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Nature and the Environment — Test

Question 5 • English 9 CR SUSD (EX)

Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone. They closed up their suits and lumbered across the staging area to a large air-lock door. This was a supply air lock. It did not lead into the hot zone. It led to the outside world. They opened it. On the floor of the air lock sat the seven garbage bags. Which phrases are examples of jargon? Choose three correct answers.

Answer
A
staging area
B
garbage bags
C
hot zone
D
supply air lock
E
outside world

Explanation

Jargon is specialized language used by a particular group or field. “Staging area,” “hot zone,” and “supply air lock” are terms used in the technical setting of handling dangerous materials and controlled spaces. “Garbage bags” and “outside world” are ordinary expressions, not specialized terms.

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