problems of past Republican administrations when defending his record.

Answer 7

Alluded

Allude is to make a direct reference to something

Elude used to escape or avoid detection

Question 8

Alluded or eluded

Newt Gingrich ….. the fashion police

Answer 8

Elude

Elude used to escape or avoid detection

Whereas allude is to make an indirect reference to something

Question 9

Among or Between

The lottery money was divided …. Oregon’s five lucky winners.

Answer 9

among

Among: implies a “distribution involving three or more persons or object that have no explicit relationship

Between: Refers to position or action of two persons or objects, and is also used if there is a ‘definite relation’ between persons or objects

Question 10

Among: implies a “……..” involving …. or more persons or object that have no explicit relationship

Between: Refers to position or action of …. persons or objects, and is also used if there is a ‘….. ….. between persons or objects

Answer 10

Distribution
Three

Two
definite relation’