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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #50502 July Prediction Hancock Building

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Hancock Building, certainly up to its name. The is derived from the Latin word "lucere", meaning "to shine", and the artwork's 3, 115 lights a scale map of the stars that shine in the night sky. The 13-foot artwork thousands of glass bulbs, all fed light through blue illuminating fibre-optic lines. The sculpture, created by English artist Wolfgang Buttress with the help of astrophysicist Dr. Daniel Bayliss, represents a 3 D map of all the stars in the Northern Hemisphere that are able visible with the naked eye.

lives depict origin title represent comprises contains incorporates

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Correct answer: lives
Explanation: The word 'lives' is the correct choice as it fits grammatically in the present tense, indicating that the Hancock Building currently embodies or fulfills its name. This aligns with the context of discussing the building's characteristics.
Meaning: 'Lives' means to exist or to have a presence in a certain way, in this case, reflecting the essence of the Hancock Building.
Wrong options:
represent: 'Represent' is a verb that implies showing or depicting something, which does not fit the context of the building living up to its name.
comprises: 'Comprises' means to consist of or be made up of, which does not convey the idea of fulfilling a name.
origin: 'Origin' is a noun referring to the beginning or source of something, which does not fit grammatically or contextually here.
contains: 'Contains' suggests holding or having within, which does not align with the idea of living up to a name.
incorporates: 'Incorporates' means to include or integrate, which does not fit the context of the building's name fulfillment.
title: 'Title' is a noun that refers to the name of something, which does not fit as a verb in this context.
depict: 'Depict' is a verb that means to represent or illustrate, which does not convey the idea of living up to a name.
Correct answer: title
Explanation: The word 'title' is appropriate here as it refers to the name of the building, which is derived from the Latin word 'lucere'. This fits grammatically as a noun that serves as the subject of the sentence.
Meaning: 'Title' refers to the name or designation of something, in this case, the Hancock Building.
Wrong options:
represent: 'Represent' is a verb that does not fit as a noun in this context.
lives: 'Lives' is a verb that does not serve as a noun and does not fit the grammatical structure here.
comprises: 'Comprises' is a verb that means to consist of, which does not fit as a noun in this context.
origin: 'Origin' is a noun that refers to the source or beginning, but it does not fit the context of naming.
contains: 'Contains' is a verb that does not fit as a noun in this context.
incorporates: 'Incorporates' is a verb that means to include, which does not fit as a noun here.
depict: 'Depict' is a verb that means to illustrate or represent, which does not fit as a noun.
Correct answer: depict
Explanation: The word 'depict' is the correct choice as it is a verb that means to represent or illustrate, fitting grammatically in the present tense to describe what the lights do in relation to the stars.
Meaning: 'Depict' means to show or represent something, in this case, the stars in a map format.
Wrong options:
represent: 'Represent' is a synonym of 'depict' but does not fit the grammatical structure as it is not the chosen answer.
lives: 'Lives' is a verb that does not relate to the action of illustrating or showing.
comprises: 'Comprises' means to consist of, which does not fit the context of illustrating a map.
origin: 'Origin' is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
contains: 'Contains' suggests holding something within, which does not align with the action of depicting.
incorporates: 'Incorporates' means to include, which does not fit the context of illustrating a map.
title: 'Title' is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
Correct answer: contains
Explanation: The word 'contains' is the correct choice as it is a verb that indicates the presence of something within, fitting grammatically to describe what the artwork holds.
Meaning: 'Contains' means to have something inside or to include, in this case, the glass bulbs within the artwork.
Wrong options:
represent: 'Represent' is a verb that does not fit the context of holding or including something.
lives: 'Lives' is a verb that does not relate to the action of containing.
origin: 'Origin' is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context.
depict: 'Depict' means to illustrate or represent, which does not fit the context of holding something.
comprises: 'Comprises' means to consist of, which does not fit the context of containing.
incorporates: 'Incorporates' means to include or integrate, which does not fit the context of holding something.
title: 'Title' is a noun that does not fit as a verb in this context.

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