Exercise:

You are given a piece of text with eight spaces.

You are also given a set of words for each space which you need to change to create the correct word for each space.

Type the correct word in the space given, and you can only type one word per space.

Once all the questions have been answered, click on the check button.

Correct answers will appear in green, incorrect answers in red.

Your mark will be given as a percentage.

The pass mark for this exercise is 60% or over, and you need to be able to do this exercise in the exam in about 10
minutes.

(A timer is given here to help.)

Example:

His family is not very ....HAPPY..........          HAPPINESS

Whaling

People have been whaling for thousands of years. Norwegians were among the first to (1) VARY
hunt whales, as early as 4,000 years ago. The Japanese may have been doing so even (2) CULTURE
earlier. Traditions as (1)____________ as the Inuit, who hunted in the Arctic Ocean, (3) SERVICEABLE
Basque, who hunted in the Atlantic, and Japanese, who hunted in the Pacific, relied on (4) WEAVE
whales to provide material goods. It was also part of their (2)____________ identity. No (5) ROOF
part of the whale was considered (3)____________ .
Meat, skin, blubber, and organs (6) CEREMONY
were eaten as an important source of protein, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Baleen was (7) VALUE
(4)____________ into baskets and used as fishing line. In warmer climates, baleen was (8) PRIMARY
also used as a (5)____________ material. Bones were used mainly for toolmaking and
carving (6)____________ items such as masks. Whale oil and whalebone, although it's
not bone at all, were (7)____________ commodities. Whale oil comes from the blubber
of right and bowhead whales, and the head cavity of sperm whales. It was used
(8)____________ for oil lamps. Corsets and hoop skirts were constructed from
whalebone.

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