Unit 5 Review

Complete the following sentence using your knowledge of the Old English suffix -less.

The word emotionless most likely means ________ means.

• the opposite

• full of

• not having

• too much

Which of the following is the meaning of the suffix -ly?

• in the opposite manner

• the state of being

• similar to

• in a manner that is

Jeanette knew that Peg had always acted ethically in her business dealings.

What does ethically mean?

• in a manner that is ethical

• in a manner that is not ethical

• existing in a way that is ethical

• similar to an ethical way

The word mystifying comes from the root -myst-. Using your knowledge of the root -myst-, choose the sentence in which the word mystifying is used correctly.

• I understood Kim’s explanation of the math problem very well, so now the problem is mystifying.

• I couldn’t find a single thing to like about the movie, so its popularity is mystifying to me.

• Everyone knows cats like milk, so it is mystifying that my cat drank a whole saucerful.

• 
  Everyone in class was wearing blue and gold for a mystifying reason—it was school spirit day.

Which of the following is the meaning of the Latin prefix extra-?

• weaken or lessen

• to cause to

• take away from

• outside or beyond

There are many extracellular signals that affect how a cell grows.

What does extracellular mean?

• able to weaken a cell

• removing from a cell

• happening outside of a cell

• making a change to a cell

Which type of clause is underlined in the following sentence?

In a small proportion of cases, polio causes paralysis, which is typically permanent.

• noun clause

• independent clause

• adverb clause

• relative clause

Which type of clause is underlined in the following sentence?

The students in class ran when they heard the school bell.

• adverb clause

• noun clause

• independent clause

• relative clause

Which of the following sentences demonstrates correct capitalization?

• My sister said, “let’s get together next Tuesday.”

• My sister said, “Let’s get together next Tuesday.”

• 
  My sister said, “let’s get together next tuesday.”

• My sister said, “Let’s get together Next Tuesday.”

Ben wilson has been ski jumping for only two years, but the 12-year-old showed great form in
the competition held in lake placid, New York, last week.

Which revision corrects all of the capitalization errors in the sentence?

• Ben wilson has been ski jumping for only two years, but the 12-year-old showed great form in the competition held in Lake placid, New York, last week.

• Ben wilson has been ski jumping for only two years, but the 12-year-old showed great form in the competition held in lake placid, new york, last week.

• Ben Wilson has been ski jumping for only two years, but the 12-year-old showed great form in the competition held in lake Placid, new York, last week.

• Ben Wilson has been ski jumping for only two years, but the 12-year-old showed great form in the competition held in Lake Placid, New York, last week.