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Binder Section: Tests & Quizzes
Vocabulary Root Quiz 6-2
Section I: Identify Root Word Meaning
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Section II: Multiple Choice Word Analysis
Using your knowledge of the root word meaning, select the correct meaning of the given words.
1. If cede means go, which is an example of someone seceding?
a. A woman hurries to make it to a concert on time
b. The French peasants went to Paris to revolt against King Louis XVI
c. I took a day off of school for vacation
d. The Southern States left the Union during the U.S. Civil War
2. Using what you know about roots, which is an example of retribution?
a. Neither a borrower nor a lender be
b. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
c. A penny saved is a penny earned
d. Money makes the world go ‘round
3. Using what you know about roots, which is an example of something that is disjunct?
a. A car accident
b. A messy house
c. An incomplete jigsaw puzzle
d. A scribbled-in coloring book
Section III: Analogy Multiple Choice
1. dignity : self-respect :: exclude :
a. apart
b. isolated
c. cut
d. leave out
2. exclamation : Holy Cow! :: contribution :
a. collection
b. church
c. five dollars
d. charity
3. tangible : hope :: secluded :
a. A remote island
b. New York City
c. A single tree on a hill
d. lonely
4. intersection : juncture :: “The End” :
a. conclusion
b. story book
c. final
d. exposition
Section IV: Illustrate your Understanding
Draw a picture of a word that illustrates the concept of the root above the box.
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Teacher:________________________________
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Binder Section: Tests & Quizzes
Section 5: Word Use Write an original, creative sentence that uses the words below. Be sure the
sentence is complete and grammatical, and shows the meaning of the word without defining it.
(CHOOSE TWO)
dignify:
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attribute:
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exclusive:
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Section VI: Matching: Write
DON NOT DRAW LINES
the letter of the definition next to the word it defines.
16. exposition
a. a class or category of artistic endeavor that has a
particular form, content, or the like
17. genre
b. There is a problem and it is solved by clues
18. mystery
c. Major events might really happen based on
scientific facts that we know to be true
19. evidence
d. introduces setting, characters and sometimes
the problem
20. science fiction
e. the available body of facts or information
indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or
valid.