Use of English
Word Formation - Example 1
C1 Advanced Exam
Note: the format of this exercise has been modified for this website. On the exam, all the words between the brackets [] will be in a column to the right of the text. To see an example of this, click here.
Part 3
For questions 17-24, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Example:
Camels in the Arctic?
Camels are well known for their (0) _______________ [ABLE] to survive the heat of the desert; however, scientists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a giant camel that (17) _______________ [HABIT] the forests of the High Arctic more than three million years ago. The ancient beast was almost three metres in (18) _______________ [HIGH] , about a third bigger than its modern (19) _______________ [DESCEND] , the Arabian camel. Remains of the animal were found on Ellesmere Island, the most northerly and (20) _______________ [MOUNTAIN] island of the Canadian Arctic archipelago.
(21) _______________ [FIND] from previous expeditions have shown that the camel's ancestors (22) _______________ [ORIGIN] in North America 45 million years ago, but this is the first evidence of camels so far north. According to Mike Buckley, a researcher who studied the latest remains, this ancestor of modern camels may already have developed some of the (23) _______________ [ADAPT] that helped it survive in harsh climates - the hump for fat (24) _______________ [STORE] for instance, the large flat feet ideal for either snow or sand, and the big eyes that perhaps helped when long, dark winters made visibility poor.
Answers
Camels are well known for their (0) ABILITY to survive the heat of the desert; however, scientists have unearthed the fossilised remains of a giant camel that (17) INHABITED the forests of the High Arctic more than three million years ago. The ancient beast was almost three metres in (18) HEIGHT, about a third bigger than its modern (19) DESCENDANT, the Arabian camel. Remains of the animal were found on Ellesmere Island, the most northerly and (20) MOUNTAINOUS island of the Canadian Arctic archipelago.
(21) FINDINGS from previous expeditions have shown that the camel's ancestors (22) ORIGINATED in North America 45 million years ago, but this is the first evidence of camels so far north. According to Mike Buckley, a researcher who studied the latest remains, this ancestor of modern camels may already have developed some of the (23) ADAPTATIONS that helped it survive in harsh climates - the hump for fat (24) STORAGE for instance, the large flat feet ideal for either snow or sand, and the big eyes that perhaps helped when long, dark winters made visibility poor.
17. INHABITED 18. HEIGHT 19. DESCENDANT 20. MOUNTAINOUS 21. FINDINGS 22. ORIGINATED 23. ADAPTATIONS 24. STORAGE