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Delimiter between question and answer:

Tips:

  • No column headers.
  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.






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readership
number of people who read them
get into it
become involved/engage with
heavy going
difficult to read
bedtime reading
nice to read in bed
lightweight
not complex, slightly negative connotation
a product of its time
a reflection of that time
ahead of its time
contained ideas that no one else had yet thought of or discussed at that time
informative
providing useful or interesting information
can't put down
difficult to stop once you've started; informal
compulsive reading
difficult to stop once you've started
logbook
book that records events and times
manual
a technical book with instructions
anthology
a collection of, for example, poems or short stories by different authors
encyclopedia
a book or set of books giving information on many subjects or on many aspects of one subject and typically arranged alphabetically.
memoirs
written record of a person's own life, typically by a politician or military figure
journal
a written record of what you have done each day
engaging
pleasant and interesting
protagonist
main character
eponymous
who has the same name as the title of the book
evocative
which arose memories or images
wry
in the face of a bad situation
breathtaking
amazing
enigmatic
mysterious
gripping
so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention totally
insight
the ability to understand what something is really like
page-turner
a book that you want to keep reading
chilling
causing great fear
macabre
often cruel or disgusting, concerned with death
lugubrious
rather dark, mournful and gloomy (can be used for people too)
compelling
very interesting and engaging
acclaimed
praised by the public
chronicle
description of a sequence of events
poignant
moving and sad
blurb
a short text, usually printed on the back cover of a book, describing what the book is about and sometimes including quotes from critics