Unit 17 Bend Before You Break

The root words "flect/flex" mean....

The root word "rupt" means....

The root words "frag/fract" mean....

Which word best matches this definition:

a crack, tear, or break in something, such as a pipe or a body part; a break in good relations between people or countries

• deflect

• faction

• rupture

• infraction

Which word best matches this definition:

very sudden and not expected; talking to other people in a very brief and unfriendly way; rudely brief

• reflex

• abrupt

• corrupt

• reflective

Which word best matches this definition:

to cause someone or something to become dishonest or immoral; to change a book, computer, file, etc.., from the correct or original form

• fragment

• infraction

• rupture

• corrupt

Which word best matches this definition:

an action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something; something that you do without thinking as a reaction to something

• reflex

• deflect

• reflective

• faction

Which word best matches this definition:

to cause something that is moving to change direction; to redirect unwanted attention to someone or something else

• rupture

• deflect

• reflective

• abrupt

Which word best matches this definition:

causing light, sound, or heat to move away; reflecting light, sound, or heat; thinking carefully about something

• deflect

• abrupt

• reflective

• infraction

Which word best matches this definition:

the result of breaking something; a crack or break

• deflect

• fracture

• fragment

• infraction