Vocabulary Matching:
Matching the words to form compounds found in the text:
- 1 state + ? = state schools (mentioned in the first paragraph)
- 2 private + ? = private schools (mentioned in the first paragraph)
- 3 prime + ? = Prime Ministers (mentioned in the first paragraph)
- 4 academic + ? = academic year (mentioned in the second paragraph)
- 5 senior + ? = senior judges / senior officers (mentioned in the third paragraph)
- 6 armed + ? = armed forces (mentioned in the third paragraph)
Matching the options:
- a year
- b minister
- c forces
- d school
- e officer
- f school
The compounds are:
- state + d school = state schools
- private + d school = private schools
- prime + b minister = Prime Ministers
- academic + a year = academic year
- senior + e officer = senior officers
- armed + c forces = armed forces
Answer: 1-d, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a, 5-e, 6-c.