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Midterm Vocabulary Practice
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Root words and word parts, words used in context, antonyms/synonyms, denotation/connotation
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The word part CENT means
1000
100
10
10,000
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Based on your knowledge of the root word SCRIB, a SCRIBE is someone who
rites
wrights
rights
writes
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BIBLIO in the word BIBLIOGRAPHY means
to write
self
life
book
4
The word part that means LIGHT is
phono
viv
bio
photo
5
There were so many of these at the basketball championship that the arena sold out.
specticles
spectators
dictators
inspectors
6
Using context clues, identify the word that belongs. The doctor gave me an ____.
remit
injection
accreditation
prescription
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The connotation of the word part DIS is usually
chicken
positive
negative
neutral
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The man on trial was waiting to hear what the jury would decide. What was he waiting for?
dictation
jurisdiction
verdict
justification
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What is the area where two roads cross?
interception
interstate
intersection
interjection
10
Cargo ships bringing items into our country from another country are ____ goods.
omitting
exporting
remitting
importing
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What does the prefix IN mean in the words INCREDULOUS and INCREDIBLE?
not
on
nor
in
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What does GRAPH mean in the word BIOGRAPHY?
write
self
life
book
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The word part BIO means
book
life
animial
light
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A synonym for INCREDIBLE is
unusual
contradict
fabulous
unbelievable
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What does POST mean in the word POSTSCRIPT?
after
mail
before
last
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An example of an ADVERB is
fastly
red
every
quickly
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The word PRESCRIBE contains a prefix meaning ____ and a root word meaning ____.
after / writing
before / history
before / writing
again / history
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I think my Lexile went UP. I deserve 10 extra points!
INDEED
FOR SURE
ABSOLUTELY
YES
19
What do we call words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings?
homophones
homonyms
homographs
synonyms
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This is what you've done if you've left something out.
emit
omit
permit
submit
21
The prefix TRANS means ____
three
across
within
under
22
Adjectives ____ ____.
describe / verbs
nouns / describe
verbs / describe
describe / nouns
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When telling someone the right thing to do in a situation, it is important to be
justified
credible
incredulous
credulous
24
During the movie, there was an intermission. INTER in the word INTERMISSION means
among
within
full of
between
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The opposite of JUST is ____.
careful
unlawful
lawful
because
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What does DICT mean in the word CONTRADICT?
say
against
shared
for
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The suffix -S changes words by making them ____.
adverbs
verbs
adjectives
plural
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If someone is held captive and then set free, what happened to them?
manipulation
emancipation
manicles
impediment
29
The DENOTATION of the word MANUAL is
handbook
neutral
positive
negative
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Using context clues, identify the word that belongs: The bystander was hit by a sharp ____.
portfolio
impediment
projectile
sectional
31
The Preamble to the Constitution is called the PREAMBLE because
it is not part of the document
it repeats "We the People"
it comes after the Constitution
it is before the Constitution
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What does CONTRA mean in the word CONTRADICT?
after
within
against
not
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The denotation of the word PHOTOGRAPH is
light
picture
positive
record player
34
The lady made a spectacle of herself at the Black Friday sale. SPECTACLE in this context means ____.
seen
look
fool
eyeglasses
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What can pilots do if something goes wrong with their aircraft?
project
manipulate
eject
portage
36
Manicure: ____. Pedicure: ____.
feet / hands
fingers / feet
feet / toes
hands / feet
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Words that are spelled alike but have different meanings are called
homeostasis
homophones
homographs
homonyms
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Watch out! There's a ____ crossing the street!
peddler
pedestrian
impediment
manacle
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If you remove the IM from the word IMMEASURABLE, the word meaning becomes
can be measured
cannot be debated
can be debated
cannot be measured
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Which of the following is against the law in a courtroom?
abjuring
injustice
perjury
accreditation
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Dogs and cats are examples of
millipedes
quadrupeds
bipeds
tripeds
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In these busy times, what feature of products do we really appreciate?
transmit
transmission
portable
import
43
The connotation of the word DISTURB is
away
not
negative
bother
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What does CIRCUM mean in the word CIRCUMSPECT?
look
around
together
outside
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If you owe someone money, who do you need to pay back?
creditor
judge
scribe
dictator
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Authors write ____.
scripts
manuscripts
autographs
postscripts
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An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a book about a person's life that is written by
another author
a scribe
their loved ones
themselves
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What does the suffix -OR mean in the words INSPECTOR and DICTATOR?
a person who
similar to
able to
close to
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Good writers try to do this with clear details and many adjectives.
inscribe
describe
prescribe
script
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An antonym for RESPECT is
equal
admire
see again
disrespect
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If you only want to eat half of your beef jerky, then you might do this to it.
dissect
transect
bisect
reject
