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Vocabulary

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Choose the response that most closely matches your feeling about the statement:

SD - Strongly Disagree
D - Disagree
A - Agree
SA - Strongly Agree)

		SD	D	A	SA
1.	I feel my vocabulary is at the right level to accomplish college level reading and writing tasks.
2.	I find the dictionary helpful in finding words I don't know.
3.	I know how to use the pronunciation symbols (diacritical markings) in the dictionary to look up words I don't know.
4.	I can choose the correct definition for a word if there are several in the dictionary.
5.	I often lose the train of thought of a lecture because there are so many words I don't understand.
6.	When I don't know a word, I stop and look it up right away.
7.	When I don't know a word I write it down so I can look it up later.
8.	I can figure out a word in a sentence by using the context of the sentence.
9.	I sometimes don't use words I know because I'm afraid I'll pronounce them wrong.
10.	I can figure out what a word means by breaking it down into parts.
11.	I know the meanings of most common prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
12.	I have a method I use to learn vocabulary that I need for the courses I am taking.
13.	When I learn a new word, I practice using it in conversation.
14.	I use a thesaurus.
15.	I speak or have studied a foreign language.
16.	I have trouble understanding my textbook because of the words I don't know.
17.	When I read the newspaper or a magazine, I know most of the words.

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