Brebner/Levin Midterm 2025 - Vocabulary & Conventions

Which of the following words contains the prefix en-?

• enormous

• entirety

• encircle

• entity

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the meaning of the Latin prefix mal-?

• school

• male

• ready

• bad

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Based on your knowledge of the prefix mal-, what can you conclude about a person who is maladjusted?

• The person is qualified to work.

• The person is poorly adapted to a situation.

• The person is able to change easily.

• The person is prepared for any kind of situation.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Based on what you know of the prefix mal-, choose the term that is most likely to be a synonym of malcontent.

• curious

• pleased

• alone

• unhappy

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The word party is a multiple-meaning word. Which meanings of the word party are used in the following sentences? Choose three options.

At Gail’s party, there was an argument. One party to the argument supported the same political party as Gail. The other party did not.

• a person on one side of an argument

• a section of a whole

• a political group

• a social event

• an organized protest

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What is the meaning of the Greek prefix para-?

• beside

• perpendicular

• far

• circulating

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

The teacher insisted that the students be conscientious as they did their homework. He encouraged them to submit only the most accurate and polished work.

Using context clues, what is the most likely meaning of the word conscientious as it is used above?

• creative

• thorough

• intellectual

• competitive

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

The teacher insisted that the students be conscientious as they did their homework. He encouraged them to submit only the most accurate and polished work.

Which of the following phrases from the sentences provides the best context clue for the meaning of conscientious?

• teacher insisted

• did their homework

• encouraged them

• accurate and polished

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?

• Aria and Synco danced with each other until dawn.

• Sierra is a creative welder, and her art is the best in the valley.

• Gregorovich shows a quick grasp of computer programming.

• Sharif is a fast runner, but Lianne is faster.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4D

In which of the following sentences do the subjects and verb agree?

• The dogs, the cat, and the mouse is running around the cabin.

• The mouse sneak into a hole.

• The dogs runs around the hole, barking.

• The cat sits quietly, waiting for the dust to settle.