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IT: Search English Optimization (SEO) 2

Practice SEO vocabulary with this exercise. The terms here reflect the language of search engine optimization — from keyword research and on-page SEO to link building and analytics.



📚 Key vocabulary
keyword density — the percentage of times a target keyword appears in a piece of content relative to total word count
backlink — a link from one website to another, used as a signal of authority and credibility by search engines
crawlability — the ease with which search engine bots can access and index the pages of a website
domain authority — a score predicting how likely a website is to rank in search engine results pages
long-tail keyword — a specific, multi-word search phrase with lower volume but higher conversion potential
meta description — a brief summary of a page's content that appears in search results below the title
canonical tag — an HTML element telling search engines which version of a page is the authoritative one
page speed — the time it takes for a web page to load completely, a factor in both user experience and search rankings
structured data — code added to a page to help search engines understand the content and display rich results
anchor text — the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink that gives context about the linked page


READY TO PRACTICE? LET’S GO!

Choose the correct response to complete each sentence.



1. Search engines are supposed to display search results in order of __________________________ ( = the most important results first).
2. A spider, also known as a robot or a __________________________, is a program that visits web sites and reads the content of their pages in order to create entries for a search engine index.
3. You can __________________________ ( = prevent) spiders from indexing your page(s) by adding special instructions in a file called "robots.txt".
4. Jim doesn't optimize his site because he doesn't care about its __________________________ ( = position) in search engines.
5. Thanks to these changes, we've been able to __________________________ ( = move ahead/ improve our position considerably) in the competitive online market.
6. If someone tells you that your website needs an __________________________, it means that your website needs some major changes.
7. One often hears that "content is __________________________." This means that a website's content is the main factor in how high (or low) it is ranked on search engines.
8. Many people try to optimize their sites using various tricks, but the best way to __________________________ a high ranking is by constantly adding good content.
9. Keyword __________________________ refers to how many times a keyword appears within a certain page.
10. If a keyword appears too many times on a given page, a search engine might __________________________ you ( = lower your ranking) for "keyword spamming."




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