Literacy Block MOCA Review 2

Sea and see, fair and fare, are called:

• Homophones

• Antonyms

• Homographs

• Twin words

A cloze test evaluates a student’s:

• Reading fluency

• Understanding of context and vocabulary

• Phonemic skills

• Ability to apply the alphabetic principle to previously unknown material

Tea/tee, stair/stare, and shoe/shoo are:

• Homophones

• Synonyms

• Homographs

• Homonyms

Bi, re, and un are:

• Suffixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to change their meaning

• Suffixes, appearing at the end of base words to enhance their meaning

• Prefixes, appearing at the beginning of base words to emphasize their meaning

• Prefixes, appearing at the end of base words to change their meaning

If a student were asked to use a similar word to describe someone who was happy, he or she would use

• An antonym

• A homonym

• A synonym

• An euphemism

Homonyms such as bare and bear are similar in sound yet have different meanings. What would a teacher suggest a student do to avoid misusing these words?

• Memorize the definitions of the difficult words

• Check a dictionary or thesaurus to verify a word’s usage

• Avoid encountering difficult words

• Ignore being precise in the definition

Where does a prefix appear in a word?

• At the beginning

• At the end

• In the middle

• Any place

Where does a suffix appear in a word?

• At the beginning

• At the end

• In the middle

• Any place

A knowledge of word elements can enable a student to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words. What does the prefix circum- mean in the word circumference?

• Beyond

• After

• Around

• Before

What does the prefix poly- meant in the word polygon?

• Few

• Several

• None

• Many