Greek and Latin Root Words Pre-test

Benevolent

• Giving

• Angry

• Sincere

• Wrathful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Benefactor

• Helper

• Organizer

• Rude person

• Presidential candidate

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

Benediction

• Blessing

• New book

• Italian cooking

• Special writing style

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Malfeasance

• wrongdoing, especially by a public official

• Public behavior

• Organization dedicated to children

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Circumlocution

• Talking "around" something instead of stating it directly

• Getting lost on the way back home

• Leaving your past behind you

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Subtext

• The real meaning UNDER another meaning

• The text that you see when you look ahead in texts

• The text that is written over someone else's work

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A prefix is at the _________ of a word.

• middle
• end
• beginning
• letters

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Epigram:

• an engraved inscription on a building

• a long but catchy phrase that teaches a moral lesson

• a short, clever remark

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Someone who produces harm or evil is considered to be _______________.

• malpractice
• malevolent
• malice
• malnourished

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Epidemic

• A widespread occurrence of a disease

• An evil, ironic twist

• An underground network of spies

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4