T he r eader ’

 
 
 
 
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TEST B
 
Circle the correct meaning of each underlined word. Write the clue that gave you the meaning of 
the word using one of the following choices.
word part definition contrast comparison details examples
1. Putting off until tomorrow what you could do today is a sign of procrastination. 
A. intelligence B. gaiety C. postponement 
Clue:______________________________________________________________
2. Driving with an invalid driver’s license can result in a person getting a ticket. 
A. faulty B. honest C. favorable 
Clue:______________________________________________________________
3. If not supported properly when typing, the carpus or wrist can become inflamed and extremely 
sore.
A. wrist B. rib C. vein 
Clue:______________________________________________________________ 
4. BIOL 1101 is a prerequisite for BIOL 1102. 
A. option B. contrast C. prior requirement 
Clue: _____________________________________________________________ 
5. Diabetes is a chronic disease; however, the flu only lasts three days. 
A. continuing B. infrequent C. simple 
Clue: _________________________________________________________________

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8 Chapter 2, Vocabulary 
Read the article taken from a textbook on communication. Then write the meaning of the 
underlined words.
Stereotyping is a commonly used shortcut in people perception. Originally, “stereotype” 
was a
printing term that referred to the plate that printed the same image repeatedly. A 
sociological or psychological stereotype, then, is a fixed impression of a group of people. Most 
people have stereotypes based on race, nationality, religion, socioeconomic class, age, or 
occupation. 
Because of these stereotypes, you may perceive a person primarily as having the characteristics 
of a group rather than as a unique individual. If you meet a homeless person, for example, you 
might apply the stereotypical characteristics for homeless people (for example, uneducated, dirty, 
having no family or a family that doesn’t care) to this individual. And so, without other 
information, you assume that any homeless person you might meet would have these 
characteristics. You see these characteristics whether they’re present or not. Further, you may not 
see characteristics that may be present (for example, the homeless person’s political activism or 
deep religious beliefs) but that contradict these stereotypes.
[DeVito, Joseph A. 
Messages.
New York: Longman,1999, p.76.] 
6. stereotyping____________________________________ 
7. originally______________________________________ 
8. socioeconomic class_____________________________ 
9. unique individual_______________________________
10. assume________________________________________ 

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CHAPTER 3: Main Idea