Question 22 of 25intermediate💡 UnderstandMatching3 marks

Match the emotions/expressions in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2. One meaning is extra.

(1)

embarrassed → (i) affected severely by an unpleasant feeling / (ii) to be confused / (iii) expression of emotion / (iv) reply to an argument / (v) felt uncomfortable / (vi) became red in the face

Answer

(v) felt uncomfortable

(2)

countered → (i) affected severely by an unpleasant feeling / (ii) to be confused / (iii) expression of emotion / (iv) reply to an argument / (v) felt uncomfortable / (vi) became red in the face

Answer

(iv) reply to an argument

(3)

flushed → (i) affected severely by an unpleasant feeling / (ii) to be confused / (iii) expression of emotion / (iv) reply to an argument / (v) felt uncomfortable / (vi) became red in the face

Answer

(vi) became red in the face

(4)

stricken → (i) affected severely by an unpleasant feeling / (ii) to be confused / (iii) expression of emotion / (iv) reply to an argument / (v) felt uncomfortable / (vi) became red in the face

Answer

(i) affected severely by an unpleasant feeling

(5)

gleam → (i) affected severely by an unpleasant feeling / (ii) to be confused / (iii) expression of emotion / (iv) reply to an argument / (v) felt uncomfortable / (vi) became red in the face

Answer

(iii) expression of emotion

Explanation

Based on the vocabulary context provided in the exercise:

  1. 'Embarrassed' means to have felt uncomfortable or awkward.
  2. 'Countered' means to reply to an argument or oppose something.
  3. 'Flushed' refers to becoming red in the face, often due to heat or emotion.
  4. 'Stricken' means being affected severely by an unpleasant feeling or disease.
  5. 'Gleam' can refer to a faint light, but in the context of emotions/expressions, it refers to an expression of emotion, such as a 'gleam in one's eye'. The extra option, (ii) to be confused, does not match any of the given words.
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