Verify Word Meanings Practice Test

While reading a science article, you saw the sentence: “After the drought, the river was reduced to a trickle.” You inferred from context that trickle means “a small, slow flow of water.” To verify, you check a dictionary entry and then test the definition back in the original sentence. What should you conclude?

In your essay you wrote: “The new rule will affect students’ schedules.” You were unsure whether affect or effect was correct, but you guessed affect was right because it seemed like a verb. To verify, you check a dictionary for both words and test them in your sentence. What should you conclude?