vocabulary

Can you measure the circumference of this circle? The root-word circum means:

• Size

• Around

• Area

• Smooth

Chronology is the study of _______.

• Time

• Colors

• Animals

• Water

Scary movies usually have a corpse that comes alive to attack the character. A corpse is a:

• Creepy creature

• Frankenstein

• Dead body

• None of the above

Being a mother is a domestic job. The root-word dom means:

• Home

• Place

• Careful

• Serious

My raspberry jam is kept in a glass container. The root-word tain means:

• Bottle

• Hard

• Colorful

• Hold

He was a true____ math and at the same time a virtuoso storyteller.

• pseudo

• super

• contra

• poly

What is another word for 'Precarious'?

• Secure

• Exalted

• Uncertain

• Important

Britain's most generous philanthropists are giving away a smaller proportion of their wealth than last year. The root-word phil means:

• positive

• love

• sacred

• happy

Pick out the word that is most nearly the same in meaning as the word in capitals.

REPEAL

• to play back

• undress

• say again

• withdraw

Answer explanation

The word repeal means:

to revoke or withdraw formally or officially

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.7.4A

Alice prepared several ____dishes for her vegetarian friends.

• zuccinni

• zuchinni

• zuccini

• zucchini