"Word problems" quiz

This exam must be submitted over the web.  You should refer to the word problems handout as you prepare your answers.
 
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Select the best options for numbers 1-5.

1) She cannot/can not decide whether to accept/except the proposal or decline it. 
 
a)
cannot 
 
can not

 
b)
accept 
 
except


2) Sad movies always have an affect/effect on him. 
 
 
affect 
 
effect

3) Alex plans to lose/loose weight, but he is determined not to put to/too much pressure on himself. 
 
 
a)
lose 
 
loose

 
b)
to 
 
too

4) Some of the group lost their/there way and missed the bus. 
 
 
 
their 
 
there

5) That cat lost its/it's tail one time when it got to/too near the lawnmower.  Dumb cat, or deaf?!?
 
 
a)
its 
 
it's

 
b)
to 
 
too

Correct any "word problems" in numbers 6-10.
6) Both the man and the women are at fault in a lot of troubled relationships.

 

7) Yet, stories like "The Kugelmass Episode" seem too place the blame a lot more on men then on woman.

 

8) The everyday life styles of the numerous cultures in the region are often radically different than what we would expect.



9) Being that it is the 2000s, it is no longer always the man that has to take out the trash.



10) The reason for this development is because, like, women and men now both try and do more equal work at home and, like, in the workplace too.