Vocabulary Batch 8

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and determine whether it evokes positive or negative connotative meaning.

Deserts make up a fifth of the Earth’s land surface. Light brown and bright gold sand shifts with the winds, forming graceful eddies and patterns across the landscape. Cacti wait ready to bloom at the first sign of rain. Seeds lie ready in the ground; roots wait to send up shoots with the possibility of rain. Snakes and lizards bask in the sun or find cover under rocks in the heat of the day. The sun warms the desert by day. The nights are cool and offer respite from the day’s heat.

• Positive

• Negative

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The ROOT of the word transportation is

.

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Fill in the blank: To contribute means to give in order to help achieve something or to add to a

or situation.

Multiple Select

What are two synonyms for the word 'contribute'?

• Withhold, take

• Donate, give

• Provide, refuse

• Help, ignore

Multiple Choice

What does the prefix 'cor-' in 'corrupt' mean?

• To break

• To build

• To create

• To destroy

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Fill in the blank: The corrupt official was

.

Multiple Choice

What are the synonyms of 'corrupt' as mentioned in the image?

• Honest

• Dishonest

• Ethical

• Moral

Multiple Choice

Find a counterclaim from someone who thinks year-round school is a GOOD idea.

• Some teachers say students would forget less if school continued through the summer.

• Some people want year-round school.

• My sister agrees with me.

• People who want year-round school are wrong.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of credibility?

• The quality of being trusted and believed in

• The ability to be convincing or believable

• Both of the above

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of a cubicle?

• A small enclosed space used for work or rest

• A type of furniture

• A synonym for office

• A large open area