Latin Root: Act Quiz

Match the Meanings: activate

• to make something active

• to deactivate something

• to ignore something

• to slow down a process

Match the Meanings: counteract

• to ignore something completely

• to increase the effectiveness of something

• to act against something to reduce its power

• to support something to enhance its effect

Match the Meanings: actual

• real, genuine

• imaginary, fake

• hypothetical, assumed

• false, deceptive

Match the Meanings: proactive

• taking action before something happens

• reacting to events after they occur

• ignoring potential problems

• waiting for instructions

Match the Meanings: deactivate

• to activate something

• to make something inactive

• to enhance functionality

• to repair a device

Match the Meanings: inexact

• not exact, approximate

• completely accurate

• perfectly defined

• precisely measured

Match the Meanings: transaction

• an exchangea type of fruit

• a business deal

• a musical instrument

• a historical event

Match the Meanings: reaction

• a return to a previous state

• a chemical process in which substances interact

• a sudden movement or reflex

• a person’s response to a situation

Use the word bank to complete the sentence.

Firefighters __________ smoke and fire from the stove.

• counteract

• trigger

• ignore

• silence

Use the word bank to complete the sentences. She counted the coins from the piggy bank so she would know the _____________________ amount of money saved.

• approximate

• estimated

• actual

• possible