Root Review Jan 2019

What does the word ambiguous mean?

• filled with joy and happiness

• able to be understood two ways; having a double meaning

• related to the moon

• loud and harsh in sound

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

A society that raises money and donates it to people in need is an example of a(n) ________.

• bibliophile

• antebellum

• congregation

• philanthropy

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

James looked straight ahead with a(n) __________ expression, so I could not figure out how he felt about the situation.

• audible

• vacuous

• voracious

• dissected

What does circumspect mean?

• related to one's own life

• curious about how to do a particular task

• unclear in regard to how something looks to an audience

• careful to look around and consider a situation before acting; cautious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does pathetic mean?

• causing others to feel pity/sorrow

• able to think the same thoughts as another person

• tiny and unimportant

• not working, broken

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Our class wants to finish the movie today, so hopefully there will not be a(n) _____________ for the next hour.

• structure

• disruption

• direction

• monogram

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which words are synonyms (same meaning)?

• mort AND tele

• mal AND phob

• lum/lun AND photo

• graph AND meter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which words are antonyms (opposites)?

• neo AND nov

• term AND fort

• geo AND fract/frag

• mega AND min

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word that combines two roots means to be instantly carried across a distance?

• monograph

• phonograph

• teleport

• perimeter

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which words are NOT examples of antonyms (opposites)?

• cent AND log

• ben/bene AND mal

• mater/matr AND pater/patr

• bio and vit AND mort

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A