Utah Investigators Link Teenager’s 1974 Death to Ted Bundy

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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 option best defines “converging” as used in the article?

   1. Moving toward the same conclusion or outcome from different directions
   2. Remaining unrelated despite superficial similarities
   3. Developing in a strictly chronological sequence
   4. Competing to establish mutually exclusive interpretations
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   Answer

   Moving toward the same conclusion or outcome from different directions

   The word describes different factors moving toward one shared conclusion.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “enabled” as used in the article?

   1. Made a particular action, result, or process possible
   2. Officially confirmed an allegation beyond dispute
   3. Delayed an investigation until further evidence appeared
   4. Replaced scientific analysis with administrative judgment
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   Answer

   Made a particular action, result, or process possible

   Here, it means that developments made the association possible.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “unresolved” as used in the article?

   1. Not yet settled, explained, or conclusively determined
   2. Recently reopened after being legally dismissed
   3. Actively disputed by several named authorities
   4. Permanently inaccessible because evidence was destroyed
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   Answer

   Not yet settled, explained, or conclusively determined

   The case had not yet been conclusively settled or explained.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “notable” as used in the article?

   1. Worthy of attention because of particular importance or distinctiveness
   2. Widely criticized for relying on incomplete testimony
   3. Difficult to summarize without specialized terminology
   4. Historically significant only because of its geographic setting
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   Answer

   Worthy of attention because of particular importance or distinctiveness

   It marks the case as worthy of attention for a distinctive reason.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “revisit” as used in the article?

   1. Examine or reconsider something again, usually in light of new information
   2. Transfer responsibility for an investigation to another jurisdiction
   3. Publicize an unresolved matter before verifying its evidence
   4. Restore a damaged record to its original physical condition
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   Answer

   Examine or reconsider something again, usually in light of new information

   It means examining an earlier matter again using new information.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “assessing” as used in the article?

   1. Evaluating the nature, significance, or quality of something carefully
   2. Collecting physical evidence without interpreting its relevance
   3. Announcing a conclusion before reviewing competing explanations
   4. Preserving historical material under controlled laboratory conditions
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   Answer

   Evaluating the nature, significance, or quality of something carefully

   The term refers to careful evaluation of relationships and significance.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “refine” as used in the article?

   1. Make an understanding, method, or judgment more precise or accurate
   2. Abandon an earlier conclusion because it cannot be proven immediately
   3. Transform a historical event into a contemporary occurrence
   4. Separate related investigations so their evidence cannot overlap
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   Answer

   Make an understanding, method, or judgment more precise or accurate

   The verb indicates making an investigative understanding more precise.

8. Question 8 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Which option best defines “implying” as used in the article?

   1. Suggesting something indirectly without stating it explicitly
   2. Demonstrating a conclusion through exhaustive physical evidence
   3. Rejecting a proposition after formally testing its assumptions
   4. Describing an event with greater chronological precision
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   Answer

   Suggesting something indirectly without stating it explicitly

   The term concerns suggesting something indirectly rather than stating it.

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.