12 Questions
What is the weight-age of the final exam in this course?
40%
What is a dictionary valuable for?
Providing useful information
Which part of speech of a word can be learned from a dictionary?
Verb
What does a dictionary help clarify for students?
Confusing spellings
Which of the following can be found in a dictionary according to the text?
Synonyms & antonyms
Consulting a dictionary can assist in understanding the ____________ of a word.
Meaning
What aspect of words do dictionaries indicate, such as whether a word is commonly used as a noun, pronoun, verb (transitive, intransitive), adjective, adverb, conjunction, article, or preposition?
Part of speech
When using a dictionary to find the meaning of a word, why is it important not to read just the first meaning listed for the word?
Many words have multiple meanings or shades of meaning.
What information do some dictionaries provide about the origin and development of a word before it became an English word?
Etymology
In which section of a dictionary can you look up the pronunciation key/table to learn how to correctly pronounce English words?
Spelling
What crucial information about a word can be found in a dictionary, providing various meanings or shades of meaning for each word?
Meaning/Explanation/Definition
Why is it suggested to look up words above and below the word you are searching for in a dictionary when trying to understand its meaning?
To extend recognition of the word in other forms & contexts
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