Skill, talent and ability

Question 1

Risk management is an important ..... and risk aversion in playgrounds is unhelpful in the long term.

life skill

acumen

aptness

Question 2

have a command of something

practical knowledge and ability

skill at making things

to know enough about something to able to use it effectively

Question 3

One critic described the novel scathingly as "One critic described the novel scathingly as "......"

genius

talent

sub-literate

Question 4

On the other hand, mathematicians often present unfinished work at conferences in order to ....... it for publication after the conference.

knack

gift

polish

Question 5

repertory

magic tricks, especially ones performed in a very skilful way using the hands

all the music or plays, etc. that you can do or perform or that you know

the repeated performance of several plays one after the other by one company of actors

Question 6

someone who has not had the opportunity to do a particular job, despite having the ability to do it

magic

manqué

métier

Question 7

The reasons for such reduced developmental .... are unclear.

competency

competence

ability

Question 8

If someone has an ear for music or languages, they are good at hearing, repeating, and understanding these sounds

virtuosity

visual literacy

have an ear for something

Question 9

I don’t have the technical .... to repair a computer

facility

qualification

know-how

Question 10

have another/more than one string to your bow

the physical or mental power or skill needed to do something

to have more than one interest, skill, or resource that you can use if you need to

clever or surprising ways of doing things, especially with special machines

Question 11

a measurement of the amount of information that can be sent between computers, through a phone line, etc

bent

bandwidth

adroitness

Question 12

In some cases the errors are small and might be deemed simply the result of a less-than-perfect arithmetic .....

wizardry

prowess

acumen

Question 13

the ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands

dexterity

accuracy

aptness

Question 14

life skill

an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it

basic reading, writing, mathematics, and computer skills that a person needs in order to be able to live and work in society

a skill that is useful or important in everyone's life

Question 15

virtuosity

an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practised it

great skill in creating or performing something, such as in writing, music, sport, etc

the quality of being extremely skilled at something

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