CAE Word Formation

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For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. You can use the "?" button to get a clue but by doing so you will lose points. EXAM DESCRIPTION
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Visual Skills

  
There are several ways to find photographs for viewing. (1) ... of original prints EXHIBIT
in museums, galleries, and similar settings allow you to see photographs in the  
form of (2) ... most likely favoured by the photographer. Books and magazines PRESENT
are a good source of photographs for viewing. Many monographs and (3) ... have COLLECT
been printed with a quality that approaches that of display prints. Several books  
that feature the images of widely (4) ... photographers are listed in the bibliography. CLAIM
When examining photographs for the purpose of enhancing your seeing, try to  
suspend critical judgment and assess your (5) ... feelings about each image. INTUITION
Do you like or dislike the image? Do you think it works well for its intended purpose?  
Look (6) ... at the photographs you like and try to figure out why you like them. CARE
(7) ... look at photographs that do not appeal to you and determine why. Try to CONVERSE
avoid judging photographs based on how closely they follow compositional (8) ... . GUIDE
   
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7) 8)

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EXHIBITIONS
VERB TO NOUN EXHIBIT => EXHIBITION
SUFFIX (-ION) A suffix forming nouns indicating an action, process, or state: CREATION
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PRESENTATION
VERB TO NOUN PRESENT => PRESENTATION
SUFFIX (-ATION) A suffix forming nouns indicating an action, process, state, condition, or result: HIBERNATION
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COLLECTIONS
VERB TO NOUN COLLECT => COLLECTION
SUFFIX (-TION) A suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs: REVOLUTION
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ACCLAIMED
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE CLAIM => ACCLAIMED
PREFIX (-AC) Variant of ad- before c and qu: ACCEDE
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INTUITIVE
NOUN TO ADJECTIVE INTUITION => INTUITIVE
SUFFIX (-IVE) A suffix of adjectives expressing tendency, disposition, function, connection, etc.: PASSIVE
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CAREFULLY
VERB TO ADVERB CARE => CAREFULLY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix forming adverbs: GRADUALLY
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CONVERSELY
ADJECTIVE TO ADVERB COVERSE => CONVERSELY
SUFFIX (-LY) A suffix formung adverbs: GRADUALLY
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GUIDELINES
NOUN TO COMPOUND NOUN GUIDE => GUIDELINE
GUIDE + LINE (usually plural) Rules or instructions about the best way to do something.
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