Roots and Affixes #4

Which of the following words using the root "scope" would

best describe a tool that allows us to look at tiny things?

• stethoscope

• microscope

• nightscope

When a word uses the suffix "-ness"

it means....

• on this day

• in this way

• state of

Which of the following instruments would be

used to help a hunter see at night?

• nightscope

• scopey-scope

• kaleidoscope

Which of the following words best describes

a truck that is carrying too much freight?

• overconfident

• overloaded

• overboard

Which of the following words best fits this sentence:

"The student was such an ________________...

He just had to make straight A's in every single class."

• overunder

• overrule

• overachiever

Which of the following tools would the commander of

a submarine use to see above the waves?

• a periscope

• a stethoscope

• a nightscope

Which of the following words means a

person who wants to win?

• bitterness

• competitiveness

• wilderness

Which of the following words means

that a person feels alone?

• smoothness

• goodness

• loneliness

Which of the following words means

that a person has too much stress?

• overanxious

• overrule

• stubbornness

Which of the following words best fits this sentence:

The child was very ____________ when she gave up her lunch

to share with the little lost kitten.

• selfish

• selfless

• selfscope