Step, stand, stairs: New study suggests movement pace may matter for longevity

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Practice level

C2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.

Question formats

Single choice

How to approach this practice

Use the surrounding sentence to identify the meaning and word form needed. Check which words naturally go together.

1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “deceptively” as used in the article?

   1. In a way that creates a misleading impression of simplicity, ease, or obviousness.
   2. With deliberate hostility
   3. In a statistically conclusive way
   4. Through repeated physical effort
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   Answer

   In a way that creates a misleading impression of simplicity, ease, or obviousness.

   It signals that the question appears simpler than it actually is.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “accumulate” as used in the article?

   1. Become medically necessary
   2. To gather or build up progressively over time, often through repeated additions.
   3. Occur at a particular speed
   4. Disappear through inactivity
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   Answer

   To gather or build up progressively over time, often through repeated additions.

   Here, movement builds progressively through repeated daily activity.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “nuanced” as used in the article?

   1. Based on a single numerical threshold
   2. Characterized by subtle distinctions rather than simplistic or absolute judgments.
   3. Entirely uncertain and unsupported
   4. Designed for physical rehabilitation
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   Answer

   Characterized by subtle distinctions rather than simplistic or absolute judgments.

   It describes an interpretation containing subtle distinctions rather than a simplistic conclusion.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “qualification” as used in the article?

   1. A formal professional credential
   2. A modification that limits, refines, or places conditions on a general claim.
   3. A replacement for existing evidence
   4. A calculation of walking speed
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   Answer

   A modification that limits, refines, or places conditions on a general claim.

   The term denotes a refinement that limits or conditions a broader claim.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “exhausts” as used in the article?

   1. Makes someone physically tired
   2. Uses up or fully accounts for the explanatory possibilities of something.
   3. Measures activity with precision
   4. Raises a new research question
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   Answer

   Uses up or fully accounts for the explanatory possibilities of something.

   The sentence says one missed target does not fully account for the issue.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “framework” as used in the article?

   1. A conceptual structure used to organize, interpret, or guide analysis.
   2. A mandatory daily exercise schedule
   3. A device measuring pace
   4. A summary of research participants
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   Answer

   A conceptual structure used to organize, interpret, or guide analysis.

   It refers to a conceptual structure organizing how movement evidence is interpreted.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “consequential” as used in the article?

   1. Difficult to quantify
   2. Significant in effect or likely to produce important consequences.
   3. Unrelated to longevity
   4. Widely accepted as universal
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   Answer

   Significant in effect or likely to produce important consequences.

   The distinction is portrayed as significant despite appearing subtle.

8. Question 8 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which meaning best matches “calibrated” as used in the article?

   1. Carefully adjusted to reflect appropriate degrees of precision, emphasis, or certainty.
   2. Completely detached from evidence
   3. Reduced to a single target
   4. Repeated until statistically significant
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   Answer

   Carefully adjusted to reflect appropriate degrees of precision, emphasis, or certainty.

   It describes an interpretation adjusted carefully to reflect appropriate precision and certainty.

What to review next

Keep a short list of unfamiliar words with their meanings and example sentences. Practise recalling them later, then use them in a sentence of your own.

A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.

Before you practise: a worked example

Read the whole sentence before choosing a word. Check both its meaning and the words it naturally combines with.

Please make an appointment before visiting the clinic.

Make an appointment is a natural word combination. Knowing a dictionary meaning alone may not tell you which verb fits.

This teaching example is separate from the scored questions. After your test, compare any mistakes with the explanation and revisit the topic before trying again.